Igbo alphabet

Mkpụrụ Edemede Igbo Ásụ̀sụ̀ Ìgbò
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Volta-Niger, Igboid
Languages	Igbo
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Latn, , ​Latin
Unicode
Unicode alias	Latin
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The modern Igbo alphabet (Igbo: Mkpụrụ Edemede Igbo), otherwise known as the Igbo alphabet (Igbo: Mkpụrụ Edemede^[1] Igbo), is the alphabet of the Igbo language, it is one of the three national languages of Nigeria.^[2] The modern Igbo alphabet is made up of 36 letters, which includes only 23-letter set of the ISO basic Latin alphabet minus C Q X is not part of Abidịị Igbo. It uses the dot above on the letter Ṅ, and the dot below on Ị, Ọ and Ụ.

There are numerous , some of which are not mutually intelligible. The standard written form of Igbo is based on the Owerri and Umuahia dialects.

A New Standard Orthography has been proposed for Igbo, and it was used, for example, in the 1998 Igbo English Dictionary by Michael Echeruo, but it has not been otherwise widely adopted. In this orthography, diaeresis replaces the dot below (ï ö ü), and the ch digraph is not used.

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Letters[]

The 36 Letter alphabet is called Mkpụrụ Edemede or Abidịị, Ọdị Ụdaume Asatọ (8) na Mgbochiume iri na itoolu (19)^{[clarification needed]} and they are classed either as Ụdaume (vowels) or Mgbochiume (consonants).

See also[]

• Igbo language
• Igbo people
• Pan-Nigerian alphabet
• Nwagu Aneke script
• Africa Alphabet
• African reference alphabet

References[]

External links[]

• https://www.omniglot.com/writing/igbo.htm
• https://ezinaulo.com/igbo-lessons/pronunciation/igbo-alphabet/
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Igbo
• Igbo language Orthography and spelling