Igbo and Hebrew
National Language
Nigeria
Israel
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Poland
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Academy of the Hebrew Language
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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
-
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
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Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
dalụ
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
ka chi fo
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
Biko
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
Ndo
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
Kachifo
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Dialect 1
Enuani
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Israel
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Israel, Palestine
Dialect 3
Not present
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
-
Israel
Native Name
igbo
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Ibo
Israeli, Ivrit
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Hebrew-speaking people
Origin
30th Century BC
1000 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Modern Hebrew
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1417
hebr1246
Linguasphere
No data available
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional, Synthetic
All Igbo and Hebrew 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 Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Hebrew Speaking population
Igbo and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 %. 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 Hebrew on Igbo vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Hebrew Language Codes
Igbo and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.