Ekajuk
PrintA language of Nigeria
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Akajo, Akajuk
Population
63,000 (Yoder).
Location
Cross River State, Ogoja LGA, Bansara, Nwang, Ntara, Mfom, and Ebanibim towns.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Ebanimbim, Ekagongho, Esham, Mfom. Nnam [nbp] intelligible to Ekajuk. Other Bakor varieties not intelligible unless acquired. Lexical similarity: 93%–97% with dialects, 87%–90% with Nnam [nbp], 63%–67% with Nkem-Nkum [isi], 66%–68% with Abanyom [abm], 57%–59% with Nde-Nsele-Nta [ndd], 52%–53% with Efutop [ofu].
Language Use
Home, community. Most also use Nigerian Pidgin [pcm].
Language Development
English [eng] used in schools. NT: 1971–2012.
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Writing
Latin script, used since 1971.