Kalabari is an Ijo language of Nigeria spoken in Rivers State and Bayelsa State by the Awome people.[3] Its three dialects are mutually intelligible. The Kalabari dialect (Kalabari proper) is one of the best-documented varieties of Ijo, and as such is frequently used as the prime example of Ijo in linguistic literature.
As of 2005, the language, "spoken by 258,000 people, [was] endangered largely because of the massive relocation that has taken place in the area due to the development of Nigeria's oil industry in the Port Harcourt region."[4]
^Iyalla-Amadi, Priye E. (March 2012). "Lexicological Development of Kalabari Language in the Age of Technology: A Comparative Study of French and Kalabari" (PDF). The Journal of Pan African Studies. 5 (1): 154–163. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
Ngulube, Isaac Eyi (2011a). "Ibani orthography". In Ozo-mekuri Ndimele (ed.). Orthographies of Nigerian Languages: Manual IX. Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). pp. 69–88.
Ngulube, Isaac Eyi (2011b). "Okrika orthography". In Ozo-mekuri Ndimele (ed.). Orthographies of Nigerian Languages: Manual X. Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). pp. 98–119.
External linksEdit
Kalabari - English Dictionary
Braide, Pastor Daiwari. Kalabari Children's Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
"Kalahari Bibi: Introducing The Kalabari Language". Retrieved 2013-06-15.
"Ijaw: Okrika language - Audio Bible stories and lessons". Global Recordings Network. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
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