Alternate Names: Ketuen, Western Mbube
Dialects: Ekumtak, Idum, Odaje.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 65,000 (2011 F. Ekpong). 15,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 65,000.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home. All ages. Positive attitudes. 35% also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 35% in English. Bible portions: 1992.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Distinct from Mbe’ , of Cameroon, a Grassfields language. Christian, traditional religion.