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Engenni

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3enn

Population  20,000 (1980 UBS).
Region  Rivers state, Ahoada West LGA; Bayelsa state, Yenagoa LGA.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 9, reference number 399
Alternate names   Egene, Ngene
Dialects  Ediro, Inedua, Ogua, Zarama.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Edoid, Delta
Language development  Grammar. NT: 1977.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Clevenger, Joycelyn. 1969. "Experimental primers in Engenni."

Clevenger, Joycelyn. 1972. "The use of word drills in primers."

Savage, T. Dale. 1987. "Some abstract features of Kwa vowel harmony: An autosegmental approach to Engenni, Igbo, Akan, and Yoruba."

Snider, Keith. 1999. "Tonal ‘upstep’ in Engenni."

Thomas, Elaine and Kay Williamson. 1967. "Wordlists of delta Edo: Epie, Engenni, Degema."

Thomas, Elaine. 1969. A grammatical description of the Engenni language.

Thomas, Elaine. 1972. "Marking tone in Engenni."

Thomas, Elaine. 1974. "Engenni."

Thomas, Elaine. 1978. A grammatical description of the Engenni language.  Available online

Vernacular Publications

Eni va! 1. 1971.

Eni va! 2. 1972.

Eni va! 3. 1975.

Eni va! 3-8. [1966].

Okilomu epile akie anamu. 1974.

Reading and writing Engenni. [1966].