Esan language
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The Esan language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Esan people of Edo State in southern Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Esan language canonical | 7 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger-Congo language
ⓘ
language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Ishan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ishan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Esan culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Esan proverbs and folktales ⓘ Esan traditional religion ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Auchi language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yekhee language ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Esan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Niger-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | esan1238 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Esan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Ekpoma dialect
ⓘ
Emu dialect ⓘ Ewatto dialect ⓘ Ewohimi dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Ewu dialect ⓘ Igueben dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Irrua dialect ⓘ Ohordua dialect ⓘ Okhuesan dialect ⓘ Ubiaja dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Udo dialect ⓘ Ugbegun dialect ⓘ Ugun dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Ujiogba dialect ⓘ Urohi dialect ⓘ Uromi dialect ⓘ Uzea dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
tone language
ⓘ
vowel harmony ⓘ |
| iso639-3 | ish ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Edoid languages ⓘ |
| primaryArea | Esanland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Nigeria ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Esan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Edo State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Atlantic–Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edoid NERFINISHED ⓘ North-Central Edoid NERFINISHED ⓘ Volta–Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local radio broadcasting in Edo State
ⓘ
traditional Esan oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.