Ogoni languages
| Ogoni | |
|---|---|
| Kegboid | |
| Ethnicity: | Ogoni people |
| Geographic distribution: | SE Nigeria |
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| Glottolog: | ogon1240[1] |
The Ogoni languages, or Kegboid languages, are the five languages of the Ogoni people of Rivers State, Nigeria.
They fall into two clusters, with a limited degree of mutual intelligibility between members of each cluster. However, the Ogoni think of them as separate languages.
The Eastern languages are Khana and Tẹẹ, with about half a million or so speakers, and Gokana, with about half that number. The Western languages are Eleme, with about 70,000 speakers, and Baan, with about a quarter that number.
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Ogonoid". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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