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Igbo

Rich in proverbs and oral traditions, Igbo is spoken by millions in Nigeria and is an important language in West Africa.

  • Classification

    Niger-Congo > Bantu

  • Speakers

    44 million

  • Script

    Roman

  • Text direction

    Left-to-right

  • Other names

    Ibo

  • Also spoken

    Nigeria

Igbo

Igbo is the native language of the Igbo people from Nigeria. Igbo, or Ibo, was first proposed as a separate language in 1939. Consequently, not much written literature exists.

The Igbo calendar (Igbo: Ògụ́àfọ̀ Ị̀gbò) is the traditional calendar system of the Igbo people which has 13 months in a year (aro), 7 weeks in a month (onwa), and 4 days in a week (izu) (in the same way as the Yoruba and Urhobo calendar) plus an extra day at the end of the year, in the last month.

In Igbo, adjectives are a closed class, meaning that their number is limited, and new ones are not often added. Payne (1990) counts just eight: ukwu ‘big’, nta ‘small’; oji ‘dark’, ọcha ‘light’; ọhụrụ ‘new’, ochie ‘old’; ọma ‘good’; ọjọọ ‘bad’.

At Geo Language Services, our Igbo translations are designed to be accurate, engaging, and culturally relevant, ensuring your message reaches the heart of the Igbo-speaking community.

Services offered for this language

Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting

Interesting fact

In the culture of the Igbo people of Nigeria, an Okpukpu is an ivory bangle worn by women with ten or more children, as well as by men to demonstrate their virility.

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