Hebrew and Igbo
National Language
Israel
Nigeria
Second Language
Israel
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Poland
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Derived From
Aramaic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
תודה (Toda)
dalụ
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
ka chi fo
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Biko
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
Ndo
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
Kachifo
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Enuani
Where They Speak
Israel
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Ngwa
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Not present
Where They Speak
Israel
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Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
igbo
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Ibo
German Name
Hebräisch
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people
Igbo people
Origin
1000 BC
30th Century BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Igbo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
hebr1246
nucl1417
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Agglutinative
All Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hebrew and Igbo Speaking population
Hebrew and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 % 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 Hebrew and Igbo on Hebrew vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hebrew and Igbo Language Codes
Hebrew and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.