Ikwo language

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Ikwo
Region Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Ethnicity Ikwo people
Native speakers
260,000 (2012) [1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3 iqw
Glottolog ikwo1238

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References

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