The Central Delta languages are spoken in
Rivers State
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and
Bayelsa State
Bayelsa is one of the states in the South-South region of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta region. Bayelsa State was created in 1996 and was carved out from Rivers State, making it one of the newest states in the federation. Y ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
.
Ogbia is the most populous, with over 200,000 speakers.
The languages are
Abua–
Odual,
Ogbia,
Kugbo,
Abureni,
Obulom,
O’chi’chi’,
Ogbogolo
Ogbogolo (Obogolo) is a Central Delta language of Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It ...
,
Ogbronuagum.
Names and locations
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).
References
*Blench, Roger. 2008
The Central Delta languages: comparative word list and historical reconstructions
{{Niger-Congo branches
Cross River languages