Igede language
E335164
Igede language is a Volta–Niger language spoken primarily by the Igede people of central Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Igede language canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger–Congo language
ⓘ
Volta–Niger language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsToPhylum |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger–Congo
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Igede people ⓘ |
| family |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger–Congo
|
| glottologCode | iged1238 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Igede ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Igede
ⓘ
surface form:
Igedde
Igede-Agba ⓘ Igede ⓘ
surface form:
Igede-Ito
|
| hasDomainOfUse |
home
ⓘ
local religious practices ⓘ market ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | yes ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
noun class remnants
ⓘ
tone marking lexical and grammatical contrasts ⓘ verbal aspect marking ⓘ |
| hasMorphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasNativeName | Igede ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticRole | marker of Igede ethnic identity ⓘ |
| hasTonalSystem | yes ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn | Nigeria ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | ige ⓘ |
| isTonalLanguage | true ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages ⓘ |
| macroArea | Africa ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Idoma language
ⓘ
Igala language ⓘ Tiv language ⓘ |
| primaryWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| region | central Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Igede people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Benue State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cross River State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | regional language ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Volta–Niger
ⓘ
surface form:
Volta–Niger branch
|
| usedAlongside |
English language
ⓘ
Nigerian Pidgin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.