About the Okrika Dictionary Website

Welcome to the Okrika Dictionary! This website aims to document and preserve Okrika vocabulary, phrases, and expressions. By providing English translations, definitions, and usage examples, I hope to help students, linguists, and community members learn and appreciate the richness of Okrika language and culture.

Okrika is spoken primarily by the Okrika people of Rivers State, Nigeria. Like many indigenous languages, it contains unique tonal and diacritic patterns that make it a vibrant mode of communication. Our dictionary leverages technology to bring these nuances into a user-friendly interface.

Motivation

I created this website because as someone trying to learn the okrika language, there are not many resources available online. I designed this website in hopes it would allow easy navigation and learning through example phrases and sentences. I hope this helps!

This is only the beginning of this website, so as time goes, more words and features will be added. The next major addition will be to allow individuals to add their own words to the dictionary through a request form and make corrections to the existing words or phrases.

Most words have been extracted from the Okrika Dictionary by Levi Sika.