Igbo, also called Ibo, people living chiefly in southeastern Nigeria who speak Igbo, a language of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

Is Igbo a dialect or language?

IgboNative speakers30 million (2020)Language familyNiger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Volta–Niger Igboid Nuclear Igboid IgboStandard formsStandard IgboDialectsWaawa, Enuani, Ngwa, Ohuhu, Etche, Olu, Ika, Oyigbo, Anioma, Edda, Ukwuani, Ikwerre, Ezaa, Izzi, Ekpeye, Ohafia, Abam,

Is Igbo a Ibo language?

They are two different words that means different things. Igbo is the language while Ibo is the people.