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Ogoni languages

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Ethnicity
  
Ogoni people

Subdivisions
  
EastWest

Geographicdistribution
  
Glottolog
  
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Linguistic classification
  
Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoCross RiverOgoni

The Ogoni languages, or Kegboid languages, are the five languages of the Ogoni people of Rivers State, Nigeria.

They fall into two clusters, with a limited degree of mutual intelligibility between members of each cluster. However, the Ogoni think of them as separate languages.

The Eastern languages are Khana and Tẹẹ, with about half a million or so speakers, and Gokana, with about half that number. The Western languages are Eleme, with about 70,000 speakers, and Baan, with about a quarter that number.

References

Ogoni languages Wikipedia


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