"Akum is the principle language used at home and among friends. [...] The interviewees were unanimous that the only language used on the farm when there is no stranger present is Akum. [...] English is used most in class, but in the lower classes (1 and 2) Akum is sometimes used. Outside the class, students speak to one another in the mother tongue, Jukun, and Pidgin English. The principal of the Government Primary School-Akum said most parents send their children to school. He was positive about the introduction of the mother tongue at the elementary levels. As an Akum-speaker, he said he would not
spare any efforts in assisting in such a project."

"Jukun is used for communicating with speakers of related language groups, and Pidgin English is used when a stranger does not speak Jukun. [...] Attitudes toward the mother tongue are very positive. The interviewees stated that, after English and French which are official languages, the next language, in the order of preference, which they should choose to read and write is Akum. The people interviewed were confident that their language would continue to be spoken indefinitely. In fact, the paramount ruler expressed much disgust with the
children who fail to use the mother tongue at home."

Some speakers write Akum with English orthography