Itsekiri language
E288179
The Itsekiri language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Itsekiri people of the Niger Delta region in southern Nigeria, closely related to Yoruba and influenced by neighboring languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Itsekiri language canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger-Congo language
ⓘ
Yoruboid language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Yoruba language ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Itsekiri people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Isekiri
ⓘ
Ikwere ⓘ
surface form:
Ishekiri
Itsekiri-Yoruba ⓘ Itshekiri ⓘ Jekri ⓘ |
| hasDialects | minimal dialectal variation ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | itse1242 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | its ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
subject–verb–object word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant clusters influenced by contact languages
ⓘ
contrastive tone ⓘ nasal vowels ⓘ |
| hasWritingStandard | modern orthography based on Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English language
ⓘ
Ijaw languages ⓘ Portuguese language ⓘ Urhobo language ⓘ |
| isEndangeredStatus | minority language in Nigeria ⓘ |
| isSpokenAs | first language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo language family
|
| region |
Delta State
ⓘ
Edo State ⓘ Ondo State ⓘ |
| sharesVocabularyWith |
Edo language
ⓘ
Urhobo language ⓘ Yoruba language ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Itsekiri people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic–Congo
Volta–Niger ⓘ Yoruboid ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian religious practice
ⓘ
folklore ⓘ local media ⓘ music ⓘ oral literature ⓘ traditional religion ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.