Igbo Language

FSI Igbo Basic first appeared in 1962 and consists of 30 units. The first 24 units are made up of dialogues, which present the new language for the lesson, followed by grammar explanations and then drills for practice.

After this, Unis 25-30 consist of dialogues and short narratives designed to help students deepen their knowledge of the language. Each unit is accompanied by audio recordings of all dialogues and drills.

Preceding the main body of the course is a series of tone drills intended to help students master the sounds of the language before beginning the course. Unfortunately, the first “tape” is missing, and only tapes 2-4 are currently available.

Since there were (and still are) very few reference books dealing with Igbo, the authors of this course made an effort to provide more extensive grammar descriptions than otherwise might have been expected.

At the end of the book, you will also find a word list, which is especially useful since there are still very few resources available for those studying this language.