Ega language

Ega
Native to Ivory Coast
Region near Gly
Native speakers 2500  (date missing)
Language family
Niger–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ega

Ega, also known as Egwa and Diés, is a language of uncertain affiliation within the Niger–Congo language family spoken in Ivory Coast. It does not appear to belong to any of the traditional branches of Niger–Congo. Though traditionally assumed to be one of the Kwa languages, Roger Blench conservatively classifies it as a separate branch of the Atlantic–Congo family, pending a demonstration that it is actually related to the Kwa or Volta–Niger languages.

The Ega people are increasing in number, though some are shifting to Dida through intermarriage.

Ega has the full noun class system for which the Bantu languages are known.

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Last modified on 15 March 2013, at 17:43