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Igbo (English: / ˈ iː b oʊ / EE-boh, [5] US also / ˈ ɪ ɡ b oʊ / IG-boh; [6] [7] Standard Igbo: Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò [ásʊ̀sʊ̀ ìɡ͡bò] ⓘ) is the principal native language cluster of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.
Igbo literature encompasses both oral and written works of fiction and nonfiction created by the Igbo people in the Igbo language. This literary tradition reflects the cultural heritage, history, and linguistic diversity of the Igbo community.
The modern Igbo alphabet (Igbo: Mkpụrụ Edemede Igbo), otherwise known as the Igbo alphabet (Mkpụrụ Edemede Igbo [1]), is the alphabet of the Igbo language, it is one of the three national languages of Nigeria. [2] The modern Igbo alphabet is made up of 36 letters, [3] which includes only a 23-letter set of the ISO basic Latin alphabet ...
WikiProject Igbo is a project covering the scope of topics related to Igboland, the Igbo ethnic group, and the Igbo language.WikiProject Igbo was created on May 30, 2010 and is aimed at bringing together all Igbo related articles under one project to effectively monitor the coverage of these topics and in order for a community of users interested in the topics to form.
Omenuko by Pita Nwana (by trade a carpenter [1]) is the first novel to be written in the Igbo language, [2] and the book was very successful among the Igbo people. [1] The book tells the life story of the politician Igwegbe Odum, an Aro Igbo who migrated to Arondizuogu.
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture This page was last edited on 16 September 2020, at 03:02 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
He studied Linguistics and Nigerian Languages specializing in the Igbo language at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1976 to 1980. [5] Prior to that, he worked as a farmer and translator for primary and secondary schools. He translated books that were written in English to Igbo language. [2]
The style of Emenanjọ's books was mainly based on Igbo literature expressing the diversity of the people's culture and traditions. [7] He uses Igbo proverbs. Joseph Atubokiki Ajienka, the former vice chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt praised Emenanjo stating, "Any society that has a linguist like Professor Emenanjo, who can develop language and give it depth has something great ...