Idoma
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A language of Nigeria
Autonym
Idoma
User Population
976,000 (2020).
Location
Benue state: Ogbadibo and Okpokwu LGAs; Enugu state: Igbo-Eze North, Isi-Uze, and Udenu LGAs; Kogi state: Ankpa and Olamabolo LGAs.
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Language Status
5* (Developing). De facto language of provincial identity in Kogi, Benue, and Enugu states, primary education, radio and TV media.
Dialects
Idoma Central (Akpoto, Otukpo, Oturkpo), Idoma West, Idoma South (Igumale, Igwaale, Ijigbam), Okpogu, Idoma North (Agatu). Dialect subgroup.
Language Use
Adult education.
Language Development
Radio. TV. Grammar. Bible: 2014.