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Izi-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3: izi

Population	593,000 (1973 SIL). 200,000 Izi, 180,000 Ezaa, 150,000 Ikwo, 63,000 Mgbo.
Region	Ebonyi state, Abakaliki, Ezza, Ohaozara, and Ishielu LGAs; Benue state, Okpokwu LGA.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 10, reference number 432
Dialects	Izi (Izzi), Ezaa (Eza), Ikwo, Mgbo (Ngbo). Dialect subgroup within the Igbo language subgroup.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid, Igbo
Language development	Grammar. Bible: 2002.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Bendor-Samuel, John T. 1968. "Verb clusters in Izi."

Bendor-Samuel, John T. and Ingeborg Meier. 1967. "Some contrasting features of the Izi verbal system."

Bendor-Samuel, John T. and Paul E. Meier. 1974. "Izi."

Meier, Ingeborg. 1983. "Comment écrire les tons de manière simple et satisfaisante: Un apport de la linguistique a un probleme d’alphabétisation."

Meier, Ingeborg. 1983. "Making tone markings acceptable and easy."

Meier, Paul E. 1969. "The relative clause in Izi."

Meier, Paul E. 1971. "Izi verb stems."

Meier, Paul E., Ingeborg Meier, and John T. Bendor-Samuel. 1975. A grammar of Izi, an Igbo language.  

Vernacular Publications

Ako iphe. n.d..

Oroke gua Izii. 1975.

Read and write Izi; it’s easy. 1967.

Tsuta ime; mua nwa, shihuru ike!. 1975.

Tsuta ime; nwua nwa, shihuru ike!. 1973.

Umadzu eno nwuhuru ?Bu ngunu kparu iya?. 1976.

Uzo ije. [1972].

Uzo ije. 1974.

Uzo ije. 1974.