Ogbia language

{{Short description|Central Delta language of Nigeria}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Ogbia

|nativename=Ogbinya

|region=Bayelsa State, Rivers State

|states=Nigeria

|speakers={{sigfig|393,000|2}}

|date=2020

|ref = e25

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Benue–Congo

|fam4=Cross River

|fam5=Central Delta

|iso3=ogb

|glotto=ogbi1239

|glottorefname=Ogbia

}}

Ogbia (AgBeya or Abaya) is 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.{{Cite book|title=An Atlas of Nigerian Languages|last=Blench|first=Roger|publisher=Kay Williamson Educational Foundation|year=2019|edition=4th|location=Cambridge}}

References

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{{Cross River languages}}

Category:Languages of Nigeria

Category:Central Delta languages

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