Kalabari language

Kalabari
Kalabari
Ibani–Kalabari–Kirike
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Rivers State
Ethnicity	Kalabari, Ibani
Native speakers	(570,000 cited 1989–1995)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Ijoid Ijaw East Kalabari; ; ; ;
Dialects	Kalabari; Ibani (Bonny);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; ijn – Kalabari; iby – Ibani; okr – Kirike
Glottolog	kaki1246
ELP	Kalabari
	Kirike

Kalabari is an Ijo language of Nigeria spoken in Rivers State and Bayelsa State by the Awome people.^[3] Its three dialects are mutually intelligible.^{[citation needed]} The Kalabari dialect (Kalabari proper) is one of the best-documented varieties of Ijo, and as such is frequently used as the prime example of Ijo in linguistic literature.

As of 2005, the language, "spoken by 258,000 people, [was] endangered largely because of the massive relocation that has taken place in the area due to the development of Nigeria's oil industry in the Port Harcourt region."^[4]

Berbice Creole Dutch, a recently extinct Dutch Creole formerly spoken in Eastern Guyana, was spoken by descendants of Kalabari speakers. The African element in Berbice Dutch is predominantly Kalabari in origin.^[5]

Kalabari-language words have been proposed for some modern technical terms.^[6]

^ Kalabari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ibani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Kirike at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Endangered Languages Project data for Kirike.
^ "Kalahari Bibi: Introducing The Kalabari Language". Retrieved 2013-06-15.
^ "2006 Funded Projects". Endangered Language Fund. Archived from the original on 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
^ "Ijoid languages". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
^ Iyalla-Amadi, Priye E. (March 2012). "Lexicological Development of Kalabari Language in the Age of Technology: A Comparative Study of French and Kalabari" (PDF). The Journal of Pan African Studies. 5 (1): 154–163. Retrieved 2013-06-15.

[e18-1] Kalabari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ibani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Kirike at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[ELP2-2] Endangered Languages Project data for Kirike.

[3] "Kalahari Bibi: Introducing The Kalabari Language". Retrieved 2013-06-15.

[4] "2006 Funded Projects". Endangered Language Fund. Archived from the original on 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-06-15.

[5] "Ijoid languages". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2013-06-15.

[6] Iyalla-Amadi, Priye E. (March 2012). "Lexicological Development of Kalabari Language in the Age of Technology: A Comparative Study of French and Kalabari" (PDF). The Journal of Pan African Studies. 5 (1): 154–163. Retrieved 2013-06-15.

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