Khana language

Khana
Khana
Ogoni
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Khana, Rivers State
Native speakers	434,000 (2020)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Ogoni East Ogoni Khana; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ogo
Glottolog	khan1278

Khana (Kana), or Ogoni proper, is the prestige variety of the Ogoni languages of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the lingua franca of speakers of the East Ogoni languages. It is the most dominant of the 5 Ogoni languages Khana, Tee, Gokana, Eleme, Baan spoken in southern part of Rivers State.

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