- The
Edoid languages are a few
dozen languages spoken in
Southern Nigeria,
predominantly in the
former Bendel State. The name
Edoid derives from its most...
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inhabited by the
Edoid people,
including the Edo (or Bini), Esan, Ora, Akoko-Edo,Ijaw Owan and
Afemai people among others. The most
common Edoid language spoken...
- The Igbo
homeland straddles the
lower Niger River, east and
south of the
Edoid and
Idomoid groups, and west of the
Ibibioid (Cross River) cluster. Before...
- in
Delta State and Ondo
State and in
other parts of Nigeria. Edo is an
Edoid language.
These languages are also
spoken in
Rivers State and
Bayelsa State...
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Urhobo and Uvwie,
alongside Eruwa and Isoko, make up the five
Southwestern Edoid languages of the Benue-Congo group.
Quoting Johnstone (1993), Ethnologue...
- The Edo people, also
referred to as the
Benin people, are an
Edoid-speaking
ethnic group. They are
prominently native to
seven southern local government...
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traditional ruler and the
custodian of the
culture of the Edo
people and all
Edoid people. The then
Kingdom of
Benin (not to be
confused with the modern-day...
- and
Akoko were once
linked as the
Defoid branch, but more
recently they,
Edoid, and
Igboid have been
suggested to be
primary branches of an as-yet unnamed...
- and Igala,
Akokoid (eight
small languages in Ondo, Edo and Kogi state),
Edoid including Edo (sometimes
referred to as) Bini in Edo State, Ibibio-Efik...
- Esan is a
tonal Edoid language of Nigeria.
Dictionaries and
grammar texts of the Esan
language are
being produced.
There are many dialects, including...
