Igbo
/ˈiboʊ/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 a member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A member of a people of southeast Nigeria.
- 2 The language spoken by the Igbo people and elsewhere in southern Nigeria.
"Surprised by her switch to Igbo, he did not speak."
Synonyms
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More examples"He is a self-professed linguaphile who speaks Serbian, English, German, Igbo, and French."
Etymology
From Igbo Ìgbò.