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Izi-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3izi

Population  593,000 (1973 SIL). 200,000 Izi, 180,000 Ezaa, 150,000 Ikwo, 63,000 Mgbo.
Region  Ebonyi state, Abakaliki, Ezza, Ohaozara, and Ishielu LGAs; Benue state, Okpokwu LGA.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 10, reference number 432
Dialects  Izi (Izzi), Ezaa (Eza), Ikwo, Mgbo (Ngbo). Dialect subgroup within the Igbo language subgroup.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid, Igbo
Language development  Grammar. Bible: 2002.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T., author. 1968. "Verb clusters in Izi."

BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T.; MEIER, Ingeborg, authors. 1967. "Some contrasting features of the Izi verbal system."

BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T.; MEIER, Ingeborg; MEIER, Paul E., authors. 1975. A grammar of Izi, an Igbo language.  Available online

BENDOR-SAMUEL, John T.; MEIER, Paul E., authors. 1974. "Izi."

MEIER, Ingeborg, author. 1983. "Comment écrire les tons de manière simple et satisfaisante: Un apport de la linguistique a un probleme d’alphabétisation."

MEIER, Ingeborg, author. 1983. Making tone markings acceptable and easy.

MEIER, Paul E., author. 1969. "The relative clause in Izi."

MEIER, Paul E., author. 1971. "Izi verb stems."

Vernacular Publications

Ako iphe. n.d.

Oroke gua Izii. 1975.

Read and write Izi; it’s easy. 1967.

Tsuta ime; mua nwa, shihuru ike!. 1975.

Tsuta ime; nwua nwa, shihuru ike!. 1973.

Umadzu eno nwuhuru ?Bu ngunu kparu iya?. 1976.

Uzo ije. 1972.

Uzo ije. 1974.

Uzo ije. 1974.