Oko language

Niger–Congo dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oko (ɔ̀kɔ́), also known as Ogori-Magongo and Oko-Eni-Osayin, is a dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria. It appears to form a branch of the "Nupe–Oko–Idoma" (noi) group of Niger–Congo languages. The language is spoken in and around the towns of Ogori and Magongo in southwestern Kogi State and Edo state borders.

NativetoNigeria
RegionKogi State
Native speakers
40,000 (2006)[1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • noi
        • Oko
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Oko
Ogori-Magongo
ɔ̀kɔ́
Native toNigeria
RegionKogi State
Native speakers
40,000 (2006)[1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • noi
        • Oko
Dialects
  • Oko
  • Eni
  • Osayen
Language codes
ISO 639-3oks
Glottologokoe1238
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Classification

Oko is one of the Volta–Niger languages.

An automated computational analysis (ASJP 4) by Müller et al. (2013) grouped Oko within the Idomoid languages.[2]

Geographical distribution

According to Ethnologue, Oko is spoken in:

Varieties

Oko is a dialect cluster consisting of (Ethnologue):

  • Oko (Ogori, Uku)
  • Osayin(Magongo, Osanyin)
  • Eni

Below is a list of Ọkọ–Eni–Ọsayin language cluster names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[3]

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LanguageAlternate spellingsOther names (location-based)Speakers
ỌkọUku, OkoOgori (town name), Gori4,000 (1970??)
ỌsayinOsayin, ỌsayinMagongo (town name)3,000 (1970??)
Eni3,000 (1970??)
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Phonology

Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labio-
velar		 Glottal
Nasal m n
PlosiveVoiceless p t k k͡p
Voiced b d g ɡ͡b
AffricateVoiceless t͡ʃ
Voiced d͡ʒ
FricativeVoiceless f s h
Voiced z
Trill r
Approximant l j w
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Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Low ä
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Each vowel also has a nasal equivalent.[4]

See also

References

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