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Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 12:29am On Mar 12, 2015 |
simdam500:must you understand everything? well, It feels epic writing in Igbo, I count it a blessing. Enjoy the rest of your day Amu...lol. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 5:48am On Mar 12, 2015 |
Radoillo: I often confuse names a lot, even though in my head I know the actual thing. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by odumchi: 9:22am On Mar 12, 2015 |
pazienza: In my dialect, Adaka is baboon, Ozodimgba is chimpanzee, and Enwe refers to lower species of monkeys. There's also something that we call Uzontuzo or Eberetete, which my grandmother described to me as a species of forest gorilla that's notorious for attacking humans and stealing their possessions. I believe Utobo is a dialectal variation of the word for gorilla. Not too sure, though. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Gboliwe: 6:33pm On Mar 12, 2015 |
odumchi: There's a masquerade in Nachi (Enugu) state called Utobo. I found the sound of the name so funny. My aunty told me Utobo is a gorilla in my dialect. That one is Ozontozo is the hugest/biggest form of gorilla 1 Like |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by jnrbayano(m): 8:38am On Mar 13, 2015 |
Other animals: Duck/Swan =Obogwu Soldier Ant =Agbusi igwe/Ichekiliche Red Ant =Eluelu Termite =Akika Winged-Termite =Aku mkpu Caterpillar =Obubuu Sugar Ant =Olachaa Sugar/Ikikele mkpo 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Okeikpu(m): 10:05am On Mar 23, 2015 |
adim oyi. Ndi k'imeru? Ihe mu ana amasi gi?Udo di my dear! Maka eziokwu, ife gi n'amasi mu nke ukwú ~(^з^)-♡ |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 2:43am On Mar 29, 2015 |
okoyemike: Nope, totally wrong. Odum is lion. Agu is leopard. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by jnrbayano(m): 5:15am On Mar 29, 2015 |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 2:24pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
jnrbayano: Nope, Tiger is an Asian cat and does not exist naturally in Nigeria. Our forefathers never saw a tiger so they can't give it a name . 1 Like |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 2:26pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
odumchi: Adaka is chimpanzee , ozodimgba is gorilla , Utobo is Baboo. 1 Like |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by jnrbayano(m): 2:41pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
chuna1985: You can't prove that none weren't caught and kept away in captivity. I reckon that all wild cats are called "Agu" except the Lion which is called "Odum" I guess that the name differed from other wild cats because of it's looks characterised by the mane on it's neck region. Tiger is Agu! |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 2:50pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
jnrbayano: Where was the tiger caught and kept in captivity ? Did our ancestors travel to Asia to catch tigers and bring dem back to Nigeria? |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by jnrbayano(m): 3:20pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
chuna1985: I didn't say they did, I only said that you can't prove they didn't. Can you? |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 7:29pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
jnrbayano: please pick interest in animals so u can learn well. All animals have places they exist. For example, Bison does not exist in Africa, our ancestors can't name it, they never saw it . |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by jnrbayano(m): 7:39pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
chuna1985: My people call wild cats except lion "Agu" This is very simple! |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 8:34pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
jnrbayano: What ur pipo call it don't matter, it can only be what it is ...Ur pipo can call it zebra if they like. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by jnrbayano(m): 8:55pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
chuna1985: What is Tiger in Igbo? |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 11:23pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
jnrbayano: Tiger has no specific name of old in Igbo language for our forefathers never saw tigers around them. They would not name an animal they never encountered, thus no native Igbo name for tiger except we want to invent one nowadays for it. |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 10:07am On Apr 06, 2015 |
jnrbayano: Just like we don't have bison in Igbo, we don't have polar bear in Igbo, same way we don't have Tiger in IGBO |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by jnrbayano(m): 10:13am On Apr 06, 2015 |
chuna1985: "Agu" is okay for me! |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bishop4life(m): 10:29pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: nna mehn i just want to ask . translate agu and ediabali in english |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by bigfrancis21: 10:57pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
bishop4life: Agu = leopard. Ediabani = african civet. Ediabali could not be tiger given that the name, ediabali, itself refers to an animal that is active at night (edi abani) and sleeps throughout most of the daytime. Of course, everyone knows the tiger isn't a nocturnal animal, hence it cannot be ediabali. Our ancestors barely saw tigers live to have named it, thus 'agu' cannot refer to tiger. Our ancestors actually encountered lions and leopards. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 11:05pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by Nobody: 9:59am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Radoillo: Technically, u can call any large snake that coils/strangles before they swallow a Boa constrictor |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by kingstony2k(m): 7:53pm On May 07, 2015 |
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Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by kingstony2k(m): 7:56pm On May 07, 2015 |
tonychristopher: Monitor lizard- is ulor/uloh-ngwele aghuli is alligator |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by tonychristopher: 8:01pm On May 07, 2015 |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by kingstony2k(m): 11:53pm On Jul 31, 2015 |
J3nnyluv:come to madam Okoros bar.My treat jenny is I ewu and ewe u shall eat and drink palmwine |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by ROYALD(m): 12:21am On Aug 01, 2015 |
Lion is Agu Tiger is Odum That is why our people used to say Odum na egbu Agu |
Re: Comprehensive List Of Animals In Igbo Language by jnrbayano(m): 8:25am On Aug 01, 2015 |
ROYALD: "Odum egbo Judah." Lion of the tribe of Judah. |
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