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compiled by Frances W. Pritchett (This Igbo site belongs not to the Indological <fp7>, but to her mother.) |
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the IGBO Language |
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compiled by Frances W. Pritchett (This Igbo site belongs not to the Indological <fp7>, but to her mother.) |
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*Advice about how you might start to study Igbo*
*A history of the Igbo language*
*Chinua Achebe denounces Standard Igbo*
*Books helpful for Igbo language study*
*Sources for the study of Igbo proverbs*
*The first Igbo novel, Omenuko (1933)*
*A brief biography of the author of Omenuko*
*An Igbo tale: The Land of Bingo (1940's?)*
*An Igbo play: Oguamalam (1979)*
*An Igbo short novel:
Night
Has Fallen in the Afternoon (c.1980?)*
Comments or suggestions? email <frannkiru@gmail.com>
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GREETING MESSAGE
This is Ms. Frances Nkiru W. Pritchett, secretary of SPILCA (Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture, Inc., in America). Thanks to her and also to their director, Nnanta C. Uwadineke. Nkiru advises the Igbo people to love their language and to be using it to have discussions in every appropriate place so that it will not die. HERE IS HER MESSAGE: My friends, I greet you all. I am very happy about the work you are doing in publishing this magazine, "Igbo Ga-adi." I encourage you in this work. It has been a long time since I went to your country to attend the SPILC meeting at Nsukka. I will never forget that journey. Nor will I forget the time that I went to visit the A.I.C.E. campus in Owerre. The Igbo language is beautiful. I study it every day. It is important that we keep it alive. Anyone who discards his language is lost. Please, don't give up! Frances W. Pritchett (Nkiru)
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