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I am the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. My mother is a survivor of both polio and of the Igbo genocide during her country's civil war in the late 1960s.
Uzo Aduba

Meaning of "Igbo" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IGBO

Igbo  [ˈiːbəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IGBO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Igbo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IGBO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Igbo

Igbo may refer to: ▪ Igbo people, an ethnic group based in West Africa, chiefly in southeastern Nigeria ▪ Igbo language, a native language of the Igbo people of south-eastern Nigeria ▪ Igboid languages, a branch of the Volta-Niger language family, including Igbo ▪ Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria ▪ Igbo mythology ▪ Igbo music ▪ Igbo art ▪ Kingdom of Nri, The ancient Kingdom considered to be the foundation of Igbo culture. ▪ Igbomina tribe, a tribe of the Yoruba people Toponyms ▪ Igbo Ukwu ▪ Ijebu Igbo Other uses ▪ Igbo Women's War ▪ Delta Igbo, a subgroup of the Igbo People ▪ Nri Igbo, a subgroup of the Igbo people ▪ Igbo Jews...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IGBO


ausubo
ɔːˈsuːbəʊ
bubo
ˈbjuːbəʊ
Essequibo
ˌɛsɪˈkwiːbəʊ
Gabo
ˈɡɑːbəʊ
garbo
ˈɡɑːbəʊ
gazebo
ɡəˈziːbəʊ
greebo
ˈɡriːbəʊ
Ibo
ˈiːbəʊ
Malabo
məˈlɑːbəʊ
Nebo
ˈniːbəʊ
placebo
pləˈsiːbəʊ
theorbo
θɪˈɔːbəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IGBO

Ifni
IFP
IFR
IFS
iftar
IG
IGBP
IGC
Igdrasil
IGFET
igloo
iglu
IGM
Ignatiev
Ignatius
Ignatius Loyola

WORDS THAT END LIKE IGBO

Abo
bimbo
Colombo
combo
dumbo
gangbo
hobo
Huambo
jumbo
kobo
lavabo
lesbo
limbo
lobo
mambo
Maracaibo
Ningbo
obo
Oshogbo
rumbo

Synonyms and antonyms of Igbo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Igbo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IGBO

Find out the translation of Igbo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Igbo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Igbo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伊博
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Igbo
570 millions of speakers

English

Igbo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Igbo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإيبو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Игбо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Igbo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইগ্বো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Igbo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Igbo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Igbo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イボ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이그보어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Igbo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Igbo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இக்போ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इग्बो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İbo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Igbo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Igbo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ігбо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Igbo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ίγκμπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Igbo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Igbo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ibo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Igbo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IGBO»

The term «Igbo» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.190 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Igbo
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IGBO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Igbo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Igbo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Igbo

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3 QUOTES WITH «IGBO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Igbo.
1
Chris Abani
The Igbo used to say that they built their own gods. They would come together as a community, and they would express a wish. And their wish would then be brought to a priest, who would find a ritual object, and the appropriate sacrifices would be made, and the shrine would be built for the god.
2
Uzo Aduba
I am the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. My mother is a survivor of both polio and of the Igbo genocide during her country's civil war in the late 1960s.
3
Chiwetel Ejiofor
The history of slavery and the complication of slavery is that it is an international concept. It is something that affected people who were our people. For example, there were people from the west of Nigeria who were taken by the hundreds of thousands and brought to Louisiana. I'm Igbo; my family is Igbo. So it is a story that I'm connected to.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IGBO»

Discover the use of Igbo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Igbo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Igbo-English, English-Igbo Dictionary and Phrasebook
Offers five thousand vocabulary entries arranged in thirty-four sections dealing with aspects of daily life.
Nicholas Awde, Onyekachi Wambu, 1999
2
Igbo
Describes the cultural, social, and historical elements of the Igbo people, their linkages to Africans outside of Africa, and the effect of European rule
Kalu Ogbaa, 1995
3
Igbo Women and Economic Transformation in Southeastern ...
Extrait de amazon.com : "Among Africanists and feminists, the Igbo-speaking women of southeastern Nigeria are well known for their history of anti-colonial activism which was most demonstrated in the 1929 War against British Colonialism.
Gloria Chuku, 2005
4
Igbo Funeral Rites Today: Anthropological and Theological ...
Analytical as it is descriptive and anthropological as it is theological, the book is an attempt to provide new insights for handling some of the pastoral challenges of Igbo funeral rites.
Austin Echema, 2010
5
Negotiating Power and Privilege: Igbo Career Women in ...
Annotation Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika recorded life-history interviews and discussions during the 1990s with educated women of differing ages and professions.
Philomina Ezeagbor Okeke-Ihejirika, 2004
6
Resolving the Prevailing Conflicts Between Christianity and ...
Udoye has therefore made a very significant contribution worthy of commendation to both theological and religious studies.
Edwin Anaegboka Udoye, 2011
7
Ofo: Igbo Ritual Symbol
This is especially the case with the dominant symbol of Ofo, since it occupies a unique place in the Igbo ritual network.
Christopher I. Ejizu, 1986
8
Ndi-Igbo of Nigeria: Identity Showcase
This book comes, first of all, as the answer to the yearning for more written literature on the identity of the Igbo people of the southeast of Nigeria.
Ndubisi Nwafor-Ejelinma, 2012
9
Achievement as Value in the Igbo/African Identity: The Ethics
These are some of the issues that are addressed in this book with the conviction that theology, achievement and identity are continuity.
Vernantius Emeka Ndukaihe, 2006
10
Factors for the Igbo Leadership Vacuum and the Igbo ...
Scholarly Research Paper from the year 2011 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, grade: -, - (none), course: AFRICAN STUDIES, language: English, abstract: "Giving honour to whom honour is due" is part of the ...
Ikechukwu Aloysius Orjinta, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IGBO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Igbo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jidenna: "To all my Nigerian brothers and sisters" Okayafrica.
“[Being Igbo] You're away from the city, it means when you go to your village you're the only person, one of the few people that looks like you. «Okayafrica, Jul 15»
2
I Never Made Anti-Igbo Statements – Buhari Reacts To Radio Biafra …
PMB President Muhammadu Buhari has denied expressing anti-Igbo sentiments as alleged by the pro-secessionist channel, Radio Biafra. «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
3
Buhari: I Did Not Make Anti-Igbo Sentiment, Articles | THISDAY LIVE
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to disregard claim by a pirate radio station that he expressed anti-Igbo sentiments in a ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
4
The Igbo Genocide, Britain and the United States (pt.1) - allAfrica.com
The Igbo genocide was primarily about the protection of strategic British interests in Nigeria. The departing colonialists had secured the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Compelling Reasons Why Nnamdi Kanu's Biafra Project Must Be …
It is now 45years after the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War and I think that Igbo must rise up to stop this small boy who never saw the 1967-1970 Civil ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
6
Igbo group calls on Ekweremadu to step down as Deputy Senate …
Copies of the letter were forwarded to the President General, Ohanaeze-Ndi-Igbo, the Chairman, Southeast Council of Traditional Rulers, ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
Buhari will ensure even development, says Onu
Speaking while receiving a five members planning committee of the forthcoming World Igbo Congress, he remarked that it behooves on ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
8
Transfer of Boko Haram Prisoners Down to S'East Is Abomination …
Onitsha — The Ogirishi of Igbo land, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka has described the recent transfer of about 47 suspected Boko haram insurgents ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Igbo Youths Caution APC Over Plot To Remove Ekweremadu
Ekweremadu NDIGBO Youths Organization (NYO), a pan-Igbo youth group has cautioned the leadership and members of the ruling All ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
Buhari is operating like a pseudo-military president - Njiko Igbo Forum
A South-East based pressure group, the Njiko Igbo Forum, NIF, has faulted the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its claim that the ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Igbo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/igbo>. Apr 2024 ».
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