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Igbo Language Is Poetry – Chimamanda Adichie Gushes by Nobody: 7:02pm On Jan 27, 2019
"Igbo is the language of emotions, humor, and laughter. Igbo is the enduring link to my past, it is the language in which my great-grandmothers sang.

"Sometimes when I hear the old people speak Igbo in my hometown, Aba I find myself wishing that my own Igbo were not so Anglicized.

"I am full of admiration of the complexity of their language and the proverbs that they used and I am in awe of the culture that produced this poetry because that is what the Igbo language is when it is spoken well – it is poetry."

– From Chimamanda Adichie’s speech at the Face of Okija thought leadership and beauty pageant in Anambra State, Igbo Land (Ala Igbo).

Chimamanda Adichie has painted the Igbo language like a violet, with beautiful colours that shine with luster and truth. Deme Nwa Ada Igbo.

Source: http://www.igbodefender.com/2019/01/27/igbo-language-is-poetry-chimamanda-adichie-gushes/

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Re: Igbo Language Is Poetry – Chimamanda Adichie Gushes by Nobody: 7:03pm On Jan 27, 2019
She spoke the truth. Igbo language is filled with poetical dramatizations.

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Re: Igbo Language Is Poetry – Chimamanda Adichie Gushes by Kellibae(f): 7:22pm On Jan 27, 2019
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Re: Igbo Language Is Poetry – Chimamanda Adichie Gushes by Nobody: 8:37pm On Jan 27, 2019
Of course it is, Igbo is also very sweet when used in worship or praise songs.

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Re: Igbo Language Is Poetry – Chimamanda Adichie Gushes by Nobody: 6:37am On Jan 29, 2019
Cc Lalasticlala

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