Despite the small number of speakers, language use is vigorous[additional citation(s) needed].
[2] As of 1964, Mvanip had 800 speakers in and around the town of Zongo Ajiya, which is located on the Mambila Plateau in Nigeria.
[4] Many confuse[additional citation(s) needed] Mvanip with the Kaka language, which is spoken in the southeastern Nigeria and the adjacent areas in Cameroon.
[4] Some other languages Mvanip is related to are Fam, Nizaa, Kwanja, Mambila, Vute and Wawa, which all evolved from proto-Mambiloid.
For example, Vute, Kwanja, Atta and Gembu Mambila all have a variety of level and glide tones that are incorporated into the speech.