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Igbo and Navajo


Navajo and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
United States of America  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Nigeria  
United States of America  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
North America  

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  
-  

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  
Apache Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
12  
9

How Many Consonants
28  
18
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
dalụ  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
ka chi fo  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
mgbede ọma  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
Biko  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
Ndo  
Nízhdził  

Bye
Kachifo  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Arizona  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
New Mexico  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
-  
Utah  

How Many People Speak
24.00  
99+
120,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
1.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.09 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
24.00 million  
28
0.17 million  
99+

Native Name
igbo  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
Ibo  
Navaho  

French Name
igbo  
navaho  

German Name
Ibo-Sprache  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]  
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  

Ethnicity
Igbo people  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
Athapascan  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
Navajo  

Language Position
57  
99+
29  
27

Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
nav  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
nav  

ISO 639 6
ibo  
nav  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Igbo and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Igbo and Navajo Speaking population

Igbo and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 %. 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 Navajo on Igbo vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Navajo Language Codes

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

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