Enuani is an
Igbo dialect spoken in
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 ...
by the
Igbo people
The Igbo people ( , ; also spelled Ibo" and formerly also ''Iboe'', ''Ebo'', ''Eboe'',
*
*
* ''Eboans'', ''Heebo'';
natively ) are an ethnic group in Nigeria. They are primarily found in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States. A ...
of
Delta State, Onitsha, Obosi and Ogbaru in Anambra State, Mgbidi in Imo State, Ndoni in Rivers State and some parts of Ibaji in Delta state. The Enuani dialect is generally similar to the Igbo dialect of Anambra State. Enuani is tonal like the rest of
Anioma dialects and is particularly related to the standard Igbo pronunciation in many regards. The
Enuani dialect is the dominant Igbo dialect in Delta State.
Enuani Communities.
Enuani is one of the four major Igbo dialects spoken by the
Anioma people (predominantly based in Aniocha and Oshimili Areas) in
Delta north
Delta North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
History
The electoral district was created for the 1991 election from part of the dual-member Delta
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta ...
. The area of concentration of these people mostly comprises Akukwu -igbo,
Asaba
Asaba is the capital city of Delta State, Nigeria. It is located at the western bank of the Niger River, in the Oshimili South Local Government Area. Asaba had a population of 149,603 as at the 2006 census, and a metropolitan population of ...
, Ashaba Ubulu-uno, Ejeme-Aniogo, Egbudu-Akah, Ibusa, Idumuje-Uno, Idumuje-Ugboko, Illah, Issele-Azagba, Issele-Uku,
Ogwashi-Uku, Ugbodu, Okpanam, Oko communities, Onicha-Ugbo, Onicha-Uku, Onicha-Olona, Ukwunzu, Ubulu-uno,
Ubulu-Uku, Ubulu-okiti, Ukala Okpunor, Ukala Okwute and the rest of them. This dialect as spoken in all of these areas are homogeneous in accent and mutually intelligible. It is also remarkable that this
dialect
The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of linguistic phenomena:
One usage refers to a variety of a language that ...
has natural standardized orthography and has gained wider acceptance linguistically.
This dialect is the
lingua franca of the indigenous people within the communities in Aniocha South, Aniocha North, Oshimili South and Oshimili North Local Government Areas of Delta State.
These communities have similar customs and traditions, values and inter community relationships. They consider themselves to have the same origin and ancestral roots, which informs their believe that they are brothers and sisters. These communities also share boundaries and economic activities. The community leaders are known as the Obi of the community.
References
Languages of Nigeria
Igbo language
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