Arogbo language

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Arogbo language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Arogbo Ijaw people of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.

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Arogbo language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language
language
associatedWith Arogbo clan
Ijaw people NERFINISHED
belongsToBranch Ijaw branch of Niger-Congo
closelyRelatedTo other Ijaw varieties
country Nigeria
ethnicGroup Arogbo Ijaw people NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution coastal Niger Delta
riverine communities of Ondo State and Bayelsa-adjacent areas
hasAlternativeName Ijaw languages
surface form: Arogbo Ijaw language

Arogbo dialect
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
surface form: Niger-Congo
partOf Niger Delta linguistic area
region Southern Nigeria NERFINISHED
spokenBy Arogbo Ijaw people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Niger Delta
Nigeria
status minority language
subfamilyOf Ijaw languages
usedBy Ijaw people
surface form: Arogbo Ijaw communities
usedIn cultural practices
local communication
oral tradition

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Ijaw languages hasMember Arogbo language