Igbo language

People	Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò
Language	Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò
Country	Àlà Ị̀gbò

Igbo
Igbo
Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò
Pronunciation	[ásʊ̀sʊ̀ ìɡ͡bò] ⓘ
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Igboland: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Rivers, Benue, Edo, Kogi
Ethnicity	Igbo
Native speakers	45 million (2023)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Volta–Niger Igboid Nuclear Igboid Igbo; ; ; ; ; ;
Standard forms	Standard Igbo;
Dialects	Isu, Aguata, Aguleri, Arochukwu, Awka, Bende, Edda, Egbema, Ekpeye, Enuani, Etche, Ezza, Idemili, Igbanke, Ijekebe, Ika, Ikwerre, Isobo, Ikwo, Izzi, Mbaise, Mgbo, Ndoki, Ngwa, Nkanu, Nnewi, Nsukka, Onitsha, Ogbaru, Ogba, Ohafia, Ohuhu, Okigwe, Owerri, Ukwuani, Waawa,
Writing system	Latin (Önwu alphabet); Nwagu Aneke script; Neo-Nsibidi; Ndebe script; Igbo Braille
Official status
Official language in	Nigeria (national status);
Recognised minority; language in	Cameroon ; Equatorial Guinea
Regulated by	Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture (SPILC)
Language codes
ISO 639-1	ig
ISO 639-2	ibo
ISO 639-3	ibo
Glottolog	nucl1417
Linguasphere	98-GAA-a
	Linguistic map of Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Igbo is spoken in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea.
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Igbo (English: /ˈiːboʊ/ EE-boh,^[5] US also /ˈɪɡboʊ/ IG-boh;^[6]^[7] Standard Igbo: Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò [ásʊ̀sʊ̀ ìɡ͡bò] ^ⓘ) is the principal native language cluster of the Igbo people, an ancient ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.

Igbo Languages are spoken by a total of 45 million people.^[1] The number of Igboid languages depends on how one classifies a language versus a dialect, so there could be around 35 different Igboid languages. The core Igbo cluster or Igbo proper is generally thought to be one language but there is limited mutual intelligibility between the different groupings (north, west, south and east). A standard literary language termed 'Igbo izugbe' (meaning "general igbo") was generically developed and later adopted around 1972, with its core foundation based on the Orlu (Isu dialects), Anambra (Awka dialects) and Umuahia (Ohuhu dialects), omitting the nasalization and aspiration of those varieties.

^ ^a ^b ^c Igbo at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
^ Heusing, Gerald (1999). Aspects of the morphology-syntax interface in four Nigerian languages. LIT erlag Münster. p. 3. ISBN 3-8258-3917-6.
^ "Igbo Dialects and Igboid Languages". Okwu ID. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - : Overview". UNHCR. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
^ "Igbo". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
^ "Igbo". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Ibo". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[e27-1] Igbo at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)

[2] Heusing, Gerald (1999). Aspects of the morphology-syntax interface in four Nigerian languages. LIT erlag Münster. p. 3. ISBN 3-8258-3917-6.

[Igbo_Dialects_and_Igboid_Languages-3] "Igbo Dialects and Igboid Languages". Okwu ID. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[unhcr.org-4] "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - : Overview". UNHCR. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.

[5] "Igbo". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.

[6] "Igbo". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[7] "Ibo". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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Igbo
Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò
Pronunciation	[ásʊ̀sʊ̀ ìɡ͡bò] ^ⓘ
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Igboland: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Rivers, Benue, Edo, Kogi^[1]
Ethnicity	Igbo
Native speakers	45 million (2023)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Volta–Niger Igboid Nuclear Igboid Igbo
Standard forms	Standard Igbo^[2]
Dialects	Isu, Aguata, Aguleri, Arochukwu, Awka, Bende, Edda, Egbema, Ekpeye, Enuani, Etche, Ezza, Idemili, Igbanke, Ijekebe, Ika, Ikwerre, Isobo, Ikwo, Izzi, Mbaise, Mgbo, Ndoki, Ngwa, Nkanu, Nnewi, Nsukka, Onitsha, Ogbaru, Ogba, Ohafia, Ohuhu, Okigwe, Owerri, Ukwuani, Waawa, ^[3]
Writing system	Latin (Önwu alphabet) Nwagu Aneke script Neo-Nsibidi Ndebe script Igbo Braille
Official status
Official language in	Nigeria (national status)
Recognised minority language in	Cameroon^[4] Equatorial Guinea^[4]
Regulated by	Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture (SPILC)
Language codes
ISO 639-1	`ig`
ISO 639-2	`ibo`
ISO 639-3	`ibo`
Glottolog	`nucl1417`
Linguasphere	`98-GAA-a`
Linguistic map of Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Igbo is spoken in southern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea.
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.