Ogba language
Ogba (also Olu Ogba, mobu onu Ogbah) is an Igboid language spoken by Ogba people of Nigeria.[2][3]
| Ogba | |
|---|---|
| Region | Rivers, Delta and Imo States, Nigeria |
Native speakers | 334,000 (2020)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ogc |
| Glottolog | ogba1241 |
Writing system
| Uppercase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | B | Ch | D | E | Ẹ | F | G | H | I | Ị | J | K | L | M | N | O | Ọ | P | R | S | T | U | Ụ | V | W | Y | Z |
| Lowercase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | ch | d | e | ẹ | f | g | h | i | ị | j | k | l | m | n | o | ọ | p | r | s | t | u | ụ | v | w | y | z |
Certain digraphs and trigraphs are also used.
The tones are indicated with diacritics:
- the high tone is indicated by the absence of a diacritic:⟨a, e, ẹ, i, ị, o, ọ, u, ụ⟩ ;
- the low tone is indicated with the grave accent : ⟨à, è, ẹ̀, ì, ị̀, ò, ọ̀, ù, ụ̀⟩ ;
- the falling tone is indicated with the circumflex accent : ⟨â, ê, ệ, î, ị̂, ô, ộ, û, ụ̂⟩ ;
- the downstep is indicated with the macron : ⟨ā, ē, ẹ̄, ī, ị̄, ō, ọ̄, ū, ụ̄⟩.
References
- Ogba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- Ọgba Language Committee (August 11, 2013). "A DICTIONARY OF ỌGBÀ, AN IGBOID LANGUAGE OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA" (PDF). www.rogerblench.info. Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation, Cambridge, UK. p. 3. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- "The Ogbah Language". 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
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