Isoko language
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The Isoko language is spoken in the Isoko region, Nigeria
, by the Isoko people
. It is linguistically similar to the neighboring Urhobo language
, Epie atissa language of Bayelsa state and Engenni language of Rivers state.
Michael A. Marioghae, working with Peter Ladefoged
in 1962, made one of a few audio recordings of sample Isoko words that are made available at the UCLA phonetics archive.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, by the Isoko people
Isoko people
Isoko people are an ethnolinguistic group that inhabits the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria.-Isoko Land:The Isoko Land is one of the most densely populated areas in Nigeria, with about 300 persons per square kilometre compared with the average of 198 for Delta State and 130 for Nigeria...
. It is linguistically similar to the neighboring Urhobo language
Urhobo language
Urhobo is one of the Edoid languages and is spoken by the Urhobo people of southern Nigeria.-Phonology:Urhobo has a conservative consonant inventory for an Edoid language...
, Epie atissa language of Bayelsa state and Engenni language of Rivers state.
Michael A. Marioghae, working with Peter Ladefoged
Peter Ladefoged
Peter Nielsen Ladefoged was an English-American linguist and phonetician who traveled the world to document the distinct sounds of endangered languages and pioneered ways to collect and study data . He was active at the universities of Edinburgh, Scotland and Ibadan, Nigeria 1953–61...
in 1962, made one of a few audio recordings of sample Isoko words that are made available at the UCLA phonetics archive.