Many Afro Americans including Jamaicans are of Igbo origin. That is why Jamaican Patois has many words of Igbo origin. The article in the link below attests to that. Enjoy
Category: Igbo Language
24 Igbo Dialects You May Not Know Of
In the link are 24 Igbo dialects you may not know of. It is not complete, though, because the Igbos of Benue and Kogi States are not present in that list.
Some Useful Igbo Phrases To Get You Speaking Igbo In No Time
Learn simple phrases like; Ka chi fo, meaning good night; or dalu, meaning thank you. https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/igbo.php
‘An average Igbo man can’t count from 1-100 in his language’
An average Igbo man can’t count from 1-100 in his language. It’s not that this is a criteria but the igbos have truly lost it on this one. -Charleys Ọ bulu eziokwu, Ọkwa nu ihe ifele! Kedu nu ihe anyi ga eme?
“Igbo Language Will Be Replaced By Another Language”
Igbos, is this true? When you listen to an Igbo man speak, you can understand Igbo by just mentally adding the English that he adds to the language and you’ll at least know what he’s talking about. An average Igbo man can’t count from 1-100 in his language. It’s not that this is a criteria…… Continue reading “Igbo Language Will Be Replaced By Another Language”