Ogba (also Olu Ogba, mobu onu Ogbah) is an
Igboid
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 ...
language spoken by
Ogba people
The Ogba people are one of the ethnic groups in Rivers state. The Ogba people speak Ogba an Igboid
Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. The subgroups are:
*Ekpeye
* Nuclear Igboid: Igbo, Ikwerre, ...
of
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 of G ...
.
Writing system
Certain digraphs and trigraphs are also used.
The tones are indicated with diacritics:
* the high tone is indicated by the absence of a diacritic: ;
* the low tone is indicated with the grave accent : ;
* the falling tone is indicated with the circumflex accent : ;
* the
downstep
Downstep is a phenomenon in tone languages in which if two syllables have the same tone (for example, both with a high tone or both with a low tone), the second syllable is lower in pitch than the first.
Two main kinds of downstep can be disting ...
is indicated with the macron : .
References
Igboid languages
Indigenous languages of Rivers State
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