Igbo
Niger–Congo language of the Igbo people, mainly spoken in Nigeria
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Igbo
Summary
Igbo is a language[1]. Igbo ranks in the top 0.78% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month, #44 of 5,611).[2]
Key Facts
- Igbo is in the country of Nigeria[3].
- Igbo's instance of is recorded as language[4].
- Igbo's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
- Igbo is a type of Igboid[6].
- Igbo is a type of Kwa[7].
- Igbo is a type of Benue–Congo[8].
- Igbo's writing system is recorded as Igbo alphabet[9].
- Igbo's writing system is recorded as Igbo Braille[10].
- Igbo's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ig[11].
- Igbo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6, 'lon': 8}[12].
- Igbo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Igbo language[13].
- Igbo's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+27000000'}[14].
- Igbo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ig', 'text': 'Asụsụ Igbo'}[15].
- Igbo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ig', 'text': 'Igbo'}[16].
- Igbo's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'tg', 'text': 'игбо'}[17].
- Igbo's UNESCO language status is recorded as 1 safe[18].
- Igbo's indigenous to is recorded as Nigeria[19].
- Igbo's indigenous to is recorded as Igbo people[20].
- Igbo's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/IBO[21].
- Igbo's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 2 Provincial[22].
- Igbo's linguistic typology is recorded as agglutinative language[23].
- Igbo's linguistic typology is recorded as subject–verb–object[24].
- Igbo's category for films in this language is recorded as Category:Igbo-language films[25].
- Igbo's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[26].
- Igbo's related category is recorded as Category:Igbo pronunciation[27].
Why It Matters
Igbo ranks in the top 0.78% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month, #44 of 5,611).[2] Igbo has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Igbo is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]