Idomoid languages

The Idomoid languages are spoken by the Idoma people in southern Nigeria, east of the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers. These languages belong to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family. While there are distinct Idoma dialects, they share a considerable degree of mutual intelligibility, though the speakers lack cultural and political unity. The Idoma's social structure is based on the extended family, with descent and inheritance traced through the male line. Their economy relies on agriculture and hunting, supplemented by local markets and crafts like weaving and blacksmithing.1

It is important to distinguish Idomoid languages from "Ido," which is an international artificial language derived from Esperanto.2