Ben20001:

It is beleived that a person born on afor market day should be called "Nwafor".

Thanks :-)

nwa afo (nwafor) born on afo market day.
Amongst the Ngwa, Ndoki and Etche peoples, nwafo or nwafo nnem means son of the soil.

Andre Uweh:

nwa afo (nwafor) born on afo market day.
Amongst the Ngwa, Ndoki and Etche peoples, nwafo or nwafo nnem means son of the soil.

oh I see they have different meanings-
so what does afor mean then?

Please can someone tell me the meaning of this igbo sentence IFEASONU NGOLOGO sorry if the spelling is not properly captured that's just how it sounds in my ears. My boss said those words to me when i jokinly told him that he is a bachelor (he has his family at Lagos) just like me.

ijaw_girl:

oh I see they have different meanings-
so what does afor mean then?

afor means either :
3rd market day.
Stomache.
Depending on the sentence,the meaning can interchange to either:
Nwafor:someone born on the third mkt day.
Nwa afo:Son of the soil.
Afor(u dont necessarily add the 'r' if u want to use it in this form) =Stomache.
Afor-onu=Moustache.

eyoiba:

Please can someone tell me the meaning of this igbo sentence IFEASONU NGOLOGO sorry if the spelling is not properly captured that's just how it sounds in my ears. My boss said those words to me when i jokinly told him that he is a bachelor (he has his family at Lagos) just like me.

its quite meaningless,i guess u did not get it.
Ife aso onu=something that does not pick a mouth,not choosy abt mouths it gets to
Ngololgo=meaningless.
Ogologo= Tall,long.

IGBA AFO. yearly, or yearly routine. Afo here means year

Can someone please tell me how to say.

Will you Marry me? in Yoruba.

Much appreciated.

fonkehfied:

Can someone please tell me how to say.

Will you Marry me? in Yoruba.

Much appreciated.

Se wa femi?

nwanne, nwanyi

How do I greet an Igbo colleague who just lost her mum in igbo language

Arabambi1:

How do I greet an Igbo colleague who just lost her mum in igbo language

Arabambi1:

How do I greet an Igbo colleague who just lost her mum in igbo language

Ka obi nne gi la na-udo: Wishing the mother's soul a peaceful rest.

*nvm*

*nvm*

What is OTU OCHA in ibo?

I believe these are nigerian dialects. Pls some1 shud help me translate.

Olaniyi
Ara ga agba ndi ara

olabukola:

What is OTU OCHA in ibo?

Ify and osisi over to you.

amarilo:

I believe these are nigerian dialects. Pls some1 shud help me translate.
Olaniyi
Ara ga agba ndi ara

Olaniyi= in igbo its Useless something. But i guess it has anoda meaning in Yoruba as some people use it as name.

Ara ga agba ndi ara= hahahaha water do pass garri.

olabukola:

What is OTU OCHA in ibo?

White Pu.ssy

amarilo:

I believe these are nigerian dialects. Pls some1 shud help me translate.

Olaniyi
Ara ga agba ndi ara

Ara ga agba ndi ara . . . the krazy wud get kolomental.lol
Presido,kpachara anya gi.amu ocha

Olaniyi= no more useful.
Ara ga agba idi ara= madness will catch mad people.
Onye ara ki bu .
What is ibiliachi now?

Olaniyi= no more useful.

is that igbo translation? In yoruba it is a respectable name though meaning 'Wealth is valuable/honorable'

What does this mean, "OKO IYAWO DON KOLO"

lostgirl:

What does this mean, "OKO IYAWO DON KOLO"

Oko . . .husband.
Iyawo . . .New wife
Don kolo . . . .is crazy.
Hence,The new brides husband is crazy or the womans husband is crazy.
Note . .Oko Iyawo can also mean a dotting husband.

thanks. i have a question. even though the order of it is husbands new wife is crazy it means the new wifes husband is crazy? just want to make sure.

Hello,

Can someone help translate the meaning of some Yoruba names for me please? I don't know if they all have meanings, but someone told me that all Yoruba names do.

The names are:
-Ajao (some told me this is a token name. what is that?)
-Olaore
-Olatoke
-Esuola Rabiatu
-Olayonu Abike
-Adekola Alamu
-Tunji
-Remi
-Ireledoyin Ayisatu
-Olatokunbo
-Omode
-Bukola
-Oyewusi
-Oyogbulu
-Olugbense
-Fakemi Amoke
-Balogun
-Kolawolu
-Abayomi
-Adekola Alamu
-Bukola
-Aina

Please answer, even if you only know a few,

Thank you!

tunjilees:

Hello,

Can someone help translate the meaning of some Yoruba names for me please? I don't know if they all have meanings, but someone told me that all Yoruba names do.

The names are:
-Ajao (some told me this is a token name. what is that?)
-Olaore
-Olatoke
-Esuola Rabiatu
-Olayonu Abike
-Adekola Alamu
-Tunji
-Remi
-Ireledoyin Ayisatu
-Olatokunbo
-Omode
-Bukola
-Oyewusi
-Oyogbulu
-Olugbense
-Fakemi Amoke
-Balogun
-Kolawolu
-Abayomi
-Adekola Alamu
-Bukola
-Aina

Please answer, even if you only know a few,

Thank you!

blooming heck!

too many names.

First of all these are all names given to people so some of them dont exactly direct translation
Omode- child

olatokunbo - i think its wealth that the river brought. . .its usu given to ppl born abroad

Could anyone help with identifying the language and meaning of this song:

http://www.imeem.com/ilookatthesky/music/XQ3HEED1/seydou-boro-katoucha/

The song is from Paris Je T'aime; Seydou Boro plays a Nigerian immigrant from Lagos. I'm not familiar at all with West African languages, so I'm not even sure of whether this is in fact a Nigerian song, but I'd really like to know what it means, so I would appreciate it if you can point me in the right direction.

can someone tell me what this means, Iyawo no be ooo this one get meaning oo

can someon tell me how to say "you are a liar"

Can anyone tell me what this means "oya kpele" .
I was called that by someone when I first came to this site,I am sure it must be offensive but I shall wait for the translation.

In my little knowledge of Yoruba that should mean, Come on sorry!

But I am not sure at all.

@michelin89, A BIG THANK YOU.

I am mightily ashamed of myself, the guy apologized, oh dear and I have harboured bad feelings about him all this time.