Igbo
Americannoun
plural
Igbos,plural
Igbonoun
Example Sentences
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Once a relatively obscure figure, he came to national prominence in 2009 when he started Radio Biafra, a station that called for an independent state for the Igbo people, broadcast to Nigeria from London.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
In the top eight he had three Hausas, two Kanuris, one Igbo, one Yoruba and one Nupe.
From BBC • May 26, 2025
Goodluck Jonathan – who served from 2010 to 2015 – had a relatively balanced team of two ethnic Fulanis, two Hausas, one Atyap, one Igbo, one Yoruba and one Calabar.
From BBC • May 26, 2025
One student, Favour Eke, told BBC Igbo that 10 of the 165 questions didn't appear on the screen - all she could see was the multiple choice options for the answers.
From BBC • May 15, 2025
“I went to Zaria last week, and it seemed that all everybody was saying was second coup, second coup. Even Radio Kaduna and the New Nigerian,” he said in Igbo.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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