Journal of
Languages and Culture

  • Abbreviation: J. Lang. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6540
  • DOI: 10.5897/JLC
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 132

Full Length Research Paper

Ibeme as a dialect of Igbo: A lexicostatistic analysis

Chimaobi Onwukwe*
  • Chimaobi Onwukwe*
  • Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies/Igbo, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria.
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Roseline Ihuoma Ndimele
  • Roseline Ihuoma Ndimele
  • Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies/Igbo, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria.
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Onukawa Edith Ngozi
  • Onukawa Edith Ngozi
  • Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies/Igbo, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 27 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 04 April 2016
  •  Published: 31 May 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Onwukwe, C., Ndimele, R. I., & Onukawa, E. N. (2016). Ibeme as a dialect of Igbo: A lexicostatistic analysis. Journal of Languages and Culture, 7(5), 54-61.
Chicago /
Chimaobi Onwukwe, Roseline Ihuoma Ndimele and Onukawa Edith Ngozi. "Ibeme as a dialect of Igbo: A lexicostatistic analysis." Journal of Languages and Culture 7, no. 5 (2016): 54-61.
MLA /
Chimaobi Onwukwe, Roseline Ihuoma Ndimele and Onukawa Edith Ngozi. "Ibeme as a dialect of Igbo: A lexicostatistic analysis." Journal of Languages and Culture 7.5 (2016): 54-61.