Central Igbo, is based on the dialects of two members of the Ezinifite group of Igbo in Central Owerri Province between the towns of Owerri and Umuahia in Eastern Nigeria. From its proposal as a literary form in 1939 by Ida C. Ward, it was gradually accepted by missionaries, writers, and publishers across the region.
Centr?al Igbo, is based on the dialects of two members of the Ezinifite group of Igbo in Central Owerri Province be:tween the towns of Owerri and Umuahia: in Eastern Nigeria. From its proposal as a liter:ary form in 1939 by Ida C. Ward, it was gradually accepted by missionaries, writers, and publishers across the region.