Ebira language

Ebira
Ebira
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Kogi State, Nassarawa State, FCT, Kwara State, Niger State, Benue State, Edo State, Ondo State
Ethnicity	Ebira
Native speakers	2.2 million (2020)e25
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger noi Nupoid Ebira–Gade Ebira; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	igb
Glottolog	ebir1243

Ebira is a Nupoid language spoken by over 2 million people in Nigeria. Its central or general dialect is known as Okene.

Geographic distribution

Ebira is majory spoken in Kogi State and in Nasarawa State of Nigeria.

Different dialects of Ebira are:

↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Ebira". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
1 2 3 Blench, Roger. 2013. The Nupoid languages of west-central Nigeria: overview and comparative word list Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.