Oko language


Oko, also known as Ogori-Magongo and Oko-Eni-Osayin, is a dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria. It appears to form a branch of the "Nupe–Oko–Idoma" group of Niger–Congo languages. Most Oko speakers also speak Yoruba as a second language. The language is spoken in and around the towns of Ogori and Magongo in southwestern Kogi State, close to the Ondo and Edo state borders.

Distribution

According to Ethnologue, Oko is spoken in:
Oko is a dialect cluster consisting of :
Below is a list of Ọkọ–Eni–Ọsayin language cluster names, populations, and locations from Blench.
LanguageAlternate spellingsOther names Speakers
ỌkọUku, OkoOgori, Gori4,000
ỌsayinOsayin, ỌsayinMagongo 3,000
Eni3,000

Phonology

Consonants

BilabialLabiodentalAlveolarPalato-alveolarPalatalVelarLabio-velarGlottal
Nasalmn
Voiceless plosiveptkk͡p
Voiced plosivebdgɡ͡b
Voiceless fricativefsh
Voiced fricativez
Voiceless affricatet͡ʃ
Voiced affricated͡ʒ
Trillr
Approximantljw

Vowels

FrontCentralBack
Closeiu
Close-mideo
Open-midɛɔ
Lowa

Each vowel also has a nasal equivalent.