Ethnologue

Bekwarra

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bekworra, Ebekwara, Yakoro

Population

100,000 (1989 SIL).

Location

Benue state: Vandeika LGA; Cross River state: Bekwara LGA.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Language Use

Used by all. Some also use Yala [yba]. Used as L2 by Utugwang-Irungene-Afrike [afe], Yace [ekr].

Language Development

Radio. TV. Grammar. NT: 1983.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1964.