Opokuma language
E407512
The Opokuma language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Opokuma subgroup of the Ijaw people in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opokuma language canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ijaw language
ⓘ
Niger-Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch |
Ijo–Defaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Ijo
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kalabari language
ⓘ
Kolokuma language ⓘ Nembe language ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ijaw people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Opokuma Ijaw
ⓘ
Opokuma Izon ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Proto-Ijaw ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | opok1238 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | opa ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Niger Delta linguistic area ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Ijaw
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo
|
| region | Bayelsa State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Opokuma people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Opokuma subgroup of the Ijaw people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Ijaw languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV word order (tendency)
ⓘ
tone language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local oral tradition
ⓘ
local religious practices ⓘ storytelling ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.