Frederick Chidozie Ogbalu
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Chief Frederick Chidozie Ogbalu (1927–1990) known predominantly as F. C. Ogbalu, was a Nigerian
linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...
and educator. He is predominantly known for standardizing
Igbo language Igbo ( , ; Standard Igbo: ''Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò'' ) is the principal native language cluster of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria. Igbo languages are spoken by a total of 31 million people. The number of Igbo ...
and is often called th
"father" of Igbo language and culture
In 1949, he founded the
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture The Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture (SPILC) was founded in 1949 by Frederick Chidozie Ogbalu for the promotion of the Igbo language and culture, and has since created a standard dialect A standard language (or standard variety, ...
. Ogbalu served as the society's president for many years. Ogbalu's work has had a significant impact on the Igbo language and culture. He is credited with helping to standardize the Igbo language and with promoting its use. He is also credited with helping to preserve Igbo culture. Ogbalu died in 1990. He is remembered as a pioneer in the study of the Igbo language and culture.


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