odumchi:
Which areas typically greet "I mere anaa?" (centralized: I mere otu ole) or used the term 'anaa'?

Ugwuta people say: O mena aghaa

Umu ibe, unu emeka. I've done some research and have pinpointed the phrase to the Old Bende region. Perhaps our sister Gboliwe could confirm this for me?

It's also interesting how there seems to be a pattern involving the phrase 'I mere/mena ańaa/aghaa' in several communities stretching from Nsuka to heart of southern Igbo.

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joywendy:
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You are here too, joywendy?

Loluores:


You are here too, joywendy?

Lol! Not exactly,just decided to book a space here just incase...are you here to learn too?

joywendy:


Lol! Not exactly,just decided to book a space here just incase...are you here to learn too?

Yep, I'm kinda just passing thru, seeing if some Igbo words can manage to sneak into my brain...

What's the meaning of the name 'Nnabuenyi'? Deede OdenigboAroli na Deede Radoillo, unu biatu woo.

odumchi:
What's the meaning of the name 'Nnabuenyi'? Deede OdenigboAroli na Deede Radoillo, unu biatu woo.

Literally, "Father is an elephant". True meaning should be something along the lines of "Father is a great man." It is an Ozo title-name. The bearer honours his father's greatness and (usually) wealth which had probably paved way for the bearer himself to amass enough wealth to take a title.

Another popular Ozo title-name that honours the bearer's father is 'Nnanyelugo', which translates into 'Father gave me the eagle-feather', i.e., 'Father has crowned me with glory or nobility'. [You probably already know that only nobles/titled men may put an eagle's feather in their caps.]

Radoillo:


Literally, "Father is an elephant". True meaning should be something along the lines of "Father is a great man." It is an Ozo title-name. The bearer honours his father's greatness and (usually) wealth which had probably paved way for the bearer himself to amass enough wealth to take a title.

Interesting. And yes, I am familiar with Nnanyelugo and omenani so abuba ugo. Thanks so much!

OdenigboAroli:


I don't know about "imere" but Idenmili use "aghaa",which means whats up. Like di/diokpa ayi aghaa?

Biko, gbaghara m if I talk scattered Igbo, ma na gini ka "aghaa" putara when said "Unu mere aghaa?" (hope am hearing it right) Ama m "unu mere" putara but the "aghaa" threw me off. Anam imuta asusu Igbo still.

Compliments of the season to everyone!

Please what is 'do you understand'?

tosingcfr:
Please what is 'do you understand'?

I na aghota?

I is pronounced as E and it means, You

Na = Are

Aghota = understanding. When pronouncing it, the g is virtually silent.

Igbo is a tonal language so you tone will convey whether it's a question or a statement

tosingcfr:
Please what is 'do you understand'?

In Onitsha Igbo, it could be 'I ghota?' or 'I ghotalu?'. In Onitsha Igbo, the 'gh' sound in Igbo is usually simplified to a 'y' in pronunciation that it is actually pronounced 'I yota'.

For example, fry 2 eggs in Onitsha would be 'yetelu m akwa naabo' and in central Igbo, 'ghetere m akwa abuo'. War in central Igbo would be 'agha' and Onitsha dialect as 'aya'.

If 'gh' poses a problem for you to correctly pronounce, you can always use the 'y' pronunciation instead.

bigfrancis21:


In Onitsha Igbo, it could be 'I ghota?' or 'I ghotalu?'. In Onitsha Igbo, the 'gh' sound in Igbo is usually simplified to a 'y' in pronunciation that it is actually pronounced 'I yota'.

For example, fry 2 eggs in Onitsha would be 'yetelu m akwa naabo' and in central Igbo, 'ghetere m akwa abuo'. War in central Igbo would be 'agha' and Onitsha dialect as 'aya'.

If 'gh' poses a problem for you to correctly pronounce, you can always use the 'y' pronunciation instead.

Yes. I ghota is also correct. It just translates to I (You) ghota (Understand)?

@tosingcfr: aghota can be pronounced as ahota. Ghota as in Bigfrancis' post can be pronounced as Yota. So the Gh sound can be pronounced as a simple "h" or as a "Y" sound. The accents and dialects are mutually intelligible

Hmmm. Just thought about something. How would you say: Ife yoro ayo.

In my dialect we say: Yota ni mu akwa nu. The closest translation Yota (as far as I know) is used in place of weta(bring) when the thing to be brought is in an untidy heap (e.g a pile of dirty clothes). So in such a case, a little dragging or trailing on the floor is permissible

Was just passing nd saw this

iam a fully blooded nsukka man, to learn some of nsukka dialects...mention or quote me

Phut:


I na aghota?

I is pronounced as E and it means, You

Na = Are

Aghota = understanding. When pronouncing it, the g is virtually silent.

Igbo is a tonal language so you tone will convey whether it's a question or a statement

Thanks . There is also one in Imo that sounds like "Iwotarayam". I got to hear that from mbaise

Bigfrancis22. Thanks as well. Are you familiar with mbaise?

tosingcfr:

Thanks . There is also one in Imo that sounds like "Iwotarayam". I got to hear that from mbaise

Bigfrancis22. Thanks as well. Are you familiar with mbaise?

You are welcome.

It's pronounced: Iwotara'm. There is no "ya" in the sentence.

Ghota = Understand. There are different accents. Some pronounce it as Hota, Yota and Wota (as in your example)

I = You.

Ighota? (pronounced Ihota, Iyota, Iwota) = You understand?

Ighotara? (pronounced Ihotara, Iyotara, Iwotara) = You understood?

Whenever there is an "M" at the end of a sentence it is a contraction of "mu" and means "me" or "my"

Iwotara'm= You understood me?

Phut:


You are welcome.

It's pronounced: Iwotara'm. There is no "ya" in the sentence.

Ghota = Understand. There are different accents. Some pronounce it as Hota, Yota and Wota (as in your example)

I = You.

Ighota? (pronounced Ihota, Iyota, Iwota) = You understand?

Ighotara? (pronounced Ihotara, Iyotara, Iwotara) = You understood?

Whenever there is an "M" at the end of a sentence it is a contraction of "mu" and means "me" or "my"

Iwotara'm= You understood me?

Thanks. What would be the response if I understand? Is it awotara'm ?

tosingcfr:

Thanks. What would be the response if I understand? Is it awotara'm ?

Yes. Awotara'm is correct.

A= I
M/mu = Me/My
Ha/Fa/Wo = They
Yi/Gi = You

Phut:

Ekele, ugbu a m na aghọta
Hope I'm making sense ?

tosingcfr:

Ekele, ugbu a m na aghọta

Hope I'm making sense ?

Yes you are. You said: Greetings, now I understand.

One minute correction. You left out "ka". It should be: Ugbua ka m na aghota.

#Udo

tosingcfr:

Thanks. What would be the response if I understand? Is it awotara'm ?

This particular phrase looks somehow o. I don't think there's any replacement for the 'gh' sound else you will be saying another thing. BTW the word in bold translates to 'I was bitten by a frog'.

EzePromoe:
This particular phrase looks somehow o. I don't think there's any replacement for the 'gh' sound else you will be saying another thing. BTW the word in bold translates to 'I was bitten by a frog'.

He knows it's is spelt as aghotara'm. It was explained to him earlier in the thread. He just wrote it the way it is pronounced in that axis. He is just learning. Please do not confuse him.

Phut:


He knows it's is spelt as aghotara'm. It was explained to him earlier in the thread. He just wrote it the way it is pronounced in that axis. He is just learning. Please do not confuse him.

Oh I see

gold3n:


Biko, gbaghara m if I talk scattered Igbo, ma na gini ka "aghaa" putara when said "Unu mere aghaa?" (hope am hearing it right) Ama m "unu mere" putara but the "aghaa" threw me off. Anam imuta asusu Igbo still.

The translation for 'aghaa' is a bit hard to explain. It's a word that's only used in an interrogatory manner. Its meaning depends on the context in which it's used.

A few examples:

'Ugbo ala gi o mere aghaa?' - 'how is your car?', 'what happened to your car?' or 'where is your car?' depending on context.

'Anyi aga emekwanu aghaa?' - 'what are we going to do?'

tosingcfr:

Thanks . There is also one in Imo that sounds like "Iwotarayam". I got to hear that from mbaise
Bigfrancis22. Thanks as well. Are you familiar with mbaise?

I wonder how you'd react when you hear someone from the Owere area say 'I wiila' haha

EzePromoe, I yaala Daa? Mekaa we.

odumchi:
EzePromoe, I yaala Daa? Mekaa we.

Ezibo wene, me hiala o. Nda su we mmegnu? I'm impressed at your contributions in this thread, it makes the read worthwhile. Thanks to you all.

EzePromoe:
This particular phrase looks somehow o. I don't think there's any replacement for the 'gh' sound else you will be saying another thing. BTW the word in bold translates to 'I was bitten by a frog'.

That's hilarious .
I'm sure you will come to my aid.