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Igboid languages constitute a
branch of the Volta–Niger
language family. The
subgroups are:
Ekpeye Nuclear Igboid: Igbo, Ikwerre, Ika, Izii–Ikwo–Ezza–Mgbo...
- The
number of
Igboid languages depends on how one
classifies a
language versus a dialect, so
there could be
around 35
different Igboid languages. The...
- the
Kongo people, or
originated as the
Nsibidi system of
writing for the
Igboid and
Ekoid languages from West and
Central Africa.
According to Milo Rigaud...
- Blench,
Ekpeye is
classified as an
Igboid language.
Although an
Igboid language,
Ekpeye has
evolved to a very
distinct Igboid language that is phonologically...
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Ikwerre is an
Igboid language spoken primarily by the
Ikwerre people, who
inhabit certain areas of
Rivers State, Nigeria. The
Ikwerre language is classified...
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regional dialects are
somewhat mutually intelligible amidst the
larger "
Igboid" cluster. The Igbo
homeland straddles the
lower Niger River, east and south...
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language classified under the
Igboid cluster of
languages spoken in
Delta and Edo States. The Ika
Language is an
Igboid Language spoken primarily by the...
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slave trade,
where it
developed into the
anaforuana and veve symbols. The
Igboid word
sibidi as
translating to "to play",
according to Macgregor. The context...
- Izi (Izii, Izzi) is an
Igboid language spoken in
Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It
forms a
dialect cluster with the
closely related languages Ikwo, Ezza, and...
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satisfactorily argued.
Former Eastern Kwa, i.e. West Benue–Congo
would then
include Igboid, i.e. Igbo
language proper, Ukwuani, Ikwerre,
Ekpeye etc., Yoruboid, i.e...
