GMZ ISO 639-3
Mgbolizhia
Mgbolizhia Autonym
A language of Nigeria
- ISO 639
- gmz
- Alternate Names
- Mgbo, Ngbo
- Autonym
- Mgbolizhia
- Population
- 190,000 (2012 SIL).
- Location:
- Benue state: Ado LGA; Ebonyi state: Ohaukwu LGA.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid, Igbo
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Igbo [ibo].
- Language Development
- Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 1980–2008.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mgbolizhia
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Part of the Izii-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo cluster (Blench 2019).
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Benue state: Ado LGA; Ebonyi state: Ohaukwu LGA.
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