Iko

IKI

vigorous

Dialects: None known. Culturally consider themselves Obolo ,, but cannot use Obolo literature. Iko is more similar to other Lower Cross languages than to Obolo.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Cross River
Delta Cross
Lower Cross
Obolo
Iko

Demographics: 5,000 (1988).

Language Use: All ages. Also use Ibibio [ibb].

Nation of Origin: Nigeria