The Boki people (Bokyi) (also known as Nki) are a tribe found in
Cross River State
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, Nigeria. The Boki people are predominantly farmers who are also forest-dependent.
They speak the
Bokyi language, one of the
Bendi languages
The Bendi languages are a small group of languages spoken in Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. Bokyi language, Bokyi is one of the Bendi languages having some speakers in Cameroon. Once counted among the Cross River languages, they may be ...
. In 1979, the Bokyi population exceeded 190,000.
References
Ethnic groups in Nigeria
Cross River State
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