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Ikwo language

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Ikwo
RegionEbonyi State, Nigeria
EthnicityIkwo people
Native speakers
260,000 (2012)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3iqw
Glottologikwo1238

Ikwo is an Igbo language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with closely related Izii, Ezza, and Mgbo, though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.

References

  1. ^ Ikwo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)