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Volta–Niger dialect cluster of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Akoko, usually abbreviated as Akoko and also known as Arigidi, is a dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria. It appears to form a branch of the "Yoruba–Edo–Akoko–Igbo" (YEAI) group of Niger–Congo languages.[citation needed] It is spoken in the LGAs of Akoko North East, Akoko North West, Ekiti East, and Ijumu (Ethnologue).
(North) Akoko | |
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Arigidi | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Ondo State, Kogi State, Ekiti State |
Native speakers | (48,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | aqg |
Glottolog | arig1246 |
Akokoid varieties include Arigidi, Erúṣú, Oyín, Ìgáṣí Eṣé, Urò, Ọ̀jọ̀, Àfá, Ògè, Ìdò, and Àjè.[2]
Below is a list of Arigidi language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[3]
Language | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym(s) | Other names (location-based) | Speakers | Location(s) |
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Arigidi cluster | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA; Kwara State, Kogi LGA | |||||
Afa | Ọ̀wọ̀n Àfá | Àfá | Oke–Agbe | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Oke–Agbe town, Affa section | ||
Arigidi | Arìgìdí | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Arigidi town | ||||
Eruṣu | Erusu, Erushu | Erúṣú | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Eruṣu town | |||
Ese | Ọ̀wọ̀n Èsé | Èsé | Aje, Oke–Agbe | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Oke–Agbe town, Ese section | ||
Igaṣi | Igashi, Igasi | Ọ̀wọ̀n Ìgáṣí | Ìgàshí | 45,000 (1986) | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Igaṣi town | |
Oge | Ọ̀wọ̀ Ògè | Òge | Oke–Agbe | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Oke–Agbe town, Oge section | ||
Ọjọ | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Ajọwa town | |||||
Oyin | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Oyin–Akoko town | |||||
Udo | Ido | Ọ̀wọ̀n Ùdò | Oke–Agbe | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Oke–Agbe town, Udo section | ||
Uro | 3,000 (1986) | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Uro–Ajọwa town |
The internal classification of Akokoid language varieties is given by Fadoro (2010) as:[4]: 137
Arigidi and Erushu are mutually intelligible with each other; varieties spoken in Oke Agbe with each other; and varieties spoken outside Oke Agbe with each other. However, these three groups are not mutually intelligible with each other.[4]: 137
The following list of Proto-Akokoid reconstructions is from Blench (n.d.).[5]
Gloss | Proto-Akokoid |
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head | *igírí |
hair | *icírí |
eye | *íjù |
ear | *útó |
nose | *úwɔ̃́ |
mouth | *odòrũ |
tooth | *eɲĩ |
tongue | *írɛ̃́ |
jaw | *àmgbà |
chin | *ùlɛ, *olò |
beard | *ìlɛ̀ |
neck | *ògúgɔ̀ |
breast | *íkpɔ |
heart | *ɛ̀gɛ̀, *ɔkɔ̃̀ |
belly | *ìgɔ |
stomach | |
navel | *ípɔ̃́ |
back | *òsũ |
arm, hand | *úwɔ́ |
nail | *íŋgà |
buttocks | *imbɔ̃̀ |
penis | *ìndù |
vagina | |
thigh | #koko |
leg | *ùhò |
knee | *igɔ̀ |
body | *ìji |
skin | *àla |
bone | *íkpĩ |