Edoid

E934602

Edoid is a subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family comprising several closely related languages spoken primarily in southern Nigeria.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Edoid canonical 10
North-Central Edoid 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf language family branch
language subgroup
geographicDistribution Delta State
Edo State
Niger Delta region
linked to: Niger Delta

Rivers State
hasGlottocode edoi1241
hasISOClassification Niger-Congo > Atlantic-Congo > Volta-Congo > Benue-Congo > Edoid
hasMember Aoma language
Degema language
Delta Edoid languages
Edo language
Emai-Iuleha-Ora language
Engenni language
Epie language
Esan language
Ghotuo language
Igue language
Ihievbe language
Ikhin language
Isoko language
Iyekhee language
linked to: Yekhee language

North-Central Edoid languages
linked to: Edoid languages

Northwestern Edoid languages
Okpamheri language
Southwestern Edoid languages
Ukaan language
Ukpe-Bayobiri language
linked to: Okpamheri language

Uneme language
Urhobo language
Yekhee language
hasProtoLanguage Proto-Edoid
linked to: Edoid languages
isSubjectOf comparative-historical studies
languageBranchOf Niger-Congo languages
linguisticResearchField African linguistics
primaryCountry Nigeria
region West Africa
sharesFeaturesWith Igboid
Yoruboid
spokenIn Nigeria
spokenPrimarilyIn southern Nigeria
subgroupOf Atlantic-Congo languages
Benue-Congo languages
Niger-Congo language family
typologicalFeature noun class remnants
tone languages
usedBy Edoid-speaking ethnic groups
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Urhobo language subfamily Edoid
Ogbia language subfamily Edoid
edoi1259 designates Edoid
Isoko language subfamily Edoid
Esan language subfamily Edoid
Esan language subfamily North-Central Edoid
linked to: Edoid
Sasaru language branch Edoid