Isoko language
Isoko[1] ichika iche efu Delta State[2] ichi kabo Isoko people aka efu Isoko South, North manyu eba efuNdokwa East Local Government Areas [3] of Delta State,[4] Southern part of Nigeria efu Niger Delta region.[5] ichi kuma ñuka eba efu Bayelsa. Isoko oñu che Edoid language [6] Abo Isoko chabo kuma che ethnic nationality ki ancestral roots Benin kingdom ma gwo, attested to by the linguistic and cultural similarities that exist between the Isoko people and the Benin (Aka)people" although a few of the Isoko communities or clans have their origins attached to the Ibo language and Urhobo language. Some 750,000 people consider themselves Isoko.[7] Language[8] is a mark of identity and plays an all-important role in the life of a people. The Isoko language [9] however, is being threatened with extinction as reported by Idudhe (2002), as a result of neglect in teaching, learning and use.[10] Abo Isoko kpai ichima [11] nè nyi ogwu tè ogwunyọmeji ichi, ámá Aviara/Uzere nichi ekechogbogaga efu ami Chima.[12][citation needed]
Michael A. Marioghae, kiyachukọlọ kpai Peter Ladefoged efọdọ 1962, kiche ameli gwè ekumachetanè todu ujuwe Isoko words that are made available at the UCLA phonetics archive.[13]
References
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- ↑ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in English). Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ↑ "Delta State Government- The BIG Heart" (in American English). Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ↑ "Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "Brief History of Delta State:: Nigeria Information & Guide". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ↑ "The Niger Delta – Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group" (in American English). Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ↑ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in English). Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ↑ "Isoko". Oxford Reference (in English). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in English). Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in English). Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ↑ Idudhe, P.A (2002). Threat of Extinction to Minority Languages: An Overview of the Isoko Language" in Arohunmolase Oyewole. Ondo: Complete Computers and Education Services.
- ↑ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in English). Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in English). Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "Isoko". archive.phonetics.ucla.edu.
External links
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- Audio recordings available in ISOKO
- Voiced labiodental fricatives or glides - all the same to Germans?
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