The linking and official language in Nigeria is English. But the native language of the Ibos is called Igbo. Anyway, Igbo itself has so many different dialects. Some Ibos from different towns don’t understand each other and instead they speak English or a mixture of both.

Of course they will be pleased to notice that you try to speak their native language. It is like that in every country. Igbo words are pronounced like Latin words, but it has a very special melody which can’t be shown by letters.

Igbo	English	Deutsch
Ke du ahagi?	What is your name?	Wie ist dein Name?
Ibu onye?	Who are you?	Wer bist du?
Aham bu Chima.	My name is Chima.	Mein Name ist Chima.
Ke du Ebe isiri bia?	Where do you come from?	Woher kommst du?
Kedu ka imere?	How are you?	Wie geht's dir?
Adim nma.	I am fine.	Es geht mir gut.
Ego ole ika iwere?	How much do you want?	Wieviel willst du haben?
Anam ana echi.	I am going tomorrow.	Ich gehe morgen.
Anam ana taa.	I am going today.	Ich gehe heute.
Ahurum gi na anya.	I love you.	Ich liebe dich.
Onyocha!	White human!	Heller Mensch!
Onyogi	dark human	Dunkler Mensch
Oibo	white human	Weißer Mensch
Nnoo	Welcome	Willkommen
Biko	Please	Bitte
Ndo	Sorry	Entschuldigung
Bia!	Come!	Komm!
Gaba!	Go!	Geh!
Nwoke	man	Mann
Nwanyi	woman	Frau
Nwa nwoke	boy	Junge
Nwa nwanyi	girl	Mädchen
Ofia	bush	Busch (Gelände)
Ulo	house	Haus
Ulo Uka	church	Kirche
Ulo akwukwo	school	Schule
Ulo ego	bank	Bankgebäude
Ego	money	Geld