Southeast Ijo

Ijaw language of Nigeria
Southeast Ijo
Akassa
Native toNigeria
RegionBayelsa State
Native speakers
(72,000 cited 1977)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Ijoid
    • Ịjọ
      • East
        • Southeast Ijo
Language codes
ISO 639-3ijs
Glottologsout2774
ELPSoutheast Ijo

Southeast Ijo is an Ijaw language spoken in southern Nigeria. There are two dialects, Nembe (Nimbe) and Akassa (Akaha).

References

  1. ^ Southeast Ijo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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