Mortiple, ilu nke a di very deep. It got me thinking

;DYoungies nwa nna, ndewo!

Asim ya diri anyi nile mma!

Youngies deeeje. N'ezie okwu a naghi ekpuchi afo ime aka.Mortiple ilu nke a bukwa fire.
Kashiff na echeguy ole ije?

@Topic,Osi eziri anuru oku erugo eluig

Mortiple:

Aburu na eri ekpe adighi agwo onye oria
A people (clan) that take pleasure in sharing  the estate of their dead relative do not take any sick one among them to a healer.

Igbo na-asu n'olu n'olu mana a kwaa ukwara, o buru ofu. Mortiple, ilu gi a bukwa ogbara Igbo ghari. Obi g'abu m paulina paulina ma oburu na I kowaa ilu a doo.

Ify nne, anyi ka nokwa. Egbe anaghi ebu mbe.

Echelon, Mortiple, Youngie, jennykadry na umu nna m ndi ozo, udo diri unu nile.

Echelon, Mortiple, Youngie, jennykadry [/b]na umu nna m ndi ozo, [b]udo diri unu nile.

Ma gi kwa,nwanemu nwoke

Ndi be anyi --- Our people

doo, daalu nu --- thanks to y'all

maka i me na ogbako a na-aga n'ihu --- for seeing that this forum is continuing

Ihe ka nte biakpodoro nte n'onu ya --- What is greater than the termite has descended into the termites' hole

@mortiple: that ilu of yours is a painful reality starring us in the face

@youngies: nwanna a na m ekeneooo

@kashif:omenuka jidekwa ka i ji

@jennykardy: welldone! more grease to your elbows_{who can translate this one to Igbo?}

@ifyalways: thanks for the youtube music at Igbo kwenu thread; you have a cementing role on us all.

@ndi igbo niile: hi!

@everybody: greetings, nwanne di na mba --- we also have siblings in a foreign land

ya gazie

Umu nne na Umunna ndi Igbo kwoo aba mba, ekele m unu.
Jide nu nke unu ji. Maka onye asi jide ke oji, ogosiri na nke oji di mma.

echelon:

@mortiple: that ilu of yours is a painful reality starring us in the face

Echelon, Chukwu gozie gi.

Kashif:

Igbo na-asu n'olu n'olu mana a kwaa ukwara, o buru ofu. Mortiple, ilu gi a bukwa ogbara

Kashif, udo diri gi.
Aburu (a people as in kindred/family/clan etc)
Iri Ekpe (inheritance of death persons estate i.e. when the relatives of a death person decides to distribute his/her property among themselves.
Igwo oria (to heal the sick by taking him/her to the healer)

Aburu na eri ekpe adighi agwo onye oria - a people that enjoy sharing the estate/property of their deceased, won't bother taking any sick person among them to the healer.

Ifyalways , Jenny na kwa Youngies, ana le (how far)!

Grammatical errors (common mistakes) regretted. Anyi no na ogbako Ndigbo.

Ndi be anyi, ekele m unu o!

Akwa Igbo si na:
Nwanyi na enye di ya nri (nni), ife osolu ya ka ona agwa di ya
A woman that provides for her husband's welbeing/upkeep does not restrain from telling him whatever she wants to.

Igbo ma mmanu!
Igbo rie nu!!
Igbo Biri nu!!!

Ibe anyi nmanma nu !
O digo nma already.
@Youngies,o dika i gara enu ugwu?location gi a gbanwela,ije oma nwanna mana Buko,i lotawa, e chefula i zutaram okpa 9th mille.very very important.
@Echelon,ya gazie.anotukwanu,anyi a gbatu egwu.a naghi ano otu ebe a kiri mmanwu you dont stay at a spot to view the masquerade.
@Kashiff,ole ije?well,mmanwu ulaga a naghi aputa mgbe o bula.Kashiif Ulaga ! deeje.
@Mortiple,this last ilu,lol Tufia na ngwere na agba aji. . .aru.anyi ga a support ndi di anyi,ndi di anyi ga eleta anyi anya,mee ihe kwesiri na ha ga eme and not vice versa! isee.
@Topic, o bu oke no na ulo gwara oke no na ohia na azu di na ngiga
It is the rat inside the house that told the one in the bush that there is fish in the basket

Udo dili umu Igbo

Ihe ka nte biakpodoro nte n'onu ya --- What is greater than the termite has descended into the termites' hole

Biko, I think it is wrong for nte to be translated as termite, nte from my part of Igbo land is kind of a small bush rat.

Ify, Kashif or mortiple, someone needs to confirm this, bikokwa

@Youngies,
Nte = cricket. Nte na atu onu (makes/lives in a hole). Na mpaghara ala Igbo ufodu ((some parts of Igboland), ana eri nte eri (Nte is eaten).
Termite = mwuru (in my dialect). There is another specie of ant that we call AKIKA (i.e. the one that builds redish anthill)

@Ifyalways,
Idi too much!

Above refers.

Now you have got me more confused bro

Cricket = Abuzu (in my dialet, it is also eaten)

Termite = Akika (in my dialet, i.e the one that builds redish anthill)

?? = nte (a brownish tiny bush rat that lives in holes)

I need more input please

youngies:

Udo dili umu Igbo

Biko, I think it is wrong for nte to be translated as termite, nte from my part of Igbo land is kind of a small bush rat.

Ify, Kashif or mortiple, someone needs to confirm this, bikokwa

N'ezie okwu,a maghim ihe a na akpo nte na oyibo,infact a maghim na o nwere anu a na akpo nte sef.
a jurum auntie m ugbua,o si na nte=ntakiri oke infact o kporo ya oke belguim
a mam na cricket bu abuzu,termite =akika mana ntee,honestly kariri m.i have to ask and laghachi azu hia.

Nte is a smallish rat-like wild rodent. To clear the confusion, note that termites and crickets do not live in what could possibly qualify as 'onu' in Igbo language. For me, that could be the simplest way to understand that.

Some still call termite mkpu (better still, mkpu ozo).

Cricket = Abuzu  I love this thread!

ifyalways:

@Kashiff,ole ije?well,mmanwu ulaga a naghi aputa mgbe o bula.Kashiif Ulaga ! deeje.

Ulaga kwa? Nne biko gbaghara o!

echelon:

Ihe ka nte biakpodoro nte n'onu ya --- What is greater than the termite has descended into the termites' hole

What is greater than the cricket has descended into the cricket's hole. _{the termite was a mistake}

Nte = Cricket in my dialect. They live in holes and come out in the night to make the night noise_{if you know what i mean}. Little children hunt them at night; they are edible.

Abuzu = Cricket in some other dialects

Igbo kwenu!!!

Ndigbo si na:
Anyuo nsi ga aka ya onu, odika obu oturo.
When excreta is not solidly shaped, it will be mistaken for that of dysentery (running stomach).

Igbo si na:
Nkata kaa nka ndi nnuru nkata agbalaga.
When the (native) basket wears and tears, those who were used to borrowing it from the owner would all run away.

Igbo si na:
Eriri ma ngwugwu, ngwugwu ma onye kere ya.
The rope knows/identifies the parcel, and the parcel knows the one that wrapped it.

Igbo si na:
Ike (Otolo/ochi) mara mma iji egbu opi, kama enweghi ebe aga ejide aka wee na egbu ya bu opi.
The anus looks like a suitable instrument for flutting, unfortunately there is no place to hold on to make this realistic.

Igbo muo nu!
Igbo kuru nu!!
Igbo zuo nu!!!

Mu onwem bu Mortiple (Strength) na ekele onye obula.

dalu nu.a jurum abt the "nte" and like Echelon said,a gwaram na obu "cricket" too.

@Topic,a chua aja ma a hughi udele,a mara na ihe mere na ala mmuo.
when a sacrifice is offered and there is no vulture around definitely something is wrong in the spirit world

Mortiple ilu nkata gi a agbogho gawa nka,bois agbalaga

ifyalways:

Mortiple ilu nkata gi a agbogho gawa nka,bois agbalaga

Ify nne, hara wa, Ajoo okwu gbaa afo, odiri onye kwuru ya. Ajoo nwanyi gbaa afo, odiri di luru ya.

Nkita nwanyi zuru na ata akwa.

Imeruola ahu, Allah kwa!

Mortiple:

Kashif, udo diri gi.
Aburu (a people as in kindred/family/clan etc)
Iri Ekpe (inheritance of death persons estate i.e. when the relatives of a death person decides to distribute his/her property among themselves.
Igwo oria (to heal the sick by taking him/her to the healer)

A(g)buru na eri ekpe adighi agwo onye oria - a people that enjoy sharing the estate/property of their deceased, won't bother taking any sick person among them to the healer.

Ugbua ka m ghotara ilu a kpomkwem. Ndi ahu agaghi akpoga onye oria ahu ulo-ogwu maka na ha ma na oburu na O nwuo, ha e kee ngwongwo ya. Chei! Ala adighi mma bu uru ndi nze!

Mortiple, ilu gi na-agbawa ala (ground-breaking)! Jide k'iji.

Kashif:

Mortiple, ilu gi na-agbawa ala (ground-breaking)! Jide k'iji.

Nwa nna, deme.

Mortiple:

Imeruola ahu, God kwa!

Ify nne, I mean, Imeruolam ahu, maka Chineke! Adizim too fond of you. Biko, agwakwala Di gi (pls dont tell ya horseband) Onye agoziri agozi ka ibu.

Igbo si kwa na:
Akwa-okuko ejiri wee tuo aja, onye na akaghi aka adighi eri ya.
A weakling does not eat an egg used for sacrifice.

Igbo kele nu!

Cricket/Abuzu/Nte,

Just confirmed over the phone that Nte and Abuzu are not exactly the same though they are both of the cricket family. Abuzu is bigger in size and more fleshy and is the edible one.
I also learnt that Nte is also the name of a very small rat commonly called oke amusu, the one that eats human flesh if you don't wash your hands after eating that delicious "onughu" soup and "akpu" at night 

Igbo Kwenu!!!

echelon:

Cricket/Abuzu/Nte,

Just confirmed over the phone that Nte and Abuzu are not exactly the same though they are both of the cricket family. Abuzu is bigger in size and more fleshy and is the edible one.
I also learnt that Nte is also the name of a very small rat commonly called oke amusu, the one that eats human flesh if you don't wash your hands after eating that delicious "onughu" soup and "akpu" at night 

Igbo Kwenu!!!

lol.onye m juru si na a na akpo ya oke belguim ! o si na ha si belguim bia 

@Motiple,a gaghim agwa my horseband as long as na i gaghi agwa your whipwife 
udo diri gi too.
@Topic,onye lee ka ozu dewere ihu,o begbuo onwe ya na akwa
if one looks at the shape of the face of the dead,he wud cry himself to death
Ihe di onye nkpa ka o na ekwu
everyone says what is important to him/her
@mmadu nile,weekend oma nu.
_{o nwere onye huru Fake,ha biko gwa ha na obi a gbawalam}

@Topic,elelia nwa ite o gbanyuo oku.
when you ignore the pot,it wud boil and put of the fire
Akidi a naghi ama oke ala
The black beans doesnt know the farm boundaries.

@all weekend oma.

Dalu sooo!

Ka o rana ewetaghi onwe ya
No matter how small something is, it does not come by itself _{usually used to talk of money}

Happy Sunday to y'all.

o nwere ilu m nuru tata.o di funni.i just have to share 

@Topic,nna m si na ya gara bee dibia,"dibia si na ya gote mbe a ga eji chua aja,mbe noro na azu ulo bee nwa dibia si na nsogbu a dighi,na ha lechara anu niile o buru ya ka ha huru,ngwanu o nweghi ihe o ga ekwu,ka o di mgbe ha jidere ya"
the native doctor said that they should bring the tortise for sacrifice,the tortise at the backyard of the native doctor overheard the discussion and said no problem,let them catch him first.

ihe a nwere ike ,it doesnt qualify to be an ilu 
@all wishing onye o bula a great week ahead.

ole ihe na eme ebe a?
ije ugbua dikwa egwu.a na aga a na ele anya na azu.ubochi adighizi nma mana iyi a gaghi eri any one of us.iseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

@Topic,ama ka ije/okwu adi njo,ndi nze na atariri oji.
no matter how bad the discussion might be,the chiefs wud always eat /break kolanuts

Hmmmm, ebea dizi ka ebe agbara oso agha

Talking about agha, ndi igbo si na:

Nwa mgbo tupuru nna ya isi, na eji ite ona akwa okpu
The child whose father was hit by a bullet in the head, sews his cap with a smealted metal pot

ala juru oyi three mush hia biko.o giniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii na eme?

@topic,ihe nwere oru bu oru.
what takes the place of work is work

ifyalways:

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_{o nwere onye huru Fake,ha biko gwa ha na obi a gbawalam}

Fake ahapula ala a. O gwara onye nhazi ka O hichapu aha ya ebe a nihi oke mkpari nwa okorobia ahu na-akpari ndi mmadu. Fake nozi n'ala ohuu nke ozo (Ify, I ma ebe m na-ekwu maka ya). O buzi onye ahia stok.

@topic,
Mberede nyiri dike, mana mberede ka-eji ama dike
Unforseen beats the indomitable, but unforseen makes the indomitable

Any better ntapi biko?

kashif

There can't be any better ntapi than the one you already used. Thumbs up!!

Ire oma ka ejula ji aga n'ogwu
It is with a smooth tongue that the snail can walk on thorns

Nothin' mega