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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isoko

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
isoko
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an ethnolinguistic group who inhabit the Isoko region of Delta State and Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

name

The language spoken in the Isoko region and Niger Delta in Nigeria, by the Isoko people. It is linguistically similar to the language of the neighboring Urhobo people.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Edo isoko (“outskirts, environs”), referring to the fact that some of the predecessors of the Isoko migrated from the Kingdom of Benin to modern-day Isokoland, and thus the name represented those who lived on the outskirts of the Benin Empire.

Inflected Forms

Isokos (plural)

Derived Forms

Isokoland

Questions

What does isoko mean?
A member of an ethnolinguistic group who inhabit the Isoko region of Delta State and Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Where does isoko come from?
Borrowed from Edo isoko (“outskirts, environs”), referring to the fact that some of the predecessors of the Isoko migrated from the Kingdom of Benin to modern-day Isokoland, and thus the name represented those who lived on the outskirts of the Benin Empire.

How to pronounce isoko

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