Igbo vs Japanese
National Language
Nigeria
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Palau
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
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Korean Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
kedụ
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
dalụ
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
ka chi fo
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Biko
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Ndo
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Not Available
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Kansai
Where They Speak
Not Available
kansai
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Ibo
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French Name
igbo
japonais
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Japanese (Yamato)
Origin
30th Century BC
1185
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Kwa
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Japanese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1417
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Igbo and Japanese Language History
Comparison of Igbo vs Japanese language history gives us differences between origin of Igbo and Japanese language. History of Igbo language states that this language originated in 30th Century BC whereas history of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185. 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 Igbo and Japanese Language History.
Igbo and Japanese 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 Igbo and Japanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Igbo and Japanese language. Igbo word for "Hello" is kedụ or Japanese word for "Thank You" is ありがとう (Arigatō). Find more of such common Igbo Greetings and Japanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Igbo vs Japanese Difficulty
The Igbo vs Japanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Igbo Alphabets and Japanese 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 Igbo and Japanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Igbo and Japanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Igbo is 52 weeks while to learn Japanese time required is 88 weeks.