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Hebrew vs Igbo


Igbo vs Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Israel   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Israel   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Poland   
Equatorial Guinea   

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language   
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Aramaic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
22   
4
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0   
8   
5

How Many Consonants
22   
12
28   
18

Scripts
Hebrew   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)   
kedụ   

Thank You
תודה (Toda)   
dalụ   

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)   
kedụ ka ịmere   

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)   
ka chi fo   

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)   
mgbede ọma   

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)   
ehihie ọma   

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)   
ụtụtụ ọma   

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)   
Biko   

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)   
Ndo   

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)   
Not Available   

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)   
a hụrụ m gị n'anya   

Excuse Me
בבקשה!   
ngọpụ   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew   
Enuani   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Nigeria   

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew   
Ngwa   

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.40 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million   
27
Not Available   

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)   
igbo   

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit   
Ibo   

French Name
hébreu   
igbo   

German Name
Hebräisch   
Ibo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]   
[iɡ͡boː]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Igbo people   

History

Origin
1000 BC   
30th Century BC   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Kwa   

Branch
Canaanitic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew   
Standard Igbo   

Language Position
23   
19
57   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
he   
ig   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb   
ibo   

ISO 639 2/B
heb   
ibo   

ISO 639 3
heb   
ibo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hebr1246   
nucl1417   

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Agglutinative   

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Hebrew and Igbo Language History

Comparison of Hebrew vs Igbo language history gives us differences between origin of Hebrew and Igbo language. History of Hebrew language states that this language originated in 1000 BC whereas history of Igbo language states that this language originated in 30th Century BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Hebrew and Igbo Language History.

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Hebrew and Igbo Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hebrew and Igbo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Igbo language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Igbo word for "Thank You" is dalụ. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Igbo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hebrew vs Igbo Difficulty

The Hebrew vs Igbo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew Alphabets and Igbo Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hebrew and Igbo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Igbo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Igbo time required is 52 weeks.

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