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Ogba
RegionRivers and Imo States, Nigeria
EthnicityOgba people
Native speakers
500,000 (2015)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3ogc
Glottologogba1241

Ogba (also Oba, Ogbah) is a dialect of the standard Igbo spoken by the Ogba people of Nigeria.[2] It is generally known as one of the Igboid languages.[3] [2]

References

  1. ^ Ogba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Ọgba Language Committee (August 11, 2013). "A DICTIONARY OF ỌGBÀ, AN IGBOID LANGUAGE OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA" (PDF). www.rogerblench.info. Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation, Cambridge, UK. p. 3. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Ogbah Language". 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-12-26.