Igboid languages
Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. It includes Ekpeye, Ukwuani, and the Igbo languages:
Igboid | |
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Geographic distribution | South central Nigeria, lower reaches of the Niger River and east, south the Benue |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo |
Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | igbo1258[1] |
Williamson and Blench conclude that the Igbo languages (Igboid apart from Ekpeye) form a "language cluster" and that they are somewhat mutually intelligible.[2] However, mutual intelligibility is only marginal, even among the Izii–Ikwo–Ezaa–Mgbo languages.[3]
Names and locations
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[4]
Language | Cluster | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym(s) | Other names (location-based) | Other names for language | Exonym(s) | Speakers | Location(s) |
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Igbo | ||||||||||
Ịka | Agbor (standard form); southern and eastern varieties are more similar to Igbo | Ìḳá | Agbor | Delta State, Ika and Orhionmwon LGAs | ||||||
Ikwere | Northern dialects: Elele, Apanị, Ọmerelu, Ubima, Isiokpo, Ọmagwna (Ọmuegwna), Ipo, Ọmudioga, Ọmuanwa, Igwuruta, Egbedna, Alụu, Ịbaa; Southern dialects: Akpọ–Mgbu–Tolu, Ọbio, Ọgbakiri, Rụmuji, Ndele, Emọhua | Ikwerre | Ìwhnuruò`hnà | 54,600 (1950 F&J)[5]; possibly 200,000 (SIL) | Rivers State, Ikwerre, Port Harcourt and Obio–Akpor LGAs | |||||
Izii–Ẹzaa–Ikwo–Mgbo cluster | Izii–Ẹzaa–Ikwo–Mgbo | 593,000 (1973 SIL) | ||||||||
Izi | Izii–Ẹzaa–Ikwo–Mgbo | Ezzi, Izzi | 84,000 (1950 F&J); 200,000 (1973 SIL) | Anambra State, Abakaliki and Ishielu LGAs; Benue State, Okpokwu LGA | ||||||
Ẹzaa | Izii–Ẹzaa–Ikwo–Mgbo | Eza | 93,800 (1950 F&J); 180,000 (1973 SIL) | Anambra State, Ezza and Ishielu LGAs; Abia State, Ohaozara LGA; Benue State, Okpokwu LGA | ||||||
Ikwo | Izii–Ẹzaa–Ikwo–Mgbo | 38,500 (1950 F&J); 150,000 (1973 SIL) | Anambra State, Ikwo and Abakaliki LGAs | |||||||
Mgbo | Izii–Ẹzaa–Ikwo–Mgbo | Ngbo | 19,600 (1950 F&J); 63,000 (1973 SIL) | Anambra State, Ishielu LGA | ||||||
Ogbah | Egnih (East Ogbah), South Ogbah, West Ogbah | Ogba | 22,750 (1950 F&J) | Rivers State, Ahoada LGA | ||||||
Ẹkpẹyẹ | According to clan names: Ako, Upata, Ubye, Igbuduya | Ekpeye, Ekpabya (by Abua), Ekkpahia, Ekpaffia | 20,000 (1953); 50,000 (1969 Clark)[6] | Rivers State, Ahoada LGA | ||||||
Ụkwuanị–Aboh–Ndọnị cluster | Ụkwuanị–Aboh–Ndọnị | 150,000 (SIL) | Delta State, Ndokwa LGA; Rivers State, Ahoada LGA | |||||||
Ụkwuanị | Ụkwuanị–Aboh–Ndọnị | Utaaba, Emu, Abbi, Obiaruku | Ukwani, Ukwali, Kwale | Delta State, Ndokwa LGA | ||||||
Aboh | Ụkwuanị–Aboh–Ndọnị | Eboh | Delta State, Ndokwa LGA | |||||||
Ndọnị | Ụkwuanị–Aboh–Ndọnị | Rivers State, Ahoada LGA |
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See also
- List of Proto-Igboid reconstructions (Wiktionary)
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Igboid". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Williamson, Kay; Roger M. Blench (2000). African languages: an introduction. Cambridge University Press.
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- Forde, C.D. and G.I. Jones 1950. The Ibo and Ibibio speaking peoples of Southern Nigeria. Ethnographic Survey of Africa. Western Africa part III. International African Institute, London.
- Clark, David J. 1969. A grammatical study of Ekpeye. University of London doctoral dissertation.
- Blench, Roger. 2016. A reconstruction of the phonology of proto-Igboid.
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