Description

Learn to speak Igbo in 10 minutes a day — and understand the culture and worldview behind every word.

Igbo Daily Drops is a daily Igbo language and culture podcast hosted by Igbo educator and TED Global speaker Yvonne Chioma Mbanefo. Every episode gives you conversational Igbo you can use straight away, grounded in the proverbs, stories and scholarship that make the language make sense.

EVERY EPISODE (about 10 minutes)
- Ilu – a proverb and what it means for life today
- Story Scene – a story drawn from across the eras of Igbo life, from precolonial Igboland through the colonial encounter to the present day
- Scholar's Spark – one insight from Igbo studies books, academic journals and peer-reviewed research
- 3 Sentences – everyday Igbo phrases to say out loud right away

EVERY WEEK
- Speaking Practice – the week's 15 essential sentences, slowly and clearly
- Omnibus – all five episodes in one continuous listen
- Free workbook – download yours at learnigbonow.com

WHO IT'S FOR
Diaspora adults reconnecting with their roots. Parents raising Igbo-speaking children. Non-Igbo spouses and partners. Anyone who loves the culture. Complete beginners are welcome, and if you understand Igbo but have never felt confident speaking it, this podcast was made for you.

YOUR HOST
Yvonne Chioma Mbanefo is a Heritage Futurist, Igbo language educator and cultural consultant. She is the author of the Amazon bestseller Igbo Dictionary for Children, co-founder of the Annual Igbo Conference at SOAS, University of London, a TED Global speaker, and cultural consultant on the award-winning film Equiano Stories.

READY TO SPEAK, NOT JUST LISTEN?
The Igbo Speaking Gym, our live speaking practice community, opens soon. Join the waitlist for founding-member access: learnigbonow.com
Watch with full tone marks: youtube.com/@LearnIgbo
For your children: youtube.com/@LearnIgboforKids

FOR INSTITUTIONS
Igbo Daily Drops is also a growing archive of Igbo intangible cultural heritage, documenting proverbs, oral traditions and social practices and passing them on to the next generation of speakers. Museums, universities, schools, heritage bodies and film/TV productions: episodes, transcripts and teaching materials are available for partnership and licensing via learnigbonow.com.

Created in honour of Chief Richard Neife Tagbo and Lolo Mary Joan "Molly" Tagbo, and every generation who carried this language before us.

Our mission: 10,000 new Igbo speakers in one year. Every sentence you learn is a drop, and every drop feeds Oké Osimiri Mmụta Igbo, the Ocean of Igbo Knowledge.

Follow now and start your journey home. Igbo bụ Igbo.