Igala ko ɗemngal Yoruboid, ko leñol Igala e nder leydi Najeriya kaaldata. E hitaande 1989 ko ina tolnoo e 800 000 neɗɗo ina kaala ɗemngal Igala, ko ɓuri heewde e mum en ko e nder diiwaan Kogi, hay so tawii noon hannde ina hollita wonde limoore haalooɓe Igala ina tolnoo e miliyoŋaaji 1,6 neɗɗo. Ɗemɗe ɗee ina njeyaa heen: Ibaaji, Idaa, Dekina, Ogugu, Ankpa, Ebu, e dental Olumbanasaa (Anambra hirnaange) ; ina sikkaa wonde ɗeen ɗemɗe ina njogii heen geɗe nannduɗe e ɗemɗe Yoruba e Itsekiri.[2]
Igala, jooɗiiɗo e daande nano maayo Niiseer les jokkondiral mum e maayo Benue. Ɗemngal maɓɓe jeyaa ko e catal Benue–Kongo e nder galle Niiseer–Kongo. Laamɗo maɓɓe, Àtá, e aadaaji kadi ina laami pelle ɗiɗi goɗɗe, Bassa Nge e Bass Nkome, jooɗiiɓe hakkunde Igala e maayo Benue.[3]
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