Igala ko ɗemngal Yoruboid, ko leñol Igala e nder leydi Najeriya kaaldata. E hitaande 1989 ko ina tolnoo e 800 000 neɗɗo ina kaala ɗemngal Igala, ko ɓuri heewde e mum en ko e nder diiwaan Kogi, hay so tawii noon hannde ina hollita wonde limoore haalooɓe Igala ina tolnoo e miliyoŋaaji 1,6 neɗɗo. Ɗemɗe ɗee ina njeyaa heen: Ibaaji, Idaa, Dekina, Ogugu, Ankpa, Ebu, e dental Olumbanasaa (Anambra hirnaange) ; ina sikkaa wonde ɗeen ɗemɗe ina njogii heen geɗe nannduɗe e ɗemɗe Yoruba e Itsekiri.[2]

Igala, jooɗiiɗo e daande nano maayo Niiseer les jokkondiral mum e maayo Benue. Ɗemngal maɓɓe jeyaa ko e catal Benue–Kongo e nder galle Niiseer–Kongo. Laamɗo maɓɓe, Àtá, e aadaaji kadi ina laami pelle ɗiɗi goɗɗe, Bassa Nge e Bass Nkome, jooɗiiɓe hakkunde Igala e maayo Benue.[3]

Fonoloji

Fonoloji

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Fonoloji Igala ko nii:[4]

Konnguɗi

Alveolar Labial Ɓaawo alveolar Palatal Velar Labial–velar Glottal

Nofru m n ŋ

Daande p t k k͡p

Daande b d ɡ ɡ͡b

Afrikaat Alaa Daande t͡ʃ

Daande d͡ʒ

Frikatiif Daande f s ʃ h

Daande ɣ gw

Tiril r

Ko ɓadii w l j

Wowel

Yeeso Cakaare Caggal

Uddit i, ĩ u, ũ

Ko ɓadii-Hakkunde e o

Uddit-Hakkunde ɛ, ɛ̃ ɔ, ɔ̃

Uddit a, ã

Igala ina waɗi alkule jeeɗiɗi e hunuko, e alkule joy nofru.

Alkule

Alkule Igala ina kawra e alkule capanɗe tati e go’o (31).[5][6]

Alkule Igala

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Mawnde Alkulal tokosal

A a

B b

Ch ch

D d

E e

Ẹ ẹ

F f

G g

Gb gb

Gw gw

H h

Mi i

J j

K k

Kp kp

Kw kw

L l

M m

N n

Ny ny

Ñ ​​ñ

Ñm ñm

Ñw ñw

O o

Ọ ọ

P p

R r

T t

U u

W w

Homogaraafiiji

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Konngol spelt, agba, fawaade e toɓɓe kuutorteeɗe ngam haalde ngol, ina waawi jogaade maanaaji nay ceertuɗi, woni :

agba (salminaango ɓuuɓngo); haaldaa e tonngoode static, duumotoonde Mid walla Neutral – / ̩a ̩gba/

àgbá (juuɗe-juuɗe); haaltee ko e jillondiral tonngoode Low-Toownde / ̩à ‘gbá /

àgbà (ƴeewndo); haaldaa e Tonngoode Lowre rewtinnde – / ̩à ̩gbà /

ágbá (Lekki balsam); haaldaa e tonngoode Toownde duppiraande – / á gbá / –

Innde bi-syllabic spelt, iga ina waawi jibinde kelme tati goɗɗe limtaaɗe ceertuɗe heen kala ina jogii maanaa mum ceertuɗo hono nii:

ìga (Colli weeyo); haaltee ko e toɓɓe Low-Mid – / ̩ ì ‘ga / – e mbaydi teskinndi ɗiɗmiri-primaari.

ìgà (laabi); haaldaa e tonngoode Lowre duppiraande – / ̩ ì ̩ gà / – e mbaydi teskinndi ɗiɗmiri-ɗiɗmiri.

ìgá (jeyi); haaltee ko e jillondiral tonngoode Low-High – / ̩ ì ‘gá / – e mbaydi teskinndi ɗiɗmiri-primaire.[7]

Tuugnorgal

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Igala to Etnologue (26ɓo, 2023) Ikon udditirɗo

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"Ngewte".