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Ikwerre language information


Ikwerre
Pronunciation[ìkʷéré]
Native toRivers state, Nigeria
Ethnicity
  • Ikwerre people
  • igbo people
Native speakers
2,000,000
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • yeai
        • Igboid
          • Ikwerre
DialectsApara, Ndele, Ọgbakiri, Ọbịọ, Akpor Alụụ, Ịbaa, Elele[1]
Writing system
Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-3ikw
Glottologikwe1242
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Ikwerre is an Igboid language spoken primarily by the Ikwerre people, who inhabit certain areas of Rivers State, Nigeria.

  1. ^ Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe; Anozie, F. N.; Nzewunwa, Nwanna (1988). The early history of the Niger Delta. Buske Verlag. p. 81. ISBN 3-87118-848-4.

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