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| what's the difference between ibo and Igbo? by searchcorp(m): 6:08pm On May 05, 2013 |
looking through nairaland, i see alot of people refer to us ibos as igbos, well when i was in secondary school, while reading the bottled leopard book in a literature class, i noticed that the author used the word ibo instead of igbo, thinking it was a typographical error, i asked my teacher and he replied "ibo is the tribe, igbo is the language" i have since confirmed it through several other people and write ups, but when you check nairaland threads, you see ibo people referring to themselves as igbos. But, i am still not quite sure which is which, i wont mind at all if we ibos/igbos on nairaland get to trash this out asap. Thanks. 1 Like |
| Re: what's the difference between ibo and Igbo? by searchcorp(m): 6:11pm On May 05, 2013 |
kai, even wikkipedia don fall my hand. they couldn't answer my question well |
| Re: what's the difference between ibo and Igbo? by nedu2000(m): 6:35pm On May 05, 2013 |
Its IGBO according to the igbo alphabet ....a,gb....etc but using english vocabulary its spelt 'IBO'. Just like cote d'ivoire(french) & ivory coast(english) |
| Re: what's the difference between ibo and Igbo? by Coldblooded(m): 7:09pm On May 05, 2013 |
Oh! U don't know  ...ur bad!!!Listen carefully  "Igbo" is d one dat makes YOU high "IBO" is a tribe in Naija Choose d one you r looking for...hope dat helped. 2 Likes |
| Re: what's the difference between ibo and Igbo? by odumchi: 7:16pm On May 05, 2013 |
The proper and modern spelling is 'Igbo'. 'Ibo' is the antiquated anglicized spelling. 'Ibo' was replaced by 'Igbo' as the modern and correct spelling in the early 70s. |
| Re: what's the difference between ibo and Igbo? by odumchi: 7:17pm On May 05, 2013 |
nedu2000: Its IGBO according to the igbo alphabet ....a,gb....etc but using english vocabulary its spelt 'IBO'. Just like cote d'ivoire(french) & ivory coast(english) It's not so anymore. In contemporary English it's spelled as 'Igbo'. |
| Re: what's the difference between ibo and Igbo? by searchcorp(m): 7:54pm On May 05, 2013 |
Cold blooded: Oh! U don't know wow, i see, only i have learnt to stay high always by just connecting to God, i think you need some Jesus to also stay high. and yes, i agree totally ibo is a tribe also, but which is more appropriate. |
| Re: what's the difference between ibo and Igbo? by searchcorp(m): 7:55pm On May 05, 2013 |
nedu2000: Its IGBO according to the igbo alphabet ....a,gb....etc but using english vocabulary its spelt 'IBO'. Just like cote d'ivoire(french) & ivory coast(english) odumchi: The proper and modern spelling is 'Igbo'. 'Ibo' is the antiquated anglicized spelling. 'Ibo' was replaced by 'Igbo' as the modern and correct spelling in the early 70s. odumchi: thanks a lot guys you have all been helpful. |
| Re: what's the difference between ibo and Igbo? by charlsecy(m): 3:21pm On Oct 19, 2015 |
nedu2000:What of a, b, ..... etc? |
| Re: what's the difference between ibo and Igbo? by theDEVILisHERE: 9:27am On Oct 20, 2015 |
Ibo is wrong and adultrated Igbo is the right word for the language and the people The "gb" is what gives the word it's pronounciation You pronounce a word according to how the owners of the word pronounces it |
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