Ijoid languages
E84669
Ijoid languages are a small group of closely related Niger–Congo languages spoken primarily in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger–Congo language family
→
language family → |
| alternativeName |
Ijoid family
→
Ijo–Defaka → |
| arealClassification |
Niger Delta
→
|
| arealContactWith |
Benue–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
→
Cross River languages → Edoid languages → |
| closelyRelated |
Ijo languages
→
|
| continent |
Africa
→
|
| country |
Nigeria
→
|
| endangerment |
Defaka severely endangered
→
some members endangered → |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Ijaw people
→
|
| familyColor |
Niger–Congo
NERFINISHED
→
|
| geneticClassification |
Niger–Congo
NERFINISHED
→
|
| hasRepresentativeLanguage |
Defaka
→
Kalabari Ijo → Kolokuma Ijo → Nembe Ijo → Okrika Ijo → |
| hasSubgroup |
Defaka language
→
Ijo languages → |
| ISOClassification |
Ijoid
→
|
| linguisticFeature |
noun class remnants
→
rich verbal morphology → tone languages → |
| numberOfLanguages |
small group
→
|
| primaryRegion |
Niger Delta wetlands
→
southern Nigeria → |
| recognizedAs |
distinct branch of Niger–Congo
→
|
| region |
Niger Delta region
→
|
| spokenAlong |
Atlantic coast of Nigeria
→
Niger River delta → |
| spokenBy |
Ijaw ethnic groups
→
communities in Niger Delta creeks → |
| spokenIn |
Niger Delta
→
Nigeria → southern Nigeria NERFINISHED → |
| status |
minority languages
→
|
| studiedBy |
comparative linguists
→
|
| subfamilyOf |
Niger–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
→
|
| typologicalInterest |
important for Niger–Congo reconstruction
→
|
| usedIn |
local administration in some communities
→
local trade → oral literature → traditional religion → |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Ijaw
→
Ijaw people → |
languageFamily |
|
Atlantic–Congo languages
→
|
hasSubbranch |