IGBO ALPHABET
The alphabetical order is as follows:
| a | b | ch | d | e | f |
| g | gb | gh | gw | h | i |
| ị | j | k | kp | kw | l |
| m | n | nw | ny | ṅ | o |
| ọ | p | r | s | sh | t |
| u | ụ | v | w | y | z |
Vowel, a sound made by the aid of the vocal cords, but without any audible friction made by the tongue, teeth, lips or palate.
Consonant, is to make a sound in speech produced by a stoppage or partial stoppage of the breath; a speech sound that is not a vowel.
Consonant, is to make a sound in speech produced by a stoppage or partial stoppage of the breath; a speech sound that is not a vowel.
It can be seen that the order here is strictly alphabetical, in that dotted letters follow their undotted counterparts (e.g. ị follows i) and double letters (digraphs) follow single letters (e.g. gh follows g)
Important Pronouns (Subjective)
m - I/me/my/mine;
As in a ... m as in
{A ga m - I will;}
{A na m - I am [present continuous tense]}
i - you
o - he/she
a - impersonal pronoun/one {when the consonant is followed by open vowels for example, a gaa; a lia;}
e - impersonal pronoun/one {when the consonant is followed by open vowels e, i, o, e; for example, e mee; e loo}
anyi- we
unu - you (pl)
ha/ wa/ wo - they
ndi - those/ who
(Objective)
m/mu - me/ to me
gị - you/ to you
ya - him/ her/ to him/ to her
mmadu - one/ someone {impersonal}
anyi - us/ to us
unu - you {pl}/ to you
ha - them/ to them
ndi mmadu - people {impersonal, pl}
Ị si - You say/ You said/ if you say/ Did you say?
mụ na gị - me and you/
Ị na aga - You are going
Ị si na - You say that
ma na - that
ma na Ị na aga - but you are going
Ya na gị na aga - He is going with you
O na edu - He is guiding
Ị na edu - You are guiding
Important Pronouns (Subjective)
m - I/me/my/mine;
As in a ... m as in
{A ga m - I will;}
{A na m - I am [present continuous tense]}
i - you
o - he/she
a - impersonal pronoun/one {when the consonant is followed by open vowels for example, a gaa; a lia;}
e - impersonal pronoun/one {when the consonant is followed by open vowels e, i, o, e; for example, e mee; e loo}
anyi- we
unu - you (pl)
ha/ wa/ wo - they
ndi - those/ who
(Objective)
m/mu - me/ to me
gị - you/ to you
ya - him/ her/ to him/ to her
mmadu - one/ someone {impersonal}
anyi - us/ to us
unu - you {pl}/ to you
ha - them/ to them
ndi mmadu - people {impersonal, pl}
Ị si - You say/ You said/ if you say/ Did you say?
mụ na gị - me and you/
Ị na aga - You are going
Ị si na - You say that
ma na - that
ma na Ị na aga - but you are going
Ya na gị na aga - He is going with you
O na edu - He is guiding
Ị na edu - You are guiding

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