Idoma
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Categories: Languages, Nigeria
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- 1. Classification / Classification
- 2. Where Spoken / Localisation géographique
- 3. Number of Speakers / Nombre de locuteurs
- 4. Dialect Survey / Enquête de dialecte
- 5. Usage / Utilisation
- 6. Orthography / Orthographe
- 7. Use in ICT / Utilisation dans les TIC
- 8. Localisation resources / Ressources pour localisation
- 9. Comments / Remarques
- 10. References / Références
1. Classification / Classification
Idoma, along with Eloyi, Igede, Akatye Yatye, and Etulo, belongs to the Idomoid or Idoma-Etulo Group of Kwa. (Webbook?)
Ethnologue? lists the classification as: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Idomoid, Akweya, Etulo-Idoma, Idoma
Agatu (Ochekwu), Alago (Idoma Nokwu), Igede and Yala have the same categorization as Idoma in Ethnologue, and all but Igede are listed as dialects of Idoma by the Webbook, so they are also included here.
2. Where Spoken / Localisation géographique
Idoma is spoken primarily within the Cross River and Benue states, Nigeria. (Webbook)
3. Number of Speakers / Nombre de locuteurs
According to Ethnologue:
- Idoma: 600,000 (1991 UBS)
- Agatu: 70,000 (1987 UBS)
- Alago: 35,052 (2000)
- Igede: 250,000 (1991 UBS)
- Yala: 50,000 (1973 SIL)
4. Dialect Survey / Enquête de dialecte
Although no exhaustive dialect survey has come to our attention, Armstrong reports in "The Idomoid Languages ..."(Journal of West African Languages, 1980) that Idoma has ten dialects (Keana, Idoma Nokwu, Agatu, Central, Western, Southern, Okpoga, Yala-Ogoja, Yala-Ikom, and Yala-Obura). (Webbook)
According to information compiled from Ethnologue:
- Idoma
- Idoma Central (Oturkpo, Akpoto)
- Idoma West
- Idoma South (Igumale, Igwaale, Ijigbam)
- Okpogu
- Agatu - Member of the Idoma dialect cluster.
- Alago
- Doma
- Agwatashi
- Keana
- Assaikio
- Igede
- Ito
- Oju (Central Igede)
- Worku
- Gabu
- Yala
- Nkum (Yala Ikom)
- Nkum Akpambe (Yala Obubra)
- Yala Ogoja
5. Usage / Utilisation
Ethnologue includes the following notes on Idoma: "Official language. Used in adult education. ... Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. TV."
6. Orthography / Orthographe
6.1 Status / Statut
The Idoma orthography status is unknown to us as of this writing. (Webbook) [need updated info!] It would be Latin-based. The sources cited in this section (6) indicate varying orthographies.
6.2 Sample Alphabet / Alphabet exemple
Alphabet of Igede as reported by Hartell (1993):
- presented in Systèmes alphabétiques: http://sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono/AfficheTableauOrtho2N.php?choixLangue=igede
- image from the book on the Rosetta Project site: http://www.rosettaproject.org/archive/ige/ortho-1
Sample texts are shown on the "Language Museum" site for:
7. Use in ICT / Utilisation dans les TIC
7.1 Fonts / Polices
7.2 Keyboard layouts / Dispositions de clavier
7.3 Content on computers & internet / Contenu en informatique et sur l'Internet
7.4 Localized software / Logiciels localisés
None known of.
7.5 Language codes / Codes de langue
Idoma:
- ISO 639-1: -
- ISO 639-2: -
- ISO 639-3: idu
Agatu:
- ISO 639-3: agc
Alago:
- ISO 639-3: ala
Igede:
- ISO 639-3: ige
Yala:
- ISO 639-3: yba
7.6 Other / Autre
8. Localisation resources / Ressources pour localisation
8.1 Individuals (experts) / Individuelles (experts)
8.2 Institutions / Institutions
8.3 On the internet / Sur la toile
9. Comments / Remarques
10. References / Références
Chanard, Christian (2006), Systèmes alphabétiques des langues africaines, LLACAN, CNRS, http://sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono/
Dwyer, David, (1997), Webbook of African Languages, http://africa.isp.msu.edu/afrlang/hiermenu.html (page on "Idoma," http://africa.isp.msu.edu/afrlang/Idoma_root.html )
Hartell, Rhonda L., ed. (1993), The Alphabets of Africa. Dakar: UNESCO and SIL. (The French edition, published the same year, is entitled Alphabets de Langues Africaines).
SIL International, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, "Agatu," http://www.ethnologue.com/language/agc
______, "Alago," http://www.ethnologue.com/language/ala
______, "Idoma," http://www.ethnologue.com/language/idu
______, "Igede," http://www.ethnologue.com/language/ige
______, "Yala," http://www.ethnologue.com/language/yba
SIL International, "ISO 639 Code Tables," http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/codes.asp
U.S. Library of Congress, "ISO 639.2," http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/englangn.html
Wikipedia, "Idoma language," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idoma_language
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