Igbo
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See also: igbo
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Igbo (plural Igbos or Igbo)
- A member of a people of southeast Nigeria.
Translations
a member of the Igbo people
Proper noun
Igbo
- The language spoken by the Igbo people and elsewhere in southern Nigeria.
- 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 180:
- Surprised by her switch to Igbo, he did not speak.
Translations
language spoken by Igbo people
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code ig, ISO 639-3 code ibo (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Igbo, ibo
