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Igbo Dialects and Igboid Languages
Why such a debate surrounding the classification of Igbo languages and dialects. Here we take a look at insights into the location, speakers, and unique features of each dialect, highlighting their differences from the central Igbo language.
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Imu ahia/ (Ímù Ólú/Oru) – The Igbo Apprenticeship System
Imu Ahia /Ímù Ólú/Oru How the Igbo Apprenticeship helped heal the wounds of Biafra. In 1967 Nigeria declared war on the secessionist state of Biafra (formally Eastern Nigeria predominantly of the Igbo ethnic group, alongside many of their neighbours like the Ibibio, Efik and Ekoi). What followed was one of Africa’s most brutal and genocidal…
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Omugwo: Traditional Igbo After-birth Care
OMUGWO: Traditional Igbo After-birth Care There is always delight and anticipation in the air when and Igbo family are expecting a new child. The family unit is at center to Igbo culture. And whilst pregnancy can be an exciting, scary and nerve-wracking experience all rolled into one. It is a process that Igbos hold in…
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THE OKWU LOUNGE: Igbo Music and Neo-Highlife
THE OKWU LOUNGE: Igbo Music and Neo-Highlife This January, we celebrated the new decade with the Okwu Lounge, an event which aimed to showcase young Igbo talent. Below are performances from the show.
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Igbo Cosmology – Infographic
Igbo Cosmology – Infographic An exert from J.Oriji’s ‘Political Organization in Nigeria since the Late Stone Age’ showing a diagrammatic representation of Igbo Cosmology, an aspect of the ancient belief system.
Okwu ID
Okwu ndị Igbo n'ala bekee.
