Izon also known as (Central–Western) Ijo, Ijaw, Izo, and Uzo, is the dominant Ijaw language, spoken by a majority of the Ijaw people of Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

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There are over two dozen dialects, all mutually intelligible, of which the most important are Gbanran, Ekpetiama and Kolokuma. Kolokuma is the language of education.

See also

• Eastern Apoi tribe and Western Apoi tribe
• Arogbo tribe
• Bassan tribe
• Boma tribe
• Egbema tribe
• Ekpetiama tribe
• Furupagha tribe
• Gbaran tribe
• Iduwini tribe
• Kabo tribe
• Kolokuma tribe
• Kumbo tribe
• Mein tribe
• Ogbe tribe