Igbo and German
Countries
Nigeria
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Nigeria
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Council for German Orthography
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
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Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
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German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
ka chi fo
gute Nacht
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
guten Tag
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
guten Morgen
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Enuani
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Germany
Dialect 3
Not present
Texas German
Alternative Names
Ibo
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
igbo
allemand
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Germans
Origin
30th Century BC
6th Century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1417
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional, Synthetic
All Igbo and German 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 Igbo and German dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and German Speaking population
Igbo and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and German languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 Igbo and German on Igbo vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and German Language Codes
Igbo and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.