Niger-Congo family
Igbo
c. 1000 CE – today Living
Igbo (c. 1000 CE – today) is a living Niger-Congo language. Lineage: Proto-Niger-Congo → Proto-Atlantic-Congo → Proto-Volta-Niger → Igbo.
See Igbo on the interactive map- Speakers
- 31M (31,000,000)
- ISO 639-3
- ibo
- Glottocode
- igbo1259
Igboid language of southeastern Nigeria. Intermediate Proto-Igboid stage not tracked.
Lineage
- Proto-Niger-Congoc. 10,000 BCE – 7,000 BCE
- Proto-Atlantic-Congoc. 7,000 BCE – 5,000 BCE
- Proto-Volta-Nigerc. 4,000 BCE – 2,000 BCE
- Igboc. 1000 CE – today
Sister languages 3
Also descended from Proto-Volta-Niger.