Anaang
[aka Anang, Annang,]Classification: Niger-Congo
·vulnerable
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Vulnerable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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733,040
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2,400,000
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"It [Akwa Ibom] has a total population of 2.4 million following the 1991 census."
- DATE OF INFO
- 1991
- DOMAINS OF USE
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- INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
- The Anaang Community, Calabar
- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Ibibio
- LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
"The Anaang Community, Calabar, is currently spearheading the Anaang orthography... The Ibibio language is understood by speakers of the other varieties of the state, all of which have at least a one way mutual intelligibility with it."
- Scripts (Writing system)
- None yet, but in progress
- More on Orthography
"The Anaang language, the second dominant language in the state has no approved orthography yet, but one has been proposed (Michael/Obot 2001), and it is being processed for official approval... It is hoped that the Anaang orthography which has reached an advanced stage will be approved soon."
- PLACES
- Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
"Akwa Ibom State is situated in the south eastern corner of Nigeria, as one of the states that make up the South South Geo-political Zone."
- ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
"The Anaang language is the second dominant language spoken in the state. It is spoken in eight (out of the thirty one L.G.As). These are : Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Essien Udim, Etim Ekpo, Obot Akara, Ika, Oruk Anam and Ukanafun."