Volta–Niger

E621215

Volta–Niger is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprising numerous languages spoken primarily in southern Nigeria and neighboring regions of West Africa.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Volta–Niger canonical 14
Volta–Niger branch 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf language family branch
subgroup of Niger–Congo languages
alsoKnownAs West Benue–Congo
West Benue–Congo branch
linked to: West Benue–Congo
containsLanguage Akoko languages
Akpes
Ayere–Ahan
Ebira
Edo
Edoid languages
Esan
Gwari
Idoma
Idomoid languages
Igala
Igbo
Igboid languages
Igbo–Ukwu cluster
Itsekiri
Nupe
Nupoid languages
Oko
Ukaan
Urhobo
Yoruba
Yoruboid languages
feature extensive verb serialization in many languages
rich noun class remnants in some branches
glottologCode volt1241
macroArea Africa
majorLanguagesBySpeakers Edo
majorLanguagesBySpeakers Igbo
Nupe
Yoruba
partOf Atlantic–Congo languages
primaryRegion southern Nigeria
linked to: Southern Nigeria
region Benin
linked to: Togo

Ghana
Togo
West Africa
southeastern Niger
spokenInCountry Benin
Ghana
Niger
Nigeria
Togo
status one of the largest branches of Niger–Congo by number of speakers
subfamilyOf Niger–Congo language family
typologicalFeature mostly tonal languages
predominantly SVO word order
writingSystems Latin script (for many member languages)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

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

Gbe languages geneticClassification Volta–Niger
Urhobo language subfamily Volta–Niger
Bini language languageFamily Volta–Niger
Idoma language subfamily Volta–Niger
Itsekiri language subfamily Volta–Niger
Igede language subfamilyOf Volta–Niger branch
linked to: Volta–Niger
Nupoid languages partOf Volta–Niger branch
linked to: Volta–Niger
Nupoid languages branchOf Volta–Niger
Edo language languageSubbranch Volta–Niger
Echie language belongsToBranch Volta–Niger branch
linked to: Volta–Niger
Ikwerre language languageFamily Volta–Niger
Ogbia language subfamily Volta–Niger
East Kwa reclassifiedAs Volta–Niger branch
linked to: Volta–Niger
Ayere–Ahan partOf Volta–Niger branch
linked to: Volta–Niger
Ayere–Ahan branchOf Volta–Niger
Isoko language subfamily Volta–Niger
Esan language subfamily Volta–Niger
Ikhin language subfamily Volta–Niger
Okpamheri language languageFamily Volta–Niger