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Language: Izon

Population of Groups Speaking

2,685,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
	Ijaw, Central-Western	Nigeria	2,685,000	5 ●
	Totals: 1			0 ●

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
	No reported people groups speaking this as secondary language
	Totals: 0			0 ●

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	ijc
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
Progress Scale	●

More Information
Ethnologue
GRN MapApp
ISO639-3
PeopleGroups.org
Glottolog
Wikipedia

Language Alternate Names
Basan (Bassan)
Bassan
Boma
Bumo (Boma)
Central-Western Ijo
East Olodiama
East Tarakiri
Ezon
Gbarain
Gbaranmatu
Ijaw
Ijo
Ijon
Izo
Kabo (Kabowei)
Kabowei
Kolokuma (Izon)
Kolokuma-Opokuma
Koluama
Kumbo (Kumbowei)
Kumbowei
Operemo
Oporoma
Uzo

Dialects
Amegi
Angiama
Apoi
Arogbo
Basan
Boma
Bumo
East Olodiama
East Tarakiri
Egbema
Ekpetiama
Furupagha
Gbanrain
Gbarain
Iduwini
Ijaw
Ikibiri
Kabo
Kolokuma-Opokuma
Koluama
Kumbo
Mein
Ogbe Ijo
Ogboin
Ogulagha
Olodiama East
Operemo
Oporomo
Oporoza
Oyiakiri
Seimbri
Tarakiri East
Tuomo
West Olodiama
West Tarakiri
Western

Dialect Alternate Names
Bassan
Biseni
Boma
Gbarain
Gbaranmatu
Ijaw: Amegi
Ijaw: Angiama
Ijaw: Kolokuma
Ijaw: Western
Ijo
Ijo Central-Western
Izon: Apoi
Izon: Arogbo
Izon: Bumo
Izon: Egbema
Izon: Ekpetiama
Izon: Furupagha
Izon: Gbanrain
Izon: Iduwini
Izon: Ikibiri
Izon: Kabo
Izon: Koluama
Izon: Kolukuma
Izon: Kumbo
Izon: Mein
Izon: Ogbe Ijo
Izon: Ogboin
Izon: Ogulagha
Izon: Oiakiri
Izon: Olodiama West
Izon: Operemo
Izon: Operemor
Izon: Oporoma
Izon: Oporomo
Izon: Oporoza
Izon: Oyiakiri
Izon: Seimbri
Izon: Tarakiri West
Izon: Tuomo
Izon: West Olodiama
Izon: West Tarakiri
Kabowei
Kolokuma
Kolukuma
Kumbowei
Oiakiri
Okardia
Olodiama West
Operemor
Oporoma
Tarakiri West

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1912-1924
New Testament	1912-2009
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Izon	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app as APK file	Faith Comes by Hearing

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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