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  2. Edoid languages - Wikipedia

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    The Edoid languages are a few dozen languages spoken in Southern Nigeria, predominantly in the former Bendel State. [1] The name Edoid derives from its most widely spoken member, Edo , the language of Benin City , which has 30 million native and secondary speakers.

  3. Edo language - Wikipedia

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    Most of the Edo language-speakers live in the Southern parts of Edo State, Nigeria. The current state: Edo State derives its name from the Edo speaking people of the state. A smaller number of Edo speakers are also found in Delta State and Ondo State and in other parts of Nigeria. Edo is an Edoid language.

  4. Ikhin language - Wikipedia

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    Ikhin, or Arokho, is an Edoid language of Edo State, Nigeria. [1] Ikhin is spoken in the Ikhin area of Owan East LGA, Edo State. Its phonology and lexicon have been described in two University of Ibadan linguistics dissertations. [2] [3]

  5. How the language of the Edo people of Nigeria made its way ...

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    Several studies have shown the Edo language is the major African component that constitutes the foundation of the creoles of the Gulf of Guinea. How the language of the Edo people of Nigeria made ...

  6. Esan language - Wikipedia

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    Esan is a tonal Edoid language of Nigeria. Dictionaries and grammar texts of the Esan language are being produced. There are many dialects, including Ogwa, Ẹkpoma (Ekuma), Ebhossa (okhuesan) (Ewossa), Ewohimi, Ewu, Ewatto, Ebelle, Igueben, Irrua, Ohordua, Uromi, Uzea, Ubiaja and Ugboha. [2]

  7. Southwestern Edoid languages - Wikipedia

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    According to the language family tree classification by Ethnologue, Okpe, Urhobo and Uvwie, alongside Eruwa and Isoko, make up the five Southwestern Edoid languages of the Benue-Congo group. Quoting Johnstone (1993), Ethnologue puts the population of Urhobo people at 546,000, Okpe 25,400 (2000) and Uvwie 19,800 (2000).

  8. Languages of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The official language is English, [4] [5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria.The English-based creole Nigerian Pidgin – first used by the British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century [6] – is the most common lingua franca, spoken by over 60 million people.

  9. Okpela language - Wikipedia

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    Nigeria: Region: Edo State: Ethnicity: Okpella, Ate, Okpekpe: ... Okpela is a dialect cluster of Edoid languages in Nigeria. References This page was last ...