Itsekiri language

Itsekiri
Native toNigeria
RegionWestern Niger Delta, especially Delta State
EthnicityItsekiri people
Native speakers
over 940,000
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3its
Glottologisek1239

The Itsekiri language also called Isekiri, is one of the languages spoken in Nigeria and it is a Yoruboid language. It is spoken by the Itsekiri people of Delta State, Nigeria.

The Itsekiri language is majorly spoken in the area of Nigeria known as the Niger Delta in Delta State.

References

  1. ↑ "Edekiri". Glottolog 5.3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Akinkugbe, Femi (1976). "An Internal Classification of the Yoruboid Group (Yoruba, Isekiri, Igala)". Journal of West African Languages. 11 (1–2): 1–19.
  3. ↑ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2022). "Isekiri". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (25th ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  4. ↑ Osewa, O. R.; Ugorji, C. U. C. (2019). "Tone in Iṣẹkírì: An Acoustic Investigation". Coaxial Journal of Linguistics Studies. 2 (1): 74–102.