Igbo Language
Asụsụ Igbo
Linguistic Classification Igbo is a Niger-Congo language, belonging to the Volta-Niger branch of the Benue-Congo subgroup.
Number of Speakers Approximately 18 to 25 million people speak Igbo, primarily in southeastern Nigeria.
Dialects Igbo encompasses over 20 dialects, including Owerri, Umuahia, Onitsha, and Ngwa.
Writing System The Igbo alphabet, standardized in the 1950s, consists of 36 letters, including unique digraphs like 'ch', 'gb', 'gh', 'gw', 'kp', 'kw', 'nw', and 'ny'.