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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ijoid languages canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger–Congo language family
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ijoid family
ⓘ
Ijo–Defaka ⓘ |
| arealClassification | Niger Delta ⓘ |
| arealContactWith |
Benue–Congo languages
ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form:
Cross River languages
Edoid languages ⓘ |
| closelyRelated |
Ijaw languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Ijo languages
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| endangerment |
Defaka severely endangered
ⓘ
some members endangered ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Ijaw people ⓘ |
| familyColor |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger–Congo
|
| geneticClassification |
Niger–Congo languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger–Congo
|
| hasRepresentativeLanguage |
Defaka
ⓘ
Kalabari Ijo ⓘ Kolokuma Ijo ⓘ Nembe Ijaw ⓘ
surface form:
Nembe Ijo
Okrika ⓘ
surface form:
Okrika Ijo
|
| hasSubgroup |
Defaka language
ⓘ
Ijaw languages ⓘ
surface form:
Ijo languages
|
| ISOClassification | Ijoid ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
noun class remnants
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ tone languages ⓘ |
| numberOfLanguages | small group ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger Delta wetlands
southern Nigeria ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | distinct branch of Niger–Congo ⓘ |
| region |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger Delta region
|
| spokenAlong |
Atlantic coast of Nigeria
ⓘ
Niger Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Niger River delta
|
| spokenBy |
Ijaw ethnic groups
ⓘ
communities in Niger Delta creeks ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ Southern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
southern Nigeria
|
| status | minority languages ⓘ |
| studiedBy | comparative linguists ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| typologicalInterest | important for Niger–Congo reconstruction ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local administration in some communities
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral literature ⓘ traditional religion ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.