Definition of Igboid. Meaning of Igboid. Synonyms of Igboid

- Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. Williamson and Blench conclude that the Igboid languages form a "language cluster"...
- family. Its regional dialects are mutually intelligible amidst the larger "Igboid" cluster. The Igbo homeland straddles the lower Niger River, east and south...
- administrative headquarters of the Ekpeye ethnic nation. The Ekpeye language is Igboid, and the people are descendants of Akalaka. There are some who claim to...
- Igbo languages are spoken by a total of 31 million people. The number of Igboid languages depends on how one classifies a language versus a dialect, so...
- Blench, Ekpeye is classified as an Igboid language. Although an Igboid language, Ekpeye has evolved to a very distinct Igboid language that is phonologically...
- Izi (Izii, Izzi) is an Igboid language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with the closely related languages Ikwo, Ezza, and...
- Rivers State include the Riverine Ijaw; Ogoni, Ikwerre people and other Igboid groups on the mainland. Today, over 26 distinct groups are recognized by...
- The Ika language is an Igboid dialect, classified under Nuclear Igboid in the Yeai language family. The dialect is spoken primarily by the Ika people...
- three dominant Ethno-Linguistic blocs in the State, in no particular order (Igboid, Ijoid and Ogoni). Upland Rivers State covering about 45% is composed mainly...
- the Kongo people, or originated as the Nsibidi system of writing for the Igboid and Ekoid languages from West and Central Africa. According to Milo Rigaud...