Alago language

Alago, or Idoma Nokwu, is an Idomoid language spoken by the Sub-Saharan peoples of Nigeria.

Alago
Idoma Noku
Native toNigeria
RegionNassarawa State
Native speakers
350,000 (2000)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Keana
Language codes
ISO 639-3ala
Glottologalag1242
ELPAlago

There are several dialects of the language, with the main one being Keana.[2] Additional dialects are:[3]

  • Agwatashi
  • Akpanaja
  • Aloshi
  • Ana
  • Assaikio
  • Doma
  • Ibi

References

  1. Alago at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Project, Joshua. "Alago, Idoma Nokwu in Nigeria". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. "Alago: Keana language". globalrecordings.net. Retrieved 2022-06-13.


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