Obolo also known as Andoni or Andone or Andonni is a language spoken in Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria by the Obolo people.
Obolo language has approximately 400,000 native speakers.
The language has 6 dialects; Ataba, Unyeada, Ngo, Okoroete, Iko and Ibot Obolo.
Ngo is the prestige dialect.
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