Ogbia language
Ogbia | |
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Ogbinya | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Bayelsa State |
Native speakers | (200,000 cited 1989)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ogb |
Glottolog | ogbi1239 |
Ogbia (AgBeya or Abaya) is the most spoken Central Delta language of Nigeria. It is spoken by over 200,000 people.
Blench (2019) lists varieties as Kolo (Agholo), Oloiḅiri, and Anyama. The Anyama variety remains unattested and has no data.[2]
References[]
- ^ Ogbia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
Categories:
- Languages of Nigeria
- Central Delta languages
- Benue–Congo language stubs