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Ika

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3ikk

Population  22,800 (2000).
Region  Delta state, Ika LGA.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 9, reference number 393
Dialects  A separate language in the Igbo language subgroup. The dialect around Agbor, the administrative and commercial center, appears to be developing into a standard form. Further east and south from there, varieties become more similar to Igbo (Report of the Committee on Languages of Midwestern state: 12).
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid, Igbo
Language development  Grammar.