Igbo

E11012

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.

All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Igbo canonical 103
Igbo language 50
Standard Igbo 2

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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

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Referenced by (163)

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

West Africans speaksLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Nigerian films language Igbo
Omoku languageSpoken Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo (varieties)
Esan neighboringGroup Igbo
Kuje hasLanguage Igbo
Utako languageUsed Igbo
APC hasLanguage Igbo
subject surface form: All Progressives Congress
Garki I hasLanguage Igbo
South East geopolitical zone majorLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
South East geopolitical zone hasMajorEthnicSubgroups Igbo
this entity surface form: Ngwa Igbo
Orlu languageUsed Igbo
Mbaitoli commonLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Aboh Mbaise languageSpoken Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Ideato North hasCommonLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Isiala Mbano languageMajority Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Onuimo primaryLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Ngor Okpala hasCommonLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Ikeduru hasPredominantLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Njaba languageUsed Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Obowo hasPrimaryLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Ihitte/Uboma predominantLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Ehime Mbano languageSpoken Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Mbari Cultural and Art Centre languageContext Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Igboid languages containsLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Igboid languages majorLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Ohafia hasLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Bende hasCommonLanguage Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Isiala Ngwa North languageMajority Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Isiala Ngwa North primaryIndigenousLanguageContext Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Obi Ngwa languageSpoken Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language
Ahiazu Mbaise languageSpoken Igbo
this entity surface form: Igbo language