Mgbo language

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Mgbo
Mgbolizhia
RegionEbonyi State, Nigeria
EthnicityMgbo people
Native speakers
190,000 (2011)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3gmz

The Mgbo language, Mgbolizhia, is an Igbo language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with closely related Izii, Ezza, and Ikwo, though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.

References

  1. ^ Mgbo at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon