Idoma is the second official language spoken in Benue State in southeast-central Nigeria, by approximately 600,000 people (1991 estimate). The Idoma language is made up of the dialects of Agatu, Otukpo, Otukpa, Orokam, Akpa Agila, Utonkon, Igede, Etilo, Iyala. The Idoma people are predominantly hunters, farmers and fishermen. They are bordered to the north by Nasarawa, south by cross river, east by Taraba and west by Enugu and Kogi States.[1]
Idoma | |
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Region | Benue State, Central Nigeria |
Ethnicity | Idoma |
Native speakers | (600,000 cited 1991)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | idu |
Glottolog | idom1241 |
English | Idoma |
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dog | ewo |
Tiger | eje |
lion | agaba |
elephant | adagba |
squirrel | ocha |
ground squirrel | okwleje |
antelope | awi |
gorilla | obagwu |
cow | ena |
scorpion | ena; akpe |
goat | ewu |
male-goat | opi |
horse | onya |
sheep | ala; adangba |
ram | omede |
hawk | uche |
kite | omaga |
eagle | okpe |
snake | egwa |
boa (snake) | idu |
python (snake) | idili |
lizard | apa |
mamba (snake) | aka |
cobra (snake) | owa |
mole (snake) | ekwu |
viper (snake) | ogwiji |
crocodile | ikwu |
partridge | ewa |
monkey | eka |
parrot | iga |
rooster | obugwu |
mice | iyumbe |
rat | ifu; ikrekwu |
chimpanzee | ehlo |
bat | ido; udo |
sparrow | egwe |
finch | aylo |
vulture | epu; efu |
bald eagle | acha |
tortoise | ikinabo; okpakwu |
butterfly | ibebe |
chameleon | anyinya |
woodpecker | otachikpokpo |
crab | akle |
toad | aklifu |
dog | ewo |
dove | okede; okarikede |
pigeon | okantebe |
owl | ogwugwu |
deer | ewi |
falcon | uch’okpafa |
giraffe | ocha |
koala | akango |
penguin | igwe |
onyx | enoba |
zebra | otina |
beetle | ogbemi |
swift | akpandede |
praying mantis | ogongo |
grasshopper | ikaka |
cricket | ata |
grasscutter | obije |
ant | ilu |
soldier ant | egayinu |
mosquito | imu |
fish | ebenyi |
catfish | edu |
tilapia | apatampa |
pig | ehi; okome |
cat | obla; obisi |
duck | idangbolo |
ferret | otekneje |
ringneck dove | otitii |
cockroach | akpanga; apupre |
electric fish | oriri |
agama lizard | obolokpo |
red-headed lizard | oroburu |
wasp | amlupka |
bee | enwu |
hedgehog | egbe |
snail | igbi |
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