Cibak language
Cibak (variously rendered Chibuk, Chibok, Chibbak, Chibbuk, Kyibaku, Kibbaku, Kikuk) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by about 200,000 who are majorly Kibaku people in Nigeria.
| Cibak | |
|---|---|
| Kyibaku | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Borno State |
Native speakers | 200,000 (2014) |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ckl |
| Glottolog | ciba1236 |
| Linguasphere | 18-GBB-a |
Cibak is spoken in Askira/Uba, Chibok and Damboa local government areas in the south of Borno State in Nigeria. The majority of speakers are Christians (about 92 %); most of the schoolgirls abducted in the 2014 Chibok kidnapping by Boko Haram were Cibak-speakers and Christians.
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