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Nkoroo people

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TheNkoroo peopleare anIjawpeople living inNkoroo,Rivers State,Nigeria,numbering about 4,700 (1989). The Nkoroo live in a close relationship with theDefaka,with both groups living in the same town (Nkoro town). They speak their own language, calledNkoroo.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.

References

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  • Jenewari, Charles E.W. (1983) 'Defaka, Ijo's Closest Linguistic Relative', in Dihoff, Ivan R. (ed.)Current Approaches to African Linguistics Vol 1,85–111.