Ogbia (AgBeya or Abaya) is a tribe under the larger Ijaw ethnic group the most spoken Central Delta language of Nigeria. It is spoken by over 200,000 people.
Blench (2019) lists varieties as Kolo (Agholo), Oloiḅiri, and Anyama. The Anyama variety remains unattested and has no data.
Phonology Consonants BilabialLabio-dentalAlveolarPalatalVelarLabio-velarNasalmnɲŋŋʷPlosive/Affricatevoicelessptkk͡pvoicedbdd͡ʒɡɡ͡bimplosiveɓɗFricativevoicelessfsvoicedβvzɣTrillrApproximantljw
Vowels FrontCentralBackHighi iːu uːNear-highɪ ɪːʊ ʊːHigh-mide eːə əːo oːLow-midɛ ɛːɔ ɔːLowa aː
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