La información está incompleta “Bayelsa State” . Rachael Akpo (2003) , Imelda Icheji Lawrence Udoh ·
DOMINIOS DE USO
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- MÁS SOBRE LA VITALIDAD
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"Izon, the largest member of the Ijo group has many dialects like Bumo (Boma, Bomo), East Tarakiri, Oporomo, Oladiama, Bassan (Basan), Apoi, Ogboin, Kolokuma, Opokuma, etc. There are some publications in some of these dialects, especially in Kolokuma dialect, which has a dictionary, prayer and hymn book, primary school texts, a course book, etc. Bumo and Oporoma also have portions of Bible translations. East Oladiama has a Reader and a collection of poems. Kolokuma is used for news broadcasts in the state."
- APOYO GUBERNAMENTAL
- Yes
- APOYO INSTITUCIONAL
- Association of Rivers and Bayelsa States Languages (ARBSLA); missionary work
- OTRAS LENGUAS UTILIZADAS POR LA COMUNIDAD
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English
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Pidgin
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Isoko
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Urhobo
- COMENTARIOS SOBRE CONTEXTO DE LA LENGUA
"Communication is not a problem in Bayelsa State. Although the state is a multilingual state, speakers of the smaller languages learn and speak the larger languages, especially those near them ... Isoko and Urhobo speakers also understand the Izon language and vice versa. However, English is used as the official lingua franca by the educated people, and Pidgin as the unofficial lingua franca as in the rest of the country."
"Many of the languages of the [Baleysa] state have been developed somewhat. This is due to the efforts of a collaboration between the institutions, the government and the communities."
- Alfabetos, sistemas de escritura y ortografías
- Yes