Gbarain language
E407513
Gbarain language is a Niger-Congo language variety spoken by the Gbarain subgroup of the Ijaw people in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gbarain language canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ijaw language variety
ⓘ
Niger-Congo language ⓘ language variety ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger Delta oil-producing region
|
| closelyRelatedTo | other Ijaw language varieties ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| countryOfficialStatus | not an official language of Nigeria ⓘ |
| endangerment | potentially vulnerable due to dominance of English and Nigerian Pidgin in the Niger Delta ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ijaw people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Bayelsa State, Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
communities along creeks and waterways of the central Niger Delta ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script (to a limited extent) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Ijaw
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo
|
| partOf | Southwestern zone of the Niger Delta (broadly) ⓘ |
| region | Niger Delta ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticRole | marker of Gbarain subgroup identity ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Gbarain people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gbarain subgroup of the Ijaw people ⓘ |
| status | minority language in Nigeria ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Ijaw languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Niger-Congo languages
|
| usedIn |
daily communication within Gbarain communities
ⓘ
traditional cultural practices of the Gbarain subgroup ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.