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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Eloyi

Eloyi

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3afo

Population  25,000 (2000 SIL).
Region  Plateau state, Awe and Nasarawa LGAs; Benue state, Otukpo LGA.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 7, reference number 343
Alternate names   Afao, Afo, Afu, Aho, Epe, Keffi
Dialects  Mbeci, Mbeji, Mbamu.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Idomoid, Akweya, Eloyi
Language use  Also use Hausa [hau].
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 5%.
Comments  Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.