Igbo

E11012
ethnic group people

The Igbo are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa, known for their rich cultural traditions, entrepreneurial spirit, and predominantly southeastern homeland in Nigeria.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Igbo canonical 103
Igbo language 50
Standard Igbo 2

Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
people ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Igbo ⓘ
surface form: Ibo
colonialHistory British colonial rule in Nigeria ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
culturalFestival New Yam Festival ⓘ
culturalPractice bridewealth ⓘ
extended family system ⓘ
masquerade performances ⓘ
diasporaPresence Brazil ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
historicalEvent Biafran secession ⓘ
historicalPeriod Biafran secession ⓘ
surface form: Nigerian Civil War
knownFor craftsmanship ⓘ
entrepreneurial activities ⓘ
literature ⓘ
masquerade traditions ⓘ
music ⓘ
trade ⓘ
language Igbo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Igbo language
languageBranch Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Volta–Niger languages
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
locatedIn West Africa ⓘ
majorReligion Christianity ⓘ
majorStates Abia State ⓘ
Anambra State ⓘ
Ebonyi State ⓘ
Enugu State ⓘ
Imo State ⓘ
musicInstrument ekwe slit drum ⓘ
ogene gong ⓘ
udu drum ⓘ
musicStyle highlife ⓘ
notableWriter Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ⓘ
Chinua Achebe ⓘ
Flora Nwapa ⓘ
populationEstimate tens of millions ⓘ
prestigeTitle Nze title ⓘ
Ozo title ⓘ
primaryCountry Nigeria ⓘ
primaryRegion Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern Nigeria
significantPresence Delta State ⓘ
Lagos State ⓘ
Rivers State ⓘ
socialStructure segmentary lineage system ⓘ
village democracy ⓘ
traditionalArt bronze casting ⓘ
uri body painting ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
traditionalClothing isiagu top ⓘ
wrapper cloth ⓘ
traditionalDeity Ala ⓘ
Amadioha ⓘ
God ⓘ
surface form: Chukwu
traditionalEconomy palm oil production ⓘ
yam cultivation ⓘ
traditionalFood fufu ⓘ
ofe nsala ⓘ
ofe onugbu ⓘ
yam dishes ⓘ
traditionalInstitution age grades ⓘ
council of elders ⓘ
title societies ⓘ
traditionalReligion Odinani ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (163)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nigeria → ethnicGroup → Igbo ⓘ
Nigeria → nationalLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
West African languages → includesLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala → languageSpoken → Igbo ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages → includesLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
Nollywood → language → Igbo ⓘ
Google Translate → availableLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
Eastern Nigeria → language → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Eastern Nigeria → hasDiaspora → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo diaspora
Samuel → hasLanguageForm → Igbo ⓘ
Igbo → alsoKnownAs → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ibo
Igbo → language → Igbo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Jamaican Patois → influencedByLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
World War I poetry → hasLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
Chiwetel Ejiofor → ethnicOrigin → Igbo ⓘ
Chiwetel Ejiofor → languageSpoken → Igbo ⓘ
Ogwashi-Ukwu → languageSpoken → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Atlantic–Congo languages → includesLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages → hasNotableLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Nigerian Pidgin → hasLexicalBorrowingFrom → Igbo ⓘ
Wuse → commonLocalLanguages → Igbo ⓘ
Garki → languageUsed → Igbo ⓘ
Abia State → majorEthnicGroup → Igbo ⓘ
Ngozi → languageOfOrigin → Igbo ⓘ
Enugu → majorLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
Aba → languageSpoken → Igbo ⓘ
New Yam Festival → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Igbo ⓘ
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria → containedEthnicGroup → Igbo ⓘ
Maitama → commonLocalLanguages → Igbo ⓘ
Asokoro → hasLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
Gwarinpa → languageUsed → Igbo ⓘ
Ikwerre → closelyRelatedTo → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Onitsha → language → Igbo ⓘ
Owerri → language → Igbo ⓘ
Igbo people → ethnonym → Igbo ⓘ
Igbo people → alternativeName → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ndi Igbo
Igbo people → language → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Krio language → hasInfluenceFrom → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Odinani → ethnicGroup → Igbo ⓘ
Chinua Achebe → language → Igbo ⓘ
Anambra State → majorLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Ebonyi State → majorLocalLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
Patwa → hasSubstrateInfluenceFrom → Igbo ⓘ
Igwe → hasTitleLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
Nigerian → languageUsed → Igbo ⓘ
Nigerian → ethnicGroupCanBe → Igbo ⓘ
Everyday Life → containsLanguage → Igbo ⓘ
Ogwumike → languageOfOrigin → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Chiney Ogwumike → ofDescent → Igbo ⓘ
Anioma region → language → Igbo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igbo language