Ogbah
Ogbah is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Ogba (also Olu Ogba, mobu onu Ogbah) is an Igboid language spoken by Ogba people of Nigeria mostly in River State. They are part of the Ogba/ Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area in Rivers State. The king is referred to as the Eze-ogba and was politically influenced to change the title as 'Oba' just as the Bini people refer to theirs. Annually they celebrate the 'Egwu ogba' festival. The largest festival in the Egi land.
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Words in Ogbah
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | e5a* | |
| ear | ntni* | |
| nose | imi* | |
| tooth | eze* | |
| tongue | ire* | |
| hand | eka* | |
| blood | edeke* | |
| bone | okpu* | |
| skin | akpoewhu* | |
| knee | ikpere* | |
| breast | erna* | |
| liver | umeTu* | |
| water | mini | |
| sun | a5i* | |
| star | mbo* | |
| stone | igu* | |
| mountain | ugwu* | |
| tree | ntnatna* | |
| leaf | ukasi* | |
| night | abali* | |
| dog | anuso* | |
| fish | aznu* | |
| louse | igni* | |
| one | ibuzo* | |
| you | yu* | |
| we | ye* | |
| drink | ra* | |
| see | hnu* | |
| hear | nu* | |
| die | nwu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- IgboAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- Ukwuani-Aboh-NdoniAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- IkaAtlantic-Congo44% alike
- Izi-Ezaa-Ikwo-MgboAtlantic-Congo42% alike
- EkpeyeAtlantic-Congo29% alike
- IkwereAtlantic-Congo25% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · ogba1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · ogc