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Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by ChappyChase: 9:13am On Feb 22, 2016 |
Yesterday 21 of February was world language day and this got me thinking, how many of us could translate some of these english words to our local dialect: #) Corruption #) table #) pawpaw #) Tomato #) biscuits #) rice as an igbo boy these are some words I can't get I direct translation for, abeg make nobody come here come improvise I need true translations... |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by kilokeys(m): 9:19am On Feb 22, 2016 |
Rice is osikapa joor Paw paw Na popo Tomatoes Na tomati Corruption Na aru ala |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by ChappyChase: 9:23am On Feb 22, 2016 |
kilokeys:Hahahahahhaaha!!! Brother I be igbo boy and by what I see, na only rice you translate correctly! The rest na wash! What about biscuit/table? |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by scholes0(m): 9:23am On Feb 22, 2016 |
Sorry I speak a Language (Yoruba), not a dialect So that question is not meant for my likes |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by ChappyChase: 9:26am On Feb 22, 2016 |
scholes0:Oya no vex, I don change/edit the topic, can I get your answer please, and try give me the meaning of tomato.. |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by umehmj(m): 9:28am On Feb 22, 2016 |
1.rice: osikapa, eresi 2. pawpaw: okwuru 3. corruption: mpu na aru 4. biscuit: achicha bekee 5. table: igbe translated to igbo language |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by Trixxxy(f): 9:28am On Feb 22, 2016 |
ChappyChase:Yoruba: #) Pawpaw = Ibepe #) Tomato= Tomato #) Biscuit = Bisikiti #) Rice = Iresi #) Table= Tabili #) Corruption = ?? ![]() Most of them are borrowed from English and don't have names of their own..... but we modify them to suit our taste8) 1 Like |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by kilokeys(m): 9:29am On Feb 22, 2016 |
ChappyChase: Table and chair Na oche Only table Na oc My village men no dey chop biscuits. |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by ChappyChase: 9:32am On Feb 22, 2016 |
Trixxxy:You literally didn't give me any of my answers.. You see watin I dey talk!? So nobody fit give me direct meaning to this words? Lalasticlala can you also translate some of these words to your language? And I won't mind if you can translate the Lalasticlala in your language! |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by ChappyChase: 9:34am On Feb 22, 2016 |
kilokeys:Oga na lie abeg, chair na him be Oche for igbo, What about rice and pawpaw, abi your village men no dey chop ham? |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by Trixxxy(f): 9:41am On Feb 22, 2016 |
ChappyChase:I told you they're borrowed words! And pawpaw is Ibepe That's the best I have to offer mehn ![]() |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by Yuneehk(f): 9:43am On Feb 22, 2016 |
My fellow igbo people.. Make una answer cos I wan learn too ![]() |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by Jilo83(m): 9:48am On Feb 22, 2016 |
Yoruba rice=iresi(imi ekute) pawpaw=ibepe tomato=tumati corruption =iwa ijekuje biscuit=Ankara oyinbo (bisiki) table=tabili 1 Like |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by hurrycayne: 12:15pm On May 13, 2018 |
Etsako, an edoid language Corruption - ifẹchekẹ. Table- utebu Pawpaw - I don forget Tomato - itomato Biscuits - ibisikiiti Rice - ichikafa ChappyChase: |
Re: Can You Translate These English Words To Your Language? by Bitrusisa(m): 3:49pm On Apr 21, 2022 |
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