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Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Joshuaiwe: 1:15pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
Hi so I was listening to Dede one day's comedy videos and he says that a lot. I don't really know what this means but he uses it around stuff he's trying to stress . Igbos please help me! |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by chymystique(f): 1:24pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
"Because Of" 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Nobody: 1:32pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
op are u not igbo ![]() i dont get it ![]() u listening to dede one day means u understand igbo very well ![]() how come u dont kno d meaning? ![]() im just asking 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Nobody: 2:44pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
MrKontrovErsy: My brother, I tireoo. Imagine listening to Obama speaks but don't know the meaning of because of ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Phut(f): 4:21pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
adeitoro: Learning should never be discouraged. He may only know "maka" as because. After all there are differences from dialect to dialect 7 Likes |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by bigfrancis21: 6:27pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
Joshuaiwe: 'N'ihi na' is used to buttress a point or give further explanation to an earlier spoken statement. It simply means, 'because of'. Mainstream Anambra would say, 'n'ifi na'. A synonym for it in Igbo is, 'maka na'. Sample examples would be: Onye a biana afia taa, n'ifi na afia a diro taata. Onye a kpana nwa agu aka n'odu, maka na nna ya nwelu ike ino nso. Maka ifi gi ka m jili biaba olu taata. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Joshuaiwe: 7:16pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
MrKontrovErsy:I don't get it because i've never heard it before and that's why I don't know the meaning. It's exactly like Phut described it. I've only heard maka for because. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Joshuaiwe: 7:17pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
chymystique: Thannks 1 Like |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Joshuaiwe: 7:18pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
adeitoro:I don't understand your comment |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Joshuaiwe: 7:23pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Thank you for your comment and I understand it Now! and just to make sure I understood what I read could you please rewrite ur Igbo sentences in standard Igbo (izugbe) or English If you're not use to that 1 Like |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Joshuaiwe: 7:24pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
Phut:Thank you! That's exactly the case i used context clues to understand the sentence when I heard it used but I wanted some one to directly tell me what it is |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Phut(f): 7:40pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
Joshuaiwe:Biko, ask away. There will always be people willing to answer. Plus I am sure others (not just you) have learnt from this thread 1 Like |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Nobody: 8:36pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
Joshuaiwe: ok |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by musicwriter(m): 11:44pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
Joshuaiwe: "Because" or "Because of" (depending on the context). 1 Like |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by bigfrancis21: 2:29am On Oct 26, 2015 |
Joshuaiwe: Sample examples would be: Onye a biana afia taa, n'ifi na afia a diro taata. Nobody should come to the market today because there is no market today. Onye a kpana nwa agu aka n'odu, maka na nna ya nwelu ike ino nso. Nobody should touch the tail of a tiger's cub because its father could be close by. Maka ifi gi ka m jili biaba olu taata.[/quote] Because of you I came to work today. (Literal translation. A proper translation in English would be, I came to work today because of you. Or M bialu olu taata maka ifi gi.) 1 Like |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Joshuaiwe: 3:32am On Oct 27, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Ooh you were using a negative command I thought u were using perfect tense. But thank you! So from my observation could u use n'ihi when I want to say for the sake of something |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by Joshuaiwe: 3:33am On Oct 27, 2015 |
musicwriter: The way Dede uses it sounds like he's saying for the sake of |
Re: Igbo:what Is N'ihi Na by musicwriter(m): 6:05am On Oct 27, 2015 |
Joshuaiwe: For the sake of, is just another way of saying it. Just a related word (synonym). But, it doesn't mean something else. |
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