Idere language

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Idere
Native to Nigeria
Region Akwa Ibom State
Native speakers
(ca. 5,000 cited 1988) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ide
Glottolog ider1238

Idere is an Ibibio-Efik language of Nigeria.

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References

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