Enuani dialect

E884070

The Enuani dialect is a variety of the Igbo language spoken primarily by the Anioma people of Delta State and surrounding areas in southern Nigeria.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Enuani dialect canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Igbo dialect ⓘ
dialect ⓘ
alternateName Anioma Igbo ⓘ
Enuanị ⓘ
associatedWith Anioma culture ⓘ
linked to: Ikwerre culture

Delta State Nigeria ⓘ
Igbo culture ⓘ
belongsTo Anioma identity ⓘ
linked to: Anioma
closelyRelatedTo Central Igbo ⓘ
linked to: Igbo

Ika dialect ⓘ
Ukwuani dialect ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
ethnicity Anioma people ⓘ
geographicDistribution communities along the River Niger in Delta State ⓘ
western fringe of Igbo-speaking area ⓘ
hasAncestor Proto-Igboid ⓘ
hasDomain community gatherings ⓘ
home language ⓘ
local markets ⓘ
hasLinguisticFeature noun class remnants ⓘ
subject–verb–object word order ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature nasal vowels ⓘ
tone ⓘ
isSpokenAs first language ⓘ
heritage language ⓘ
languageBranch Volta–Niger languages ⓘ
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
languageGroup Igboid languages ⓘ
partOf Anioma cultural area ⓘ
region Anioma region ⓘ
Delta North Senatorial District ⓘ
sharesMutualIntelligibilityWith other Igbo dialects ⓘ
spokenBy Anioma people ⓘ
spokenIn Delta State ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
southern Nigeria ⓘ
subdivisionOf Igbo language ⓘ
linked to: Igbo
usedAlongside Nigerian English ⓘ
Nigerian Pidgin ⓘ
usedFor everyday communication ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anioma region → language → Enuani dialect ⓘ
Anioma people → dialect → Enuani dialect ⓘ
Anioma dialects of Igbo → hasDialect → Enuani dialect ⓘ