Ikwerre language
E414167
Ikwerre language is an Igboid language spoken primarily by the Ikwerre people in Rivers State, Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ikwerre language canonical | 9 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Igboid language
ⓘ
Niger-Congo language ⓘ Southern Nigeria language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Echie language
ⓘ
Echie language ⓘ
surface form:
Etche language
Igbo ⓘ
surface form:
Igbo language
|
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ikwerre people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | ikwe1241 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Ikwerre ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ikwerre
ⓘ
Iwhuruohna (autonym, often for the people and area) ⓘ |
| hasDialects | local varieties across Ikwerre communities ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
nasal consonants ⓘ tone ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | ikw ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Igboid
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Niger–Congo
Volta–Niger ⓘ |
| partOf |
Benue–Congo languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Niger–Congo language family
Volta–Niger languages ⓘ |
| primaryWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| region | Niger Delta ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Ikwerre people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Nigeria
ⓘ
Rivers State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | minority language in Nigeria ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Igboid languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication in Ikwerre communities
ⓘ
local media and religious activities ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ikwerre people