Ika language (Nigeria)
Éwn malábó:Pp-protected Éwn malábó:Infobox language amì Ika language ì chì ìchì amì Igboid kú má chà àákaa , ku má dabì amì Nuclear Igboid efu yé Yeai language family.[1]
Ìchì kú má kàá ì chẹ dàbí ewǹ kì kòla bì àbò yé the Ika kì dì ojìane Delta kpaí Edo státì,kì dì efi-ewo olú ódudu tì òlù-ane, ojiane Naijẹra .[2]
Úbo kú má tejugade , chì amune kì dẹfu Ika North-West efu yé statì Delta ; amaa ùbì kà Amóne ìchakaa : ìchaka kì dabì ìya ì but some, like Igbanke, Inyelen and Ekpon, are currently in Edo State. Ika communities mostly comprise the following: Agbor, Owa, Umunede, Mbiri, Abavo, Orogodo, Otolokpo, Igbodo, Ute-Okpu, Ute-Ugbeje, Idumuesah, Akumazi, Ekpon, Igbanke, Inyelen, Iru egbede (Delta State).[2]
Other Ika-speaking communities found in Delta State are Owanikeke, Owa-Riuzo Idu, Igbogili, Ute Oheze, Owa Ute, Oheze Ute, Obagie N’Oheze, Oghada, and Ogan and Ute Obagie N’Oheze. On Delta Radio there is now news in the Ika language. Ikas have started to write the Bible in their language, and the gospels of Mark, Luke, Matthew and John have been published in Ika along with other books.[3] Ifeanyi Okowa is a prominent son of Ika background.[4]
Ika phonological comparisons
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]A concise phonological juxtaposition among three distinct Ika dialects.[5]
| English | Akumuzi (North-East) dialect of Ika | Owa (North South) dialect of Ika | Agbor (South) dialect of Ika |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘cloth’ | akwa | ekwa | ekwa |
| 'paper' | akuwo | ekukwo | ehuhwo |
| ‘chewing stick’ | atu | etu | etu |
| ‘sponge’ | elu | eru | eru |
| 'sweet' | uso | uso | uswo |
Further reading
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]References
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- ↑ "Glottolog 4.8 - Ika". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Uguru, Joy Oluchi (20 July 2015). "Ika Igbo". Journal of the International Phonetic Association (in English). 45 (2): 213–219. doi:10.1017/S0025100315000067. ISSN 0025-1003.
- ↑ "Complete Bible now in Ika language". Ika Weekly Newspaper (in British English). 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ↑ Dr, Mefor (28 June 2022). "Igbo ancestry: Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has nothing to prove". Thecable.ng.
- ↑ "The Ika community: a sociolinguistic description - PDF Free Download" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
External links
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- "Ikaworld - News Articles, Ika Community Nigeria". Ikaworld (in American English). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- Onwaniban, Evelyn. "IKA: IGBO or EDO?".
- "STOP PROMOTING IGBO CULTURE, SAYS DEIN OF AGBOR". Ika Weekly Newspaper (in British English). 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- "Promote The 'Unique Agbor Culture Instead Of Igbo' – Dein Keagborekuzi Tells Subjects". The Oasis Reporters (in American English). 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
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