Igbo

See also: igbo

English

Alternative forms

Ibo

Etymology

From Igbo Ị̀gbò.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈiːbəʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈiboʊ/, /ˈiɡ.boʊ/
Hyphenation: Ig‧bo

Noun

Igbo (plural Igbos or Igbo)

A member of a people of southeast Nigeria.

Translations

a member of the Igbo people

Armenian: իբո (ibo)
Igbo: please add this translation if you can

Russian: и́гбо (ru) (ígbo), и́бо (ru) (íbo)

Proper noun

Igbo

The language spoken by the Igbo people and elsewhere in southern Nigeria.

Translations

language spoken by Igbo people

Armenian: իբո (ibo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 伊博語, 伊博语 (Yībóyǔ), 伊格柏語, 伊格柏语 (Yīgébóyǔ)
French: igbo (fr), ibo (fr)

Igbo: asụsụ Ndi Igbo
Japanese: イボ語 (Ibo-go), イグボ語 (Igubo-go)
Russian: и́гбо (ru) m (ígbo), и́бо (ru) m (íbo)
Swahili: Kiigbo

Further reading

ISO 639-1 code ig, ISO 639-3 code ibo

Ethnologue entry for Igbo, ig

Anagrams

Gobi, big O, biog, gobi

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