Eze Promoe:
You don't have to blame me so much for that, coming to think of it the only meaning of nsu that came into my mind is 'stammering', so i thought much of it and then decided to apply guesswork.

Eze Promoe:
Bro, you've tried.

*Kails*:
odumchi refuses to teach me.

odumchi: I have a question: how do you properly write expressions like "look at", "I don't know", and "I know" in standard written Igbo?

Which one is correct?

Leekwanu or leekwa nu or lee kwa nu

Amaghi m or Amaghim

odumchi: And of these, which one is the proper way of saying "I know" in standard Igbo or are both acceptable?

Is it "amam" or "m ma"?

odumchi: Thanks Ogugua and Eze. This is interesting.

Another question I have is this:

When writing, how do you know when to use 'gh' and when to use 'h'? A couple of examples are:

Deciet - ughoro or uhoro?

To conjur - igha or iha?

To leave alone - ighapu or ihapu?

To turn into - igho or iho?

Eze Promoe:
There is no point of confusion in these two words as they both are two different words. Gh is pronounced just as someone who finds it difficult to pronounce letter R. E.g of this is Ughelli, a place in Delta state. While H is pronounced how its been pronounced.
In the e.g you gave above, lets use igho and iho for example. They are two different words remember. Igho means to turn into while iho means to select.

odumchi:

I don't quite understand what you're trying to say. Tonally, there is no difference between the pronunciation of "to turn into" and "to choose". My question is so then why is there a difference in their spelling?

What is the significance of 'gh'?
[Without studying Igbo in school] How do you know when to write 'gh' instead of 'h'?

Eze Promoe:
The difference is the 'h' and the 'gh', do you know how to pronounce 'Ughelli', there will always be a difference in it. Gh is pronounced as ghi but the gi there won't be stressed, it affects the word in a little way. Meet someone who can speak Igbo very well to pronounce agha (war), aghara (random)

One thing for sure is that if you don't know how to speak Igbo/Edo/Ibibio and some other language that has this letter in use, you will find it quite difficult to pronounce it unless you get someone around you who speaks Igbo.

ChinenyeN: Odumchi, there is no way anyone would know to write "gh" as opposed to "h" without studying Igbo in school or familiarizing oneself with Igbo linguistic studies (for those who didn't study in school). The letters "gh" and "h" are simply nothing more than convention, and it isn't a convention that anyone would know unless he or she were taught. There is nothing intrinsic about writing "gh" as opposed to "h".

Eze Promoe: I'll advise you to meet someone from Anambra/Enugu in person. Tell him to pronounce the two words, you'll see the difference. There's no English words that i can use to make reference to that. BTW, to roast is ighu not ihu, ihu is to see.

to roast is ighu not ihu, ihu is to see.

Idowuogbo:
Excuse me! Are u here to pick on me or wot? Guy, give urself brain o! U sef no me no well, so I'll strongly advice u match go front b4 i involve u. Wth? Wot I have said dats off topic now? Hian! Na so u dey toast woman? Bia! If na email/ digit u want, ask! Stop forming hitler. Nansense!

ifyalways: she might not be lying.
Otu ocha is an every day word in Mbano however, its used as an exclamation not derogatory or taken for direct translation.

Its used to express shock, surprise for both pleasant and unpleasant surprises.

odumchi: Nne, nweziekwa ezigbo afo ohuru o.

Okpo ocha means catfish. Is it used as an expression in Mbano?

adabeke12: ndigbo leee...ndi m je me onu. Happy new years oh!!!!!!!! Anam ekele unu nine, ndi oma... Chai I su asusu ndi ebe anyi na tu ka sugar.
Igbo= love language. Ya gazie unu.

P.s: im still learning

ogugua88: Happy New Year everyone

Chukskalidon:
hahahaha na later tins. U're alrealdy going off topic. Hapi new yea