Kalabari language
| Kalabari | |
|---|---|
| Ibani–Kalabari–Kirike | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Rivers State |
| Ethnicity | Kalabari, Ibani |
Native speakers | (570,000 cited 1989–1995)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:ijn – Kalabariiby – Ibaniokr – Kirike |
| Glottolog | kaki1246 |
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| Kirike | |
Kalabari is an Ijo language of Nigeria spoken in Rivers State and Bayelsa State by the Awome people.[2] Its three dialects are mutually intelligible.[citation needed] The Kalabari dialect (Kalabari proper) is one of the best-documented varieties of Ijo, and as such is frequently used as the prime example of Ijo in linguistic literature.
As of 2005, the language, "spoken by 258,000 people, [was] endangered largely because of the massive relocation that has taken place in the area due to the development of Nigeria's oil industry in the Port Harcourt region."[3]
Berbice Creole Dutch, a recently extinct Dutch Creole formerly spoken in Eastern Guyana, was spoken by descendants of Kalabari speakers. The African element in Berbice Dutch is predominantly Kalabari in origin.[4]
Kalabari-language words have been proposed for some modern technical terms.[5]
Dialects
[edit | edit source]Kalabari is spoken south of Port Harcourt.
Ibani is spoken southeast of Port Harcourt, in the Bonny local government area and in Opobo.
Kirike is spoken in Port Harcourt and the local government areas of Okrika and Ogu–Bolo.
Writing system
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Defaka word list (Wiktionary.)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Kalabari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ibani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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Works cited
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Kalabari - English Dictionary
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