| (North) Akoko | |
|---|---|
| Arigidi | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Ondo State, Kogi State, Ekiti State |
Native speakers | (48,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aqg |
| Glottolog | arig1246 |
North Akoko, usually abbreviated as Akoko and also known as Arigidi, is a dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria. It appears to form a branch of the "Yoruba–Edo–Akoko–Igbo" (YEAI) group of Niger–Congo languages. It is spoken in the LGAs of Akoko North East, Akoko North West, Ekiti East, and Ijumu (Ethnologue).
Varieties
Akokoid varieties include Arigidi, Erúṣú, Oyín, Ìgáṣí Eṣé, Urò, Ọ̀jọ̀, Àfá, Ògè, Ìdò, and Àjè.[2]
Below is a list of Arigidi language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[3]
| Language | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym(s) | Other names (location-based) | Speakers | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arigidi cluster | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA; Kwara State, Kogi LGA | |||||
| Afa | Ọ̀wọ̀n Àfá | Àfá | Oke–Agbe | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Oke–Agbe town, Affa section | ||
| Arigidi | Arìgìdí | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Arigidi town | ||||
| Eruṣu | Erusu, Erushu | Erúṣú | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Eruṣu town | |||
| Ese | Ọ̀wọ̀n Èsé | Èsé | Aje, Oke–Agbe | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Oke–Agbe town, Ese section | ||
| Igaṣi | Igashi, Igasi | Ọ̀wọ̀n Ìgáṣí | Ìgàshí | 45,000 (1986) | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Igaṣi town | |
| Oge | Ọ̀wọ̀ Ògè | Òge | Oke–Agbe | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Oke–Agbe town, Oge section | ||
| Ọjọ | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Ajọwa town | |||||
| Oyin | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Oyin–Akoko town | |||||
| Udo | Ido | Ọ̀wọ̀n Ùdò | Oke–Agbe | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Oke–Agbe town, Udo section | ||
| Uro | 3,000 (1986) | Ondo State, Akoko North LGA, Uro–Ajọwa town |
Internal classification
The internal classification of Akokoid language varieties is given by Fadoro (2010) as:[4]: 137
- Akokoid
- Arigidi
- Arigidi
- Erushu
- Ọ̀wọ̀n
- varieties in Oke Agbe
- Afa
- Aje
- Udo
- Oge
- varieties outside Oke Agbe
- Oyin
- Igashi
- Uro
- varieties in Oke Agbe
Arigidi and Erushu are mutually intelligible with each other; varieties spoken in Oke Agbe with each other; and varieties spoken outside Oke Agbe with each other. However, these three groups are not mutually intelligible with each other.[4]: 137
Reconstructions
The following list of Proto-Akokoid reconstructions is from Blench (n.d.).[5]
Gloss Proto-Akokoid head *igírí hair *icírí eye *íjù ear *útó nose *úwɔ̃́ mouth *odòrũ tooth *eɲĩ tongue *írɛ̃́ jaw *àmgbà chin *ùlɛ, *olò beard *ìlɛ̀ neck *ògúgɔ̀ breast *íkpɔ heart *ɛ̀gɛ̀, *ɔkɔ̃̀ belly *ìgɔ stomach navel *ípɔ̃́ back *òsũ arm, hand *úwɔ́ nail *íŋgà buttocks *imbɔ̃̀ penis *ìndù vagina thigh #koko leg *ùhò knee *igɔ̀ body *ìji skin *àla bone *íkpĩ
See also
- List of Proto-Akokoid reconstructions (Wiktionary)
References
- ↑ (North) Akoko at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Oshodi, Boluwaji. 2012. The Arigidi Cluster: an Internal Re-classification. Towards Proto-Niger-Congo: Comparison and Reconstruction (International Congress), 18-21 September 2012, Paris.
- ↑ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- 1 2 Fadọrọ, Jacob Oludare. 2010. Phonological and lexical variations in Akokoid. Doctoral dissertation, University of Ibadan.
- ↑ Blench, Roger. Comparative Akokoid.
- Blench, Roger. Comparative Akokoid.
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