Ebira language

Spoken in

Niger - Congo languages

• Volta - Congo languages Southern Volta - Congo languages Benue - Congo languages West Benue - Congo languages Nupoide languages EBiRa

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EBiRa (ISO 639-3 is igb ) is the language of the people of Igbira and is a nupoide language, which is spoken in the Nigerian states Kwara, Nassarawa and Edo of about 1,400,000 people.

It is an entity belonging to the group of West Benue -Congo language. Along with the language Gade is the EBiRa the subgroup EBiRa administration, which in turn forms the Niger - Congo language family with the edoiden languages. There are several dialects of EBiRa: Oken ( Hima, ihima ), Igara ( etuno ) and koto ( Igu, ego, ika, election, biri, Panda ).

EBiRa is administrative and commercial language and is taught at universities. There are radio and television programs in EBiRa. Your language is little taught in elementary schools, the range of TV and radio programs in EBiRa is scarce. The Igbira use their language not to come into contact with other people ( this is the official language, English ). Speakers of other languages ​​use EBiRa to communicate with the Igbira.