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Ikom
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Cross River State
Native speakers	(30,000 cited 1989)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Upper Cross Central East–West Ikom
Dialects	Ikom Lulumo (Olulumo) Okuni
Language codes
ISO 639-3	iko
Glottolog	olul1245

Ikom is an Upper Cross River language of Nigeria. There are three varieties, Okuni, Lulumo (Olulumo) and Ikom. Ikom is spoken by 80%. The language can also be known by a combination of the names of two or three varieties, including Lulumo-Ikom (Olulumo-Ikom).