Language · Atlantic-Congo

Igbo

Listed in 1 country.

Endangerment: not endangered according to Glottolog (AES, CC BY 4.0)

Speakers (estimate)
c. 31 million
sum over countries per CLDR, including second-language users
Family
Atlantic-Congo
Igboid
Script
Latin
Codes
ig · ibo
Glottolog nucl1417

Place in the family tree

  1. Atlantic-Congo
  2. Volta-Congo
  3. Benue-Congo
  4. Igboid
  5. Nuclear Igboid
  6. Central-Northern Igbo
  7. Igbo

Nodes of the Glottolog tree (Glottolog, CC BY 4.0).

Where it is spoken

  • Widely used 1

Widely used

  • Nigeria 13% 31 million

    Predominant in the south-east.

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