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minus Q and X, which are not part of Abidịị Igbo. C is not used other than in the digraph 'ch' and proper names. The alphabet uses the
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has been proposed for Igbo, and it was used, for example, in the 1998
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replaces the dot below (ï ö ü), and the ch digraph is not used.
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Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Volta-Niger, Igboid
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Igbo
Written Igbo
ISO 15924
Unicode
phonetic transcriptions
International Phonetic Alphabet
Help:IPA
IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters
Igbo
Igbo language
languages of Nigeria
ISO basic Latin alphabet
dot above

dot below



Igbo dialects
Michael Echeruo
diaeresis
Mkpụrụ Edemede Igbo
Indigenous Igbo
media help
Igbo language
Igbo people
Pan-Nigerian alphabet
Nwagu Aneke script
Africa Alphabet

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