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Ebira

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: igb

Population	1,000,000 (1989 J. Adive). About 90% are monolingual.
Region	Kwara state, Okene, Okehi, and Kogi LGAs; Nassarawa state, Nasarawa LGA; Edo state, Akoko-Edo LGA.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 6, reference number 301
Alternate names	Egbira, Egbura, Ibara, Igbarra, Igbira, Igbirra, Katawa, Kotokori, Kwotto
Dialects	Okene (Hima, Ihima), Igara (Etuno), Koto (Igu, Egu, Ika, Bira, Biri, Panda). A dialect subgroup.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Nupoid, Ebira-Gade
Language use	Vigorous. Speakers of other languages use Ebira to communicate with Ebira people. Taught as a subject at the College of Education. All domains. Used in administration, commerce, oral and written use in religious services. Positive attitude. Also use Yoruba [yor], Hausa [hau], or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%. High literacy motivation. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. TV. Grammar. NT: 1981.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists; weavers. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ADIVE, John R., author. 1989. The Verbal Piece in Ebira.  

BLENCH, Roger M., author. 1989. "Nupoid."

MOOMO, David O., author. 1993. Hebrew and Ebira poetry.

MOOMO, David O., author. 1998. Quotation forms in Ebira narrative.

SCHOLZ, Hans-Jürgen, author. 1976. Igbira phonology.

Vernacular Publications

Adeeku oniri aza ani. 1974.

Ebira oyi nyi akanya. 1972.

Ebira oyi nyi akanya. 1973.

Let’s go forward—let’s read and write Ebira: a work book introducing the standard Ebira orthography and containing the first Ebira-English dictionary of ca. 2,000 entries. 1972.

Uhi ami óo keekeeke. 1974.

Uye ene hi ini ete Azoji. 1974.