Ezaa language

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Ezaa
Ezza
RegionEbonyi State, Nigeria
EthnicityEzaa people
Native speakers
590,000 (2012)[1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta-Congo
      • Volta–Niger
        • yeai
          • Igboid
            • Nuclear Igboid
              • Izi–Ezaa–Ikwo–Mgbo
                • Ezaa
Language codes
ISO 639-3eza
Glottologezaa1238

Ezaa (Ezza, Eza) is an Igboid language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with closely related Izii, Ikwo, and Mgbo, though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.

References[]

  1. ^ Ezaa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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