Igbo language
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| Igbo | |
|---|---|
| Asụsụ Igbo | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | southeastern Nigeria |
| Native speakers | 24 million (2007)[1] |
| Language family | |
| Standard forms | Standard Igbo[2]
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| Dialects | Enuanị, Ngwa, Ohuhu, Ọnịchạ, Bonny-Opobo, Ọlụ, Owerre (Isuama), et al. |
| Writing system | Latin (Önwu alphabet) Igbo Braille |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |  Nigeria |
| Recognised minority language in |  Equatorial Guinea[3] |
| Regulated by | Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ig |
| ISO 639-2 | ibo |
| ISO 639-3 | ibo |
 Linguistic map of Benin, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Igbo is spoken in southern Nigeria. | |
Igbo is a language spoken in Nigeria. It is spoken by more than 18 million people. Igbo is a tonal language. The language is written in the Roman script.
Igbo Language Media
The oral vowel phonemes of Igbo, based on Ikekeonwu (1999)
An ikpe 'court case' recorded in nsibidi by J. K. Macgregor in the early 20th century
Igbo-language advertisement in Abia State. Note the use of the letter ụ.
Igbo version of the Book of Mormon, with the letters Ị, Ọ and Ụ visible
References
- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
- ↑ Heusing, Gerald. Aspects of the morphology-syntax interface in four Nigerian languages (1999)LIT erlag Münster. p. 3. ISBN 3-8258-3917-6.
- ↑ World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Equatorial Guinea : Overview (20 May 2008)UNHCR. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Igbo language edition. |
