Igala
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Igala pl (plural only)
- An ethnic group or tribe living mainly in southwest Nigeria.
Proper noun
[edit]Igala
- A sub-Saharan language belonging to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family, which is closely related to Yoruba.
- (historical) A precolonial West African state, founded by the Igala people and located at the eastern region of the confluence of River Niger and River Benue in the Middle Belt or North-central of Nigeria.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- ISO 639-3 code igl (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Igala, igl
Yoruba
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Igálà or Ìgálà
References
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- English terms derived from Igala
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English pluralia tantum
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Ethnonyms
- en:Languages
- Yoruba terms borrowed from Igala
- Yoruba terms derived from Igala
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba proper nouns
- Yoruba terms with usage examples
- yo:Ethnonyms
- yo:Languages