Nkem-Nkum

ISI

vigorous

Dialects: Nkem (Adagom, Ishibori, Nkim, Ogboja), Nkum (Alladim, Ibil, Igordori, Ikangdangha, Ishiaya, Ishindede, Nkum-Iborr). Dialects more than 75% mutually intelligible. Lexical similarity: 89% between dialects, 65%–67% with Nnam ,, 63%–67% with Ekajuk ,, 71% with Abanyom ,, 53%–58% with Nde-Nsele-Nta ,, 51%–52% with Efutop ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Ekoid
Bakor

Demographics: 51,000 (Yoder), increasing. 26,600 Nkem, 24,400 Nkum.

Language Use: Vigorous. Home. All ages. Positive attitudes. 5,000 also use Yala [yba]. Also use Ekajuk [eka], Nigerian Pidgin [pcm], Nnam [nbp]. Used as L2 by Abanyom [abm], Efutop [ofu], Nnam [nbp].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 3%. Literacy rate in L2: 35% in English. English [eng] used in school.

Nation of Origin: Nigeria

Other Comments: Christian.