Igbo and Igbo
Countries
Nigeria
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
Nigeria
  
Nigeria
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
  
Equatorial Guinea
  
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
  
Interesting Facts
- 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.
  
- 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
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
kedụ
  
kedụ
  
Thank You
dalụ
  
dalụ
  
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
  
kedụ ka ịmere
  
Good Night
ka chi fo
  
ka chi fo
  
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
  
mgbede ọma
  
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
  
ehihie ọma
  
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
  
ụtụtụ ọma
  
Please
Biko
  
Biko
  
Sorry
Ndo
  
Ndo
  
Bye
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
  
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
  
ngọpụ
  
Dialect 1
Enuani
  
Enuani
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
Nigeria
  
Dialect 2
Ngwa
  
Ngwa
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
Nigeria
  
How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00
  
22
1,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
25.00 million
  
32
Native Name
igbo
  
igbo
  
Alternative Names
Ibo
  
Ibo
  
French Name
igbo
  
igbo
  
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
  
Ibo-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
  
[iɡ͡boː]
  
Ethnicity
Igbo people
  
Igbo people
  
Origin
30th Century BC
  
30th Century BC
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Kwa
  
Kwa
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
  
Standard Igbo
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ig
  
ig
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ibo
  
ibo
  
ISO 639 2/B
ibo
  
ibo
  
ISO 639 3
ibo
  
ibo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1417
  
nucl1417
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Agglutinative
  
All Igbo and Igbo Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Igbo and Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Igbo Speaking population
Igbo and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Igbo and Igbo on Igbo vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Igbo Language Codes
Igbo and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.