Ikhin language

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The Ikhin language is a lesser-known Edoid language spoken by a small community in southern Nigeria, closely related to other Edoid varieties in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Edoid language
Niger-Congo language
language
alternativeName Ikhin Edoid variety
belongsTo Edoid subgroup of Volta–Niger languages
closelyRelatedTo Edo language NERFINISHED
other Edoid languages of southern Nigeria
other Edoid varieties
continent Africa
country Nigeria
endangermentStatus potentially endangered
ethnicity Ikhin people NERFINISHED
family Niger-Congo NERFINISHED
hasTypology tone language
hasWordOrder SVO
languageBranch Edoid
macroArea West Africa NERFINISHED
region southern Nigeria
spokenIn Nigeria
southern Nigeria NERFINISHED
status lesser-known language
minority language
subclassOf Edoid languages NERFINISHED
subfamily Atlantic–Congo NERFINISHED
Edoid
Volta–Niger NERFINISHED
usedFor everyday communication in the Ikhin community
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Edoid languages hasMemberLanguage Ikhin language