Ibo

[ ee-boh ]

/ ˈi boʊ /

noun, plural I·bos, (especially collectively) I·bo.

a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.

the language of the Ibo, a Kwa language.

Also Igbo.

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Examples from the Web for ibo

The language of the Ibo is one of the most widely spoken on the lower Niger.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
He had heard from a man who came from Ibo, or Wibo, about the Bible, a large book which was consulted.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868|David Livingstone
Monbutti, ruba of Mbarukukaru; ibo of the Babira; libu Babusess.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley
"In the Edo and Ibo stocks people only a few miles apart may not be able to communicate owing to diversity of language" (p. 141).
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane

They carry their ivory, gum-copal, and slaves to Ibo or Wibo.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868|David Livingstone

British Dictionary definitions for ibo

Ibo

Igbo

/ (ˈiːbəʊ) /

noun

plural -bos or -bo a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in S Nigeria

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

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