Language Atlas

How Languages Connect
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Language Family

Igboid languages

African Language Families

The Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta-Niger language family.

Facts
Region
South central Nigeria, lower reaches of the Niger River and east, south of the Benue 1
Speaker Count
40,000,000 1
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Igboid 1
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
Sources
1. Igboid languages, Wikipedia
  • Infobox, geographic distribution
    South central Nigeria, lower reaches of the Niger River and east, south of the Benue
  • Introduction, speakers
    Igboid languages are spoken by over 40 million people.
  • Infobox, proto-language
    Proto-language: Proto-Igboid
View the Source
Wikidata: Igboid languages
Wikidata Q1429100, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.