Igbo and Japanese
National Language
Nigeria
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Palau
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Not Available
Korean Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
kedụ
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
dalụ
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
ka chi fo
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Biko
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Ndo
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Not Available
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Kansai
Where They Speak
Not Available
kansai
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Ibo
Not Available
French Name
igbo
japonais
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Japanese (Yamato)
Origin
30th Century BC
1185
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Japanese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1417
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Igbo and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Japanese Speaking population
Igbo and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Igbo vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Japanese Language Codes
Igbo and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.