Gbo language

Gbo
Gbo
People	Agbo
Language	Legbo

Legbo
Legbo
Legbo
Legbo
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State, Ebonyi State
Ethnicity	Agbo
Native speakers	(60,000 cited 1989)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Upper Cross Central East–West Mbembe–Legbo Legbo; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	agb
Glottolog	legb1242

The Legbo language, is spoken by Agbo people in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State Nigeria. It's is spoken by Ekureku, Itigidi, Adadama and Imabana people. Abi Local Government however also have another language known as "Omono" spoken by the "Bahumonos". Legbo and Omono are two different languages but found within the same Local Government.

According to Oral and fragments of documents, Ekureku people are the bedrock of Legbo language.

References

↑ Legbo at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

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Legbo
Legbo
Legbo
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State, Ebonyi State
Ethnicity	Agbo
Native speakers	(60,000 cited 1989)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Upper Cross Central East–West Mbembe–Legbo Legbo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`agb`
Glottolog	`legb1242`