Igboid languages

E296255
Niger-Congo language group language family

Igboid languages are a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Nigeria, including Igbo and several smaller regional varieties.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Igboid languages canonical 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language group ⓘ
language family ⓘ
arealClassification Lower Niger region ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
containsLanguage Afikpo language ⓘ
Echie language ⓘ
surface form: Echi language

Ekpeye language ⓘ
Ezaa language ⓘ
Igbo ⓘ
surface form: Igbo language

Ika language ⓘ
Ikwerre language ⓘ
Ikwo language ⓘ
Izii-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo cluster ⓘ
Izzi language ⓘ
Ndoni language ⓘ
Ngwa varieties ⓘ
Nsukka varieties ⓘ
Ogba language ⓘ
Ohuhu varieties ⓘ
Onitsha varieties ⓘ
Orlu varieties ⓘ
Owerri varieties ⓘ
Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni varieties ⓘ
Unwana language ⓘ
geneticRelationship closely related languages ⓘ
glottologCode igbo1245 ⓘ
hasEthnicAssociation Igbo people ⓘ
iso639Grouping igb ⓘ
linguisticResearchArea historical-comparative linguistics ⓘ
morphosyntax of Niger-Congo ⓘ
tone and phonology studies ⓘ
majorLanguage Igbo ⓘ
surface form: Igbo language
neighboringLanguageFamilies Cross-River languages ⓘ
surface form: Cross River languages

Edoid languages ⓘ
Yoruboid languages ⓘ
partOf Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Niger-Congo languages
primaryRegion southeastern Nigeria ⓘ
spokenIn Nigeria ⓘ
subfamilyOf Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Benue-Congo languages

Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Volta-Congo languages
typologicalFeature SVO word order ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ
noun class remnants ⓘ
tone languages ⓘ
usedFor education (regionally) ⓘ
everyday communication ⓘ
literature (especially Igbo) ⓘ
media (regionally) ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (4)

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

Benue–Congo languages → containsSubfamily → Igboid languages ⓘ
Etche → languageFamily → Igboid languages ⓘ
Ikwerre people of Rivers State → languageFamily → Igboid languages ⓘ
subject surface form: Ikwerre people
Ikwerre language → subfamilyOf → Igboid languages ⓘ