The Jeliya catalogue uses Igbo / Igbo. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Igbo (nucl1417). Its ISO 639-3 code is ibo. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
Igbo includes many regional varieties alongside a standard written form. Tone and vowel distinctions matter.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses Igbo / Igbo. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Igbo (nucl1417). Its ISO 639-3 code is ibo. [1]
Glottolog associates this record with the following country codes: NG. Catalogue locations do not enumerate diaspora or second-language use. [1]
No dated, scope-checked speaker estimate has been approved for this page.
The catalogue classification follows this sequence: Atlantic-Congo → Volta-Congo → Benue-Congo → Igboid → Nuclear Igboid → Central-Northern Igbo. [1]
The Glottolog bibliography includes a linguistic description attributed to Sandoval, P. Alonso de 1627 and a more recent one attributed to Emenanjo, Nolue Emmanuel 2015. These are publication dates, not language origins. [1]
Preserve ị ọ ụ and source tone marks. Standard written forms and local pronunciation may diverge; keep separate fields instead of silently normalising a dialect.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.High and low tones with downstep; eight vowels i ị e a ọ o ụ u form harmony sets in common descriptions. Nasality and labial–velar /k͡p ɡ͡b/ require listening. Tone carries lexical and grammatical contrasts.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A PHOIBLE record links published sound-inventory descriptions for this language. Inventory analysis can differ by variety and study; example words, letter values and a learner-facing pronunciation table still require a checked reference and speaker recordings. [5]
A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Predominantly subject–verb–object, serial verbs and productive verbal suffixes; vowel harmony affects forms. Igbo varieties differ substantially.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A language-specific Grambank record is linked for comparison of grammatical features and their underlying references. Feature coding is an analytical resource; it is not a beginner explanation, a complete grammar or a substitute for a teacher’s review. [3]
Standard Igbo, with one named community variety for conversation
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Named child varieties in this record include Afikpo, Aniocha, Bonny-Opobo, Eche, Egbema, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Nsuka, Oguta, Ohuhu, Oka (Nigeria). These labels do not select Jeliya’s teaching variety. [1]
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Open the dictionaryAwaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Editorial adaptation: Jeliya
Language reviewer: awaiting appointment
Last revision: 10/12/2026
Harald Hammarström, Robert Forkel, Martin Haspelmath and Sebastian Bank
CC BY 4.0
Source checked: 10/12/2026Emenanjo, Nolue Emmanuel 2015
Source checked: 10/12/2026