Isoko language, the Glossary
Isoko is one of the languages in Delta State spoken by the Isoko people in Isoko South, North and part of Ndokwa East Local Government Areas of Delta State, Southern part of Nigeria in Niger Delta region.[1]
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18 relations: Atlantic–Congo languages, Bayelsa State, Benin City, Delta State, Edo State, Edoid languages, Igbo language, Isoko people, Isoko South, Linguistics, Ndokwa East, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Peter Ladefoged, Region, University of California, Los Angeles, Urhobo language, Volta–Niger languages.
- Edoid languages
Atlantic–Congo languages
The Atlantic–Congo languages comprise the largest demonstrated family of languages in Africa.
See Isoko language and Atlantic–Congo languages
Bayelsa State
Bayelsa is a state in the South South region of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta.
See Isoko language and Bayelsa State
Benin City
Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, southern Nigeria.
See Isoko language and Benin City
Delta State
Delta State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria.
See Isoko language and Delta State
Edo State
Edo, officially known as Edo State, is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of the federal republic of Nigeria.
See Isoko language and Edo State
Edoid languages
The Edoid languages are a few dozen languages spoken in Southern Nigeria, predominantly in the former Bendel State.
See Isoko language and Edoid languages
Igbo language
Igbo (Standard Igbo: Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò) is the principal native language cluster of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.
See Isoko language and Igbo language
Isoko people
Isoko people are an ethnolinguistic group who inhabit the Isoko region of Delta State and Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
See Isoko language and Isoko people
Isoko South
Isoko South is a local government area (LGA) in the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria.
See Isoko language and Isoko South
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language.
See Isoko language and Linguistics
Ndokwa East
Ndokwa East is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.
See Isoko language and Ndokwa East
Niger Delta
The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria.
See Isoko language and Niger Delta
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.
See Isoko language and Nigeria
Peter Ladefoged
Peter Nielsen Ladefoged (17 September 1925 – 24 January 2006) was a British linguist and phonetician.
See Isoko language and Peter Ladefoged
Region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography).
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.
See Isoko language and University of California, Los Angeles
Urhobo language
Urhobo is a South-Western Edoid language spoken by the Urhobo people of southern Nigeria. Isoko language and Urhobo language are Edoid languages.
See Isoko language and Urhobo language
Volta–Niger languages
The Volta–Niger family of languages, also known as West Benue–Congo or East Kwa, is one of the branches of the Niger–Congo language family, with perhaps 70 million speakers.
See Isoko language and Volta–Niger languages
See also
Edoid languages
- Afenmai language
- Akuku language
- Degema language
- Edo language
- Edo literature
- Edoid languages
- Ehueun language
- Engenni language
- Enwan language
- Epie language
- Eruwa language
- Esan language
- Ghotuo language
- Igwe language
- Ikhin language
- Ikpeshi language
- Isoko language
- Ivbiosakon language
- Iyayu language
- Okpamheri language
- Okpe language (Northwestern Edo)
- Okpe language (Southwestern Edo)
- Okpela language
- Oloma language
- Ososo language
- Sasaru language
- Southwestern Edoid languages
- Uhami language
- Ukue language
- Uneme language
- Urhobo language
- Uvbie language
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoko_language
Also known as ISO 639:iso.