Edoid languages

Edoid
Edoid
Geographic; distribution	South-central Nigeria, west of the Niger River, south of the confluence of the Benue
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Volta–Niger YEAI Akpes–Edoid Edoid; ; ; ; ; ;
Proto-language	Proto-Edoid
Subdivisions	Delta; North-Central; Northwestern; Southwestern;
Glottolog	edoi1239

The Edoid languages are a few dozen languages spoken in Southern Nigeria, predominantly in the former Bendel State. The name Edoid derives from its most widely spoken member, Edo, the language of Benin City, which has 2 million native and secondary speakers.

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