Ijo — /ee joh/, n., pl. Ijos, (esp. collectively) Ijo for 1. 1. a member of an indigenous people of the Niger delta in southern Nigeria. 2. the Niger Congo language of the Ijo. Also, Ijaw. * * * ▪ people also called Ijaw people of the forests… … Universalium
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Ijoid languages — Infobox Language family name=Ijoid region=Southern Nigeria familycolor=Niger Congo child1=Ijo child2=Defaka The Ijoid languages are spoken by the Ịjọ (Ijaw) and Defaka (Afakani) peoples of the Niger Delta, who number about ten million. The most… … Wikipedia
Ijoid languages — The smallest branch of the huge Niger Congo language family. The Ijoid languages are found in the relatively narrow coastal Niger River delta region of Nigeria. They consist of a language cluster, Ijo, which is spoken by about two million people … Universalium
Niger–Congo languages — Niger–Congo Niger–Kordofanian (obsolete) Geographic distribution: Sub Saharan Africa Linguistic classification: one of the world s primary language families Subdivisions: Dogon … Wikipedia
Niger-Congo languages — Infobox Language family name=Niger Congo altname=Niger Kordofanian (obsolete) region=Sub Saharan Africa familycolor=Niger Congo family=one of the world s primary language families child1=?? Bangi me child2=? Dogon child3=Ijoid child4=Mande child5 … Wikipedia
List of African languages — This is a list of African languages by classification.ClassificationAfro Asiatic languages*Berber languages **Eastern Berber languages ***Awjila Sokna languages ****Awjilah language ****Sawknah language ***Siwi language **Northern Berber… … Wikipedia
Dogon languages — Dogon Ethnicity: Dogon people Geographic distribution: Mali Linguistic classification: Niger–Congo (unclassified) Dogon … Wikipedia
The Languages of Africa — is a 1963 book of essays by Joseph Greenberg, in which he sets forth a genetic classification of African languages that, with some changes, continues to be the most commonly used one today. It is an expanded and extensively revised version of his … Wikipedia
Ijaw — infobox ethnic group group=Ijaw Map showing Ijaw (Ijo) area in Nigeria poptime= 14,828,429 regions = region1 =NGR pop1 = 14,828,429 ref1 = [http://www.unitedijaw.com/people.htm] rels= Christianity (Predominantly), Traditional Ijaw Religions langs … Wikipedia