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

Otank

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3uta

Population  3,000 (1973 SIL).
Region  Cross River state, Obudu LGA; Benue state, Kwande LGA.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 10, reference number 442
Alternate names   Otang, Otanga, Utanga, Utange, Utank
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 70% with Tiv [tiv], 60% with Iceve-Maci [bec], 50% with Evant [bzz], 40% with Mesaka [iyo] and Eman [emn].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Tivoid
Comments  Traditional religion.