Igala
| Igala | ||
|---|---|---|
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Spoken in |
Nigeria | |
| speaker | 1,000,000 | |
| Linguistic classification |
Niger-Congo
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-3 |
igl |
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Igala is a yoruboid language of the Volta-Niger language group , which is spoken by the Igala ethnic group in Nigeria .
In 1989, an estimated 800,000 people spoke Igala, mainly in the states of Kogi , Delta, and Edo . Dialects of the language are Ebu, Idah, Ankpa, Dekina, Ogugu , Ibaji, and Ife. The ethnic groups of the Agatu, Idoma and Bassa can also be taught in Igala in primary school. As a yoruboid language, Igala is related to Yoruba to a certain extent . Both the Igala language and the related Igala culture and tradition have influenced other cultures and languages in the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers .