Nkoroo people
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The Nkoroo people are an Ijaw people living in Nkoroo
, Rivers State
, Nigeria
, numbering about 4,700 (1989). The Nkoroo live in a close relationship with the Defaka
, with both groups living in the same town (Nkoro town). They speak their own language, called Nkoroo
. The Nkoroo people refer to themselves and their language as 'Kirika', though 'Nkoroo' (or Nkọrọọ) is the standard name used by outsiders and in the scholarly literature.
Nkoroo
Nkoroo is a town in the Bonny territory of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the home of the Nkoroo people and the Nkoroo language....
, Rivers State
Rivers State
Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...
, 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...
, numbering about 4,700 (1989). The Nkoroo live in a close relationship with the Defaka
Defaka
The Defaka are a small ethnic group of south-eastern Nigeria, numbering fewer than a thousand people...
, with both groups living in the same town (Nkoro town). They speak their own language, called Nkoroo
Nkoroo language
Nkọrọọ is a Niger–Congo language spoken by about 4500 ethnic Nkọrọọ in Rivers State, Nigeria....
. The Nkoroo people refer to themselves and their language as 'Kirika', though 'Nkoroo' (or Nkọrọọ) is the standard name used by outsiders and in the scholarly literature.