Chapter+2+Languages+of+Nigeria+(Ibo)

due date** || **Facilitator** || __Useful Links__ [|Learning Igbo] - This site will show you the translations and the pronunciations of common words. [|Igbo History] - This site is great for understanding the history of the Igbo Language. Also there is a proverb link and a lot of them are really interesting.
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__Interesting Facts__ • Igbo is one of four official languages of Nigeria • Spoken by 20-35 million people in Nigeria • G. C. A. Oldendorp, a German missionary, was the first person to produce a book containing material written in Igbo • Igbo is a tonal language, like Yoruba and Chinese • Igbo is both spoken and written language mainly in southeastern Nigeria • Igbo, like many other West African languages, has borrowed many words from European languages. Example loanwords include the Igbo word for blue ("blu") and operator ("opareto") • Igbo is a tonal language with two distinctive tones; high and low. In some cases a third, down stepped high tone is also recognized • The starts in nursery school but you’ll hardly find a young child speaking Igbo • Secondary school is where most of the language learning happens • But in private schools, the language use is not a concern. For example cuss words are not a problem in private schools • Igbo is a very hard language to learn since it has little to do with English, unlike Spanish

This video is Igbo gospel and it is a little sample on the pronunctiations of Igbo. media type="youtube" key="MpVBtLSVGts" height="344" width="425"