Isoko language

Isoko ichika iche efu Delta State  ichi kabo  Isoko  people aka efu  Isoko South, North manyu eba efuNdokwa East Local Government Areas  of Delta State, Southern part of Nigeria efu Niger Delta region.  ichi kuma ñuka eba efu Bayelsa.  Isoko oñu che Edoid language  Abo  Isoko chabo kuma che ethnic nationality ki ancestral roots Benin  kingdom ma gwo,  attested to by the linguistic and cultural similarities that exist between the Isoko people and the Benin (Aka)people" 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. 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. Abo Isoko kpai ichima  nè nyi ogwu tè ogwunyọmeji ichi, ámá  Aviara/Uzere  nichi ekechogbogaga efu ami Chima.

Michael A. Marioghae, kiyachukọlọ kpai Peter Ladefoged efọdọ  1962, kiche ameli gwè ekumachetanè todu ujuwe Isoko words that are made available at the UCLA phonetics archive.

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 Audio recordings available in ISOKO
 Voiced labiodental fricatives or glides - all the same to Germans?