The Mgbo language, 'Mgbolizhia', is an
Igboid language
Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. The subgroups are:
*Ekpeye
* Nuclear Igboid: Igbo, Ikwerre, Ika, Ngwa, Izii–Ikwo–Ezza– Mgbo, Ogba and Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni
Williamson and Blench conclude that t ...
spoken by the
Mgbo people
The Mgbo are an Igboid ethnic group in Ebonyi state of southeastern Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country ...
in
Ebonyi state in
Nigeria. It forms a
dialect cluster
A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are mutually intelligible, but the differences accumulate over distance so that widely separated varie ...
with closely related
Izii,
Ezza, and
Ikwo
The Ikwo is a subgroup of the Igbo people who live in southeastern Nigeria. The area is rich in mineral resources, and the ancestors of today’s inhabitants developed bronze-casting techniques over a thousand years ago, some found in the town of ...
languages though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.
References
Igbo language
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