Yakö language
Upper Cross River language spoken in Nigeria
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The Yakö language (also Lokö or Lokạạ) is an Upper Cross River language of the Yakö people (Yakurr) of Nigeria.
| Yakö | |
|---|---|
| Lokaa | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Cross River State |
| Ethnicity | Yakö people |
Native speakers | (120,000 cited 1989)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yaz |
| Glottolog | loka1252 |
Phonology
Consonants
- [ɾ] may occur as an allophone of /d/, a variant of /l/, or as a result of contact with other languages such as Efik or Yoruba.
- Sounds /b, t, d/ are heard as unreleased [b̚, t̚, d̚] when in word-final position.[2]