Also Known As:
Ijo (Kolokuma), Izo, Uzo, Ijo, Ijaw, Central-Western Ijo, Ịjọ
Dialects & Varieties
- Iduwini
- Oyiakiri
- Kumbo
- Ekpetiama
- Koluama
- Kolokuma-Opokuma
- Ikibiri
- Egbema
- East Olodiama
- East Tarakiri
- Ogbe Ijo
- Ogboin
- Mein
- Ogulagha
- Kabo
- West Olodiama
- West Tarakiri
- Bumo
- Arogbo
- Furupagha
- Apoi
- Oporoza
- Tuomo
- Operemo
- Oporomo
- Basan
- Gbarain
Recent Resources
Contains a recording of a native Izon speaker reciting Izon words that the Linguistic prompts him to
This page contains a list of basic words and their translation in Izon.
This video includes a recording of a Native Izon Speaker reciting words as prompted to.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Bibliography of Locations:
Rachael Akpo. 2003. "Bayelsa State." In The Languages of the South South Zone of Nigeria: A Geo-Political Profile, edited by Imelda Icheji Lawrence Udoh.
Bibliography of Context:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)