Ogbia language
Central Delta language of Nigeria
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Ogbia (AgBeya or Abaya) is the most spoken Central Delta language of Nigeria. It is spoken by over 200,000 people.
| Ogbia | |
|---|---|
| Ogbinya | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bayelsa State, Rivers State |
Native speakers | 390,000 (2020)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ogb |
| Glottolog | ogbi1239 |
Blench (2019) lists varieties as Kolo (Agholo), Oloiḅiri, and Anyama. The Anyama variety remains unattested and has no data.[2]
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio- dental |
Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio- velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋʷ | ||
| Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | k | k͡p | ||
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡ | ɡ͡b | ||
| implosive | ɓ | ɗ | |||||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | s | ||||
| voiced | β | v | z | ɣ | |||
| Trill | r | ||||||
| Approximant | l | j | w | ||||
