Iyayu language

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The Iyayu language is a lesser-known Edoid language of southern Nigeria, spoken by a small ethnic community and considered vulnerable or endangered.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Edoid language
Niger–Congo language
language
belongsToMacroFamily Niger–Congo NERFINISHED
country Nigeria
endangermentStatus endangered
vulnerable
ethnicGroup Iyayu people NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Iyayu NERFINISHED
hasLimitedOfficialRecognition true
hasNativeSpeakers small ethnic community
isAtRiskOfLanguageShift true
isLesserKnown true
isMinorityLanguage true
isPrimarilyOral true
isThreatened true
isUnderDocumented true
isUsedIn local community communication
languageFamily Edoid NERFINISHED
region West Africa
spokenBy Iyayu people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Nigeria
southern Nigeria NERFINISHED
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Edoid languages hasMemberLanguage Iyayu language