- Isoko
Isoko may refer to:
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Isoko region , a region of Delta State, Nigeria
*Isoko people , an ethnic group which inhabits the region
*Isoko language , the language spoken by that ethnic group
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Isoko — Gesprochen in Nigeria Sprecher 423.000 [1] Linguistische Klassifikation Niger Kongo Atlantik–Kongo Volta–Niger Sm Yeai Edoide Sprachen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Isoko — ▪ people people of the northwestern part of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, speaking a language of the Kwa branch of the Niger Congo family. The term Sobo is used by ethnographers as a cover term for both the Isoko and their neighbours the… … Universalium
Isoko — noun a) The language spoken in the and in Nigeria, by the Isoko people. It is linguistically similar to the language of the neighboring Urhobo people. b) A member of the Isoko tribe … Wiktionary
Isoko region — Isoko is a region of Delta State in southern Nigeria and is inhabited by an ethnic group of the same name, the Isoko people. The region is divided into two Local Government Areas, Isoko North (headquartered at Ozoro) and Isoko South… … Wikipedia
Isoko South — is an Local Government Area (LGA) in the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria. With its headquarters at Oleh, it is one of the two local governments that make up the Isoko region. The other is Isoko North, which has its headquarters at… … Wikipedia
Isoko people — The Isoko people are an ethnolinguistic group that inhabits the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria. [ [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0001 9720(193404)7%3A2%3C160%3ATIT%3E2.0.CO%3B2 U The Isoko Tribe] , James W. Welch] LanguageThe language… … Wikipedia
Isoko language — Infobox Language name=Isoko speakers=423 000 (2001, Ethnologue) region=Nigeria familycolor=Niger Congo fam2=Atlantic Congo fam3=Volta Congo fam4=Benue Congo fam5=Edoid fam6=southwestern iso3=isoThe Isoko language is spoken in the Isoko region,… … Wikipedia
Isoko North — The Isoko North is one of the two Local Government Areas (LGA) in the Isoko region of Delta State, southern Nigeria, the other being Isoko South. The population of the LGA was approximately 112,000 as of 2003. Its headquarters are in the town of… … Wikipedia
Isoko North — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Isoko North Country and Admin Code NG.36.7729922 NG … World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II
Isoko South — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Isoko South Country and Admin Code NG.36.7729923 NG … World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II
