Igbo people facts for kids
The Igbo people (Igbo: Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò) are an ethnic group in West Africa. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The Igbo speak the Igbo language (Igbo: Ásụ̀sụ̀ Ị̀gbò). The Igbo people are found in Southeastern Nigeria, in an area referred to as Igboland (Igbo: Àlà Ị̀gbò). There are some Igbos in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
There are major amounts of Igbo people found in other countries that are not in Africa. This is because some Igbos have moved to other countries and because they were forced to go to other countries by the Atlantic slave trade.
They are in countries such as the United States, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Barbados, Bahamas, and the United Kingdom. The most important crop of the Igbo people is the yam. In Nigeria, the Igbo have a lot of cities, like Onitsha and Enugu.
Images for kids
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Bronze from the ninth century town of Igbo Ukwu, now at the British Museum
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An Igbo man with facial scarifications, known as ichi, early 20th century
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Anklet beaten from a solid brass bar of the type once fashionable among Igbo women. Now in the collection of Wolverhampton Art Gallery. The leg-tube extends approx 7 cm each side of the 35 cm disc.
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is perhaps the most popular and renowned novel that deals with the Igbo and their traditional life.
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The Holy Ghost depicted as a dove on a relief in Onitsha
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Wooden sculpture of Ikenga, an Alusi, in the British Museum
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A modern Igbo wedding, Nnewi, Nigeria
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An Igbo chief in his Cultural Attire
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Yam porridge (or yam pottage) is an Igbo dish known as awaị.
