Obolo language

Obolo
Obolo
Andoni
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Rivers State, Akwa Ibom State
Ethnicity	Obolo people
Native speakers	318,000 (2011)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Lower Cross Obolo; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ann
Glottolog	obol1243

Obolo (or Andoni) is a major Cross River language of Nigeria. Obolo is the indigenous name of a community in the eastern Delta of the River Niger, better known as Andoni (the origin of this latter name being uncertain).^[2] Obolo refers to the people, the language as well as the land. It is an agglutinative and an SVO language.

^ NBS (2011) Annual Abstract of Statistics. National Bureau of Statistics. Federal Republic of Nigeria. p. 26,64
^ A History of Obolo (Andoni) in the Niger Delta. By Nkparom C. Ejituwu. Oron: Manson Publishing Company, in association with University of Port Harcourt Press, 1991. Pp. xiv +314

[1] NBS (2011) Annual Abstract of Statistics. National Bureau of Statistics. Federal Republic of Nigeria. p. 26,64

[2] A History of Obolo (Andoni) in the Niger Delta. By Nkparom C. Ejituwu. Oron: Manson Publishing Company, in association with University of Port Harcourt Press, 1991. Pp. xiv +314

[1]

[2]

Obolo
Andoni
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Rivers State, Akwa Ibom State
Ethnicity	Obolo people
Native speakers	318,000 (2011)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Cross River Lower Cross Obolo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ann`
Glottolog	`obol1243`

Obolo language

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia