Idomoid languages

E289119
Niger-Congo language group language family

Idomoid languages are a small group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in central Nigeria, notably including Idoma and its varieties.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Idomoid languages canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language group ⓘ
language family ⓘ
areCloselyRelated each other ⓘ
areDescribedAs small group of closely related languages ⓘ
areEndangeredStatus some members vulnerable or under-documented ⓘ
areSpokenBy Idoma people ⓘ
related ethnic groups in Benue State ⓘ
related ethnic groups in Cross River State ⓘ
related ethnic groups in Enugu State ⓘ
related ethnic groups in Nasarawa State ⓘ
areSubjectOf comparative linguistic research on Benue-Congo ⓘ
areUsedFor oral communication ⓘ
areUsedIn local administration (in some areas) ⓘ
local literature and folklore ⓘ
traditional religion and rituals ⓘ
geographicDistribution Benue State ⓘ
surface form: Benue State, Nigeria

Cross River State ⓘ
surface form: Cross River State, Nigeria

Enugu State ⓘ
surface form: Enugu State, Nigeria

Nasarawa State ⓘ
surface form: Nasarawa State, Nigeria
hasMajorLanguage Idoma language ⓘ
hasMember Agatu language ⓘ
Akweya language ⓘ
Alago language ⓘ
Etilo language ⓘ
Idoma language ⓘ
Igede language ⓘ
Keana language ⓘ
Obi language (Idomoid) ⓘ
Orokam language ⓘ
Otukpo language ⓘ
Utonkon language ⓘ
Yala language ⓘ
Yatye language ⓘ
haveAlternativeName Idoma group ⓘ
haveMorphologicalType agglutinative ⓘ
havePhonologicalFeature tone ⓘ
haveWritingSystem Latin script (for major members such as Idoma) ⓘ
linguisticClassification Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Atlantic-Congo

Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Benue-Congo

Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Niger-Congo

Volta-Congo ⓘ
shareLexicalSimilarityWith other Benue-Congo languages ⓘ
spokenIn Nigeria ⓘ
spokenInRegion central Nigeria ⓘ
subfamilyOf Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Benue-Congo languages

Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Niger-Congo languages

Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Volta-Congo languages

Referenced by (2)

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

Benue–Congo languages → containsSubfamily → Idomoid languages ⓘ
Idoma language → belongsToGroup → Idomoid languages ⓘ