Enuani dialect

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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