Nnam

NBP

vigorous

Alternate Names: Ndem

Dialects: None known. Other Bakor varieties not intelligible unless acquired. Lexical similarity: 87%–90% with Ekajuk ,, 65%–67% with Nkem-Nkum ,, 72% with Abanyom ,, 58%–61% with Nde-Nsele-Nta ,, 53% with Efutop ,.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 3,000 (1987 O. Asinya).

Language Use: Home, community. All ages. Also use Izii [izz], Nigerian Pidgin [pcm], Nkem-Nkum [isi]. Used as L2 by Abanyom [abm], Nkem-Nkum [isi].

Language Development: English [eng] used in school.

Nation of Origin: Nigeria