ISO 639-3 · iboibo
Niger–Congo family
Igbo
Asụsụ Igbo
Igbo is a language of the Igboid branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Nigeria. Wikidata counts 27 m first-language speakers (2019). Wikidata describes it as “Niger–Congo language of the Igbo people, mainly spoken in Nigeria”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ibo- ISO 639-1
ig- Glottocode
nucl1417- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 2 Provincial
- UNESCO
- Safe
- Centre point
- 6.00, 8.00
- Wikipedia
- 101 language editions
27 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
3scripts
4levels in the tree
2EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Igbo · Asụsụ Igbo |
|---|---|
| Also called | Igbo language |
| L1 speakers | 27,000,000 (2019) |
| Written in | Igbo alphabet, Igbo Braille, Akagu |
Vitality
EGIDS 2 Provincial2
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Safe
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Igbo
The branches above Igbo, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Nigeria
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalpcmNigerian Pidginunclassified · 47.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialyorYorubaNiger–Congo · 40 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mfuvNigerian FulfuldeNiger–Congo · 14.5 m3 · Wider CommunicationkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationefiEfikNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkaiKarekareAfroasiatic · 1.8 m6a · Vigorous