Igbo language
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| Igbo | |
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| 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.
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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.
References [change]
- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
- ↑ Heusing, Gerald (1999). Aspects of the morphology-syntax interface in four Nigerian languages. LIT erlag Münster. p. 3. ISBN 3-8258-3917-6. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GqxTrl3x_vgC&pg=PA3.
- ↑ "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Equatorial Guinea : Overview". UNHCR. 20 May 2008. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,MRGI,,GNQ,,4954ce2a2,0.html. Retrieved 12-18-2012.
