Khana language

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Khana
Ogoni
Native toNigeria
RegionKhana, Rivers State
Native speakers
(200,000 cited 1989)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ogo
Glottologkhan1278

Khana (Kana), or Ogoni proper, is the prestige variety of the Ogoni languages of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the lingua franca of speakers of the East Ogoni languages. It is the most dominant of the 5 Ogoni languages Khana, Tee, Gokana, Eleme, Baan spoken in southern part of Rivers State.

References[]

  1. ^ Khana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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