Subgroup of Volta–Niger languages of southern Nigeria
Edoid
Geographic distribution
South-central Nigeria, west of the Niger River, south of the confluence of the Benue
Linguistic classification
Niger–Congo?
Atlantic–Congo
Volta–Congo
Volta–Niger
YEAI
Akpes–Edoid
Edoid
Proto-language
Proto-Edoid
Subdivisions
Delta
North-Central
Northwestern
Southwestern
Glottolog
edoi1239
The Edoid languages are a few dozen languages spoken in Southern Nigeria, predominantly in the former Bendel State.[1] The name Edoid derives from its most widely spoken member, Edo, the language of Benin City, which has 2 million native and secondary speakers.
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