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= Ezigbo ututu!!! = (Good Morning)

Igbo Language By Joe Fitzpatrick

__**Facts**__ 1. Igbo does not have its own alphabet. 2.  The language is part of the Kwa subfamily. 3.  It is written like English, except with 36 Latin alphabets. There are 28 consonants and 8 vowels. 4.  One of four languages spoken in southeastern Nigeria. 5.  An estimated 18 million speak this language in Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea. 6.  There are numerous dialects of spoken Igbo. 7.  Standard written form is based on the Owerri and Umuahia dialects and has been used since 1962. <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msohansithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 8. G. C. A. Oldendorp, a German missionary, was the first person to produce a book containing material written in Igbo, which consisted of a few words and phrases.  <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msohansithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 9. A complicated system of high and low tones indicates differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.  <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msohansithemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;"> 10. This language spread throughout the world during the Atlantic Slave Trade.

media type="youtube" key="zS7Sq3zwTo0" height="344" width="425" "Igbo - Introduction, Location, Language, Folklore, Religion, Major holidays, Rites of passage, Relationships, Living conditions." //Countries and Their Cultures//. Web. 06 Nov. 2009. .
 * __External Link:__** [|**http://ilc.igbonet.com/**] This site gives a lot of vocabulary of the Igbo language.
 * __Works Cited__**

"Igbo language -." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Web. 06 Nov. 2009. .

"Igbo language, alphabet and pronunciation." //Omniglot - a guide to the languages, alphabets, syllabaries and other writing systems of the world//. Web. 06 Nov. 2009. .

"Igbo Language Lesson." //YouTube//. Web. 06 Nov. 2009. .

"Igbo Net: the Igbo Network: Igbo Language Lesson I @ IgboNet." //Igbo Net: Igbo Language Center, Igbo Language Forum, and Igbo Language Lab @ IgboNet//. Web. 06 Nov. 2009. [].