Linguistic Variations within Otukpo and Agatu Dialects of Idoma
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2015-10-01
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Department of Languages and Linguistics, Nasarawa State University, Keffi
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The paper investigates some linguistic variations within Otukpo and Agatu dialects of Idoma. Structured interview was used to elicit data for the work. Native speakers of both dialects were consulted and interviewed using 200 Swadish word-lists. Morphological, phonological, semantics and lexical variations in forms and meaning of words are identified within both dialects. The paper observed that, although the morphology, phonology,semantics and lexical variations exist within both dialects, there is still mutual intelligible among the speakers as indeed with the other dialects of Idoma.
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