Kiong language

Kiong
Kiong
Kayon
Akoiyang
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State
Ethnicity	570 Akayon (no date)
Native speakers	8 (2010)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Upper Cross Kiong–Korop Kiong; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kkm
Glottolog	kion1242
ELP	Kiong

Kiong, or Kayon, is a nearly extinct Upper Cross River language of Nigeria. Okoyong speakers of the Kiong language are geographically located in the Odukpani and Akamkpa region of Cross River State. This language was documented in 1990s, and it have 25 speakers counted in 1998. But in 2010, only 8 elders were able to speak Kiong (all in the 70s), leaving the language critically endangered/nearly extinct.

^ ^a ^b Kiong at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[e25-1] Kiong at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

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