Igala

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noun

An ethnic group or tribe living mainly in southwest Nigeria.

OriginIgala Ígáláà →
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Meanings

nounIgala pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn ethnic group or tribe living mainly in southwest Nigeria.
proper noun
  1. A sub-Saharan language belonging to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family, which is closely related to Yoruba.

    Comparative wordlists of two dialects of Yoruba with Igala.

    2007 February 5, Roger Blench, “The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities”, in rogerblench.info, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2022, page 25
  2. historicalA precolonial West African state, founded by the Igala people and located at the eastern region of the confluence of River Niger and River Benue in the Middle Belt or North-central of Nigeria.

Origin

  1. IgalaÍgáláà
  2. EnglishIgala

Borrowed from Igala Ígáláà.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Igala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igala

MLA

“Igala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igala. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Igala,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Igala.

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