Ikhin language

Last updated
Ikhin
Arokho
Native to Nigeria
Region Owan East LGA, Edo State
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Niger
      • yeai
        • Edoid
          • North-Central
            • Ikhin
Dialects
  • Ikhin
  • Arokho
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ikh
Glottolog ikhi1234

Ikhin, or Arokho, is an Edoid language of Edo State, Nigeria. [1]

Ikhin is spoken in the Ikhin area of Owan East LGA, Edo State.

Its phonology and lexicon have been described in two University of Ibadan linguistics dissertations. [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Ademola Anthony. 2013. North Edoid relations and roots. Doctoral dissertation, University of Ibadan.
  2. ↑ Oladimeji, Olaide A. 2010. A phonology of Ikhin, an Edoid language in South-South Nigeria. Doctoral dissertation, University of Ibadan.
  3. ↑ Folarin, Y. 1982. Aspects of the phonetic and phonology of Ikhin. MA thesis, University of Ibadan.
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