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A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Macelliot(op): 5:27pm On Apr 22, 2015
Arochukwu is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Abia state.


Ngwa is an Igbo group, constitute the largest and most populous sub-ethnicity, in southeastern Nigeria. They are found in Abia State.



Nsukka is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Nsukka, Enugu State.


Enuani is an Igbo dialect spoken in Nigeria by the Igbo people of Delta State, Onitsha, Obosi and Ogbaru in Anambra State and Ndoni in Rivers State.


Ukwuani (Anioma) is an Igboid Language. They are found majorly in the Northern part of Delta State and in some parts of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Ukwuani is the second largest ethnic nationality in Delta state after the Urhobo people. It is also the largest in Delta North region which is referred to as the Anioma...


Ozara is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Nkanu west in Enugu state...

Ogba (also Oba) is an Igbo dialect of the Ogba people of Rivers State, Nigeria.
Umuezeohaka is an Igbo dialect/group of people in Ado, Oju, Obi and Okpoku LGAs of Benue state.
Ekpeye is an Igboid language of Rivers State, Nigeria.
Mgbo , Mgbolizhia, is an Igbo dialect spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria.

Ikwerre, is an Igboid language spoken primarily by the Ikwerre people who inhabit Rivers State, Nigeria.

Ezaa is an Igbo language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with closely related Izii, Ikwo , and Mgbo , though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.

Ikwo is an Igbo language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria.
Ohuhu is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Umuahia, Abia state...

Owerre is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Owerri, Imo state...
Agbor is an Igboid dialect with bini influence spoken by the people of Ika south, Delta state..
Ibeku is an Igbo dialect spoken by some people of Owerri and Umuahia in Imo and Abia respectively....
Isuama is an Igbo dialect spoken in by the emacipated slaves from Igbo Origin in Sierra Leone...
Afikpo is an Igbo dialect spoken by some group of people in Ebonyi state...
Ohafia is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Bende in Abia State...
Enugu-Ezike is an Igbo dialect spoken by the Enugu-Ezike people of Enugu state..
Izugbe is an Igbo dialect spoken generally by all Igbo groups..
Idemili is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Idemili North and south in Anambra state...
Mbaise is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Mbaise in Imo state...
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Babprosper20(m): 5:31pm On Apr 22, 2015
oook, always a counter thread
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Nobody:
FP abi??



shocked shocked shocked






so this thread enter FP at long last?




nawaoooooooooooo
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Macelliot(op): 5:39pm On Apr 22, 2015
Lalasticlala do the needfull
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by imbless: 5:44pm On Apr 22, 2015
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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by tpiadotcom: 5:50pm On Apr 22, 2015
I wonder who is collating the dialects.

and why they are not using accredited sources.
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by emorse(m): 5:53pm On Apr 22, 2015
Different dialects, one people!
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by lomprico(m): 7:07pm On Apr 22, 2015
What of the Waa'wa of Enugu state?
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Nobody: 7:29pm On Apr 22, 2015
Ogba in Benue state kwa? undecided

Izugbe spoken by groups in Anambra? Hian!
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by OkuDiOver1(f): 1:19pm On Apr 23, 2015
what of ORLU?
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Rilwayne001: 1:51pm On Apr 23, 2015
Macelliot:
Hahahahaha
tongue
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by iluvweed(m):
grin

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by soleexx(m): 2:49pm On Apr 23, 2015
Booked
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by naijainfogalery: 2:50pm On Apr 23, 2015
Op you forgot to add egomoney - any igbo dialect is not complete without money grin
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by moscobabs(m): 2:50pm On Apr 23, 2015
Waiting for Hausa to give theirs
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Ishilove: 2:50pm On Apr 23, 2015
Ukwuani is not exactly igboid. There are elements of Yoruba and Edo contained therein.
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by YoursGEJ(m): 2:50pm On Apr 23, 2015
Nsukka man here. OP well done
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Nomswag: 2:51pm On Apr 23, 2015
am from ukwuani.....i love my tribe
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Ozigbondu(m): 2:51pm On Apr 23, 2015
Idemili igbo is the best sounding
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Nobody: 2:51pm On Apr 23, 2015
Nice one! Agbor is a place and not a dialect. The dialect name is IKA. Please take note. The next list is going to be hausa now. Ethnic balance


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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by izu777: 2:52pm On Apr 23, 2015
Igbo is a very diverse language must people don't know this but there is a central igbo language which all igbos understand

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Ishilove: 2:52pm On Apr 23, 2015
Radoillo:
Ogba in Benue state kwa? undecided

Izugbe spoken by groups in Anambra? Hian!
We have igbo speakers in Benue?

That's why he titled it 'A list', not 'the list'. It means the list is not all encompassing.
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Mrval20(m): 2:52pm On Apr 23, 2015
Umu Nsukka Asadu, unu eme aga?
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Nobody: 2:53pm On Apr 23, 2015
Oga OP dont move an inch lemme confirm all these stuffs from ma grandma...
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by ichidodo: 2:53pm On Apr 23, 2015
[color=#1980BC] Igboid our ass...these here are all igbo dialects...no such things as igboid else we just might create Hausoid,Fulanoid and Yoruboid crap... [/color]
Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Nobody: 2:53pm On Apr 23, 2015
Rilwayne001:
tongue
IGBO THREAD DEY ALWAYS GIVE YOU HBP WHYhuh
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