Ogba language

Ogba
Ogba
Region	Rivers, Delta and Imo States, Nigeria
Ethnicity	Ogba People; igbo people;
Native speakers	334,000 (2020)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Volta–Niger yeai Igboid Nuclear Igboid Ogba; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ogc
Glottolog	ogba1241

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.^[2]^[3] The king is referred to as the 'Oba' just as the Benin's refer to theirs. Annually they celebrate the 'Egwu ogba' festival. The largest festival in the Egi land.

^ Ogba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ Ọgba Language Committee (August 11, 2013). "A DICTIONARY OF ỌGBÀ, AN IGBOID LANGUAGE OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA" (PDF). www.rogerblench.info. Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation, Cambridge, UK. p. 3. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
^ "The Ogbah Language". 2008-12-26. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-26.

[e25-1] Ogba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[www.rogerblench.info-2] Ọgba Language Committee (August 11, 2013). "A DICTIONARY OF ỌGBÀ, AN IGBOID LANGUAGE OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA" (PDF). www.rogerblench.info. Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation, Cambridge, UK. p. 3. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

[3] "The Ogbah Language". 2008-12-26. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-26.

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