Ikom language

Cross River language spoken in Nigeria
Ikom
Native toNigeria
RegionCross River State
Native speakers
(30,000 cited 1989)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
Dialects
  • Ikom
  • Lulumo (Olulumo)
  • Okuni
Language codes
ISO 639-3iko
Glottologolul1245

Ikom is an Upper Cross River language of Nigeria. There are three varieties, Okuni, Lulumo (Olulumo) and Ikom. Ikom is spoken by 80%. The language can also be known by a combination of the names of two or three varieties, including Lulumo-Ikom (Olulumo-Ikom).

References

  1. ^ Ikom at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon


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