| Igbo | |
|---|---|
| Asụsụ Igbo | |
| Pronounce | [ìɡ͡bò] |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Region | Eastern Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea |
| Ethnicity | Igbo people |
Speakers |
45 million (2015) |
Family |
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Forms |
Standard Igbo |
| Dialects | Owerre (Isuama), Edda etc. |
Writing |
Latin (Önwu alphabet) Nwagu Aneke script Igbo Braille |
| Area | Abia state, Anambra state, Aguata, Anambra, Awka, Idemili, Ihiala, Njikoka, Nnewi, and Onitsha LGAs; Enugu state, Awgu, Enugu, Ezeagu, Igo-Etiti, Igbo-Eze, Isi-Uzo, Nkanu, Nsukka, Udi, and Uzo-Uwani LGAs; Imo state; Rivers state, Ikwerre, Bonny, and Ahoada LGAs; Delta state, Oshimili, Aniocha, and Ndokwa LGAs; Akwa Ibom state, Ika LGA. The only or majority language in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo. Also in northeast Delta state and southeast Rivers state, Oyigbo LGA and Opobo part of Opobo-Nkoro LGA, and alongside Ibani [iby] in Bonny LGA. |
| Language Sites | |
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| ISO 639-1 | ig |
| ISO 639-2 | ibo |
| ISO 639-3 | ibo |
| Glottolog | nucl1417 |
 Linguistic map of Benin, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Igbo is spoken in southern Nigeria. | |
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