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Tivoid language of Nigeria
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Otank
Utanga, Utange
Native toNigeria, Cameroon
Native speakers15,000 (2006)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3uta
Glottologotan1238

Otank (Utanga) is a Tivoid language spoken by the Utanga group of tiv people in both Nigeria and Cameroon. It is used as a second language by Obanliku speakers.

Features

It has no writing system and no dialect, and has a lexical similarity of 70% with Tiv proper, 60% with Iceve, 50% with Evant, and 40% with Eman and Mesaka

Etymology

Utanga or Utange are tiv people, who live in Ushongo local government of Benue state Nigeria, Obanliku Local Government of Cross River State Nigeria and Akwaya sub-division of Manyu division of the western Cameroon.

References

  1. Otank at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "Utanga: The forgotten Tiv community of Cross River". Daily trust.
Languages of Cameroon
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Major languages
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Indigenous languages
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See also: General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages
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