{"id":6840,"date":"2023-05-13T08:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T07:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=6840"},"modified":"2023-05-13T08:29:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T07:29:56","slug":"languages-in-kogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/languages-in-kogi\/","title":{"rendered":"Languages in Kogi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kogi has a variety of languages spoken across the 21 Local Government Areas…\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n

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Kogi is a state in the north-central region of Nigeria. It is popularly called the Confluence State because the confluence of River Niger and River Benue is at its capital, Lokoja, which is the first administrative capital of modern-day Nigeria. More so, it is one of the most centrally located states in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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Kogi has a variety of languages spoken across the 21 Local Government Areas, some of which have been curated and published by Enefola Victor Levi. He wrote that the striking thing about the state is that majority of its languages fall under the Volta-Niger sub classification of the Niger-Congo group of languages.<\/p>\n

Below is a list of its Languages\/Dialects and the locations where they are spoken as indigenous languages with Kogi.<\/p>\n

1) Igala Language;<\/h4>\n

The Igala Language in Kogi State comprise of six distinct dialects including;<\/p>\n

Idah<\/p>\n

Imane<\/p>\n

Ogugu<\/p>\n

Ankpa<\/p>\n

Ibaji<\/p>\n

Dekina<\/p>\n

Ife Dialects.<\/p>\n

It is spoken in Olamaboro, Ankpa, Idah, Omala, Igalamela\/Odolu, Ofu, Dekina, Ajaokuta, Bassa and Ibaji LGAs.<\/p>\n

2) Ebira Language;<\/h4>\n

The language as found in Kogi comprise four dialects, namely;<\/p>\n

Ebira-Tao,<\/p>\n

Ebira-Koto\/Mozum<\/p>\n

Ebira Panda and<\/p>\n

Eganyi Ebira<\/p>\n

They are all spoken in Ajaokuta, Adavi, Okene, Okehi, Kotonkarfi, Lokoja and Bassa LGAs.<\/p>\n

3) Yoruba Language<\/h4>\n

The yoruba People found in Kogi State are collectively called \u201cOkun<\/a>\u201d. Apart from the major Yoruba Language which they all speak, they also speak varied Yoruba Dialects.<\/p>\n

The major Okun-Yoruba dialects spoken in Kogi are<\/p>\n

Owe<\/p>\n

Yagba<\/p>\n

Ijumu<\/p>\n

Gbede<\/p>\n

Bunu<\/p>\n

Ikiri and<\/p>\n

Oworo.<\/p>\n

In Kogi, Okun-Yoruba dialects are spoken in 6 Local Government Areas namely, Ijumu, Kabba\/Bunu, Yagba East, Yagba West, MopaMuro and Lokoja LGAs<\/p>\n

4) Oko Language;<\/h4>\n

Oko is spoken among the Ogori people of Ogori\/Magongo LGA.<\/p>\n

5) Osayen Language;<\/p>\n

Osayen is a language of the people of Magongo in Ogori\/Magongo LGA.<\/p>\n

6) Eni Language;<\/h4>\n

Eni is spoken in various localities across Ogori\/Magongo LGA.<\/p>\n

7) Ukaan Language<\/h4>\n

8.) Akpes Language<\/h4>\n

9) Ahan Language<\/h4>\n

10) Ayere Language<\/h4>\n

11) Akoko Language<\/h4>\n

Ukaan, Akpes, Ahan, Ayere and Akoko are all language spoken in the boarder communities between Kogi and Ondo State in Ijumu LGA of Kogi State.<\/p>\n

12) Bassa-Komu Language;<\/h4>\n

The Bassa-Komu Language speaking people of Kogi are found in Bassa, Lokoja and Kotonkarfi LGAs.<\/p>\n

13) Bassa-Nge Language;<\/h4>\n

The Bassa-Nge speaking people of Kogi speak a language highly similar to Nupe Language, they are found in Bassa, Kotonkarfi and Lokoja LGAs.<\/p>\n

14) Kupa Language;<\/h4>\n

The Kupa people are found in Lokoja KGA, they speak a language similar to Nupe.<\/p>\n

15) Kakanda Language;<\/h4>\n

Mostly regarded as a Nupe Dialect, the Kakanda people are found in Lokoja and Kotonkarfi LGA.<\/p>\n

16) Nupe Language;<\/h4>\n

Nupe is spoken both as an independent language and as a second language by the Kakanda, Bassa-Nge and Kupa people in and around Lokoja, Kotonkarfi and Bassa LGAs.<\/p>\n

In summary, there are about 16 distinct languages and multiple dialects indigenous to the people of Kogi State in Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kogi has a variety of languages spoken across the 21 Local Government Areas…\u00a0   Kogi is a state…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[1533,1532],"class_list":{"0":"post-6840","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-more","7":"tag-kogi-languages","8":"tag-languages-in-kogi"},"yoast_head":"\nLanguages in Kogi - Ebira Reporters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kogi has a variety of languages spoken across the 21 Local Government Areas, some of which have been curated and published been curated and\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/languages-in-kogi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Languages in Kogi - 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