Nkoroo language

Nkoroo language
Nkọrọọ
Spoken in Nigeria
Region Rivers State, Opobo-Nkoro LGA
Native speakers 4,550  (1989)
Language family
Niger–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nkx

Nkọrọọ is a Niger–Congo language spoken by about 4500 ethnic Nkọrọọ in Rivers State, Nigeria.

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