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THE LINGUISTICS STUDENT’S HANDBOOK 278
Language name Igbo Ibo �iɡbəυ, �i�bəυ
Language name Icelandic ais�l�ndik
Autonym (if known and different) i�o
Autonym (if known and different) islenzka
Language family Niger-Congo Benue-Congo
Language family Indo-European Germanic
Spoken in Nigeria
Spoken in Iceland
Approximate number of speakers 10m
Approximate number of speakers 250k
Writing system Roman
Writing system Roman (with extra letters)
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress
Stress word-initial
Contains following rare implosive
consonant (types)
Contains following rare pre-aspirated plosives; voiceless sonorants
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 8�nasalisation
Said to have how many vowels? 9�length
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types front rounded
Tone register, terrace-level
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony ATR
Vowel harmony none
Morphology agglutinative word-based
Morphology fusional stem-based
Particular formation types prefix; suffix; tone used morphologically
Particular formation types prefix; suffix
Syntax
Word order SVO NA prepositions
NPoss
Syntax
Word order SVO AN prepositions
NPoss
Particular syntactic phenomena noun classes; serial verbs
Particular syntactic phenomena gender; nominative / accusative marking; conjugation
classes
Points of interest
Points of interest
Sources Campbell (1991), Carrell (1970), Givon (1975), Maddieson
(1984), Ruhlen (1976), Williamson (1969a), Williamson &
Emenanjo (2003)
Sources Campbell (1991), Einarsson (1945), Katzner (1977),
Maddieson (1984), Ruhlen (1976)
Ijaw see Ijo