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Is Igbo a tribe?
Igbo is the name of an ethnic group indigenous to west Africa. Technically, Igbo is a meta-ethnicity which encompasses different sub-groups that make up an interconnected whole. All which have very similar linguistics, ancient belief systems and cultural practices. This is why there are so many dialects. Read more about Igbo dialects here. The word
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Is Igbo a language or a dialect?Â
Is Igbo a language or a dialect? Yes, Igbo is classified as a language. It has a standard form, central Igbo or Igbo Izugbe, which is the form taught in schools. There are several dialects within the Igbo language, all with varying degrees of mutual intelligibility. See our study of Igbo dialects here. Is Igbo
Okwu ID
Okwu ndị Igbo n'ala bekee.
