Top Books for Studying Igbo Language

Feel free to check back on this list, we’ll be updating it regularly until it reaches its full scope.

This list also includes books written in the Igbo language. From personal experience, I’m convinced that reading such books is one of the most effective ways not only to become literate in Igbo, but also to greatly improve fluency and the ability to think about complex ideas in the language.

I make it a point to study every book before recommending it, so revisit the list from time to time for new additions.

Also feel free to share a book recommendation in the comments below, I’ll be sure to check it out.


Okowaokwu Igbo Umuaka (Igbo Dictionary for Children)

by Chiọma Yvonne Mbanefo


KWEZUONU! A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE IGBO LANGUAGE

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BY CHINEMEREM IFEOMA NWANZE


ÌGBÒ: A beginners guide to learn how to read, understand, speak and write the Ìgbò language.

by Amarachi Attamah-Ugwu


Comprehensive Igbo Language: A Contemporary Guide For Beginners And Intermediate Learners

by Elisha O. Ogbonna


Ugo Igbo Language Children's Dictionary

by Ada Onwukeme


Onye Turu Ikoro waa ya eze

by G.E. Igwe


JUO OBINNA

by Tony Uchenna Ubesie


OJAADILI (IGBO PLAY)

by Odunke Artists


Book List

  1. Okowaokwu Igbo Umuaka: Igbo Dictionary for Children by Chiọma Yvonne Mbanefo

  2. Kwezuonu! A Beginner's Guide to the Igbo Language by Chinemerem Ifeoma Nwanze

  3. ÌGBÒ: A beginners guide to learn how to read, understand, speak and write the Ìgbò language by Amarachi Attamah-Ugwu

  4. Comprehensive Igbo Language: A Contemporary Guide For Beginners And Intermediate Learners by Elisha O. Ogbonna

  5. Ugo Igbo Language Children's Dictionary by Ada Onwukeme

  6. Onye Turu Ikoro waa ya eze by G.E. Igwe

  7. Juo obinna by Tony Uchenna Ubesie

  8. Ojaadili (Igbo Play) by Odunke Artists

 
 
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