I'm proudly igbo man from Benue state ado local government ,I love my Igbo brothers in east and south ya gazie umuchineke

As an Ikwere man from Elele-Alimini, I've never rejected my Igbo heritage. In fact a na m ata Igbo Izugbe ka achicha. The only dialect I didn't understand here is that Enugu own. But I know that we're all Igbos no matter how much Nigeria tries to divide us. Chineke biko goziara m ndi Igbo niile. Igbo kwenu!

The great thing about Igbo people is that we can switch to this central Igbo that every Igbo speaking person understands and it is not even thought by anybody. Yes, we have our local dialects but we can communicate within ourselves without problems.

Most people actually think that Ebonyi igbo is difficult now I understand that my Ebonyi igbo is very much clearer than Abriba

The good thing about Igbo, is that despite all these dialects, I believe 90% of Igbos understand central Igbo, hence we have a common denominator.

Loved this. I am Ikwerre but can only speak Mbaise Igbo fluently. Great video 👏🏾

The igbo language is so beautiful and Rich! #IGBOAMAKA igbo kwenu! Ndi Oma

Great Job! We as Igbos Have to do some more research on our great language. You can make an entire documentary on the Igbo Language and how diverse it is!

It’s so refreshing to see a linguistic overview of what traditionally falls under the umbrella of “Igbo.” I think we all know that there’s been much back and forth over the status of, say, Ika or Ikwerre as dialects of Igbo or as very closely related languages in their own right. So, this deeper dive into the linguistic classificatory situation of Igbo and Igboid is quite helpful

I represent Ikwo dialect of the Abakaliki language clusters. Unu Tehuru okonu (Hope you guys waked fine) Unu ndewo (Greetings) Iphulenya ye léê ogaliphu (love and progress)

I from Anambra I hear every thing ikweree woman speaking I wondering why some of them saying not igbo, we all re igbo u cannot deny urself.

Wow, this is a great informative presentation. Igbo dialects are beautiful, especially in music.

The compilers have done a great job. Wow, I could understand virtually all the dialects mentioned here.

Have been saying this for several years that igbo is a proper mother language like latin or germanik. I've also said that igbo is not a tribe but an ethnic group with it's own different tribes. I've also said that Nigeria is a country not a nation. I've also said there's no tribalism in Nigeria rather ethnophobia.

Very nice and educative video, im actually Delta Ibo (from aniocha north - issele ukwu) and we speak ukwuani which is one of the 3 delta Igbo dialects (others being enuani and ika dialects) in agbor of delta state, ika dialect is used and has some influence or mixage of Benin language.

Amazing job, the best research ever done on our Igbo language and this will correct all those using dialect as separate language, causing chaos. Pls, remember our people in Calabar and Benue as well, it will be nice to hear, what their igbo sounds like.

Bende Jọọkwa! Nsukka Deeje! Mbaise Ịnọdịla. Idike Okwuid😍

i didn't know Igbo was this expansive

Wow ikwerre by igbo

They will try always to disenfranchise and divide us .. IGBO BU NDU❤️‍🔥

More Igbo towns and communities should be interviewed across all states

Very good job Okwu. Great way to start in documenting this. You have manifested a dream I have had for some time. There are so many dialects that needs be studied but you have started excellently. I will be visiting your website to contribute and would appreciate any opportunity to work with you in furtherance of this noble cause. Imela!

This is great!!! So happy to watch this.

I could understand virtual all the dialects, and that is the beauty of the most ancient language - Igbo - ịgbọ̀ na asukọta. Thanks a lot fir this great Job. Keep it up. But please, remember that we have our (forgotten) blood relatives in Benue (Idoma and Egede), in Kogi (Igala), in Edo (Igbanke (Igbo akiri), in Cross River, akwa-ibum, we must go find them and get united with them again. Please make research, go to these places and interview these kinsmen of ours. They are our Flesh and Blood.

You guys are doing a great work. Jisenu ike

The best analysis so far

Wow, there are so many varieties in the Igbo language. Ebonyi Igbo really surprised me

Love this. Igbo dialects.oya now. Kwo ya okwu.

Now I see. The Awarra dialect of the People of Awarra in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo State is very similar to Ikwere. In Awarra dialect Fine - Oboroma God is good - Chi boroma How are you? - Dakpo? Music - Eri Names like - Ojeoru, Ulunwo, Nwomainwo, Nwoadanwo, Nwikonwa, Uwonwo etc. Very insightful video. Thank you!

Naani Anambra ka m ghotara oo. Nwaanyi anambra ndeewo! I chigodi oku 🔥

learning is going to be more interesting than I thought. the languages sounded beautiful and full of passion.

Thank you for making this video. Let those who doubts to know there are differences in a language which is dialect

Found this video today. Igbos need to be educated and sensitized, i live here in Italy and there are various dialects here too but all similar to italian but nobody will claim they arent italians, but only in Nigeria an igbo in delta or rivers or other states will tell you they are not igbo, but delta igbo or rivers igbo, ridiculous 😂😂

This is amazing!!!!!!

This is a wonderful video!! Well done. May you have abundance in your life! I love it!!

A great job, God bless you people !

We have igbos in Delta state, Kogi State, Cross River, Benue state, Edo state and Akwa lbom and Bayelsa. We lost a lot after the war

This is awesome!

this is very educative. thank you for this

Good work. Learnt a lot

It's imperative to note that even in what we call dialects, there are variants. For example, there are two Ikwerre dialects that i'm aware of. The one the woman in video spoke and one that sounds even closer to regular Igbo spoken in some parts of Abia and Imo.

Love this.

Right now I believe there are two central Igbo dialects. The northern Igbo dialect that I refer to as high Onitsha spoken centrally in Anambra, enugu and parts of ebony and the southern Igbo dialect that I refer to as high Oguta spoken in imo, abia and parts of Rivers.

Well done guys!!

Thanks for this post

Great Job and well done

I love igbos tire! ❤️

Very informative!

I saw my home is this video, Rumuodomaya area of obio akpor rivers state.

I am from delta north. You guys did not include ndi Osimili. They are different from Ukwuani. It is not the same. I recommend you make more research on it.

Anambra Igbo is lit👌🔥🔥🔥

A lot of dialects indeed!

Olboy! See levels!! My Igbo na half done oo...wow.

Very interesting video!

This is so interesting to learn about African languages. Igbo language I heard it is hard to learn, but it’s such a beautiful language. I’ve learnt that they’re different dialects of Igbo in Nigeria. Just like Ghana and Ivory Coast both speak the Akan language but different dialects. For example in Ghana, the Akan dialect is called Twi and Ivory Coast known as Baule. My parents are Ghanaian so they speak Twi.

Very nice

Wow so amazing 😍😍😍😍😍😍

I love Owerri, ngwa, enugu, agbor Igbo dialects. Though I'm from mbaitoli in Imo state. Igbo ebuka

I pretty much understood these dialects except the Ebonyi and Rivers dialects

Nice

Wow....very nice video showcasing all our various Igbo dialects. I thought i understood the Igbo from Rivers state better than the dialect from Abia....another wow. Thanks OkwuID!

Girl I almost took offense from this video based on the Thumbnail. I thought you were trying to categorize onitsha people as part of Igbo that deny our igbo heritage based on the other groups listed on the Thumbnail. Greatful that’s not what this video was about cause I was about to write a notebook full on how completely inaccurate you are 😂😂. Anyway, I’m from Onitsha and speak central igbo. I think our dialect is more along with central/Anambra dialect with a variation of wawa (Enugu) terminology mixed in.

Waoo! igbo erika !! l

Abiriba is so sweet... 😅😅😅but I get that some Igbo’s will strain to understand it.

Fantastic!! Keep it up!!!

I'm from Awka in Anambra state. our dialect is different but we speak central Igbo while discussing with other Igbo people. like ( phyno) the musician use to say, Ella ie like this, or nkaa ie here. Igbo is a wide language anyway.

You didn't cover the ibo speaking area of delta state- ika.

Thank you

Seems Ikwerre borrowed words from various Igbo dialects. Their dialect also has the "r" at the beginning of words starting with u just like Onitsha and Imo interchange "ife" and "ihe"

If it is printed, I will buy at all cost

We want to hear Igbanke, Umunede and Nsukka Igbo dialect.

Igbo is large

Ebonyi very strong to understand 🤔

Igbo languages have variation due to natural separation from the Igbo heartland (when we first migrated to Igboland from the Niger Benue confluence) and influence from their neighbors. Western/Delta Igbos have heavy influence from the Bini Kingdom. Ikwerre has influence from the Ijo city states. Abiribia and the areas in Arochukwu take from the Ibibio people and Enugu/Ebonyi borrow from the Igala and Idoma. There were different circumstances from this diffusion of languages (Igbos in Abiriba area conquered and assimilated the Ibibios around there while Igbos in Enugu were conquered by the Igala).

Can you teach us nsibidi please Emeela

I understand all dialects of the Igbo language

Why do you people box dialects to states? Each state has over 10 dialects, I didn't understand the Ebonyi the woman was speaking but I understand the Ishiagụ Dialects.

I wish you all will understand where the meanings of the things they are telling you come from. The things they say differently are actually different inplications that everyone who understands Igbo Language understands but probably does not or prefers not to use in that context.

If you're Igbo in various states in Nigeria not just South East please comment down below and tell us your state

Can anyone teach me igbo from Aba, Abia state please

What dialect is spoken in the city of Ihiala Anambra state?

Wow interesting video, if u know Igbo well you would be able to understand tot her Igbo dialects

Daalụ nke ukwuu

Awgu dialect is much like ebonyi.

Owerri dialect was not spoken in your interview, Ogwashi dialect too why??????

We just need a nation of our own to get Igbo race prospering. I rep wawa Igbo Nkanu, Igbo is sweet biko.

No delta North and benue South..... It's not complete

Perhaps people in Nigeria should identify as Bantu for the purpose of widescale, Pan-African connectedness to other African geo-regions beyond the immediacy of West Africa.

I'm from Anambra but I understand Ikwerre than Imo and Ebonyi

Igbo = kwenu Ikwerre = meka

Nna eh nawa ooo Rivers and Ebonyi igbo sound like a different language oo

Ekpeye’s a stand-alone language that’s only partially related to igbo. Otherwise I agree.

I am Ekpeye. all in my community consider Ekpeye a separate language from Igbo

1:33 ah ah where is ohafia dialect now? Chetu..3:09 ohafia .proper.ehen.kaa wo.

That lady that said she was speaking nteje dialect is a liar because am from Aguleri,,nteje,Aguleri,nando,umuleri and nsugbe all have similar dialect,,,if you want to hear real nteje dailect plz listen to obiligbo music

My people Igbo are real 5 ethnic groups very different from another in dialect. Like this spoken here not every one would understand it. I think Igbo language is very difficult.

Some of Igbo people are sudanese origins from Nilotic , Lou people

The ekpeye sounds like they have some ijaw Influence

Very informative!