Ijaw languages

E89521
Niger–Congo languages language group

Ijaw languages are a group of closely related Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily by the Ijaw people in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form As subject As object
Ijo languages 0 3
Central Ijaw 0 1
Ijaw language 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger–Congo languages →
language group →
arealRegion West Africa →
southern Nigeria →
classificationStatus divergent branch of Niger–Congo →
country Nigeria →
ethnicity Ijaw →
glottologCode ijoi1238 →
hasAlternativeName Ijaw languages →
surface form: Ijo languages

Izon language →
surface form: Izon languages
hasMember Akassa language →
Apoi language →
Arogbo language →
Bille language →
Defaka language →
Gbarain language →
Izon language →
Kalabari language →
Kolokuma language →
Kugbo language →
Kumbo language →
Nembe language →
Nkoroo language →
Okrika language →
Opokuma language →
hasSubgroup Ijaw languages self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Central Ijaw

Eastern Ijaw →
Western Ijaw →
languageFamily Niger–Congo NERFINISHED →
linguisticTypology SOV-dominant word order →
tone language →
macroLanguageOf Izon language →
populationGroup millions of speakers →
primaryRegion Bayelsa State NERFINISHED →
Delta State →
Edo State NERFINISHED →
Ondo State NERFINISHED →
Rivers State NERFINISHED →
relatedTo Defaka language →
spokenBy Ijaw people →
spokenIn Niger Delta →
Nigeria →
subclassOf Ijoid languages →
usedFor cultural expression →
local administration →
oral tradition →
religious practices →
writingSystem Latin script →

Referenced by (13)

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

Ijoid languages → closelyRelated → Ijaw languages →
this entity surface form: Ijo languages
Ijaw languages → hasAlternativeName → Ijaw languages →
this entity surface form: Ijo languages
Ijaw languages → hasSubgroup → Ijaw languages self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Central Ijaw
Ijoid languages → hasSubgroup → Ijaw languages →
this entity surface form: Ijo languages
Ijaw people → language → Ijaw languages →
this entity surface form: Ijaw language
Arogbo Ijaw → languageFamily → Ijaw languages →
Gbaramatu Ijaw → languageFamily → Ijaw languages →
Ijaw → languageFamily → Ijaw languages →
Ogboin Ijaw → languageFamily → Ijaw languages →
Okrika → languageFamily → Ijaw languages →
Warri → languageSpoken → Ijaw languages →
Ijaw Youth Council → languageUsed → Ijaw languages →
Southern Nigeria → widelySpokenLanguage → Ijaw languages →