tosingcfr:

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

EzePromoe:
Sure. You pronounce 'gh' like a Bini man who has difficulty pronouncing the letter 'r' as in 'aghu' instead of 'aru'. Hope you understood?

EzePromoe:
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.

tosingcfr:

It's becoming more interesting. BTW , are you from Imo?

odumchi:


M nonhu k'oma. Kaa bu anya woo. O bu ogwe ke gh ta nmanmana I ji d'asa m ahnu ruturu. Obi amaala m nma, enyi m woko. Glad to see you back.

EzePromoe:
Rivers

tosingcfr:

That's cool. But you seem to know much about igbo. Even the name Eze

The name 'Eze' is more common in Rivers state (upland) than in Ebonyi.
Haven't you heard of Rivers Igbo?

EzePromoe:
The name 'Eze' is more common in Rivers state (upland) than in Ebonyi.
Haven't you heard of Rivers Igbo?

tosingcfr:

But that would be in the minority .. Just guessing anyway

Eze 1 of Rivers state.

ify84:
Translate UZUEGBU for me.... I don ask Google tire, no answer,

odumchi:


It means "may my fame/popularity not be my downfall".

Gboliwe:


Is it same as Ukaegbu?

BTW, happy new year.

EzePromoe:
Minority? Oza o. Ikwerre ethnic group is in the majority in Rivers state, not to talk of the entire Igboid group. That is more than half of the entire Rivers population.

tosingcfr:

Pardon my ignorance

It's part of the learning process

odumchi:


Happy New Year, Gboliwe.

I'd say Ukaegbu is more along the lines of "may discord/strife not be my downfall"

odumchi:


It means "may my fame/popularity not be my downfall".

gentlii:
Odumchi, pls this UZUEGBU,is it the full name or an abbrev?

Uzu,is where u refine metals like gold. High powered furnance.

Nka na Uzu means science and tech. So Uzu is also technology.


I thought that name will tow the meaning of one of the above two.

Do Uzu have any other meaning apart from the two?

I,too want to learn.
Thank u.

EzePromoe:
[size=32pt]LESSON 1[/size] ABIIDII IGBO (IGBO ALPHABETS) A - ah as in Anambra B - bi " " Bisi Ch - chi " " Chineke D - di " " Chidi E - air " " edward F - fi " " fee G - gi " " gideon Gb - gbi " " Mgbidi Gh - ghi " " Ughelli Gw - gwi " " Ngwa H - hi " " he I - i " " garri Ị - iih " " akị J - ji " " orji K - ki " " okiki Kp - kpi " " akpi Kw - kwi " " Ikwerre L - li " " linda M - mi " " remi N - ni " " anini Ñ - ñi " " añara (garden egg) Nw - nwi " " nwababy Ny - ny " " Onyinye O - oh " " Oh Ọ - or " " Or P - pi " " Peter R - ri " " Ribadu S - si " " see Sh - shi " " She T - ti " " tinubu U - u " " Buhari Ụ - uh " " Usman V - vi " " village W - wi " " we Y - ye " " yeye Z - ze " " Zik

how many alphabets does the igbo language has...?

Idowuogbo:

Oh.. My bad!

I got loads I need help wiv... I find it a bit difficult to read sometimes but! I understand a few bits and bobs going by facial expression.LOL

Can sum1 translate dis>> Badosky kedu ihe ina-akpariri mmadu? Now d only tin I can pick up here is, my name and abuse?

Suchie:
pls wat is Otuocha if i go to my hubby village,everybody will b saying otucha.wat is d meaning pls?

EzePromoe:
I had come across many Igbos who finds it difficult to read and write Igbo or even speak it. In this thread, i'm going to be pointing out the basics for learning the language. Non Igbos who are interested are welcomed also. Let's go there
To get your Igbo words/sentences translated to English and vice versa, click here

odumchi:
I'm interested in seeing how you guys would translate "dangerous" in your various dialects. A sentence incorporating the translation would be appreciated too.

NRIPRIEST:


Dangerous-Akanjo in Umuoji dialect.

odumchi:


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?'