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Otank language
Tivoid language of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Otank (Utanga) is a Tivoid language spoken by the Utanga group of tiv people in both Nigeria and Cameroon. It is used as a second language by Obanliku speakers.
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It has no writing system and no dialect, and has a lexical similarity of 70% with Tiv proper, 60% with Iceve, 50% with Evant, and 40% with Eman and Mesaka
Etymology
Utanga or Utange are tiv people, who live in Ushongo local government of Benue state Nigeria, Obanliku Local Government of Cross River State Nigeria and Akwaya sub-division of Manyu division of the western Cameroon.[2]
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