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Igboid languages

African Language Families

The Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta-Niger language family.

Facts
Region
South central Nigeria, lower reaches of the Niger River and east, south of the Benue 2
Speaker Count
40,000,000 2
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Igboid 2
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Classification Confidence
Established 1
Reconstructed Ancestor
Reconstructed 2
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Number of Languages
7 1
Connections

Includes

Igbo, Languages
Source Wikipedia: Igbo Language
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Found In

Africa

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Sources
1. Glottolog: Igboid (languoid record)
Glottolog
  • Languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 7
  • Languoid record: level and category
    "level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
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2. Igboid languages, Wikipedia
  • Infobox: region
    South central Nigeria, lower reaches of the Niger River and east, south of the Benue
  • Introduction, speakers
    Igboid languages are spoken by over 40 million people.
  • Lead section
    A reconstruction of the phonology of proto-Igboid.
  • Infobox: protoname
    Proto-Igboid
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Wikidata: Igboid languages
Wikidata Q1429100, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Wikipedia: Igbo Language
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Igbo, Infobox, Language family
Quote, Includes: Igbo, Infobox, Language family
Igboid
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