I'm Igbo and I can't speak my language fluently. I hear 80% and speak 30% of Igbo. It's weighing me down, I avoid family meeting, I even bought this Hausa cap and dress like hausa to keep outsiders from speaking Igbo to me.
Please any online resources to learn? I've tried youtube but couldn't find any. pls I'm tired of living like this

Go back home go learn or relocate to an Igbo community. The surest way to learn is by constant practice and you will be able to get that when you live in a community of your folks.

Eyaa. I understand your plight.

The only way you can learn it fast and speak it fluently is if you live in a native speakers majority community. That is, you will need to relocate to the South East, if that is not too dramatic for you to do. You could also continue searching for teach-your-self videos that might help.

However, it is wrong for you to hide from your extended family just because you can't speak your mother-tongue. By hiding your true identity on meeting people of your tribe because of your inability to speal Igbo, you are doing damage to your self worth. So you need to stop all that and just be yourself, accepting the current situation you are in and stay focused on making it better.

Try to use only Igbo when communicating with your family members and friends that are Igbo. It might not be easy as some will laugh and make jest of you, but that will just be for a while. Stay away from those that tends to discourage you.

I tried sending you a private message here, but seriously, i don't understand how this NL private message works. If you don't mind, drop an email address so that i can contact you.

Toyatc:
Try to use only Igbo when communicating with your family members and friends that are Igbo. It might not be easy as some will laugh and make jest of you, but that will just be for a while. Stay away from those that tends to discourage you.

I tried sending you a private message here, but seriously, i don't understand how this NL private message works. If you don't mind, drop an email address so that i can contact you.

my email is chigoziejc@gmail.com

Mheen I tried learning Igbo during my one year service, damn! d language is hard.

Speak it often. Try the little you know

Raintaker:
Mheen I tried learning Igbo during my one year service, damn! d language is hard.

which state did you serve? There is general Igbo which is super easy to learn.

flourishing247:
which state did you serve? There is general Igbo which is super easy to learn.

I served in Enugu State in a place called Adani 2 hours from Nsukka. They spoke 3 kinds of Igbo there, the Adani Igbo, Nsukka Igbo and the general Igbo. They always mix everything up.

Raintaker:
I served in Enugu State in a place called Adani 2 hours from Nsukka. They spoke 3 kinds of Igbo there, the Adani Igbo, Nsukka Igbo and the general Igbo. They always mix everything up.

Lol. I guessed as much( I guessed Enugu/ ebonyi). Nsukka language is very difficult to learn. If you had served in Anambra you would have picked it. Asap
Most Igbo people don't understand Nsukka dialect.

I met my best friend during year one registration, the dude stayed in Lagos and could not understand a word in igbo, took it upon my self to teach him, what helped him was that he was not shy and does not care who laughed at him. The way he pronounce certain words will make you laugh but with time everyone in the dept wants to teach him a word or two, he will insist you speak igbo to him, today the guy even throw proverbs around. Not being able to understand igbo growing up is not your fault but it is totally wrong to be ashamed of the situation, do what my friend did.

Lastly... dating a nice sweet igbo girl will help too

flourishing247:

Lol. I guessed as much( I guessed Enugu/ ebonyi). Nsukka language is very difficult to learn. If you had served in Anambra you would have picked it. Asap
Most Igbo people don't understand Nsukka dialect.

you right o. I don't understand Nsukka and Ebonyi dialect