About Ò̩kọ Language This website is about Ò̩kọ, the language of the Ogori and Magongo people of Kogi – a state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria, West Africa. Ò̩kọ is a small group language, which is increasingly becoming endangered due to various socio-political reasons. The site is a product as well as a…
Òkó Speaking Communities Ogori-Magongo people are said to have descended from an adventurous prince of Ile Ife, one of the earliest settlements of the Yoruba ethnic nation. However the language of the community is said to have developed from an admixture of various languages usually referred to as ena (new language – Osheidu, 1990:15). Ò̩kọ,…
Ogori-Magongo people are said to have descended from an adventurous prince of Ile Ife, one of the earliest settlements of the Yoruba ethnic nation. However the language of the community is said to have developed from an admixture of various languages usually referred to as ena (new language – Osheidu, 1990:15). Ò̩kọ, as the language…