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ISO 639-3: ibo

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Other known names and dialect names: Afikpo, Aniocha, Awka, Bonny-Opobo, Eche, Egbema, Ibo, Isuama, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Nsuka, Oguta, Ohuhu, Oka, Onitsha, Orlu, Owerri, Umuahia, Unwana

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINE[Ibo Elicitation]. Jacobsen, William H. (researcher); Okoli, George (consultant). 1962. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:2014-21.006.017
  2. The Ancestors' beads. Noss, Philip A. 1989. Crosscurrent (Hamilton, N.Z.) ; v. 2, no. 3-4. oai:gial.edu:28083
  3. ONLINEReport on Arthur Capell Estate by Peter Newton. Peter Newton. 1995. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC1-000
  4. ONLINEIbo (Obi Nwana, speaker). Arthur Capell (compiler); Arthur Capell (recorder); Obi Nwana (speaker). 1962. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:AC1-025
  5. ONLINEN'Asusu Ibo. Foreign Bible Society. 1913. London: British and Foreign Bible Society. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ibo_gen-1
  6. ONLINEJenesis. British and Foreign Bible Society. 1905. London: British and Foreign Bible Society. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ibo_gen-2
  7. ONLINEThe Holy Bible in Igbo. British and Foreign Bible Society. 1982. British and Foreign Bible Society. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ibo_gen-3

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Igbo. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:ig
  2. Igbo: a learner's dictionary. Welmers, Beatrice F. 1968. Los Angeles : [African Studies Center, University of California]. oai:gial.edu:18083
  3. A comparative wordlist of five Igbo dialects. Armstrong, Robert G., 1917-. 1967. Occasional publication (University of Ibadan. Institute of African Studies) ; no. 5. oai:gial.edu:24223

Language descriptions

  1. If speakers can't count syllables, what can they do?. Bell, Alan, 1935-. 1975. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Library. oai:gial.edu:22061
  2. The principles of Ibo. Abraham, Roy Clive. 1967. Occasional publication (University of Ibadan. Institute of African Studies) ; no. 4. oai:gial.edu:24219
  3. A descriptive grammar of Igbo. Green, Margaret Mackesen. 1963. Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin. Institut für Orientforshung. Veröffentlichung Nr. 53. oai:gial.edu:24220
  4. The tonal system of Igbo. Clark, Mary Morris. 1990. Publications in African languages and linguistics ; 10. oai:gial.edu:9110
  5. ONLINEGlottolog 5.3 Resources for Igbo. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:nucl1417
  6. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Igbo. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:nucl1417
  7. ONLINEDictionary of the Igbo Language. Echeruo, Michael J. C. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:1007
  8. ONLINEIgbo. Dunstan, Elizabeth. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:1255
  9. ONLINEA Modern Ibo Grammar. Adams, Robert Frederick George. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:3034
  10. ONLINEA Descriptive Grammar of Igbo. Green, M. M. and Igwe, G. E. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:3042
  11. ONLINEElements of Modern Igbo Grammar - a descriptive approach. Emenanjo, Nolue. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:3180
  12. ONLINEA Transformational Grammar of Igbo. Carrell, Patricia L. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:3588
  13. ONLINEA short Igbo grammar. Igwe, G. E. and Green, M. M. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:3952
  14. ONLINEIgbo. Ikekeonwu, Clara I. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:396
  15. ONLINEAn introduction to the Ibo language. Ward, Ida Caroline. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4225
  16. ONLINESystème verbal de la langue igbo (le parler d'Orlu). Onumajuru, Emeka Michael. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4411
  17. ONLINEDouble objects in Àkán and Ìgbo. Sáàh, Kòfí K. and Ézè, Éjiké. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4883
  18. ONLINEJazyk igbo. Fixman, Bella S. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4963
  19. ONLINEThe Order of Extensional Suffixes in Igbo. Onukawa, M. C. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:5002
  20. ONLINEThe derivation of Igbo verb bases. Welmers, William E. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:5006
  21. ONLINEIgbo: A Learner's Dictionary. Welmers, Beatrice F. and Welmers, William E. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:5584
  22. ONLINEAfrican Language Structures. Welmers, William E. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:894
  23. ONLINEAlphabets of Africa. Hartell, Rhonda L. 1993. Dakar: UNESCO. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ibo_ortho-2
  24. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Igbo. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:igb
  25. ONLINEWOLD Resources for Igbo. n.a. 2013. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wold.clld.org:159
  26. ONLINELAPSyD Online page for Igbo. Maddieson, Ian. 2009. www.lapsyd.ddl.cnrs.fr. oai:www.lapsyd.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr:src213

Other resources about the language

  1. Auxiliaries in Igbo syntax : a comparative study. Emenanjọ, E. Nọlue. 1985. Studies in African grammatical systems ; no. 2. oai:gial.edu:808
  2. Igbo : basic course. Foreign Service Institute (U.S.); Swift, Lloyd Balderston, 1921-. 1962. Foreign Service Institute (U.S.) Basic course series. oai:gial.edu:18081
  3. A dynamic treatment of tone with special attention to the tonal system of Igbo. Clark, Mary Morris. 1978. [Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Linguistics Club. oai:gial.edu:2450
  4. Fortis articulation : a feature of the present continuous verb in Agbo. Bendor-Samuel, J.T (John Theodore). 1969. The Hague, The Netherlands : Mouton. oai:gial.edu:22065
  5. Three "Kwa" languages of Eastern Nigeria. Clark, David J. 1971. Ibadan, Nigeria : University of Ibadan. oai:gial.edu:23863
  6. An introduction to the Ibo language. Ward, Ida C, 1880-1949 (Ida Caroline). 1936. Cambridge [Eng.] : W. Heffer & sons, ltd. oai:gial.edu:24221
  7. An Introduction to ̣Ìka and Ụkwụaṇì. Williamson, Kay; Chikogu, G. D. 1968. Occasional publication (University of Ibadan. Institute of African Studies) ; no. 14. oai:gial.edu:24222
  8. Igbo : a learner's manual. Welmers, William Everett, 1916-. 1968. Los Angeles. oai:gial.edu:24224
  9. ONLINEIgbo: a language of Nigeria. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:ibo
  10. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Igbo. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_ibo
  11. Alphabets of Nigeria – Country Introduction from Alphabets of Africa. Williamson, Kay. 1993. UNESCO and Summer Institute of Linguistics. oai:sil.org:34995
  12. ONLINENKUWUWAPU̝TA U̝WA NILE BANYERE IKIKE MMADU̝ NWEGASI̝RI̝: Okwu mmalite. L'Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique; Diffusion Multilingue des Droits de l'Homme. 1998. L'Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique; Diffusion Multilingue des Droits de l'Homme. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_ibo_undec-1

Other resources in the language

  1. ONLINEIARPA Babel Igbo Language Pack IARPA-babel306b-v2.0c. Adams, Nikki; Bills, Aric; Bishop, Judith; Conners, Thomas; David, Anne; Dubinski, Eyal; Fiscus, Jonathan G.; Gann, Ketty; Harper, Mary; Kaiser-Schatzlein, Alice; Kazi, Michael; Malyska, Nicolas; Melot, Jennifer; Onaka, Akiko; Paget, Shelley; Ray, Jessica; Richardson, Fred; Rytting, Anton; Shen, Sinney. 2019. Linguistic Data Consortium. oai:www.ldc.upenn.edu:LDC2019S16

Other known names and dialect names: Afikpo, Aniocha, Awka, Bonny-Opobo, Eche, Egbema, Ibo, Isuama, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Nsuka, Oguta, Ohuhu, Oka, Onitsha, Orlu, Owerri, Umuahia, Unwana

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