Ogbah | Ethnologue

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: ogc
Alternate Names: Ogba, Olu Ọgba
Autonym: Ọgba
Population: 334,000 (2020).
Location:: Rivers state: Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni LGA in north Niger delta; Bayelsa state: Sagbama LGA.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid, Igbo
Dialects: Egnih (East Ogbah), Igburu-Usomini, South Ogbah, West Ogbah. Igbo language subgroup member. Lexical similarity: 81%–94% among dialects. Ogbah dialect has 45% lexical similarity with Ndoni [ukw], 41% with Igbo [ibo], 32% with Ikwere [ikw], 23% with Ekpeye [ekp].
Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Also use Igbo [ibo]. Also use Nigerian Pidgin [pcm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Low. Bible portions: 1999.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ogbah
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 1994.
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Rivers state: Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni LGA in north Niger delta; Bayelsa state: Sagbama LGA.