Igbo Draft Phrasebook
Search 129 app-local English–Igbo draft records first. Tone, dialect, and provenance limits are explicit; cloud translation is optional.
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Coverage, tone, and dialect boundary
129 app-local draft records; product boundaries checked 26 July 2026. The inventory has no entry-level source ledger or qualified-speaker sign-off. Treat it as a learning and verification aid, not exhaustive vocabulary or human-quality translation.
The inventory preserves Standard-Igbo characters in entries such as afọ, ụlọ, ọrụ, and bụ. Tone marks are incomplete, pronunciation and vowel-harmony cues are limited, and wording varies across Central Igbo, Onitsha, Nsukka, Enuani, Ikwerre, and other communities.
Orthography boundary reference checked 26 July 2026: Harvard ELIAS, Igbo language and vowel harmony and Harvard ELIAS, Igbo sounds and tones. These references support the boundary guidance; they do not review every phrase in this inventory.
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Use this Igbo phrasebook with its limits visible
Search first in the 129 built-in records. They remain on this page and cover common greetings, numbers, food, markets, travel, health, family, finance, religion, and agriculture. The records are a reviewed product pass over an unverified source inventory, not a qualified-speaker-reviewed dictionary.
Dots, tone, and vowel harmony
Igbo distinguishes eight written vowels: a, e, i, ị, o, ọ, u, ụ. Dot-below letters are not decorative alternatives. Tone can also change meaning, but ordinary text does not always show every tone mark. The phrasebook preserves reviewed spellings while stating that its tone marking and pronunciation cues remain incomplete.
Dialect and community boundary
Wording may differ across Standard Igbo and regional or community varieties. This app does not promise that one phrase is preferred everywhere. Confirm important, medical, legal, public, ceremonial, or relationship-sensitive wording with a qualified speaker from the relevant community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this an exhaustive Igbo dictionary?
No. It is a 129-record app-local draft phrasebook with incomplete tone, dialect, pronunciation, and source coverage.
Does cloud translation run automatically?
No. Local lookup is the default. Each page load requires explicit consent before selected text is sent to the external translation service.
Can I rely on one wording in every Igbo-speaking community?
No. Confirm important wording with a qualified speaker from the relevant community.