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All Dialects Izon (6) Nembe (318) Ogbia (620) Epie (2)
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Ama
Noun Izon
Mother
“Ama mi — My mother”
Bou
Noun Izon
Father
“Bou mi — My father”
Ékíyé
Noun Izon
Peace, tranquility
“Ékíyé diri wari — Peace be in this house”
Nimi
Noun Izon
Water
“Nimi bou — Fetch water”
Toru
Noun Izon
Town, land, community
“Toru-Orua — the land of peace”
Wari
Noun Izon
House, home
“Wari emi keme — My house is big”

About the dialects

Iz
Izon
The most widely spoken Ijaw dialect, used as a lingua franca across Ijaw communities
Nm
Nembe
Spoken in Nembe LGA of Bayelsa State, home of the historic Nembe Kingdom
Og
Ogbia
Spoken in Ogbia LGA, from the land where Nigeria's first commercial oil was struck
Ep
Epie
Spoken in the Yenagoa area of Bayelsa State, the state capital region