Ika dialect
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Ika is a Niger–Congo language
of the Igbo cluster
, spoken by 22,772 people in Delta State
, Nigeria
.
Niger–Congo languages
The Niger–Congo languages constitute one of the world's major language families, and Africa's largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. They may constitute the world's largest language family in terms of distinct languages, although this question...
of the Igbo cluster
Igbo language
Igbo , or Igbo proper, is a native language of the Igbo people, an ethnic group primarily located in southeastern Nigeria. There are approximately 20 million speakers that are mostly in Nigeria and are primarily of Igbo descent. Igbo is a national language of Nigeria. It is written in the Latin...
, spoken by 22,772 people in Delta State
Delta State
Delta State may refer to:*Delta State, a state in southern Nigeria.*Delta State , a Canadian animated television series.*Delta State University, a public university located in the U.S. state of Mississippi....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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Ika in Akwa Ibom
- Ika dialect is different from Ika people of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria (Ika local government area of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria or Ika-Annang people). Ika people (Ika local government area of Akwa Ibom State) is one of the eight Annang local government areas of the present thirty-one local government areas parent in Akwa Ibom State. Ika local government area of AnnangAnnangThe Annang is a cultural and ethnic group that lives in the Coastal Southeast Nigeria...
people or Ika people were formerly in the old Abak which was later sub divided into five new local government areas, namely AbakAbakAbak is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The LGA was created on September 1987 and it was previously part of Cross River State. It was later sub divided into other local government areas such as Oruk Anam, Etim Ekpo, Ukanafun and Ika...
, Oruk AnamOruk AnamOruk Anam is a Local Government Area located in the South Western part of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is one of the eight Annang speaking local government areas. It was created from the former Abak Division....
, Etim Ekpo, UkanafunUkanafunUkanafun is located in the south east of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.Ukanafun was carved out from Abak and Opobo divisions of Cross River State...
and IkaIkaIka may refer to:*Ika, Nigeria, a Local Government Area*Ika people, a subgroup of the Igbo people**Ika dialect* Ika Fjord, now spelt Ikka Fjord, near Ivittuut, Greenland*Ika, a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia...
local government areas.
- AnnangAnnangThe Annang is a cultural and ethnic group that lives in the Coastal Southeast Nigeria...
is the language (AnnangAnnangThe Annang is a cultural and ethnic group that lives in the Coastal Southeast Nigeria...
/ Ibibio / Efik languageEfik languageEfik , also known as Riverain Ibibio, is the native language of the Efik people of Nigeria, where it is a national language. It is the official language of the Cross River State in Nigeria.The name Efik is also used for Ibibio-Efik....
group) of Ika local government area of Akwa Ibom (Ika people of Akwa Ibom) state of Nigeria. This is different from Ika Language which is one of the languages spoken in Delta State of Nigeria.