The Ijoid languages consist
of Ịjọ and Defaka and are spoken in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.
Their placement within Niger-Congo is highly controversial. This page includes electronic
material from Kay Williamson and other sources on the Ijoid languages.
General
Language |
Title |
Status |
General |
Unpublished |
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General |
Unpublished |
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General |
Unpublished |
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General |
A lexicostatistical
classification of Ijo dialects. Lee & Williamson (1990) |
? |
Maps
Title |
Dictionaries
The following dictionaries are based on word-processed files in the possession of the late Kay Williamson and represent significant updates on published versions
Language |
Title |
Author |
Status |
Kirike |
Kịrịkẹ dictionary |
Levi Sika (†) |
Online version
withdrawn following request from the relatives |
Ịḅanị |
Brown & Fọmḅọ |
Unpublished |
|
Mein |
Abegha |
Published |
|
Nembe |
Kaliai |
Published |
|
Kalabari |
Anon. |
Unpublished |
Other papers
Language |
Title |
Status |
Paper by Silvia Kouwenberg on
the lexicon of Berbice Dutch and its links with Eastern Ịjọ |
in press |
|
Defaka- Ijo’s closest
relative; Jenewari 1983 |
Published |
Ethnoscience
Language |
Title |
Status |
Nembe |
Unpublished |
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Unpublished |
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Unpublished |
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Unpublished |