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Igbo and Indonesian


Indonesian and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Nigeria  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
East Timor, Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  

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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  
Malay language  

Derived From
-  
Malay and Dutch Languages  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
36  
18
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
28  
18
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
Halo  

Thank You
dalụ  
Terima kasih  

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere  
Apa kabar?  

Good Night
ka chi fo  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
mgbede ọma  
Malam yang baik  

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma  
Selamat Sore  

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma  
Selamat Pagi  

Please
Biko  
mohon Untuk  

Sorry
Ndo  
maaf  

Bye
Kachifo  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
Aku cinta kamu  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
Permisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
Sundanese  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
38,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
Balinese  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
3,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Minangkabau  

Where They Speak
-  
Indonesia, Malaysia  

How Many People Speak
24.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
46  
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.09 %  
99+
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
24.00 million  
28
140.00 million  
4

Native Name
igbo  
Bahasa Melayu  

Alternative Names
Ibo  
Bahasa Indonesia  

French Name
igbo  
indonésien  

German Name
Ibo-Sprache  
Bahasa Indonesia  

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]  
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  

Ethnicity
Igbo people  
Indonesians  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
7th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Malay  

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
Indonesian  

Language Position
57  
99+
56  
99+

Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
id  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
ind  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
ind  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
ind  

ISO 639 6
ibo  
ind  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
indo1316  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Agglutinative  

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All Igbo and Indonesian 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 Indonesian dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Indonesian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Indonesian Dialects are spoken in different Indonesian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Indonesian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese , Balinese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Igbo and Indonesian Speaking population

Igbo and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Igbo vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Indonesian Language Codes

Igbo and Indonesian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Indonesian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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