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Gbo language

The Legbo language, is spoken by Agbo people in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. It's is spoken by Ekureku, Itigidi, Adadama and Imabana people. Abi Local Government however also have another language known as "Omono" spoken by the "Bahumonos". Legbo and Omono are two different languages but found within the same Local Government.

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Legbo
Legbo
Legbo
Native toNigeria
RegionCross River State, Ebonyi State
EthnicityAgbo
Native speakers
(60,000 cited 1989)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3agb
Glottologlegb1242
Gbo
PeopleAgbo
LanguageLegbo

The Legbo language, is spoken by Agbo people in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. It's is spoken by Ekureku, Itigidi, Adadama and Imabana people. Abi Local Government however also have another language known as "Omono" spoken by the "Bahumonos". Legbo and Omono are two different languages but found within the same Local Government.

According to Oral and fragments of documents, Ekureku people are the bedrock of Legbo language.

References

References

  1. Legbo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon