Ngwa dialect

Ngwa
Ngwa
Ásụ̀sụ́ Ṅgwà
Pronunciation	[ŋɡʷa]
Native to	Ngwa
Region	Southeastern Nigeria
Ethnicity	Ngwa people
Native speakers	(1.8 million cited 1979)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Volta–Niger Igboid Nuclear Igboid Igbo Ngwa; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Abala-Ibeme
Writing system	Latin (Önwu alphabet); Nwagu Aneke script; Igbo Braille
Official status
Regulated by	Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture (SPILC)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	ngwa1247

The Ngwa dialect is an Igboid language spoken primarily by the Ngwa people of Abia state in south eastern Nigeria.

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