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Kedu ụdị mkpụrụedemede ị mụrụ ?
The igbo language is said to be a tonal language, by observers who came in from various European spaces to study and learn about a language and culture foreign to them.
It is an oratory part of the general culture that is passed on from generation to generation, though a written script called Nsibidi or Nsibiri was adapted for a set of skilled and well respected elders in the society for exclusive use, which we will expand on in another post at a later date.
The written version of the igbo language was adapted into a style reminiscent of the English alphabet which derives from a combination of Latin, Phoenician, Romance languages and the 26 letter alphabetic order.
The Greek word ἀλφάβητος (alphabētos) is the root of the English word alphabet and the Latin word alphabetum.
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The Igbo word for alphabet is Nkpụrụ Okwu Igbo / Mkpụrụ Edemede Igbo : literal translation
The Seeds of Writing / Letters of Alphabet , consisting of 36 letters, 8 vowels ( 3 kpom accent dots ), 19 consonants ( mgbochiume ), 9 digraph letters and over 20 dialects.
Above you can see the two versions which were used to teach this language in a Western style.
Which version did you learn growing up? Comment below and let us know!
Have a listen to Dr Vince’s Igbo alphabet Song & ENJOY!