Obolo | |
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Andoni | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Rivers State, Akwa Ibom State |
Ethnicity | Obolo people |
Native speakers | 318,000 (2011) [1] |
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.
Obolo language is written in the Latin script. The alphabet is as follows:
a | b | ch | d | e | f | g | gb |
gw | i | j | k | kp | kw | l | m |
n | n̄ | nw | ny | o | ọ | p | r |
s | (sh) | t | u | (v) | w | y | (z) |
Obolo is a tone language. There are five tones in the language: low, high, mid, falling and rising tone. [6]
High tone | (´) acute |
---|---|
Low tone | (`) grave |
Mid tone | (ˉ) macron or unmarked |
Falling tone | (ˆ) circumflex |
Rising tone | (ˇ) caron |
In writing, only the low tone and falling tone are indicated. [7] Tones are marked compulsorily on the first syllables of verbs and verbal groups. For other classes of words, a standard literature will show the way to go.
There are six major dialect groups in the language, namely: (from west to east): Ataba, Unyeada, Ngo, Okoroete, Iko and Ibot Obolo. [8] Ngo is the prestige dialect, hence the standard literary form of Obolo draws heavily from it.
Obolo language is regulated by the Obolo Language and Bible Translation Organization (OLBTO), a community-owned research and development organization that does dialect surveys and research, oversees the development and introduction of new terminologies, publishes books in the language, etc.
Obolo | |
---|---|
Andoni | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Rivers State, Akwa Ibom State |
Ethnicity | Obolo people |
Native speakers | 318,000 (2011) [1] |
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.
Obolo language is written in the Latin script. The alphabet is as follows:
a | b | ch | d | e | f | g | gb |
gw | i | j | k | kp | kw | l | m |
n | n̄ | nw | ny | o | ọ | p | r |
s | (sh) | t | u | (v) | w | y | (z) |
Obolo is a tone language. There are five tones in the language: low, high, mid, falling and rising tone. [6]
High tone | (´) acute |
---|---|
Low tone | (`) grave |
Mid tone | (ˉ) macron or unmarked |
Falling tone | (ˆ) circumflex |
Rising tone | (ˇ) caron |
In writing, only the low tone and falling tone are indicated. [7] Tones are marked compulsorily on the first syllables of verbs and verbal groups. For other classes of words, a standard literature will show the way to go.
There are six major dialect groups in the language, namely: (from west to east): Ataba, Unyeada, Ngo, Okoroete, Iko and Ibot Obolo. [8] Ngo is the prestige dialect, hence the standard literary form of Obolo draws heavily from it.
Obolo language is regulated by the Obolo Language and Bible Translation Organization (OLBTO), a community-owned research and development organization that does dialect surveys and research, oversees the development and introduction of new terminologies, publishes books in the language, etc.