Talk:Igboland

tonal spelling

I'm sure it's very nice to have the tonal spelling, Àlà Ị̀gbò (all falling tones), but ideally this should be referenced to some kind of source, such as an Igbo dictionary. Such online dictionaries as are listed at Igbo language have no tonal diacritics, all they can confirm is that ala = "land" and Igbo = "Igbo". Please provide references for any Igbo language phrases you wish to introduce. --dab (𒁳) 12:20, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

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Overrepresentation of colonial perspectives

The article on Igboland is based so much on colonial sources such as William Balfour Baikie, who wrote about his travels in the 1850s. This was a time in which the European narratives of Africa people as undeveloped, unenlightened and primitive were firmly established in the sources of authors from that period. Surely we can do better to include sources from African and Igbo people describing their own homeland and culture. Harry585 (talk) 04:14, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

The map of Igboland

There is a generally accepted map of Igboland, consisting of the 5 southeast states, Delta North and most of upland Rivers state (except Ogoniland). There's also a slightly controversial version that includes Igbo/Igboid border communities in Edo, Kogi, Benue, Cross River, and Bayelsa, with the islands of Bonny and Opobo included as exclaves due to their large indigenous and non-indigenous Igbo/Igbo-speaking populations. However, the map on display is neither. Instead it (INACCURATELY) depicts Okrika, Ogu/Bolo, Andoni, and parts of Kalabari as Igboland. I would love to know the basis for this, supported of course by linguistic, cultural, and demographic evidence. I strongly feel the map neither accurately nor objectively portrays the MODERN Igbo ethno-linguistic/cultural area.

NB: I already know about the history of significant Igbo presence and influence in this areas, but HISTORIC Igboland or territory is not the question at hand. If we're trying to portray Igboland historically, why not add east Edo state, southeastern Kogi and southwestern Benue states? Balorma (talk) 17:49, 20 August 2024 (UTC)