Ekajuk language
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Ekajuk, also known as Akajo and Akajuk, is an Ekoid language
(of the Niger–Congo
family) spoken by thousands of people (30,000 according to a 1986 estimate) in the Cross River State and some surrounding regions of Nigeria
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The Ekajuk are one of several peoples who use nsibidi
ideographs.
Ekoid languages
The Ekoid languages are a dialect cluster, such as Ekajuk and Ejagham , spoken principally in southeastern Nigeria and in adjacent regions of Cameroon. They have long been associated with the Bantu languages, without their status being precisely defined...
(of the Niger–Congo
Niger–Congo languages
The Niger–Congo languages constitute one of the world's major language families, and Africa's largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. They may constitute the world's largest language family in terms of distinct languages, although this question...
family) spoken by thousands of people (30,000 according to a 1986 estimate) in the Cross River State and some surrounding regions of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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The Ekajuk are one of several peoples who use nsibidi
Nsibidi
Nsibidi is a system of symbols indigenous to what is now southeastern Nigeria that is apparently ideographic, though there have been suggestions that it includes logographic elements...
ideographs.