Khana

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kana, Ogoni

Population

200,000 (1989).

Location

Rivers State, Khana LGA; Akwa Ibom State, Oruk Anam LGA, Wiisoe village.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Babbe, Boúe, Ken-Khana, Norkhana, Nyo-Kana, Yeghe. Similar to Gokana [gkn] and Tee [tkq].

Language Use

Khana is the largest language of the Ogonoid group and therefore Gokana [gkn], Baan [bjv], and Tee [tkq] tend to learn it.

Language Development

Grammar. Bible: 1968.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.