Oko language
Oko (ɔ̀kɔ́), also known as Ogori-Magongo and Oko-Eni-Osayin, is a dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria. It appears to form a branch of the "Nupe–Oko–Idoma" (noi) group of Niger–Congo languages. Most Oko speakers also speak Yoruba as a second language. The language is spoken in and around the towns of Ogori and Magongo in southwestern Kogi State, close to the Ondo and Edo state borders.
| Oko | |
|---|---|
| Ogori-Magongo | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Kogi State |
Native speakers | 40,000 (2006)[1] |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | oks |
| Glottolog | okoe1238[2] |
Distribution
According to Ethnologue, Oko is spoken in:
- Edo State: Akoko-Edo LGA
- Kogi State: Okene LGA, Magongo, and Ogori towns
Varieties
Oko is a dialect cluster consisting of (Ethnologue):
- Oko (Ogori, Uku)
- Osayin(Magongo, Osanyin)
- Eni
Below is a list of Ọkọ–Eni–Ọsayin language cluster names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[3]
| Language | Alternate spellings | Other names (location-based) | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ọkọ | Uku, Oko | Ogori (town name), Gori | 4,000 (1970??) |
| Ọsayin | Osayin, Ọsayin | Magongo (town name) | 3,000 (1970??) |
| Eni | 3,000 (1970??) |
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palato-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio-velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||||||
| Voiceless plosive | p | t | k | k͡p | ||||
| Voiced plosive | b | d | g | ɡ͡b | ||||
| Voiceless fricative | f | s | h | |||||
| Voiced fricative | z | |||||||
| Voiceless affricate | t͡ʃ | |||||||
| Voiced affricate | d͡ʒ | |||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||
| Approximant | l | j | w | |||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Low | a |
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See also
- Oko word list (Wiktionary)
References
- Oko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Oko-Eni-Osayen". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- Atoyebi, Joseph Dele. 2009. A Reference Grammar of Oko. Umuneke-Okpala, Nigeria: Leipzig University Press.
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