Akoko languages

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The Akoko languages are a small group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in the Akoko region of southwestern Nigeria.

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Label Occurrences
Akoko languages canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo languages
language group
arealContact Yoruba
surface form: Yoruba language
arealGroup Akoko
classificationStatus underdescribed
closelyRelated each other
continent Africa
country Nigeria
endangermentStatus vulnerable
ethnolinguisticRegion Yoruba-speaking area of Nigeria
geographicDistribution Akoko North
Akoko region
surface form: Akoko South
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
surface form: Niger-Congo
linguisticStatus minority languages
macroFamily Atlantic–Congo languages
Volta–Niger languages
neighboringLanguageAreas Edoid languages
Igboid languages
Yoruboid languages
partOf West Benue–Congo
primaryRegion Akoko region
region Western Nigeria
surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
spokenBy Ibibio people
surface form: Akoko people
spokenIn Kogi State
Ondo State
subclassOf Benue–Congo languages
typologicalFeature subject–verb–object word order
tone languages
usedFor everyday communication in Akoko communities
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.

Defoid languages hasSubgroup Akoko languages
Yoruboid languages hasMember Akoko languages