Isoko language
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| Isoko | |
|---|---|
| Region | Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Isoko |
Native speakers | 680,000 (2020)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | iso |
| Glottolog | isok1239 |
Isoko[2] is one of the languages in Delta State[3] spoken by the Isoko people in Isoko South, North and part of Ndokwa East Local Government Areas [4] of Delta State,[5] Southern part of Nigeria in Niger Delta region.[6] It is also spoken in some part of Bayelsa. Isoko is an Edoid language[7] The Isoko people are a tribe with some of their ancestral roots traced through history to the Benin (Aka) kingdom while some of the Isoko communities or clans have their origins from the Igbo and Urhobo. Some 750,000 people consider themselves Isoko.[8] Language[9] is a mark of identity and plays an all-important role in the life of a people. The Isoko language [10] however, is being threatened with extinction as reported by Idudhe (2002), as a result of neglect in teaching, learning and use.[11] The Isoko language[12] has about 20 to 21 dialects, but the Aviara/Uzere dialect is the standard dialect of the language.[13][citation needed]
Michael A. Marioghae, working with Peter Ladefoged in 1962, made one of a few audio recordings of sample Isoko words that are made available at the UCLA phonetics archive.[14]
References
- ^ Isoko at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "Delta State Government- The BIG Heart". Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "Brief History of Delta State:: Nigeria Information & Guide". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "The Niger Delta – Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group". Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Isoko". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ Idudhe, P.A (2002). Threat of Extinction to Minority Languages: An Overview of the Isoko Language" in Arohunmolase Oyewole. Ondo: Complete Computers and Education Services.
- ^ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "Isoko". archive.phonetics.ucla.edu.
External links
- Audio recordings available in ISOKO
- Voiced labiodental fricatives or glides - all the same to Germans?
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