Ogbah
A language of Nigeria
| Population | 170,000 (Ahiamadu 1993). |
| Region | Rivers state, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni LGA, north Niger Delta. |
| Language map |
Nigeria, Map 9, reference number 404 |
| Alternate names | Ogba |
| Dialects | Egnih, Igburu-Usomini. A member of the Igbo language subgroup. Lexical similarity: 81%–94% among dialects. Ogbah dialect has 45% lexical similarity with Ndoni [ukw], 41% with Igbo [ibo], 32% with Ikwere [ikw], 23% with Ekpeye [ekp]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid, Igbo |
| Language use | Also use Igbo [ibo], Nigerian Pidgin [pcm], or English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Low. Grammar. Bible portions: 1999. |
| Comments | About 64 primary schools, 8 post-primary schools, technical college in the area. Agriculturalists; fishermen; traders. Christian, traditional religion. |
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