Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 11:29pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Ok have a friend from your town chidexy:
Okposi to be precise one Justice (Prorietor of a school) who is also a councillor in the lga |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Ishilove: 11:31pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
bigfrancis21:
Oops!
Eduke ne egu e buzu. Thank me later.
I speak proper ukwuani better than thou. No you don't. It is exactly as I wrote it. We don't say 'egu'. It is 'Agu'. And hell no, you don't speak better than I. Trust me on this |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 11:33pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
CaptainOjemba: The Edi Abali was the progenitor of Kalabari who migrated from Abam in Abia State, so how come am seeing it as a name of animal or was a nick name he took? Wanna learn Growing up as a child in Owerri, 'edi ura'/'edi abani' was often used as a nick name to refer to anyone who sleeps too much. The edi abani animal is known to sleep a lot especially during the day when other animals are awake and active, and is only active at night, hence the name 'edi abali'. Ikwerre will say 'udu ura'. It is likely 'Edi Abali' you're referring to as someone's name was probably a nick name given to him most likely due to his sleep-a-lot tendencies. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 11:36pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
I could recall when my Mom was calling me edi ura when I was a kid bigfrancis21:
Growing up as a child in Owerri, 'edi ura'/'edi abani' was often used as a nick name to refer to anyone who sleeps too much. The edi abani animal is known to sleep a lot especially during the day when other animals are awake and active, and is only active at night, hence the name 'edi abali'. Ikwerre will say 'udu ura'.
It is likely 'Edi Abal'i you're referring to as someone's name was probably a nick name given to him most likely due to his sleep-a-lot tendencies. thanks anyway. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by pazienza(m): 11:36pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
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Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 11:56pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Ishilove:
We do, but not much although there are some differences. There are slight differences.
Years back, I visited an old school mate of mine and spent a rather inordinate amount of time at his place. This chap is from Aniocha South and their dialect is closer to central Igbo. The grandma saw me when I first arrived, and several hours later, the mama emerged from her room and still met me in the sitting room. When she saw me she exclaimed "oburogwoloko!" which is a very Ukwuani ejaculation.
The chap (my friend) now explained that Aniocha and Ukwuani share a lot oof linguistic similarities, but they have more igbo terms than us. Like they say 'anya' instead of 'enya'. @bold...there's actually nothing like 'more igbo' terms. 'enya', 'enye' and 'anya' are merely dialect variations of the same word just as we have humour/humor, flavour/flavor, doughnut/donut, Anaemia/Anemia in British and American Englishes. 'Igbo' is a generic word used to refer to any bia-speaking group that speaks an Igboid dialect as first language. No clan speaks 'Igbo'. If everybody is to go individually, then you would have people speaking 'Owerri language' and not 'Igbo' (after all it is owerri language they are speaking and it is different from what you call 'Igbo' which is central Igbo made up from several Igbo dialects), 'Awka language', 'Nkanu language', 'Ohaozara language', 'Ngwa language', 'Idemili language', 'Onitsha language' etc. Among people who identify as Igbo, they recognize there are numerous Igbo dialects under the 'Igbo' umbrella, hence when they hear a speaker speak, they identify him/her as from 'Onicha', 'Owerri', 'Nnewi', 'Awka', or 'Etche' part of greater Igboland, same way for Ika or Ukwuani or Ikwerre. There is a difference between 'dialect' and 'language'. Dialects are merely variations of the same language. Meanwhile, two spoken speeches can be called languages (different from each other) when there is, at least, 95% incoherence between both speeches. Thus, French and English are 2 different languages but Nigerian English and Ghanaian English are merely dialects of the same language, English. In the past, and till today, bia-speaking Igbo clans didn't and still don't have a colonialist mentality to colonize others and impose their language on others. Rather, as a community, family unit or village grew in numbers and expanded, some members left to uninhabited areas to establish themselves, carrying with them the parent dialect, which became modified in certain words with time, to create a different sub-dialect of the original one. Thus, any bia-speaking person today who speaks an Ibo dialect as first language is authentically Igbo. His forefather wasn't forced nor oppressed into speaking the language, but was born by birth into the language, which was in turn passed down generation to generation and to the modern-day speaker. This is not to start a 'Ukwuani are Igbo vs Ukwuani not Igbo debate', but I thought I'd give you a linguistic view of the issue and why researchers and authors still continue to classify 'Ukwuani' as an Igbo dialect despite some Ukwuani refusing to acknowledge they speak an Igbo dialect and are under the 'Igbo' umbrella, by linguistic terms. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by ChinenyeN(m): 12:02am On Mar 09, 2015 |
bigfrancis21, 'Aba language'? |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 12:08am On Mar 09, 2015 |
ChinenyeN: bigfrancis21, 'Aba language'? That was used for emphasis. Aba township is ngwa land but the modern day dialect spoken in the town is more of central Igbo than it is Ngwa, and going by that sense of its distinction from Ngwa Igbo for emphasis, I referred to the modern-day dialect as 'aba language'. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by danielicon(m): 12:09am On Mar 09, 2015 |
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Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by ChinenyeN(m): 12:10am On Mar 09, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: That was used for emphasis. Aba township is ngwa land but the modern day dialect spoken in the town is more of central Igbo than it is Ngwa, and going by that sense of its distinction from Ngwa Igbo for emphasis, I referred to the modern-day dialect as 'aba language'. Oh, okay. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 12:10am On Mar 09, 2015 |
No they aren't the same, atleast they claim not to be (the indigenes). They even had conflicts sometime in the past. bigfrancis21:
Actually, they are the same. They are variant spellings of 'igbouzo'. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 12:13am On Mar 09, 2015 |
You re welcome. bigfrancis21:
Oh! I see! It's clear now. Thanks! |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 12:14am On Mar 09, 2015 |
LovelyLilac: No they aren't the same, atleast they claim not to be (the indigenes). They even had conflicts sometime in the past. I ve been to both Ibuzo and Ibusa. Where exactly are 'Ibusa' and 'Ibuzo' located and how far apart are they from each other? http://www.ibusa.net/mysite/ibusanative.htmIgbuzo or Ibuzo: What is the True Native Name of Ibusa in Delta State? It was very interesting listening to reasons in favour of and against the appropriate native name of Ibusa in Delta State before the British colonial government anglicized the name to sound as “Ibusa.” Contenders racked their brains to churn out points to back up their arguments.
Amazingly, the natives of this town refer to themselves and indeed the town as “Igbuzo” a fact which cannot be disputed while others outside the nativity of the town refer to them as “Ibuzo” still a lot of people exist who in their reference to the town spell the name of the town as either “Igbuzor” or “Ibuzor.” Different people have different names for the town which I find remarkable having a town with four different names, still all the names are similar and but divided along the border of meanings and spellings.
This development has given birth to two Schools of thought with two parallel opinions, theories and arguments, some of which are typically described below:
(i) Igbuzo School of thought
Those belonging to this school are of the opinion that the actual native name of the town before the British anglicized it was “Igbuzo” and still remains so till today. They attribute the continued usage and survival of this name as evidence that the people have not forgotten their history, as they know where they have come from and who they are. “Igbuzo” (Igbu-Uzo) means the Igbo living on the way or road (Please see Ibusa (Igbuzo) People) another article by this author.
This they argue is buttressed by the present geographical location of the town. They conclude that Umejei, the founder of the town and his followers settled along the road where the indigenes of the town now find themselves. It is believed that it was in reference to this strategic location that compelled other later settlers to refer to them (Ibusa) as “Igbo bi na uzo.”
(ii) Ibusa School of thought
This School of thought hold that “Ibuzo” (Where you the first to settle here?) is more an appropriate name of the town and the town has since immemorial been addressed as one and that their neighbours all have taken this recognition of them. To them, no name could have been more appropriate for the earliest settlers who might have greatly admired by the said neighbours. That Ibuzo were the first to settle in the Asaba-Ibusa-Ogwashi-Uku axis is no small task.
It is therefore this development that has come to respectfully earn them the name “Ibuzo” It was therefore this name that the British met and transformed to “Ibusa” in the years that followed. This school will support this argument with the fact that similarity exist in pronunciation as well as spelling between “Ibuzo” and “Ibusa”. Igbuzo, also known as Ibusa and "Isu", is a town in Delta State, Nigeria, with an estimated population of 566,310 people in 2009. The people speak the Enuani dialect of the Igbo language family. The name of the community is more commonly and officially known and written as Ibusa. The community forming the process of Ibusa can be linked to the first wave of the movement of Igbo migrants into the West Bank of River Niger, this adventure which took place in the 15th century resulted in the settlement of Ibusa people led by Edini from Nshi (Nri). The second of the two waves of the migrations that resulted in the formation of Igbuzo was led by Umejei from Isu. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbuzo |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 12:46am On Mar 09, 2015 |
bigfrancis21:
Where exactly are 'Ibusa' and 'Ibuzo' located and how far apart are they from each other?
http://www.ibusa.net/mysite/ibusanative.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbuzo when coming from Ogwashi-ukwu, the sign to the right says Ibusa and the one to the left says Ibuzo. I had a dispute with a friend when I called him an ibozu man. He said he is ibusa and the ibuzo's are separated from them by the express road from obiaruku/kwale. I also know a family that are ibuzo. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 1:20am On Mar 09, 2015 |
LovelyLilac: when coming from Ogwashi-ukwu, the sign to the right says Ibusa and the one to the left says Ibuzo. I had a dispute with a friend when I called him an ibozu man. He said he is ibusa and the ibuzo's are separated from them by the express road from obiaruku/kwale. I also know a family that are ibuzo. They are still the same people, maybe divided across mere spelling lines. Irrespective of spelling, the natives call themselves 'Igbuzo' or Igbo bi n'uzo (Igbo people living by the roadside). 1 Like |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 1:53am On Mar 09, 2015 |
Alright! Very well then. Thank you. Nice beard by the way. bigfrancis21:
They are still the same people, maybe divided across mere spelling lines. Irrespective of spelling, the natives call themselves 'Igbuzo' or Igbo bi n'uzo (Igbo people living by the roadside). |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 2:07am On Mar 09, 2015 |
If Dog=Nkita and Hyena= Nkita ofia (which i believe means Bush dog),then whats the Igbo name or word for the real BUSH DOG? 1 Like |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by lonelydora: 3:17am On Mar 09, 2015 |
Interchange 43 and 72 |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 3:25am On Mar 09, 2015 |
lonelydora: Interchange 43 and 72 People often mistake egbe = hawk for 'kite'. While growing up I've always known 'egbe' to be the bird that preys on chicken when its mother is unwary and each time the bird swoops down and lifts a chick, people around would shout 'egbe e burula nwa okuko o'. In English, hawks are known to prey on chicks (poultry) and kites on insects. More correctly, 'egbe' = hawk. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by emmabest2000(m): 4:49am On Mar 09, 2015 |
anselm791: 1) Goat = Ewu (Male = Mkpi, Female = Nne Ewu)
2) Fowl = Okuko (Male = Oke Okpa, Female = Nnekwu)
3) Guinea Fowl = Ogazi
4) Chicken = Nwa Okuko
5) Turkey = Tolotolo/Torotoro
6) Duck = Obogwuma/Obogwu
7) Pigeon = Nduru/Nduli
8.) Ostrich = Enyi Nnunu
9) Antelope = Mgbada
10) Deer = Ene
11) Cow = Efi
12) Horse = Inyinya
13) Rat = Oke
14) Guinea Pig = Oke Bekee
15) Squirrel = Osa
16) Dog = Nkita
17) Hyena = Nkita Ofia
18) Cat = Nwonogbo/Buusu/Nwamba
19) Sheep = Atulu
20) Ram = Ebune/Ebule
21) Pig = Ezi
22) Lion = Odum
23) Leopard = Agu/Awolo
24) Elephant = Enyi
25) Monkey = Enwe
26) Chimpanzee = Adaka
27) Gorilla = Ozodimgba (Ozo, the king of wrestling)
28) Snail = Eju/Ejune/Ejula
29) Snake = Agwo
30) Python = Eke
31) Lizard = Ngwele/Ngwere
32) Wall Gecko = Agu uno
33) Crocodile = Aguiyi
34) Toad = Awo
35) Frog = Mbala/Mbara/Nte/Akiri
36) Tortoise = Mbe/Nabe
37) Vulture = Udene/Udele
38) Eagle = Ugo
39) White Ant = Aruru
40) Black Ant = Agbisi
41) Mosquito = Añu Nta
42) Grasshopper = Ukpana
43) Kite = Nkwo
44) Spider = Ududo
45) Praying Mantis = Okongono
46) Earth Worm = Idide
47) Worm = Okpo
48) Scorpion = Akpi
49) Butterfly = Ilokolo Ibuba
50) Cockroach = Uchicha
51) House Fly = Ijiji
52) Cricket = Mbuzu/Mgbaja
53) Bed Bug = Chinchi/Ogii
54) Bee = Añu
55) Crab = Nchiko/Nshiko
56) Bat = Usu
57) Millipede = Esu
58) Centipede = Ogbakuluu
59) Rabbit = Ewii
60) Grasscutter = Nchi
61) Owl = Ikwikwi/Iyi Ochi
62) Wood Pecker = Otu Kpokpo
63) Chameleon = Ugwumagana
64) Fox = Nyanwuruede
65) Fish = Azu
66) African civet = Edi Ura (a nocturnal animal known to sleep all day during the day. Used to refer to anyone who sleeps a lot)
67) Wasp = Ebu (Isi kote ebu, O gbakasia nya aru )
68) Taylor Ant = Akpolide (Usually found on mango trees)
69) Porcupine = Ebi Ogwu
70) Shrew = Nkakwu/Nkapi (Mole-like rat that is known for its pungent smell.)
71) Eneke Nti Oba = Swallow (A type of bird that hardly perches on trees when in season to avoid being gunned down by human hunters)
72) Hawk = Egbe
73) Beetle = Mbuzu/Ebe
74) Periwinkle = Isam
75) Bush Fowl/Goose = Okwa
76) Stork = Okpoko
77) Boa Constrictor = Eke Ogba
78) Camel = Inyinya Ibu
79) Hippopotamus = Utobo/Akum
80) Iguana = Ngwele aghu
81) Tilapia = Azu asa
82) Eel = Ebi Iyi
83) Crayfish = Isha
84) Turtle = Mbe mmili
85) Egret = Chekeleke
86) Donkey = Jaki
87) Dragon Fly = Tatambeneke
88) Maggot = Ikpuru
89) Buffalo = Atu
90) Wolf = Agu Owulu
91) Sparrow = Nza
92) Parrot = Icheoku
93) Viper = Ajuani/Ajuala
94) Locusts = Igwulube
95) Galago/Bush baby = Ikili/Ikiri
96) Hog = Ezi Ofia
97) Bird = Nnunu (Generic name)
98) Gaboon Viper = Echi Eteka
99) Weaver bird = Egule
100) Cod fish = Okpoloko
101) Dove = ńdò
Edited by: bigfrancis21 Last Edit: 10pm, March 8, 2015 Chameleon - Ogwumagana Dove - Ndulu / Nduru 2 Likes |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by GODSBEAUTY(f): 4:51am On Mar 09, 2015 |
anselm791: 1) Goat = Ewu (Male = Mkpi, Female = Nne Ewu)
2) Fowl = Okuko (Male = Oke Okpa, Female = Nnekwu)
3) Guinea Fowl = Ogazi
4) Chicken = Nwa Okuko
5) Turkey = Tolotolo/Torotoro
6) Duck = Obogwuma/Obogwu
7) Pigeon = Nduru/Nduli
8.) Ostrich = Enyi Nnunu
9) Antelope = Mgbada
10) Deer = Ene
11) Cow = Efi
12) Horse = Inyinya
13) Rat = Oke
14) Guinea Pig = Oke Bekee
15) Squirrel = Osa
16) Dog = Nkita
17) Hyena = Nkita Ofia
18) Cat = Nwonogbo/Buusu/Nwamba
19) Sheep = Atulu
20) Ram = Ebune/Ebule
21) Pig = Ezi
22) Lion = Odum
23) Leopard = Agu/Awolo
24) Elephant = Enyi
25) Monkey = Enwe
26) Chimpanzee = Adaka
27) Gorilla = Ozodimgba (Ozo, the king of wrestling)
28) Snail = Eju/Ejune/Ejula
29) Snake = Agwo
30) Python = Eke
31) Lizard = Ngwele/Ngwere
32) Wall Gecko = Agu uno
33) Crocodile = Aguiyi
34) Toad = Awo
35) Frog = Mbala/Mbara/Nte/Akiri
36) Tortoise = Mbe/Nabe
37) Vulture = Udene/Udele
38) Eagle = Ugo
39) White Ant = Aruru
40) Black Ant = Agbisi
41) Mosquito = Añu Nta
42) Grasshopper = Ukpana
43) Kite = Nkwo
44) Spider = Ududo
45) Praying Mantis = Okongono
46) Earth Worm = Idide
47) Worm = Okpo
48) Scorpion = Akpi
49) Butterfly = Ilokolo Ibuba
50) Cockroach = Uchicha
51) House Fly = Ijiji
52) Cricket = Mbuzu/Mgbaja
53) Bed Bug = Chinchi/Ogii
54) Bee = Añu
55) Crab = Nchiko/Nshiko
56) Bat = Usu
57) Millipede = Esu
58) Centipede = Ogbakuluu
59) Rabbit = Ewii
60) Grasscutter = Nchi
61) Owl = Ikwikwi/Iyi Ochi
62) Wood Pecker = Otu Kpokpo
63) Chameleon = Ugwumagana
64) Fox = Nyanwuruede
65) Fish = Azu
66) African civet = Edi Ura (a nocturnal animal known to sleep all day during the day. Used to refer to anyone who sleeps a lot)
67) Wasp = Ebu (Isi kote ebu, O gbakasia nya aru )
68) Taylor Ant = Akpolide (Usually found on mango trees)
69) Porcupine = Ebi Ogwu
70) Shrew = Nkakwu/Nkapi (Mole-like rat that is known for its pungent smell.)
71) Eneke Nti Oba = Swallow (A type of bird that hardly perches on trees when in season to avoid being gunned down by human hunters)
72) Hawk = Egbe
73) Beetle = Mbuzu/Ebe
74) Periwinkle = Isam
75) Bush Fowl/Goose = Okwa
76) Stork = Okpoko
77) Boa Constrictor = Eke Ogba
78) Camel = Inyinya Ibu
79) Hippopotamus = Utobo/Akum
80) Iguana = Ngwele aghu
81) Tilapia = Azu asa
82) Eel = Ebi Iyi
83) Crayfish = Isha
84) Turtle = Mbe mmili
85) Egret = Chekeleke
86) Donkey = Jaki
87) Dragon Fly = Tatambeneke
88) Maggot = Ikpuru
89) Buffalo = Atu
90) Wolf = Agu Owulu
91) Sparrow = Nza
92) Parrot = Icheoku
93) Viper = Ajuani/Ajuala
94) Locusts = Igwulube
95) Galago/Bush baby = Ikili/Ikiri
96) Hog = Ezi Ofia
97) Bird = Nnunu (Generic name)
98) Gaboon Viper = Echi Eteka
99) Weaver bird = Egule
100) Cod fish = Okpoloko
101) Dove = ńdò
Edited by: bigfrancis21 Last Edit: 10pm, March 8, 2015 Interesting |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Ishilove: 5:05am On Mar 09, 2015 |
bigfrancis21:
@bold...there's actually nothing like 'more igbo' terms. 'enya', 'enye' and 'anya' are merely dialect variations of the same word just as we have humour/humor, flavour/flavor, doughnut/donut, Anaemia/Anemia in British and American Englishes. 'Igbo' is a generic word used to refer to any bia-speaking group that speaks an Igboid dialect as first language. No clan speaks 'Igbo'. If everybody is to go individually, then you would have people speaking 'Owerri language' and not 'Igbo' (after all it is owerri language they are speaking and it is different from what you call 'Igbo' which is central Igbo made up from several Igbo dialects), 'Awka language', 'Nkanu language', 'Ohaozara language', 'Ngwa language', 'Idemili language', 'Onitsha language' etc. Among people who identify as Igbo, they recognize there are numerous Igbo dialects under the 'Igbo' umbrella, hence when they hear a speaker speak, they identify him/her as from 'Onicha', 'Owerri', 'Nnewi', 'Awka', or 'Etche' part of greater Igboland, same way for Ika or Ukwuani or Ikwerre. There is a difference between 'dialect' and 'language'. Dialects are merely variations of the same language. Meanwhile, two spoken speeches can be called languages (different from each other) when there is, at least, 95% incoherence between both speeches. Thus, French and English are 2 different languages but Nigerian English and Ghanaian English are merely dialects of the same language, English.
In the past, and till today, bia-speaking Igbo clans didn't and still don't have a colonialist mentality to colonize others and impose their language on others. Rather, as a community, family unit or village grew in numbers and expanded, some members left to uninhabited areas to establish themselves, carrying with them the parent dialect, which became modified in certain words with time, to create a different sub-dialect of the original one. Thus, any bia-speaking person today who speaks an Ibo dialect as first language is authentically Igbo. His forefather wasn't forced nor oppressed into speaking the language, but was born by birth into the language, which was in turn passed down generation to generation and to the modern-day speaker.
This is not to start a 'Ukwuani are Igbo vs Ukwuani not Igbo debate', but I thought I'd give you a linguistic view of the issue and why researchers and authors still continue to classify 'Ukwuani' as an Igbo dialect despite some Ukwuani refusing to acknowledge they speak an Igbo dialect and are under the 'Igbo' umbrella, by linguistic terms. Thanks 1 Like |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by englishmart(m): 5:29am On Mar 09, 2015 |
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Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by tonychristopher: 6:25am On Mar 09, 2015 |
Rexxie: If Dog=Nkita and Hyena= Nkita ofia (which i believe means Bush dog),then whats the Igbo name or word for the real BUSH DOG? Hyena is edi abali 1 Like |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by tonychristopher: 7:04am On Mar 09, 2015 |
LovelyLilac: ibuzo and ibusa are different. confusion They are same nne Just like saying onicha and onitsha Owere and owerri Enugu and enugwu ahaba and asaba ukwuani and kwale 1 Like |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Ifeanyi4491(m): 7:10am On Mar 09, 2015 |
Thumb up Bro eno easy |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by pazienza(m): 8:50am On Mar 09, 2015 |
bigfrancis21:
@bold...there's actually nothing like 'more igbo' terms. 'enya', 'enye' and 'anya' are merely dialect variations of the same word just as we have humour/humor, flavour/flavor, doughnut/donut, Anaemia/Anemia in British and American Englishes. 'Igbo' is a generic word used to refer to any bia-speaking group that speaks an Igboid dialect as first language. No clan speaks 'Igbo'. If everybody is to go individually, then you would have people speaking 'Owerri language' and not 'Igbo' (after all it is owerri language they are speaking and it is different from what you call 'Igbo' which is central Igbo made up from several Igbo dialects), 'Awka language', 'Nkanu language', 'Ohaozara language', 'Ngwa language', 'Idemili language', 'Onitsha language' etc. Among people who identify as Igbo, they recognize there are numerous Igbo dialects under the 'Igbo' umbrella, hence when they hear a speaker speak, they identify him/her as from 'Onicha', 'Owerri', 'Nnewi', 'Awka', or 'Etche' part of greater Igboland, same way for Ika or Ukwuani or Ikwerre. There is a difference between 'dialect' and 'language'. Dialects are merely variations of the same language. Meanwhile, two spoken speeches can be called languages (different from each other) when there is, at least, 95% incoherence between both speeches. Thus, French and English are 2 different languages but Nigerian English and Ghanaian English are merely dialects of the same language, English.
In the past, and till today, bia-speaking Igbo clans didn't and still don't have a colonialist mentality to colonize others and impose their language on others. Rather, as a community, family unit or village grew in numbers and expanded, some members left to uninhabited areas to establish themselves, carrying with them the parent dialect, which became modified in certain words with time, to create a different sub-dialect of the original one. Thus, any bia-speaking person today who speaks an Ibo dialect as first language is authentically Igbo. His forefather wasn't forced nor oppressed into speaking the language, but was born by birth into the language, which was in turn passed down generation to generation and to the modern-day speaker.
This is not to start a 'Ukwuani are Igbo vs Ukwuani not Igbo debate', but I thought I'd give you a linguistic view of the issue and why researchers and authors still continue to classify 'Ukwuani' as an Igbo dialect despite some Ukwuani refusing to acknowledge they speak an Igbo dialect and are under the 'Igbo' umbrella, by linguistic terms. This is good. So, well written. 2 Likes |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by pazienza(m): 8:57am On Mar 09, 2015 |
HopeAthand, wune come and give us Ikwerre versions of these names for animals. 2 Likes |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by cheruv: 9:19am On Mar 09, 2015 |
pazienza: HopeAthand, wune come and give us Ikwerre versions of these names for animals. Dee Paz, I marakwarala ma Dee olileanyadinsō oma aha ikwerre ha |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Chigold101(m): 9:21am On Mar 09, 2015 |
okoyemike: Lion is Agu
Leopard is Odum. not the other way round lolzzz Lion is Odum...have you heard about this sentence... “Odum nke Ebo Juda?“ (Lion of the tribe of Judah.) Leopard & many other big cats are called “Agu“ |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Chigold101(m): 9:24am On Mar 09, 2015 |
pazienza: HopeAthand, wune come and give us Ikwerre versions of these names for animals. Ikwere is igboland so they wont have different names from the ones OP mentioned, however there might be variations in pronouncement, so it is in all Igbo communities. 1 Like |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 9:24am On Mar 09, 2015 |
I do not think the swallow answers to the description of Eneke Nti Oba. The most marked physical feature of Eneke Nti Oba was said to be it's prominent ears. As birds don't generally have external ears, I'm thinking the large ears may be refer to the prominent ear tufts observed in many species of eagle-owl. I propose that Eneke Nti Oba could be the eagle-owl. |