Enuani dialect

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The Enuani dialect is a variety of the Igbo language spoken primarily by the Anioma people of Delta State and surrounding areas in southern Nigeria.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Enuani dialect canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Igbo dialect
dialect
alternateName Anioma Igbo NERFINISHED
Enuanị NERFINISHED
associatedWith Anioma culture NERFINISHED
Delta State Nigeria NERFINISHED
Igbo culture
belongsTo Anioma identity NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Central Igbo NERFINISHED
Ika dialect NERFINISHED
Ukwuani dialect NERFINISHED
country Nigeria
ethnicity Anioma people NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution communities along the River Niger in Delta State
western fringe of Igbo-speaking area
hasAncestor Proto-Igboid NERFINISHED
hasDomain community gatherings
home language
local markets
hasLinguisticFeature noun class remnants
subject–verb–object word order
hasPhonologicalFeature nasal vowels
tone
isSpokenAs first language
heritage language
languageBranch Volta–Niger languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
languageGroup Igboid languages NERFINISHED
partOf Anioma cultural area NERFINISHED
region Anioma region NERFINISHED
Delta North Senatorial District NERFINISHED
sharesMutualIntelligibilityWith other Igbo dialects
spokenBy Anioma people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Delta State NERFINISHED
Nigeria
southern Nigeria
subdivisionOf Igbo language NERFINISHED
usedAlongside Nigerian English NERFINISHED
Nigerian Pidgin NERFINISHED
usedFor everyday communication
oral literature
traditional ceremonies
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anioma region language Enuani dialect
Anioma people dialect Enuani dialect