Torch1:
So are you saying that mkpisi ukwu or mbo okpa is wrong Igbo?

Eifeh: in my village we call it okpa Nenwe in enugu state

Eze Promoe:
The word 'ukwu' can be used when refering to the whole leg but 'okpa' can be used when refering to it in parts e.g mkpisi okpa (toe), mbo okpa (toe nail) etc.

1ndidi2:

Imeena ezigbo mmadu

Eze Promoe:
The word 'ukwu' can be used when refering to the whole leg but 'okpa' can be used when refering to it in parts e.g mkpisi okpa (toe), mbo okpa (toe nail) etc.

Eifeh: in my village we call it okpa Nenwe in enugu state

Torch1:
So are you saying that mkpisi ukwu or mbo okpa is wrong Igbo?

Idowuogbo:
Tenk u namesake!

Idowuogbo: *shouts*
Lecturerrrrrr!!!! More exercise pls....

Eze Promoe: My pleasure, i wish you good luck in practising and i'll suggest to you to learn the Anambra dialect, it's the simplest and is almost similar to the central Igbo.

3RNEST: #Eze p, abeg gimme ur email i need private lesson..

nedu210:
enyi ndaa? Ndee ekuku ka ishi na nenwe? Ọkwa etua ka unu shi asu gha? How far do u know Nenwe? Ndee gi emero?


Nah, ukwu and okpa are the same, u can say mkpisi ukwu or mkpisi okpa. In my dialect we use okpa, nvọ ọkpa, mkpisi okpo, ikpele okpa. Etc

odumchi:

Nsogbu adighi.



I understand. I was just saying that the most widely accepted and standardized of the two is 'ukwu'.



It's called 'okpa' in my town too.

Eze Promoe:
See me later in my office.

Idowuogbo:
*whistling and trembling*
Wey dis tisha na? No class today?

Eze Promoe:
Yea!

Idowuogbo:
Y? Hols?

Eifeh: what is the name of your town? I think enugu west called it okpa becouse nkanu people call it okpa too

Eifeh: How far
do u know Nenwe? Ndee gi
emero?

Eifeh: what is the name of your town? I think enugu west called it okpa becouse nkanu people call it okpa too

nedu210:

Nkanu people ar not in enugu west they ar in east.

ada - ide:
@Eze Promoe

okpa(seed)is banbara nuts. Then can it also go for male(oke okpa)?

By the way, GOOD JOB!

afam4eva:
You can put "taa" in front of "si eba puo". Though it can stand alone and mean the same thing.

Chukskalidon:
'taa' cannot stand on its own and mean 'si ebea puo'. 'Taa' is an Igbo exclamation word, it can be used before any word or sentence to show how serious and resistance u are e.g taa mma gi ura ee,taa i na-ayi ara,taa onweghi ihe na-eme etc.

ifyalways: Afam, no. "taa" alone is not and can't be "get out". Its just a prefix and is basically a mere exclamation sound when its used alone.

Taa gbalaga
Taa gbafuo
Taa si ebe a puo etc are all sentences on meaning "just get out" or better still "fvck off"

Taa can also be used in a conversation in place of "no" or to say "I disagree" but all in all, "taa" is a prefix and makes more sense/conveys a direct message when used with other words.

Eze Promoe: Taa is one of the exclaimatory Igbo words which other examples are Chei! Ewo! Chai! and so on. People use taa only. As an Igbo person, when someone says taa to you, you don't need any soothsayer to tell you that the person is in disagreement with you or what you're doing.

afam4eva:
People use the term alone when they have nothing to add to it..."ta" on it's own also mean get out.