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Defaka

Defaka

Severely endangeredNiger-Congo, IjoidNigeriaAbout 200 recorded in 20010 documented words

Defaka is an Ijoid language of the Niger Delta whose speakers live within the Nkoroo community and are shifting to Nkoroo, English and Nigerian Pidgin.

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History and language shift

Defaka is the most divergent member of the Ijoid group and is important to the historical reconstruction of the family.

Revitalization

Community and academic documentation projects have produced grammatical sketches and word lists.