Kolokuma language

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The Kolokuma language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Kolokuma subgroup of the Ijaw people in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.

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Kolokuma language canonical 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language
language
alternateName Kolokuma
Kolokuma Ijo
Kolokuma Ijo
surface form: Kolokuma Izon
associatedWithRiver Niger Delta
surface form: Niger River Delta
belongsTo Ijaw (Ijoid) subgroup of Niger-Congo
closelyRelatedTo Nembe language
Ogbia language
other Ijaw varieties
country Nigeria
endangermentStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Eastern Ijaw
surface form: Kolokuma subgroup of the Ijaw
glottocode kolo1268
glottologName Kolokuma Ijo
hasEthnologueEntry Keliko language
surface form: Ethnologue: kkl
hasNativeSpeakersIn Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length
rich consonant inventory
tone
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
ISO639-3Code kkl
languageBranch Ijaw
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
surface form: Niger-Congo
linguisticTypology Niger-Congo, Ijoid
partOf Eastern Ijaw
surface form: Central Ijo dialect cluster
primaryLocation Bayelsa State
surface form: Kolokuma area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria
region Southern Nigeria
spokenBy Ijaw people NERFINISHED
Kolokuma people
spokenIn Bayelsa State NERFINISHED
Niger Delta
Nigeria
subfamilyOf Ijaw languages
usedAs standard variety for some Ijaw language descriptions
usedFor local radio and community media in some areas
usedIn everyday communication in Kolokuma communities
local religious practices
traditional oral literature of the Kolokuma Ijaw

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Ijaw languages hasMember Kolokuma language