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Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Gurgle(f): 3:56pm On Aug 24, 2015 |
Please, can somebody help me translate this bia Gurgle kpachara anya gi o, agame me gi strong thing ina num,why iji na cast m otua? |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by odumchi: 1:42pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
Gurgle: Trans: Listen, Gurgle, mind yourself. I'll do something awful to you, are you hearing me? Why are you casting me like this? |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nobody: 6:45pm On Aug 27, 2015 |
Can someone please translate this ![]() biko rapu ihe ede na moto gba moto. Ika gbasa dia ndia nwetakwa gi iga atokwa dia. Biko kenerum Chidinma I only understand biko rapu ihe which means something like leave that/this thing? cc: odumchi ![]() |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nobody: 3:07pm On Aug 28, 2015 |
MrsPhyno: Should actually be baa moto, rather than gba moto Translation: Please, leave what is written on the vehicle and get in the vehicle. (It is a contemporary Igbo equivalent of 'Don't judge a book by its cover') Ika gbasa dia ndia nwetakwa gi iga atokwa dia. Should actually be Ika pasa dia [there], rather than Ika gbasa dia Translation: Are you still there? If they get you, you're gonna be stuck there (i.e., they are going to make it hard for you to leave.) Biko kenerum Chidinma Please, greet Chidimma for me. 1 Like |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nobody: 9:20pm On Aug 28, 2015 |
This is very interesting |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nobody: 2:11pm On Aug 29, 2015 |
Just want some clarification o abeg ![]() idi - you are odi - it is adim - i am hope these are correct? |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by odumchi: 2:59am On Aug 30, 2015 |
MrsPhyno: ![]() ![]() |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by odumchi: 6:31pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
Nde nke anyi ee, ngen ihe bu nwoke na nwanyi igwu "iche na madu bu eghu"? M ma ihe yam okwu pusara, kama o nke bu isi e bu nke edoo m anya. |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by odensibiri: 8:56am On Oct 01, 2015 |
I've created an online Igbo dictionary viewable for free at: https://www.scribd.com/doc/281219778/Ikpokwu The writing there is nsibiri which is the original Igbo writing. |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by mynameisdez: 6:36pm On Oct 14, 2015 |
Does anybody know how to speak Ijaw? 1 Like |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by iPopAlomo(m): 12:56am On Oct 20, 2015 |
Alake Ojuona in english... clue... it's an insect.. |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nina4u(f): 5:04am On Oct 21, 2015 |
akpiri na akpo mu nku - my throat is calling me firewood. ... Igbo language seff ooo ... He he he |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nina4u(f): 5:12am On Oct 21, 2015 |
odumchi:hahahahahaha ohhh my....Millions of us yes, the gen of the men and women to play "in the Meadow"? But yam i can wash, but the head was detached for me. |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nobody: 6:20am On Oct 21, 2015 |
Nina4u: Let me guess... Google Translate? ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nina4u(f): 6:31am On Oct 21, 2015 |
Radoillo:freakin ibo man ....language na de koko ... I know a little bit but thats a very difficult language ...pidgin and yoruba is much easyer to learn ...think i got pidgin pretty much down .. ![]() |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by odumchi: 2:00pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
Radoillo: Dee, I'm guessing you aren't familiar with that expression either, huh? ![]() |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nobody: 3:03pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
odumchi: It's an expression I have heard, but I don't know what it means. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by odumchi: 10:52pm On Oct 21, 2015 |
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Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nobody: 2:41am On Oct 23, 2015 |
Please what's the Yoruba Name for the Horse hair fly whisk used by Yoruba Kings? ![]() |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by odumchi: 7:05am On Oct 23, 2015 |
Radoillo and ChinenyeN, would you guys happen to know the meaning of the 'Uka' in names like Ukadike and Ukanwoke? |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nobody: 5:04pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
odumchi: Words of a strong man? Deliberation of strong men? ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by ChinenyeN(m): 9:08pm On Oct 23, 2015 |
We have a naming pattern very similar to that, but I can't say I've seen those particular names though. If it's anything like our naming system, then Ukadike and Ukanwoke are likely "talks/words/advice/deliberation is strength" (the power of constructive discourse) and "Talks of a boy" (probably wanted a son and finally getting that desire fulfilled), respectively. Of course, like I said, I haven't seen those names before. I'm just going off the naming pattern that I'm familiar with, which uses "uka" in a similar manner. |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Phut(f): 12:58am On Oct 26, 2015 |
Nina4u: ![]() ![]() Igbo is a tonal language. Kpo means to call. Kpo can also mean dry. So akpo can mean, to call. It can also mean: to be dry/dry like Akpiri = throat Na = is Akpo = dry like Mu = my Nku = firewood My throat is dry like firewood 2 Likes |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Nina4u(f): 6:58am On Oct 26, 2015 |
Phut:yeah hahahaha meaning im thirsty ...lol i love ibo language but its very dificult ... |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by lat55(f): 6:36pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
Please what does the igbo name Kesandu mean? |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by Phut(f): 11:09pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
lat55: Ke is to Divide/divvy up Kesam = Divide and leave a portion for me Ndu = Life Kesandu is a plea to the giver of life (God) to give you life (and by implication, all the good that comes with it),more abundantly ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by odumchi: 11:31pm On Oct 26, 2015 |
Radoillo: ChinenyeN: Hmmm. I'm asking because I came across an interpretation of 'uka' which described it as a 'love affair'. Apparently, in whichever dialect this term is from, a romantic relationship between a man and a woman can be described as 'ino na uka' and this term was extended by the early converts to describe the relationship between Christians and their God, hence church service is called 'uka'. When I initially thought about the meanings of those names, my interpretations were much similar to what you guys said here. But then, as I began to consider other names like Ukaegbu, Ukachukwu, Ukaigwe, Ukamaka, and Ukaiwe, things became a bit fuzzy. |
Re: Nairaland Official Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Dictionary by ChinenyeN(m): 12:13am On Oct 27, 2015 |
Well, this is the first I'm hearing of such. However, if the "uka" in the two earlier names is supposed to stand for "love affair", then the name has nothing to do with our own "uka" naming convention. |
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