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Ikwo
Native to Nigeria
Region Ebonyi State, Cross River State
Ethnicity Ikwo people
Native speakers
260,000 (2012) [1]
Niger–Congo?
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 iqw
Glottolog ikwo1238

Ikwo is an Igboid language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with closely related Izii, Ezza, and Mgbo, though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.

References

  1. ^ Ikwo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)