Assamese and Igbo
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Asam Sahitya Sabha
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Interesting Facts
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Bengali and Oriya
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
ḍhonyobaaḍ
dalụ
How Are You?
aapuni kene aase?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
subhoraattri
ka chi fo
Good Evening
subha gadhuli
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
subha abeli
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
suprobhaat
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
anugroha kori
Biko
I Love You
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
kyoma koribo
ngọpụ
Where They Speak
Western Assam
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Goalpariya
Ngwa
Where They Speak
Western Assam
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Bhakatiya
Not present
Native Name
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
igbo
Alternative Names
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
Ibo
French Name
assamais
igbo
German Name
Assamesisch
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Assamese people
Igbo people
Origin
7th century A.D
30th Century BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Kwa
Early Forms
Kamarupa
No early forms
Standard Forms
Assamese
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Signed Assamese
Igbo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
assa1263
nucl1417
Linguasphere
59-AAF-w
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Assamese and Igbo Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Assamese and Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Assamese and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Assamese are spoken in different Assamese Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Assamese vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi, Goalpariya. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Assamese and Igbo Speaking population
Assamese and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Assamese and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Assamese and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Assamese and Igbo on Assamese vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Assamese and Igbo Language Codes
Assamese and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Assamese and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.