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Remarkable Facts About Ika People In Delta State by OGO32(m): 12:10pm On Oct 31, 2018
Remarkable Facts About Ika People in Delta state.
The Ika language is spoken by Ika people of Delta and Edo states of southern Nigeria. The Ika people are specifically located in the North-West of Delta State but some like Igbanke, Inyelen and Ekpon are presently located in Edo State. Ika communities mostly comprise the following: Agbor, Owa, Umunede, Mbiri, Abavo, Orogodo, Otolokpo, Igbodo, Ute-Okpu, Ute-Ugbeje, Idumuesah, Akumazi, Ekpon (Edo State), Igbanke (Edo State), Inyelen Edo State).

Other Ika communities found in Edo State are Owanikeke, Owa-Riuzo Idu,, Otobaye and Igbogili. The Ika language has both elements of Edo and Igbo (with more Igbo influence). This is what makes the language unique. On Delta Radio there is now news in Ika. Ikas have commenced writing the Bible in their language, and right now the gospels of Mark, Luke, Matthew and John have been published in Ika along with other books. Jim Ovia and Ifeanyi Okowa are prominent sons of Ika background.

There are other Ika speaking communities who are presently in Edo state, namely; Igbanke, Ekpon, Owa and Otobaye

The Ika people are found in Ika South and Ika North East Local Government Areas of Delta State and the Igbanke area of Edo State in Nigeria. The Ika people speak Ika language which is a dialect of Igbo language, some part of Ikas in Agbor speaks Oza.
They share borders linguistically in the west with the Edo speakers, in the north with the Ishan speakers, in the East with the Enuani speakers and in the south with the Ukwale speakers.
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