Bokyi (Boki, Nfua, Nki, Okii, Osikom, Osukam, Uki, Vaaneroki) is a regionally important Bendi language spoken by the

Bokyi people The Boki people (Bokyi) (also known as Nki) are a tribe found in Cross River State, 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 a ...

of northern

Cross River State ) , image_map = Nigeria - Cross River.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location of Cross River State in Nigeria , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. It is ranked amongst the first fifteen languages of the about 520 living languages in

, with a few thousand speakers in

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

. Major dialects include Abu (Abo, Baswo), Irruan, Osokom (Okundi) and Wula.

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Bendi languages Languages of Nigeria {{Bantoid-lang-stub