Igede is a language spoken in Lower
Benue State
Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in 2006 census. The state was created in 1976 among the 7 states created at that time.The state derives its name from the Benue River which is t ...
and
Cross River State
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Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
, by 461,000 people.
[ Igede is a tripartite referring as well to the "people" and the "igede land" that is occupied by the Igede people.
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References
*Richard Bergman, 1981. ''An outline of Igede grammar''
Languages of Nigeria
Volta–Niger languages
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