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Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by OdenigboAroli(m): 10:08pm On Aug 25, 2013
Ezelagbo
Ezeeagbo
Ezeluagbo


Chiraa
Chihaa
Chighali

Omeifukwu
Omeiheukwu
Omehukwu
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Nobody: 6:34pm On Oct 23, 2016
ifyalways:
Ifeoma/Iheoma/Ihioma kiss kiss kiss can anyone find other versions of "Nonso"?
nouka
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Nobody: 6:57pm On Oct 23, 2016
OdenigboAroli:


Nwokem,ibulukwa bata eighteen;Muojekwu doesn't mean "I will say". Muojekwu means "the spirits will have a say". It a common name in Idenmili/Onicha axis.
And Nnewi
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ifyalways(f): 10:56am On Oct 24, 2016
Sammy888:

nouka
Nouka?Which part of Igboland please undecided
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Nobody: 8:30pm On Oct 24, 2016
ifyalways:
Nouka?Which part of Igboland please undecided
nnewi and to some extent her environs
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Nobody: 8:30pm On Oct 24, 2016
ifyalways:
Nouka?Which part of Igboland please undecided
nnewi and to some extent her environs
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by AjaanaOka(m): 9:24pm On Oct 24, 2016
Sammy888:

nouka

'uka a' doesn't mean the same thing as 'nso'. 'Nso' means 'close/near'. 'Uka a' means 'here'. In many dialects it would be 'ebe a'.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ifyalways(f): 2:15am On Oct 25, 2016
Sammy888:

nnewi and to some extent her environs
Thank you. I've never heard of this name before.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by gustav25: 11:44am On Oct 25, 2016
Meregini

NMeregini

Nwachukwu
Nwachi
Nwochi
Nwochukwu

Nwaofor
Nwafor
Nwofor

Chinedu
Chiedu
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Nobody: 12:12pm On Oct 25, 2016
AjaanaOka:


'uka a' doesn't mean the same thing as 'nso'. 'Nso' means 'close/near'. 'Uka a' means 'here'. In many dialects it would be 'ebe a'.
Ndewo nwanne m, mana kedu kwanu maka "Nonga" ie Chinonga(imo) ma obu Nodeberu, chinokwudiri w.d.g
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Ceska(f): 1:37am On Apr 12, 2017
Chinyere/ Chinyeli/chinyelu
Ifeanyi, Iheanyi, iveanyi.
Am from anambra and we interchange f with v. So pls include that. Thanks

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