Mgbo language

Igboid language spoken by the Mgbo people in Ebonyi state in Nigeria
Mgbo
Mgbolizhia
Native toNigeria
RegionEbonyi State, Benue State
EthnicityMgbo people
Native speakers
190,000 (2012)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta-Congo
      • Volta–Niger

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

          References

          1. ^ Mgbo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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