Igboid language spoken by the Mgbo people in Ebonyi state in Nigeria
Mgbo
Mgbolizhia
Native to
Nigeria
Region
Ebonyi State, Benue State
Ethnicity
Mgbo people
Native speakers
190,000 (2012)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Atlantic–Congo
Volta-Congo
Volta–Niger
yeai
Igboid
Nuclear Igboid
Izi–Ezaa–Ikwo–Mgbo
Mgbo
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
gmz
Glottolog
mgbo1238
The Mgbo language, 'Mgbolizhia', is an Igboid language spoken by the Mgbo people in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with closely related Izii, Ezza, and Ikwo languages though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.
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