Ikhin language

Ikhin
Ikhin
Arokho
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Owan East LGA, Edo State
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger yeai Edoid North-Central Ikhin; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Ikhin; Arokho;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ikh
Glottolog	ikhi1234

Ikhin, or Arokho, is an Edoid language of Edo State, Nigeria.[1]

Ikhin is spoken in the Ikhin area of Owan East LGA, Edo State.

Its phonology and lexicon have been described in two University of Ibadan linguistics dissertations.[2][3]

References

Lewis, Ademola Anthony. 2013. North Edoid relations and roots. Doctoral dissertation, University of Ibadan.
Oladimeji, Olaide A. 2010. A phonology of Ikhin, an Edoid language in South-South Nigeria. Doctoral dissertation, University of Ibadan.
Folarin, Y. 1982. Aspects of the phonetic and phonology of Ikhin. MA thesis, University of Ibadan.

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