Igbo language

Igbo is a language spoken in Nigeria. It is spoken by more than 18 million people. Igbo is a tonal language. The language is written in the Roman script.

Igbo
Asụsụ Igbo
Native to	Nigeria
Region	southeastern Nigeria
Native speakers	24 million (2007)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Volta–Niger Igboid Igbo
Standard forms	Standard Igbo[2]
Dialects	Enuanị, Ngwa, Ohuhu, Ọnịchạ, Bonny-Opobo, Ọlụ, Owerre (Isuama), et al.
Writing system	Latin (Önwu alphabet) Igbo Braille
Official status
Official language in	Nigeria
Recognised minority language in	Equatorial Guinea[3]
Regulated by	Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Language codes
ISO 639-1	ig
ISO 639-2	ibo
ISO 639-3	ibo
Linguistic map of Benin, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Igbo is spoken in southern Nigeria.

Igbo Traditional atire