Ogbia language

Ogbia
Ogbinya
Native toNigeria
RegionBayelsa State, Rivers State
Native speakers
390,000[1] (2020)
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Cross River
        • Central Delta
          • Ogbia
Language codes
ISO 639-3ogb
Glottologogbi1239

Ogbia, also known as AgBeya or Abaya, is a language of Nigeria. It is a Central Delta language and 200,000 people speak the language.

The language has three dialects: Kolo (Agholo), Oloiḅiri, and Anyama. The Anyama dialect remains unrecorded and has no data.[2]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ogb/
  2. ↑ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.