Back Llingües igboides AST ইগবয়েড ভাষাসমূহ Bengali/Bangla Yezhoù igboek BR Llengües igbo Catalan Igboide Sprachen German Lenguas igboides Spanish Langues igboïdes French Linguas iboides GL Igboidni jezici Croatian Lengas igboïdas OC
| Igboid | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | South central Nigeria, lower reaches of the Niger River and east, south of the Benue |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Proto-language | Proto-Igboid |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | igbo1258 |
Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family.
Williamson and Blench conclude that the Igboid languages form a "language cluster" that are somewhat mutually intelligible.[1] Igboid languages are being spoken by over 40 million people.[2]
- ^ Williamson, Kay; Roger M. Blench (2000). African languages: an introduction. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "ISO 639-3 Registration Authority. Request for Change to ISO 639-3 Language Code" (PDF). sil.org. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2023.