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The Isoko Language is an [[Edoid language]], one of the languages in Delta State spoken by the [[Isoko people]] in Isoko South, North and part of Ndokwa East Local Government Areas of Delta State, [[Nigeria]] in [[Niger Delta]] region. It is also spoken in some parts of [[Bayelsa State|Bayelsa]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Omeke|first=Ajiroghene|title=THE CONCEPT OF AFFIXATION AND ITS USAGE IN ISOKO LANGUAGE|url=http://assottin.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Omekeh-Ajiroghene-17-1.pd|url-status=live|access-date=16 September 2021|website=Microsoft Word - Omekeh Ajiroghene}}</ref>. The Isoko language has close similarities between them and [[Edo State|Edo]] people with other Edoid language because it is an Edoid language. The Isoko people are “an ethnic nationality made up of people and their ancestral roots can be traced through history to the Benin (Aka) kingdom, attested to by the linguistic and cultural similarities that exist between the Isoko people and the Benin (Aka) people”<ref name=":0" /> although a few of the Isoko communities or clans have their origins attached to the [[Igbo language|Ibo language]] and [[Urhobo language|Urhobo language.]] Some 750,000 people consider themselves Isoko.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Isoko|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100012876|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Oxford Reference|language=en|doi=10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100012876}}</ref> Language is a mark of identity and plays an all-important role in the life of a people. The Isoko language however, is being threatened with extinction as reported by Idudhe (2002), as a result of neglect in teaching, learning and use. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Idudhe|first=P.A|title=Threat of Extinction to Minority Languages: An Overview of the Isoko Language” in Arohunmolase Oyewole|publisher=Complete Computers and |
The Isoko Language is an [[Edoid language]], one of the languages in Delta State spoken by the [[Isoko people]] in Isoko South, North and part of Ndokwa East Local Government Areas of Delta State, [[Nigeria]] in [[Niger Delta]] region. It is also spoken in some parts of [[Bayelsa State|Bayelsa]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Omeke|first=Ajiroghene|title=THE CONCEPT OF AFFIXATION AND ITS USAGE IN ISOKO LANGUAGE|url=http://assottin.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Omekeh-Ajiroghene-17-1.pd|url-status=live|access-date=16 September 2021|website=Microsoft Word - Omekeh Ajiroghene}}</ref>. The Isoko language has close similarities between them and [[Edo State|Edo]] people with other Edoid language because it is an Edoid language. The Isoko people are “an ethnic nationality made up of people and their ancestral roots can be traced through history to the Benin (Aka) kingdom, attested to by the linguistic and cultural similarities that exist between the Isoko people and the Benin (Aka) people”<ref name=":0" /> although a few of the Isoko communities or clans have their origins attached to the [[Igbo language|Ibo language]] and [[Urhobo language|Urhobo language.]] Some 750,000 people consider themselves Isoko.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Isoko|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100012876|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Oxford Reference|language=en|doi=10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100012876}}</ref> Language is a mark of identity and plays an all-important role in the life of a people. The Isoko language however, is being threatened with extinction as reported by Idudhe (2002), as a result of neglect in teaching, learning and use. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Idudhe|first=P.A|title=Threat of Extinction to Minority Languages: An Overview of the Isoko Language” in Arohunmolase Oyewole|publisher=Complete Computers and |
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Education Services|year=2002|location=Ondo}}</ref> The Isoko language has about 20 to 21 dialects, but the Aviara/Uzere dialect is the standard dialect of the language. |
Education Services|year=2002|location=Ondo}}</ref> The Isoko language has about 20 to 21 dialects, but the Aviara/Uzere dialect is the standard dialect of the language.</ref>https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/isoko-language/m02hwz8v?hl=en</ref> |
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Michael A. Marioghae, working with [[Peter Ladefoged]] in 1962, made one of a few audio recordings of sample [[Isoko South|Isoko]] words that are made available at the UCLA phonetics archive.<ref>[http://archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/Language/ISO/iso.html Isoko audio word-list]</ref> |
Michael A. Marioghae, working with [[Peter Ladefoged]] in 1962, made one of a few audio recordings of sample [[Isoko South|Isoko]] words that are made available at the UCLA phonetics archive.<ref>[http://archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/Language/ISO/iso.html Isoko audio word-list]</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:51, 16 September 2021
| Isoko | |
|---|---|
| Region | Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Isoko |
Native speakers | 420,000 (2001)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | iso |
| Glottolog | isok1239 |
The Isoko Language is an Edoid language, one of the languages in Delta State spoken by the Isoko people in Isoko South, North and part of Ndokwa East Local Government Areas of Delta State, Nigeria in Niger Delta region. It is also spoken in some parts of Bayelsa[2]. The Isoko language has close similarities between them and Edo people with other Edoid language because it is an Edoid language. The Isoko people are “an ethnic nationality made up of people and their ancestral roots can be traced through history to the Benin (Aka) kingdom, attested to by the linguistic and cultural similarities that exist between the Isoko people and the Benin (Aka) people”[2] 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.[3] Language is a mark of identity and plays an all-important role in the life of a people. The Isoko language however, is being threatened with extinction as reported by Idudhe (2002), as a result of neglect in teaching, learning and use. [4] The Isoko language has about 20 to 21 dialects, but the Aviara/Uzere dialect is the standard dialect of the language.</ref>https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/isoko-language/m02hwz8v?hl=en</ref>
Michael A. Marioghae, working with Peter Ladefoged in 1962, made one of a few audio recordings of sample Isoko words that are made available at the UCLA phonetics archive.[5]
Phonology
Alphabet
A B D E Ẹ F G H I J K L M N O Ọ P R S T U V W Y Z
The Vowels
A E Ẹ I O Ọ U
The Consonants
B D F G H J K L M N P R S T V W Y Z
Digraphs
GB, GH, KP, HW, WH, TH, SH, NW, NY, CH
Some greetings in Isoko Language
| Longest time | U kri nọ! | Kinọ ẹro! |
|---|---|---|
| Well done | Whọ kobiruo | Whọ daoma/Do |
| Bye bye | Yere ob'uwou | Jọ tou tou |
| How is your family? | Ẹvẹ ẹkuẹ ra? | Kọ ẹvẹ obọ uwou? |
| Hope all is well? | Wha sasa? | |
| Have you eaten? | Whọ re emu no? | Whọ re ọrẹ no?/whọ lọ no? |
| Good morning/afternoon | Merigwo | Do |
| Thank you | WHẸ KOBIRUO | Do |
References
- ^ Isoko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Omeke, Ajiroghene. "THE CONCEPT OF AFFIXATION AND ITS USAGE IN ISOKO LANGUAGE". Microsoft Word - Omekeh Ajiroghene. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Isoko". Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100012876. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: line feed character in|publisher=at position 23 (help) - ^ Isoko audio word-list
External links
- Audio recordings available in ISOKO
- Voiced labiodental fricatives or glides - all the same to Germans?
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