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Mgbo
Mgbolizhia
Native to Nigeria
Region Ebonyi State, Benue State
Ethnicity Mgbo people
Native speakers
190,000 (2012) [1]
Niger–Congo?
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 gmz
Glottolog mgbo1238

The Mgbo language, 'Mgbolizhia', is an Igboid language spoken by the Mgbo people in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with closely related Izii, Ezza, and Ikwo languages though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.

References

  1. ^ Mgbo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)