Izii

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Izi, Izzi

Population

540,000 (2012 SIL).

Location

Ebonyi State, Izzi, Abakaliki, and Ebonyi LGAs; Benue State, Ado LGA; Cross River State, Yala LGA.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Similar to Igbo [ibo].

Language Development

Taught in primary schools. Grammar. Bible: 2002.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.