Lokaa language

E1005086

The Lokaa language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Lokaa people in and around Ugep in Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria.

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Label Occurrences
Lokaa language canonical 3

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language
language
alternativeName Lokaa NERFINISHED
Ugep language
Yako NERFINISHED
Yakurr NERFINISHED
Yakö NERFINISHED
belongsTo Lokaa culture
country Nigeria
endangermentStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Lokaa people NERFINISHED
family Niger-Congo NERFINISHED
glottologCode loka1255
glottologName Lokaa NERFINISHED
hasDialects multiple local varieties
hasISO639-3Code yaz
hasTone yes
languageStatus regional language in Nigeria
nativeSpeakers tens of thousands
neighboringLanguages languages of the Cross River region
primaryLocation Cross River State NERFINISHED
region southeastern Nigeria
spokenBy Lokaa people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Cross River State NERFINISHED
Ugep NERFINISHED
subfamily Benue–Congo NERFINISHED
usedFor daily communication
traditional ceremonies
wordOrder SVO
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ugep languageSpoken Lokaa language
Yakurr hasLanguage Lokaa language
Yakurr people language Lokaa language