Africa · ISO 639-3 afn · Glottocode defa1248
Defaka
Defaka represents a moribund language tradition associated with the Ijoid family; its reference point lies in Africa and its likely script is Latin.
- Language family
- Ijoid
- Likely script
- Latin (Latn)
- Source status
- moribund
- Macroarea
- Africa
- Source country codes
- NG
- Reference point
- 4.585, 7.502
Open research question
Which community-authorised sources document current transmission, self-designations, varieties, and language maintenance for Defaka?
This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.
Scholarly boundary
The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.