Idoma language

E286633
Niger-Congo language language natural language

The Idoma language is a major Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Idoma people in central Nigeria, especially in Benue State.

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Label Occurrences
Idoma language canonical 17

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language ⓘ
language ⓘ
natural language ⓘ
belongsToGroup Idomoid languages ⓘ
classificationStatus living language ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
ethnicity Idoma ⓘ
family Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Niger-Congo
glottologCode idom1241 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Idoma ⓘ
Ìdòmà ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation Idoma oral literature ⓘ
Idoma praise poetry ⓘ
Idoma proverbs ⓘ
Idoma traditional religion ⓘ
hasDialect Agatu ⓘ
Etilo ⓘ
Igede-Idoma continuum ⓘ
Orokam ⓘ
Otukpo ⓘ
Utonkon ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature tone ⓘ
vowel harmony ⓘ
isMajorLanguageOf Benue State ⓘ
iso639-3Code idu ⓘ
isSpokenAlongside English language ⓘ
Nigerian Pidgin ⓘ
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Niger-Congo
neighboringLanguages Igala language ⓘ
Jukun language ⓘ
Tiv language ⓘ
primaryUse everyday communication ⓘ
local media ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
region central Nigeria ⓘ
scriptDirection left-to-right ⓘ
spokenBy Idoma people ⓘ
spokenIn Benue State ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
subfamily Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Atlantic–Congo

Idomoid ⓘ
Volta–Niger ⓘ
typologicalFeature subject–verb–object word order ⓘ
usedIn local education in Benue State ⓘ
religious activities in Idoma communities ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benue–Congo languages → hasNotableLanguage → Idoma language ⓘ
Tiv language → hasNeighbouringLanguages → Idoma language ⓘ
Idoma people → language → Idoma language ⓘ
Idomoid languages → hasMember → Idoma language ⓘ
Idomoid languages → hasMajorLanguage → Idoma language ⓘ
Idoma → language → Idoma language ⓘ
Idoma → languageFamily → Idoma language ⓘ
Igede language → neighboringLanguages → Idoma language ⓘ
Otukpo → languageSpoken → Idoma language ⓘ
Ogbadibo → languageSpoken → Idoma language ⓘ
Okpokwu → languageSpoken → Idoma language ⓘ
Ado → hasCommonLanguage → Idoma language ⓘ
Ohimini → commonLanguage → Idoma language ⓘ
Obi → hasCommonLocalLanguage → Idoma language ⓘ
Benue South Senatorial District → languageCommunity → Idoma language ⓘ
Agatu → languageSpoken → Idoma language ⓘ
Proto–Benue–Congo language → hasDescendant → Idoma language ⓘ