Idomoid | |
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Geographic distribution: |
Central Nigeria, lower reaches of the Benue River |
Linguistic classification: | Niger–Congo
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Subdivisions: |
Yace
Etulo–Idoma
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The Idomoid languages are spoken in central Nigeria. Idoma itself is an official language spoken by nearly a million people, and Igede by about a quarter million.
Ethnologue includes Eloyi, though that assignment is outdated. (See Plateau languages.) They also call the non-Yace branch "Akweya" despite the fact that Yace also goes by that name.