Igala or IGALA may refer to:
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IGALA, the International Gender and Language Association, an interdisciplinary academic organization
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Igala Kingdom
Anẹ Igáláà (Igala Land) also known as the Igala Kingdom. Igala Kingdom is a pre-colonial West African state, located at the eastern region of the confluence of River Niger and River Benue in the Middle Belt or North-central of Nigeria. Th ...
, a pre-colonial West African state
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Igala language
Igala is a Yoruboid language, spoken by the Igala ethnic group of Nigeria. In 1989 an estimated 800,000 spoke Igala, primarily in Kogi State, though current estimates place the number of Igala speakers at upwards of 2 million. Dialects include I ...
, a Volta–Niger language
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Igala people, an ethnic group in Nigeria
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Igala Union, a former political party in Nigeria
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Volkswagen Igala, a compact car marketed in Nigeria, 1976–1980
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The Igala people are populously located in the middle belt of Nigeria While some are in Enugu state, Edo state, Delta state, Anambra state, Benue state and Ebonyi state of Nigeria. Some however have lost their mother tongue due to influence of Aculturation. You can easily identify them by their names especially surname which is tied to the name of Igala ancestors. Some boldly acclaim Igala identity but can not speak Igala.
The Olu of Warri Ogiame Atuwatse III Emiko Tsola has also described himself as the offspring of the Igala people whom Grand father migrated to the current location called Warri in Delta state Nigeria. See link
https://youtube.com/watch?v=A3o5UBGkQCc&si=I29MfgU9pNjKSn0F
There are other instances of Igala migrants that are now in other locations far from the present kogi state.