Idomoid languages
The Idomoid languages are spoken primarily in Benue State of east-central Nigeria and surrounding regions. Idoma itself is an official language spoken by nearly four million people which the subgroups of Igede, uffia,otukpo,orokam etc.
Languages
Ethnologue includes Eloyi, though that assignment is outdated as Blench considers Eloyi to be a divergent Plateau language that has undergone Idomoid influence, rather than vice versa.Ethnologue also calls the non-Yace branch "Akweya", despite the fact that Yace are also called "Akweya".
Names and locations
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench.| Language | Branch | Cluster | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym | Other names | Other names for language | Exonym | Speakers | Location |
| Igede | Three dialects: Òjù, Ìtóò, Ùẉ ọò`kwù ̣; also Gabu | Igedde, Egede, Egedde | 70,000, 120,000 | Benue State, Oju, Otukpo and Okpokwu LGAs; Cross River State, Ogoja LGA | |||||||
| Yace | Alifokpa, Ijiegu | Yache, Yatye, Iyace | Ekpari? | 6,600 ; 10,000 | Cross River State, Ogoja LGA | ||||||
| Akpa | Akweya | 5,500 | Benue State, Otukpo LGA | ||||||||
| Eloyi | Mbeci | Afo, Epe, Aho, Afu, Afao | 20,000 ; 25,000 | Nasarawa State, Nasarawa and Awe LGAs; Benue State, Otukpo LGA | |||||||
| Alago | Group B | Agwatashi, Assaikio, Doma, Keana in towns of these names | Arago | Idoma Nokwu | 15,000 ; at least 100,000 | Nasarawa State, Awe and Lafia LGAs | |||||
| Etulo | Group B | Utur, Eturo | Turumawa | 2,900 ; more than 10,000 | Benue State, Gboko LGA, Taraba State, Wukari, LGA | ||||||
| Yala | Yala | Iyala | 25,650 ; 50,000 | ||||||||
| Yala Ikom | Yala | Nkum | Cross River State, Ikom LGA | ||||||||
| Yala Obubra | Yala | Nkum Akpambe | Cross River State, Obubra LGA | ||||||||
| Yala Ogoja | Yala | Yala Ọkpọ̃ma spoken in all hamlets comprising Ọkpọ̃ma village; Yala Igbeeku spoken between Igbeeku Rikọ and Oloko; Yala Ọkpamẹ, spoken in Ọkkpamẹ, Yẹhẹ and Ebo. | Cross River State, Ogoja LGA | ||||||||
| Idoma cluster | Idoma | Benue State, Otukpo and Okpokwu LGAs; Nasarawa State, Nasarawa and Awe LGAs | |||||||||
| Agatu | Idoma | Agatu, Ochekwu | Idoma North | 56,000 ; 70,000 | Benue State, Otukpo LGA; Nasarawa State, Nasarawa and Awe LGAs | ||||||
| Idoma Central | Idoma | Oturkpo, Otukpo | Akpoto | 66,000 | Benue State, Otukpo and Okpokwu LGAs | ||||||
| Idoma West | Idoma | 60,000 | Benue State, Okpokwu LGA | ||||||||
| Okpogu | Idoma | ||||||||||
| Idoma South | Idoma | Igumale, Igwaale, Ijigbam | 13,500 | Benue State, Okpokwu LGA |