Ika
Ika is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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The Ika language is an Igboid language, classified under Nuclear Igboid in the Yeai language family.
The language is spoken primarily by the Ika people of Delta and Edo states of southern Nigeria.
More specifically, the Ika people are in the North-West of Delta State; but some, like Igbanke, Inyelen and Ekpon, are currently in Edo State. Ika communities mostly comprise the following: Agbor, Owa, Umunede, Mbiri, Abavo, Orogodo, Otolokpo, Igbodo, Ute-Okpu, Ute-Ugbeje, Idumuesah, Akumazi, Ekpon, Igbanke, Inyelen, Iru Egbede (Delta State).
From Wikipedia · Ika language (Nigeria) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Ika
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ihia* | |
| name | Efa* | |
| eye | Eya* | |
| ear | nti* | |
| nose | imi* | |
| tooth | eze* | |
| tongue | ire* | |
| hand | Eka* | |
| blood | Edeke* | |
| bone | okpukpu* | |
| skin | ikpakpa* | |
| knee | nkpuoku* | |
| breast | Era* | |
| liver | umegi* | |
| water | miri* | |
| fire | oku* | |
| sun | anwu* | |
| star | ikokoisE* | |
| stone | omuma* | |
| tree | oSiSi* | |
| leaf | Ehuhwo* | |
| night | Eyasi* | |
| dog | ikitE* | |
| fish | azu* | |
| louse | izu* | |
| one | ohu* | |
| two | Ebwo* | |
| I | mE* | |
| you | iyu* | |
| we | E5i* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- IgboAtlantic-Congo53% alike
- Ukwuani-Aboh-NdoniAtlantic-Congo52% alike
- OgbahAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- Izi-Ezaa-Ikwo-MgboAtlantic-Congo40% alike
- IkwereAtlantic-Congo26% alike
- EkpeyeAtlantic-Congo24% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · ikaa1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ikk