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Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by odumchi: 7:53pm On Apr 28, 2013 |
Even though the standardized way of saying 'no' in Igbo is 'mba', I think the people that originally say 'mba' are in the minority. Northern Abia and parts of Ebonyi say 'odighi'; southern Abia (Ngwa and etc) say 'uh-uh'; the Urata peoples in Imo say 'oh-lo'; parts of Enugu and Anambra say 'wawa'; and parts of Delta and Anambra say 'mba'. I dont know how Rivers groups say 'no' but I think the universal way to say 'no' in Igbo would be 'eh-eh' (accompanied with the shaking of the head). |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by Gboliwe: 10:42pm On Apr 28, 2013 |
odumchi: Even though the standardized way of saying 'no' in Igbo is 'mba', I think the people that originally say 'mba' are in the minority. Northern Abia and parts of Ebonyi say 'odighi'; southern Abia (Ngwa and etc) say 'uh-uh'; the Urata peoples in Imo say 'oh-lo'; parts of Enugu and Anambra say 'wawa'; and parts of Delta and Anambra say 'mba'. I dont know how Rivers groups say 'no' but I think the universal way to say 'no' in Igbo would be 'eh-eh' (accompanied with the shaking of the head).northern Abia, Bende where I come from, we say 'AA' thats double A for no. Lol. Single A for yes |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by bigfrancis21: 11:55pm On Apr 28, 2013 |
odumchi: Even though the standardized way of saying 'no' in Igbo is 'mba', I think the people that originally say 'mba' are in the minority. Northern Abia and parts of Ebonyi say 'odighi'; southern Abia (Ngwa and etc) say 'uh-uh'; the Urata peoples in Imo say 'oh-lo'; parts of Enugu and Anambra say 'wawa'; and parts of Delta and Anambra say 'mba'. I dont know how Rivers groups say 'no' but I think the universal way to say 'no' in Igbo would be 'eh-eh' (accompanied with the shaking of the head). By and large, 'mba' was selected from an Anambra dialect and made part of central Igbo. |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by Afam4eva(m): 12:22am On Apr 29, 2013 |
bigfrancis21: [size=14pt]That's the concept a lot of people don't seem to get about Igbo language. That's why i laugh when Ikwerre people or some western Igbo groups say things "The way we speak is different from Igbo". Which Igbo are you talking about. Is it the one we all accepted as the central Igbo or Ngwa, Onitsha, Awka, Owerre? They don't seem to know that we all have dialects.[/size] |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by odumchi: 12:42am On Apr 29, 2013 |
Gboliwe: Thanks, Gboliwe. This even stresses my point. Abia is very diverse, linguistically speaking. |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by odumchi: 12:43am On Apr 29, 2013 |
bigfrancis21: Exactly. Central Igbo is a puzzle that was put together with diverse pieces. |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by Nobody: 8:32am On Apr 29, 2013 |
odumchi: Even though the standardized way of saying 'no' in Igbo is 'mba', I think the people that originally say 'mba' are in the minority. Northern Abia and parts of Ebonyi say 'odighi'; southern Abia (Ngwa and etc) say 'uh-uh'; the Urata peoples in Imo say 'oh-lo'; parts of Enugu and Anambra say 'wawa'; and parts of Delta and Anambra say 'mba'. I dont know how Rivers groups say 'no' but I think the universal way to say 'no' in Igbo would be 'eh-eh' (accompanied with the shaking of the head).mba is central igbo. Eh-eh can be impolite when talking to an elder sometimes. 1 Like |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by pazienza(m): 9:22am On Jan 16, 2015 |
ShyMX1: The western region wasn't balkanized, there simply was no ground for unity between the Yorubas and the minorities. The old western region like Nigeria was a failed experiment, the Yorubas treated the minorities like 2nd class citizens, so the Oba of Bini and other prominent minorities leaders sought for a plebiscite to determine their people's opinion on leaving the Yorubas,and the people voted for separate existence. 1 Like |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by goldilocks(f): 2:56am On Sep 02, 2015 |
Can someone please recommend good books on Igbo culture, history and traditional religion. Thanks. |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by Nobody: 8:48am On Sep 02, 2015 |
A few good titles on the history were mentioned in the thread below: https://www.nairaland.com/2427205/what-igbo-history-book-closest#35524735 On the culture and the religion, I can only mention the ones I've read and liked (which aren't much). The Igbo of Southeast Nigeria (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology) by Victor C. Uchendu is a good easy read. Small volume, too (about a hundred pages or so). Igbo Philosophy by T. Uzodinma Nwala is a more complex work. A good book, in my own opinion. There has to be a lot more I don't know of. If you can read Igbo, you should also check out these great Secondary School texts: Odinala Ndi Igbo by Tony Ubesie Omenala Ndi Igbo by J. U. T. Nzeako Omenala Igbo: The Book of Igbo Customs by F. C. Ogbalu (Oh, there was a collection of essays prepared in honour of F. C. Ogbalu. It is called The Study of Igbo Culture: Essays in Honour of F. C. Ogbalu and it is by Rems Umeasiegbu. Haven't read it though, but I know Umeasiegbu to be quite knowledgeable. Plus the book is short and would make for a quick read.) 3 Likes |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by goldilocks(f): 8:18am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Can I purchase them from Amazon or I have to order them from home? |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by Nobody: 2:31pm On Sep 03, 2015 |
On Amazon? I should think so. Except maybe for the ones written in Igbo. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by AtaniWarrior: 7:24am On Feb 26, 2017 |
NRIPRIEST: The Aro did not come from Northern Imo. My mother is from Nri. The Eri/Nri people are originally from the Igala. The Igbo culture most likely evolved from the Orlu, Okigwe, Owerri, and Awka areas and expanded in all directions. |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by Obi0688(m): 10:10pm On Feb 26, 2017 |
Thanks for this! |
Re: The Marvelous Culture Of The Igbos And Igboland by cbravo3: 2:12pm On Apr 23, 2017 |
The Notion of truth in Igbo thought.A Philosophical exposition http://www.bravoprojecthelp.com/philosophy/the-notion-of-truth-in-igbo-thought-a-philosophical-exposition/ |
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