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Ogba language

Ogba language

Igboid language of Nigeria


Ogba (also Olu Ogba, mobu onu Ogbah) is an Igboid language spoken by Ogba people of Nigeria mostly in River State. They are part of the Ogba/ Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area in Rivers State.[2][3] The king is referred to as the 'Oba' just as the Benin's refer to theirs. Annually they celebrate the 'Egwu ogba' festival. The largest festival in the Egi land.

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Writing system

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Certain digraphs and trigraphs are also used.

The tones are indicated with diacritics:

  • the high tone is indicated by the absence of a diacritic:a, e, ẹ, i, ị, o, ọ, u, ụ ;
  • the low tone is indicated with the grave accent : à, è, ẹ̀, ì, ị̀, ò, ọ̀, ù, ụ̀ ;
  • the falling tone is indicated with the circumflex accent : â, ê, ệ, î, ị̂, ô, ộ, û, ụ̂ ;
  • the downstep is indicated with the macron : ā, ē, ẹ̄, ī, ị̄, ō, ọ̄, ū, ụ̄.

References

  1. Ogba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. 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. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-26.



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