Ikhin language explained

Ikhin
Nativename:	Arokho
States:	Nigeria
Region:	Owan East LGA, Edo State
Familycolor:	Niger-Congo
Fam2:	Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:	Volta–Niger
Fam5:	Edoid
Fam6:	North-Central
Dia1:	Ikhin
Dia2:	Arokho
Iso3:	ikh
Glotto:	ikhi1234
Glottorefname:	Ikhin-Arokho

Ikhin, or Arokho, is an Edoid language of Edo State, Nigeria.^[1]

Ikhin is spoken in the Ikhin area of Owan East LGA, Edo State.

Its phonology and lexicon have been described in two University of Ibadan linguistics dissertations.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Lewis, Ademola Anthony. 2013. North Edoid relations and roots. Doctoral dissertation, University of Ibadan.
2. Oladimeji, Olaide A. 2010. A phonology of Ikhin, an Edoid language in South-South Nigeria. Doctoral dissertation, University of Ibadan.
3. Folarin, Y. 1982. Aspects of the phonetic and phonology of Ikhin. MA thesis, University of Ibadan.