Kalabari language
| Kalabari | |
|---|---|
| Ibani–Kalabari–Kirike | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Rivers State |
| Ethnicity | Kalabari, Ibani |
Native speakers | unknown (570,000 cited 1989–1995)[1] |
| Dialects |
Kalabari
Ibani (Bonny)
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Variously: ijn – Kalabari iby – Ibani okr – Kirike |
| Glottolog |
kaki1246[2] |
Kalabari is an Ijaw language of Nigeria spoken in Rivers State and Bayelsa State.[3] Its three dialects are mutually intelligible. The Kalabari dialect (Kalabari proper) is one of the best-documented varieties of Ijaw, and as such is frequently used as the prime example of Ijaw in linguistic literature.
As of 2005, the language, "spoken by 258,000 people, [was] endangered largely because of the massive relocation that has taken place in the area due to the development of Nigeria's oil industry in the Port Harcourt region."[4]
The Kalabari language became the basis of Berbice, a Dutch Creole spoken in Eastern Guyana.[5]
Kalabari language words have been proposed for some modern technical terms.[6]
References
- ↑ Kalabari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Ibani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Kirike at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "KaKiBa". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ "Kalahari Bibi: Introducing The Kalabari Language". Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ↑ "2006 Funded Projects". Endangered Language Fund. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ↑ "Ijoid languages". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ↑ Iyalla-Amadi, Priye E. (March 2012). "Lexicological Development of Kalabari Language in the Age of Technology: A Comparative Study of French and Kalabari" (PDF). The Journal of Pan African Studies 5 (1): 154–163. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
External links
- Kalabari - English Dictionary
- Braide, Pastor Daiwari. Kalabari Children's Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- "Kalahari Bibi: Introducing The Kalabari Language". Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- "Ijaw: Okrika language - Audio Bible stories and lessons". Global Recordings Network. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
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