Defakeg : diforc'h etre ar stummoù

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Ethnically, the Defaka are distinct from the [[Nkoroo]], but they have assimilated to Nkoroo culture to such a degree that their language seems to be the only sign of a distinct Defaka identity. Use of the Defaka language however is quickly receding in favour of the language of the Nkoroo. Nowadays, most Defaka speakers are elderly people, and even among these, Defaka is rarely spoken — the total number of Defaka speakers is at most 200 nowadays (SIL/Ethnologue 15th ed.). The decrease in use of Defaka is stronger in Nkoroo town than in the Iwoma area. All children grow up speaking [[Nkoroo language|Nkoroo]] (an [[Ijo languages|Ijo language]]) as a first language. The next most used language among the Defaka is [[Igbo language|Igbo]], owing to the political influence of the [[Opobo]] since the days of the [[Oil Rivers Trade]]. Igbo has been a language of instruction in many schools in the region and still functions as a regional [[lingua franca|trade language]].

 

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