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Igbo

Other Niger-Congo Languages

Igbo is the principal native language of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
ibo 1
Speaker Count
34,000,000 1
2023 estimate, native speakers.
Region
Igboland: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo; native speakers are also found in parts of Delta State and Rivers State 1
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Written In

Latin Script, Scripts

Igbo is standardly written in the Latin alphabet (Onwu orthography).

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Igbo Language
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  • Lead section
    Igbo is the principal native language of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    ibo
  • Infobox, Speakers
    34 million (2023)
  • Infobox, Region
    Igboland: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo; native speakers are also found in parts of Delta State and Rivers State
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