Ijoid

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Ijoid is a small language family of southern Nigeria that includes the Ijo languages and is often considered a distinct branch within the Niger-Congo phylum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Niger-Congo language branch ⓘ
language family ⓘ
alternativeName Ijoid family ⓘ
Ijoid languages ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Ijaw people ⓘ
geneticClassificationStatus controversial within Niger-Congo ⓘ
hasLanguage Defaka ⓘ
Izon ⓘ
Kalabari ⓘ
linked to: Kalabari people

Kolokuma ⓘ
Nembe ⓘ
Okrika ⓘ
hasLinguisticResearch comparative studies of Ijo and Defaka ⓘ
reconstructions of Proto-Ijoid ⓘ
hasPart Defaka language ⓘ
Ijo languages ⓘ
linked to: Ijaw languages
hasSubgroup Eastern Ijo ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Ijaw

Western Ijo ⓘ
isConsidered distinct branch within the Niger-Congo phylum ⓘ
isSubjectOf studies on Niger-Congo internal classification ⓘ
languageEndangermentIssue some Ijoid languages are endangered ⓘ
region southern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Southern Nigeria
spokenIn Niger Delta ⓘ
coastal areas of southern Nigeria ⓘ
subclassOf Niger-Congo languages ⓘ
typologicalFeature basic SOV word order in many varieties ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ
tone languages ⓘ
writingSystems Latin script (for major Ijo languages) ⓘ

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