Language, Invasion and Insecurity: The History of

Language is a unifying factor in human society. The genesis of any nation and people threatened by lack of trust, insecurity and struggle may be traced to language related problem. While developed nations in the world guide and develop their languages, informed nations with many languages often allow each linguistic group to develop her linguistic wealth alongside the national lingua-franca ( e.g USA and UK). Nigeria is a nation well known for its linguistic diversity. This paper examines the linguistic phenomenon linked to the History of Àbèsàbèsì, a language spoken in nine communities in Akoko (North West, Ondo State) and the implication of such linguistic indices for the unity of Nigeria