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Idomoid language of Ogoja, Nigeria For the Loloish language spoken by the Yi people, see Yala language (China). "Iyala" redirects here. For the Emirati and Omani folk dance, see Yowlah.
Yala
Nkum
Native toNigeria
RegionCross River State
Native speakers200,000 (2008)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3yba
Glottologyala1263

Yala (Iyala) is an Idomoid language of Ogoja, Nigeria. Blench (2019) lists dialects as Ikom, Obubra, and Ogoja.

References

  1. Yala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
Volta–Niger languages
Ayere-Ahan
Gbe
Igboid
Yoruboid
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Delta
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