Ileke-IdI:

Yoruba is easier to learn.

Ournaija:

Why do u think Yoruba is easier to learn?

Ournaija:

I have an understanding of the three major languages.

I think it`s easier to understand Igbo coz of the following reasons:

[b]1. The language has been adulterated
2. Hardly will any Igbo man speak without adding English before, in-between and after.
3. Listen carefully while an Igbo man speak (plus 1 and 2, u will definitely get three).
That is just the secret. People pay more attention on phonetics.

Hausa on the other
1. The language is pure and has not lost it flavor.
2. Rarely will you find Hausa speakers mixing it with English
3. You will have to listen well before you get the language correctly.

It easier for a Yoruba man to learn Hausa than for an Igbo man coz you will still find some Hausa words in Yoruba. So also it will be easier for an Ibibio or Ijaw person to learn Igbo.

pleep:

They actually teach Hausa sometimes in the U.S. Its pretty much verified that Hausa is the easiest Nigerian language to learn from English.

I belive Igbo is a tonal language, thus relatively hard to learn. The frequent use of English words and pidgin help tho.

Ileke-IdI:

Yoruba is taught in more than 3 Ive League schools in the US, and in more of non- IL schools.

Obiagu1:

Nawa oo. See question and answer.

Question: Between Igbo and Hausa, which one is easier to learn?

Answer: Yoruba is easier to learn.


NL I hail thee oo!

oludashmi:

Hausa is very easy to learn. . . igbo is difficult

afam4eva:

I have to agree with the poster who said that rarely will you hear an Igbo person speak Igbo without adding a word of english.

Obiagu1:

Nawa oo. See question and answer.

Question: Between Igbo and Hausa, which one is easier to learn?

Answer: Yoruba is easier to learn.


NL I hail thee oo!

lepasharon:

hausa is wayyy easier IGBO has 36 alphabets!

odumchi:

@ Original Poster That is where you are wrong.

1. Igbo has two forms. The first form is central Igbo while the second form is a much more complex and unique form of Igbo, the dialect.
The Average Igboman can say whatever he wants in both forms of Igbo. I am not sure if this is the case for Hausa. An example of this is:

Central Igbo: Anyi na yo Chukwu ayiyo
My Own Dialect Dialect Igbo: An' na ro Chukwu aririo

Despite the different words, they both share the same meaning "We beg God". Igbo like Andreh Uweh said is far beyond the literal. Some expressions such as "suffering" have dual meanings which can only be understood by someone who is proficient in Igbo. For example:

"ita avuvu" Literal meaning: Eating a bitter or repulsive thing. Metaphorical: Suffering.

So thats Igbo for you. Igbo is a rich word that has a word for everything and a way to express every possible idea. If you go to the cities you will meet people who dilute Igbo with English, but go to the villages and you will meet people who speak pure and unadultered Igbo. I am not saying that there arenot perfect Igbo speakers in the cities but if you want to know the true version of Igbo, you must find the genesis. So in short, yes Igbo is still as pure as any language despite what people may say.

otapiapia:

I even have some of my nephews and nieces who cant speak English without adding Igbo to it(as in they express their thoughts more better in Igbo and use it to explain something they said in English), contrary to what one poster said here. above.

It's annoying how some ignorant posters come here to say things they have no idea of.

alj_harem:

your nephews and nieces must be special breeds of igbos

all my live in anambra, rivers, and all other places, I have NEVER since anybody speak igbo without bits of english to it

that is a fact

so i think your nephew and nieces are likely from the core village or something

i suggest they become teachers or be placed in museum so as not to lose this people

otapiapia:

Fake kanuri man. When I'm around them all the Igbo I've forgotten start coming back into my brain.

They speak more Igbo than English. End of.

dem_people:

@Alj Harem,

You're now Urhobo. Abeg tell me wetin u go be tomorrow? When u go be Nupe or Shuwa Arab?