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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An ethnic group or tribe living mainly in southwest Nigeria. plural, plural-only

Proper Noun

1. 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."

2. 2
   A 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. historical

Example

More examples

"Comparative wordlists of two dialects of Yoruba with Igala."

Etymology

Borrowed from Igala Ígáláà.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.