Bokyi (Boki, Nfua, Nki, Okii, Osikom, Osukam, Uki, Vaaneroki) is a regionally important Bendi language spoken by the Bokyi people of northern Cross River State, Nigeria. It is ranked amongst the first fifteen languages of the about 520 living languages in Nigeria, with a few thousand speakers in Cameroon.
| Bokyi | |
|---|---|
| Boki | |
| Native to | Southeastern Nigeria, southwestern Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Bokyi people |
Native speakers | 280,000 (2005–2020)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bky |
| Glottolog | boky1238 |
Major dialects include Abu (Abo, Baswo), Irruan, Osokom (Okundi) and Wula.[2]
References
edit- ^ Bokyi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2010). "The Bendi languages: more lost Bantu languages?" (PDF). p. 2.
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