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Nkoroo language

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Nkọrọọ
Native toNigeria
RegionRivers State, Opobo-Nkoro LGA
EthnicityNkoroo people
Native speakers
(4,600 cited 1989)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3nkx
Glottolognkor1239
ELPNkoroo

Nkọrọọ is an Ijaw language spoken by about 4,500 ethnic Nkọrọọ in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Nkọrọọ has significantly influenced the Defaka language.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nkọrọọ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Documenting Defaka & Nkoroo". defaka.rutgers.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
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