Igboid languages
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| Geographic distribution: | South central Nigeria, lower reaches of the Niger River and east, south the Benue |
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| Glottolog: | igbo1258[1] |
Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. It includes Ekpeye, Ukwuani, and the Igbo languages:
Williamson and Blench conclude that the Igbo languages (Igboid apart from Ekpeye) form a "language cluster" and that they are somewhat mutually intelligible.[2] However, mutual intelligibility is only marginal, even among the Izii–Ikwo–Ezaa–Mgbo languages.[3]
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Igboid". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Williamson, Kay; Roger M. Blench (2000). African languages: an introduction. Cambridge University Press.
- ↑
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