Idoma (Ìdɔ́mà) is the second official language spoken in Benue State in southeast-central Nigeria, by approximately one million people (2020 estimate)...

State and Nasarawa State in Nigeria. The Idoma language is classified in the Akweya subgroup of the Idomoid languages of the Volta–Niger family, which include...

Volta–Niger family of languages, also known as West Benue–Congo or East Kwa, is one of the branches of the Niger–Congo language family, with perhaps 70...

Mafa, Idoma, Efik and Ibibio. Nigeria's linguistic diversity is a microcosm of much of Africa as a whole, and the country contains languages from the...

Idoma may refer to: Idoma people, Nigeria Idoma language This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Idoma. If an internal link led...

populated by the Idoma speaking people, though with numerous local dialects spoken in the diverse reaches of Idoma land. Otukpo Idoma language is the umbrella...

Idomoid languages are spoken primarily in Benue State of east-central Nigeria and surrounding regions. Idoma itself is an official language spoken by...

Nigerian languages and refers to a spirit possessing a man, similar to a guardian angel. Furthermore, Ehi means "gift" in the Idoma language of Nigeria...

Alago, or Idoma Nokwu, is an Idomoid language spoken by the Sub-Saharan peoples of Nigeria. The alago people were originally one with the Idoma people of...

Agatu, or North Idoma, is an Idomoid language of Nigeria. It is considered a dialect of Idoma. Agatu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v t e...

politician NOI Techpark, Bolzano, Italy Nupe–Oko–Idoma languages, a subgroup of Volta–Niger languages Noi (album), by Eros Ramazzotti, 2012 Noi the Albino...

dialect continuum spoken in Kogi State Idomoid: group of languages of central Nigeria, including Idoma with 1 to 2 million speakers (2010s) Ayere-Ahan (moribund...

of the "Nupe–Oko–Idoma" (noi) group of Niger–Congo languages. Most Oko speakers also speak Yoruba as a second language. The language is spoken in and...

were needed for the differences observable in a comparison of Idoma and Yoruba language clusters noting further that this indicates that even within dialect...

with Cameroon to the South-East. It is inhabited predominantly by the Tiv, Idoma and Igede people. Minority ethnic groups in Benue are Etulo, Igbo and Jukun...

Etulo (Utur, Turumawa) is an Idomoid language of central Nigeria. Etulo is spoken in: Katsina-Ala LGA, Benue State Wukari LGA, Taraba State Etulo at Ethnologue...

Yala (Iyala) is an Idomoid language of Ogoja, Nigeria. Blench (2019) lists dialects as Ikom, Obubra, and Ogoja. Yala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription...

province who have increasingly adopted the culture and practices of the Idoma. Politically, the Igede falls under the Benue South senatorial district...

Retrieved 29 June 2024. Blench 2007, citing Armstrong, R. G. (1955). "The Idoma-speaking peoples". In Forde, C. D. (ed.). Peoples of the Niger-Benue confluence...

Area  • Total 29,388 km2 (11,347 sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (WAT) Major languages English Ezaa Idoma Igala Igbo Ikwo Izi Mgbo Nigerian Sign Language Ngwa...

language is the most widely used language in Igbo Eze North local government area. However, Idoma and Igala languages are common amongst migrants. The...

hills which form the south –western portion of the Idoma division. The language of the people is Idoma. The whole area hitherto full of forest has gradually...

group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically...

About 100,000 people identify themselves as Eloyi. They are related to the Idoma ethnic group. The Eloyi (Ajiri) peopleare mostly found in Awe, Nasarawa...

(WAT) Major languages Adara Bassa Nge Berom Boghom Dibo Ebira Eggon Fula Gade Gwari Goemai Gwandara Hausa Kakanda Kamuku Idoma Idomoid languages Igala Izere...

official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation. Nevertheless, it is not spoken as a first language in the...

bordered on the north by the Mada and to the south by the Migili and the Idoma. In much of the colonial literature, the Eggon were known as the "Hill Mada"...

from the Idoma speaking area of Benue State, Nigeria, growing up partly in Lagos. She comes from a polyglot family and speaks about five languages including...

state's center; the Igala (most dominant in the east), Agatu, Basa-Komo and Idoma in the east; and the Yoruba (mainly the Okun, Ogori, Oworo, and Magongo...

have influences from several bordering regions including Igbo, Edo, and Idoma. While these masks very across regions, they share some similarities, such...