Mgbo language

Mgbo
Mgbo
Mgbolizhia
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Ebonyi State, Benue State
Ethnicity	Mgbo people
Native speakers	190,000 (2012)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Volta–Niger yeai Igboid Nuclear Igboid Izi–Ezaa–Ikwo–Mgbo Mgbo; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gmz
Glottolog	mgbo1238

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The Mgbo language, 'Mgbolizhia', is an Igboid language spoken by the Mgbo people in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with closely related Izii, Ezza, and Ikwo languages though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.

References

^ Mgbo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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