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Ibo: see Igbo Igbo (ĭg`bō) or Ibo ..... Click the link for more information. . Igboor IboPeople of southeastern Nigeria. The Igbo speak dialects of Igbo, a Benue-Congo language of the Niger-Congo family (see Niger-Congo languages). Before European colonization the Igbo lived in autonomous local communities, but by the mid 20th century they had developed a strong sense of ethnic identity. During conflicts in 1966 many Igbo in northern Nigeria were killed or forced into their traditional homelands in the east. In 1967 the Eastern region tried to secede from Nigeria as the independent nation of Biafra; hundreds of thousands of Igbo were killed or died of starvation. Today they number some 20 million. Many are farmers, but trading, crafts, and wage labour are also important, and many have become civil servants and business entrepreneurs. Ibo, Igbo 1. a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in S Nigeria 2. the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family: one of the chief literary and cultural languages of S Nigeria How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lebert sees Avey and her journey with the far-reaching gaze of the Ibos and an omniscience inspired by the way spiders view the world suspended in the liminal space between heaven and earth. Nigerian Ibos, for instance, believe talking about any sexual matter is vulgar. The introduction of Islamic Sharia law in three of the northern states of Nigeria in February sparked brutal riots and massacres in which hundreds of predominantly Christian Ibos from the south were killed by local Hausas, who are almost all Muslims. |
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