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Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 9:49pm On Mar 08, 2015
musicwriter:
I raised similar topic about naming the parts of the body in our African languages at https://www.nairaland.com/1820035/simple-test-africans-only

Someone please take to the fp, so we can all learn.

It shall get to the front page soon.
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by ROYALD(m): 9:50pm On Mar 08, 2015
leopard is Ediabali

As lion is Agu

Tiger is Odum
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 9:50pm On Mar 08, 2015
bigfrancis21:


I ghuo m n'ana! grin

I kali ikpo mama gi nu! grin

LOL! grin
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 9:51pm On Mar 08, 2015
ROYALD:
leopard is Ediabali

As lion is Agu

Tiger is Odum

Where did our people see tiger to give it a name?
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Neplusultra(f): 9:54pm On Mar 08, 2015
Tot a small chicken is called nwa shishi tongue cheesy
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Ishilove: 9:57pm On Mar 08, 2015
Adaezeagu:
Onye Ukwuani deleee
Ko'oma cheesy
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Ishilove: 9:59pm On Mar 08, 2015
makazona:


almost same with ibusa i guess? my ex used to speak those kind of Igbo and i understood them wink
I don't know what language the ibusa speak smiley
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by ROYALD(m): 9:59pm On Mar 08, 2015
Radoillo:


Where did our people see tiger to give it a name?


What do you mean?

Is like you did not go school in Igbo land
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Ishilove: 10:01pm On Mar 08, 2015
Radoillo:


Where did our people see tiger to give it a name?
Tigers once roamed the land before our ancestors killed them all
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by speaktome(m): 10:01pm On Mar 08, 2015
Coldfeet pos
t=31434785:
Amaghim o!


Nwa ticha nkea toro gi "iche " is Parot
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 10:01pm On Mar 08, 2015
Radoillo:
Nza - Sparrow?

okpo - worm

ikpuru - grubs/maggot

Nchi - grasscutter

ebe - bettle

akede - the green snake

atu - buffalo or rhino (not sure which)

ajuani/ajuala - viper

ubi - cobra (I believe)

Agu owuru - wolf

Nyanwuruede - fox

Oturukpokpo - woodpecker

icheoku - parrot

Who knows what locusts are called in Igbo?

And that proverbially beautiful rodent-like animal called ogini - anyone know it's English name?

Locust is Ig(w)ube or Ig(w)urube depending on your dialect
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by chidexy(m): 10:03pm On Mar 08, 2015
Ishilove:

Goat is ewu.

It's the pronunciation that differs. Frog is pronounced 'ehwoo'

You probably mean Toad instead of Frog. In my dialect, toad is called "awo (centralized igbo) or ewo/ehwo" while frog is called "mbara"
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Mrbigman1(m): 10:04pm On Mar 08, 2015
datalossvictim1:
Seun - Ewu

grin not the one we all know o


Lwkmd!!!!

Evuls
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Ishilove: 10:07pm On Mar 08, 2015
chidexy:


You probably mean Toad instead of Frog. In my dialect, toad is called "awo (centralized igbo) or ewo/ehwo" while frog is called "mbara"
I think toad and frog mean the same thing
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by tola9ja: 10:09pm On Mar 08, 2015
Coldfeet:
kam tolagi azu! Agbishi gbazaa gi otele grin

Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 10:09pm On Mar 08, 2015
Ishilove:

Tigers once roamed the land before our ancestors killed them all

Really? This would be the first time I'm hearing that. I always knew the tiger to be an Asian species?

But how did the lion and the cheetah and the leopard and the other Big Cats srurvive our ancestors' killing skills, while the (arguably) bigger and more ferocious tiger got wiped off the entire continent? It's puzzling.

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Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Neplusultra(f): 10:14pm On Mar 08, 2015
Radoillo:
Nza - Sparrow?

okpo - worm

ikpuru - grubs/maggot

Nchi - grasscutter

ebe - bettle

akede - the green snake

atu - buffalo or rhino (not sure which)

ajuani/ajuala - viper

ubi - cobra (I believe)

Agu owuru - wolf

Nyanwuruede - fox

Oturukpokpo - woodpecker

icheoku - parrot

Who knows what locusts are called in Igbo?

And that proverbially beautiful rodent-like animal called ogini - anyone know it's English name?

Locust is called igwurube. Ogini and uze shud belong to d squirrel family or so I tot

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Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 10:15pm On Mar 08, 2015
Ishilove:

Tigers once roamed the land before our ancestors killed them all

Tigers never roamed the wild of Africa. They are purely an asian species of the feline (cat) family. Tigers found in Africa today were imported from Asia.
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by chidexy(m): 10:16pm On Mar 08, 2015
Ishilove:

I think toad and frog mean the same thing

No they are two different types of amphibians: Frog is edible while Toad isn't. The bigger Frog that's almost the size of Toads is called "Odo" with dots on both "O" when pronouncing it
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 10:16pm On Mar 08, 2015
Ishilove:

I don't know what language the ibusa speak smiley

Igbouzo actually, anglicized wrongly as 'Ibusa'.

They speak Enuani Igbo. I have a very good friend from there.
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by makazona(m): 10:18pm On Mar 08, 2015
Ishilove:

I don't know what language the ibusa speak smiley

aaight.

thought u were from the "Igbo Delta"
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 10:18pm On Mar 08, 2015
ROYALD:



What do you mean?

Is like you did not go school in Igbo land

Yes. And I was taught that:

Edi/edi abali was the African civet.

Agu was the leopard

Odum was the lion.

No local name for the tiger, except you want to coin one.

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Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 10:19pm On Mar 08, 2015
ROYALD:
leopard is Ediabali

As lion is Agu

Tiger is Odum

No. Agu is leopard and Lion is Odum. Ever heard of the statement, 'Odum Ebo Judea'? Translated in English as 'Lion of the tribe of Judea'? Or going by your translation, 'Tiger of the tribe of Judea'??

Tigers never existed in Africa but mainly in Asia (China, India etc.) and thus our ancestors never saw them to give them a name and were only recently imported to Africa.
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by musicwriter(m): 10:20pm On Mar 08, 2015
bigfrancis21:


It shall get to the front page soon.

Ok bro. And, if you can, there's this other one I talked about how nairaland helped me decide pursuing a musical career.
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 10:27pm On Mar 08, 2015
0b1nna:
Ike = buttocks
Ukwu = waist
Isi/ishi = head
Esu = millipede
Usu = bat
Amu = penis
Ekwu = kitchen
Ara = b.reast
Afo = stomach
Akpa amu = nutt sack
Atu = poon tang
Mbe = tortoise
Ube/mkpakana = trap
Anyinya = horse
Osikapa = rice

wink grin
Nna, I mebiri tootoo... I di bad.

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Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Ishilove: 10:35pm On Mar 08, 2015
bigfrancis21:


Tigers never roamed the wild of Africa. They are purely an asian species of the feline (cat) family. Tigers found in Africa today were imported from Asia.
You sure? There's an old proverb in ukwuani which says 'the tiger and the lion never meet'
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 10:37pm On Mar 08, 2015
Ishilove:

You sure? There's an old proverb in ukwuani which says 'the tiger and the lion never meet'

Tiger and leopard are similar physically, I guess it is why you might be mistranslating 'leopard' as 'tiger'. Tigers never existed in ancient africa. The proper translation should be 'the leopard and the lion never meet'.

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