Igboid

Igboid languages

Igboid languages

Branch of the YEAI Languages

Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. The subgroups are:

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Williamson and Blench conclude that the Nuclear Igboid languages (Igboid apart from Ekpeye) form a "language cluster" and that they are somewhat mutually intelligible.[1] However, mutual intelligibility is only marginal, even among the Izii–Ikwo–Ezaa–Mgbo languages. Igboid languages are being spoken by nearly 40 million people.[2]

Names and locations

Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Williamson, Kay; Roger M. Blench (2000). African languages: an introduction. Cambridge University Press.
  2. [2]
    "ISO 639-3 Registration Authority. Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code" (PDF). sil.org. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    Clark, David J. 1969. A grammatical study of Ekpeye. University of London doctoral dissertation.

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