Language code: ig
Technical information about ISO 639 language code ig
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The table below provides technical details for the Igbo language, designated by the ig code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Igbo Native Asụsụ Igbo |
| Family | Volta-Niger |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central IgboEastern IgboNortheastern IgboNorthwestern IgboSouthern IgboWestern Igbo |
| Related languages | IkwerreIziiIkaEkpeyeEzaa |
| Key facts | Igbo has eight vowels split into two harmonic sets that govern vowel harmonyTone is lexical, with two basic tones and a downstep that can change meaningThe standard orthography employs Latin letters with dot-under diacritics to mark distinct consonantsTraditional Igbo numerals follow a vigesimal (base-20) system, though decimal forms are increasingly commonInternationally renowned literature, notably by Chinua Achebe, has introduced Igbo words and idioms to readers worldwide |
| Sample phrase | Ndewo, kedụ ka ị mere? |
| Character encodings | |
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Igbo belongs to the Niger-Congo language family, more specifically to the Volta-Niger branch of the Atlantic-Congo subgroup. It is recognized as a national language in Nigeria and is used in some parts of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. It is written using a modified version of the Latin alphabet. It is estimated that there are more than 30 million speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
30M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Igbo speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
ig-NG – Igbo (Nigeria)
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
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- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and Statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- FAQ
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ