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Welsh and Igbo


Igbo and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Wales  
Nigeria  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Equatorial Guinea  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
English Language  
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  

Derived From
British Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
21  
11
28  
18

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
52 weeks  
18

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
kedụ  

Thank You
Diolch  
dalụ  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
kedụ ka ịmere  

Good Night
Nos da  
ka chi fo  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
mgbede ọma  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
ehihie ọma  

Good Morning
Bore da  
ụtụtụ ọma  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
Biko  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
Ndo  

Bye
Hwyl  
Kachifo  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
ngọpụ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Enuani  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Ngwa  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Powys  
-  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
24.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
20  
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.09 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
24.00 million  
28

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
igbo  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Ibo  

French Name
gallois  
igbo  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Kwa  

Branch
Brythonic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
31  
29
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Igbo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
cym  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
cym  
ibo  

Glottocode
wels1247  
nucl1417  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative  

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

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Welsh and Igbo Speaking population

Welsh and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Welsh and Igbo on Welsh vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Igbo Language Codes

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

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