Ibo

Also Ig·bo

[ee-boh]

noun

plural

Ibos ,

plural

Ibo .

1. a member of an Indigenous Black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.

2. the language of the Ibo, a Kwa language.

Ibo

/ ˈiːbəʊ /

noun

1. a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in S Nigeria

2. 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

Example Sentences

Dr Ibo admitted it was his colleagues - there are 35 doctors and 60 nurses at Saudi Hospital - who kept him going.

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If Obi wins, he would be the first Ibo president of Nigeria since it returned to democracy.

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Variation among tracks can be subtle, but there are winning contrasts throughout, as when the wobbling, asymmetric feel of “Ibo Code” alternates with the more stable sensibility of “Inner Chamber.”

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In a kebab shop in London, Ibo says rising bills and fewer customers splashing out on his takeaway burgers, kebabs and chips are a worry.

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Some 1 million people of the Ibo ethnic tribe were killed or starved to death.

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