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Obolo

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: ann

Population	200,000 (1996 National Population Commission).
Region	Rivers state, Andoni LGA; Akwa Ibom state, Ikot Abasi LGA, islands off southern coast. Ibibio [ibb] east and northeast, Ogoni [ogo] northwest, Ibani [iby] west, Atlantic Ocean south.
Language maps	Nigeria, Map 10, reference number 423 Nigeria, Map 9, reference number 423
Alternate names	Andone, Andoni, Andonni
Dialects	East Obolo (Okoroete, Ibot Obolo), West Obolo (Ataba, Unyeada). Ngo (in the Central area) is the prestige dialect.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Delta Cross, Lower Cross, Obolo
Language use	Stronger Obolo ethnic identity being established in the east. Also use Ibibio [ibb], Igbo [ibo], or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Church adult literacy classes throughout the area. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Magazines. Grammar. NT: 1991.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Obolo’ is their own name, ‘Andoni’ is the government’s name. Fishermen; agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

AARON, Uche E., author. 1983. Language variation in Obolo.

AARON, Uche E., author. 1992. "Reported speech in Obolo narrative discourse."  

AARON, Uche E., author. 1996. "Grammaticization of the verb ‘say’ to future tense in Obolo."

AARON, Uche E., author. 1996. "The category of number in Obolo verbal morphology."

AARON, Uche E., author. 1999. Tense and Aspect in Obolo: Grammar and Discourse.