Izii

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
izz
Alternate Names
Ezzi, Izhi, Izi, Izzi
Autonym
Izii
User Population

540,000 (2012 SIL).

Location

Benue state: Ado LGA; Cross River state: Yala LGA; Ebonyi state: Abakaliki, Ebonyi, and Izzi LGAs.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid, Igbo
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Igbo [ibo].

Language Use

Used as L2 by Nnam [nbp].

Language Development

Grammar. Bible: 2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Izii
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Part of the Izii-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo cluster (Blench 2019).