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Degema

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: deg

Population	10,000 (1999 SIL).
Region	Rivers state, Degema LGA, Usokun-Degema (Usokun) and Degema Town (Atala) communities.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 9, reference number 414
Alternate names	“Dekema”
Dialects	Atala, Usokun.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Edoid, Delta
Language use	No standard variety.
Language development	Grammar.
Comments	The Obonoma (Ekomburu) in Akuku-Toru LGA shifted from Degema to Kalabari [ijn] in the past.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

THOMAS, Elaine, author. 1966. "Preliminary paradigm of some Degema independent clauses."

THOMAS, Elaine; WILLIAMSON, Kay, authors. 1967. "Wordlists of delta Edo: Epie, Engenni, Degema."

Vernacular Publications

Reading and writing Degema. 1966.