Igbo is the principal native language cluster of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.
An ikpe 'court case' recorded in nsibidi by J. K. Macgregor in the early 20th century
Igbo-language advertisement in Abia State. Note the use of the letter ụ.
Igbo version of the Book of Mormon, with the letters Ị, Ọ and Ụ visible
The Magnificat in Igbo translation (Church of the Visitation, Jerusalem)
The Igbo people are an ethnic group in Nigeria. They are primarily found in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States. A sizable Igbo population is also found in Delta and Rivers States. Igbo is also considered a very minority tribe in states such as Benue, Kogi, Akwa Ibom and Edo. Ethnic Igbo populations are found in Cameroon, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea, as migrants as well as outside Africa. There has been much speculation about the origins of the Igbo people, which are largely unknown. Geographically, the Igbo homeland is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger River—an eastern and a western section. The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa.
Igbo family in traditional attire
Glass beads from Igbo-Ukwu
An Igbo man with facial scarifications, known as ichi, early 20th century
Bronze ornamental staff head, 9th century, Igbo-Ukwu