Igala
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English[edit]
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[edit]
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Igala
- 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