Cibak language
Cibak (variously rendered Chibuk, Chibok, Chibbak, Chibbuk, Kyibaku, Kibbaku, Kikuk) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by about 200,000 who are majorly Kibaku people in Nigeria.[1]
| Cibak | |
|---|---|
| Kyibaku | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Borno State |
Native speakers | 200,000 (2014)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ckl |
| Glottolog | ciba1236 |
| Linguasphere | 18-GBB-a |
Cibak is spoken in Askira/Uba, Chibok and Damboa local government areas in the south of Borno State in Nigeria.[2] The majority of speakers are Christians (about 92 %);[3] most of the schoolgirls abducted in the 2014 Chibok kidnapping by Boko Haram were Cibak-speakers and Christians.[4]
References
- Mu'azu, Mohammed Aminu (2015). Kibaku (Chibok) – English dictionary: Kibaku (Chibok) – English, English – Kibaku(Chibok). Languages of the world. Dictionaries. Muenchen: Lincom. ISBN 9783862885275.
Notes
- Cibak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- http://1verse.com/files/Kibaku-2009_05.pdf%5B%5D
- "Kibaku of Nigeria". Prayer Focus. The Seed Company. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- Adam Nossiter (May 14, 2014). "Tales of Escapees in Nigeria Add to Worries About Other Kidnapped Girls". New York Times. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
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