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Igala

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. An ethnic group or tribe living mainly in southwest Nigeria.
    plural, plural-only
  2. A sub-Saharan language belonging to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family, which is closely related to Yoruba.
  3. 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.

Equivalents

Portuguêsigala
3 more languages
Bosanskiigala
Hrvatskiigala
Српскиigala

Examples

“Comparative wordlists of two dialects of Yoruba with Igala.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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