Defaka–English Word List
Defaka
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.
- Family
- Niger-Congo, Ijoid
- Countries
- Nigeria
- Region
- Rivers State, Nkoroo area of the Niger Delta
- Speakers
- About 200 recorded in 2001
- Status
- Severely endangered
- Livelihood
- Mangrove canoe fishing
- Entries
- 0
- Edition
- First digital edition, 2026
How to use this list
Entries are ordered by their English meaning. Each entry gives the Defaka headword, pronunciation where recorded, part of speech, the English sense, and an example sentence when a speaker supplied one. Words marked community contribution were submitted through the public archive and approved by Discussion Dictionary editors before publication.
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Acknowledgements
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