Ichi Ijaw

Alu ku ma neke dabi ki  Ijaw tefu otakada chi languages Ịjọ,generally pronounced  in English Ichi Ijaw chi asbo Ijaw ku ma di ejowo south Nigeria a ka

 Classification 

 Odu kpai Odo 
Enwu ku ma ko ti ogane chi ami odu ichi Ijaw kpai ukaluka manyi odo gwi Blench (2019).
IchiClusterAlu ku ma nwo neke ko tef otakadaOdu IchiEndonym(s)Odu omune kpai odoOther names for languageSpeakersLocation(s)Nembe–Akaha clusterNembe–AkahaBrass–Ịjọ71,500 (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin)Rivers State, Brass LGANembeNembe–AkahaNimbiNembeBrass (older term not giving way to Nembe), Nempe, Itebu (Cust 1883); (Nembe) Brass (Tepowa 1904); Nembe–Brass (Book of Common Prayer, 1957); Ijo (Nembe) (Bible, 1956); Brass–Nembe–Ijaw (Rowlands, 1960); Nembe–Ịjọ (Alagoa, 1967).66,600 (1963)Rivers State, Brass LGA, Nembe, Ọkpọma and Tụwọn (Brass) towns and nearby villagesAkahaNembe–AkahaAkasa, AkassaaAkahaAkaha4,913 (1963)Rivers State, Brass LGA, Opu–Akassa town and nearby hamletsBilleBilleTouma, Opu Bille BokoRivers State, Degema LGA; Bille Town and 29 VillagesInland Ịjọ clusterInland ỊjọRivers State, Yenagoa and Brass LGAsBiseniInland ỊjọBuseniBiseniBiseniAmegiCommunity consisting of five sectionsRivers State, Yenagoa LGA, Akpeịdẹ, Egbebiri, Kalama, Tẹịn and Tụbụrụ townsAkịtaInland ỊjọOkordia, Ọkọdi‡AkịtaAkịtaCommunity consisting of six sections, six townsRivers State, Yenagoa LGAOrumaInland ỊjọTugbeniTugbeni KạạmạA single town surrounded by Central Delta languagesRivers State, Brass LGAKalaḅarịKOIN (Kalaḅarị–Okrika–Ịḅanị–Nkọrọ)KalaḅarịKalaḅarịNew Calabar200,000 (1987, UBS)Rivers State, Degema and Asari–Toru LGAs; 3 major towns and 24 villagesKịrịkẹKOIN (Kalaḅarị–Okrika–Ịḅanị–Nkọrọ)OkrikaOkrika townRivers State, Okrika LGA

 References