Igala

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Igala Ígáláà. === Noun === Igala pl (plural only) An ethnic group or tribe living mainly in southwest Nigeria. === Proper noun === Igala A sub-Saharan language belonging to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family, which is closely related to Yoruba. (historical) 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. === See also === Wikipedia article on Igala Wiktionary’s coverage of Igala terms === Further reading === ISO 639-3 code igl (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Igala, igl ⁠ == Yoruba == === Etymology === Borrowed from Igala Ígáláà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ī.ɡá.là/, /ì.ɡá.là/ === Proper noun === Igálà or Ìgálà Igala (people or ethnicity) === References === Awoyale, Yiwola (19 December 2008), Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎[2] (in Yoruba), volume LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN