A collection of useful phrases in Igbo, a Volta-Niger language spoken in Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea by about 18 million people.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
In Igbo tradition there are no specific greetings for afternoon and evening - ndeewo or daalụ are the traditional Igbo greetings during the day. Mgbedeọma / ụtụtụọma / ehihieọma are a modern trend by some people who made literal translations of the English greetings good morning / good afternoon / good evening).
Corrections, additions and recordings by Nkiruka Obi of Igbo Conversation Hour, Ann Okuefuna, Charles Njoku, Ijeoma Akubue and Yvonne Chioma Mbanefo.
Hear some Igbo phrases:
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Igbo | Phrases | Numbers | Colours | Tower of Babel | Nwagụ Aneke script
Other collections of Igbo phrases
http://www.igboguide.org/HT-igboconversation.htm
http://wikitravel.org/en/Igbo_phrasebook
http://www.igbofocus.co.uk/html/learn_igbo_2.html#Greetings
http://ilanguages.org/igbo_phrases.php
http://archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/Language/IBO/ibo_conversation_1981_01.html
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