Isoko is an Edoid language, spoken by the Isoko people in the Isoko region of Delta State and Bayelsa. The Isoko language has several dialects, with its standard form traditionally associated with the Uzere and Aviara dialects.
Michael A. Marioghae, working with Peter Ladefoged in 1962, made one of a few audio recordings of sample Isoko words that are made available at the UCLA phonetics archive.
Phonology Consonants
+ Consonants Bilabial Labiodental Dental Dental-Palatal Alveolar Palatal/Palato-alveolar Velar Labial–velar Labiovelar Glottal Nasal () () Plosive () () () () () () Implosive Affricate () Fricative () () ~ () Approximant Tap Trill
Consonants in parentheses occur in dialects other than Uzere.
According to , the following phonetic variations exist between dialects: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Vowels + Vowels Front Back Close Close-mid Open-mid ⟨ẹ⟩ ⟨ọ⟩ Open
Orthography + Isoko alphabetIsoko language and alphabet – Omniglot A B D E Ẹ F G H I J K L M N O Ọ P R S T U V W Y Z
+ Digraphs CH GB GH HW KP NW NY SH TH WH
References
External links Audio recordings available in ISOKO Voiced labiodental fricatives or glides - all the same to Germans?