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Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 7:13am On Dec 08, 2013 |
Urù ùrùrù rùrù urù. Trans: The flesh of ururu (an animal) yielded profit. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Wulfruna(f): 8:28am On Dec 09, 2013 |
Wow. Can't think of even one. |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 8:04pm On Dec 09, 2013 |
Wulfruna: Wow. Can't think of even one.Give it some time. I'm sure you'll think of something. Ọ rnụ'ọrụ ọrụ ọrnụ Trans: Let her work on the deformed hind leg. I had to get creative with this one. "O rnu'oru" is actually "o rnuo oru", but I took advantage of Igbo's feature of silencing vowels to create the homophone sentence. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 2:25pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
Kà á kàá, kà á kàá, káà kà kàá! Trans: "You're always asking to let you speak, could you please just say it now and get it over with!" 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 5:14pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
Ọ kpụ̀ ọ̀kpụ̀. Ọ kpụ̀ ọ̀kpụ̀. Ọ kpụ̀ ọ̀kpụ ọ̀kpụ. Trans: He hosts the sphere. She hosts hips (read with intrigue). It hosts the ancient okpu (a species of fish). 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ezeagu(m): 10:15pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
Oh this thread, good one, Uhm, let me nwa this one. Ọ́ká, ọ́ kà ọ́ kà ọ́ká Ọ́ká. Trans: The artists, he explained to us that he is greater than the artists of Awka. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 11:46pm On Apr 08, 2015 |
Àkùölà àkúölá ákú ö laa? Trans: How come Akuola rushed away immediately instead of waiting for someone to answer the door? 4 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 12:06am On Apr 09, 2015 |
Ókèrè ó kèrè Òkéré ò k'éré? Trans: Hasn't the share (of meat) he allotted Okere gone bad by now? 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 2:27am On Apr 09, 2015 |
Á mà àmá ámá ámàámá. Trans: the hometown of a celebrity will always be known. 4 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 2:36am On Apr 09, 2015 |
(For my northern folks. ) I gülü ùbé igùlùbè, Igùlù béé i. Trans: If you pluck the pear meant for appeasing the locusts, Igulu will kill you. 5 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 3:15am On Apr 09, 2015 |
Odumchi's on a role... seemingly. Anyway, ajha ajaà àjà a. The soil does not carelessly open that which has been offered unto it. 4 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 1:38pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Nkà kàl' Áká ákàlà àkàá The artist made body marks on Aka (personal name) some days ago. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 2:14pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Nèé, égbé n' ènéné égbéné nné Ègbènè Look, the kite is watching Egbene's mother's fowl. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 2:36pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Úlù lùlù ùlú lúlú Ùlú lú' úlú (I'll give a transliteration; that way it is easier for non-Awka speakers to make sense of.) Profit (úlù) came to/reached (lùlù) the second child (ùlú) who reached (lúlú) Orlu (Ùlú, as it is natively known) and stole/became a thief (lú' úlú). i.e. The second child, reached Orlu, became a thief and prospered. 5 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 4:55pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Radoillo wanne! Nice one there with Ulu. Èbè lèe èbèlè ebe l'ebhel'e èbhe leè Trans: Ebe (personal name) see the calabash gourd now that it has been peeled. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 5:49pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
But this isn't easy though! Ásá násaà nà-ásà ásà n'Asa. Seven beautiful girls are being interrogated in Asa (Place in Abia State). Note: I don't know how Asa (place) is pronounced, so I left it unmarked. 6 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 5:57pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Ùbélè íbè ùbé Íbè bé Desist from cutting up Ibe's (personal name) pears. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 9:09pm On Apr 09, 2015 |
Eziuka, o dii nfe. Chaa àcha achàa àchà chaa àchà àchacha Trans: Let the clone slice the acha (palm fruit) so as to let the acha ripen completely. The above homophone sentence is brought to you exclusively by the Ngwaukwu dialect of Ngwa. 5 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 12:05am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Ikpè Ìkpe... Ikpe Ìkpe ìkpèì... Kpèe Trans: To dress down Ikpe... To pacify Ikpe with money... Decide. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 12:53am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Ò àgbóò Ágbò gbóó ágbóô, Àgbó àgbóó, gbóò? Is it whenever the Agbor maiden throws up that Agbo (personal name) has to rant and rave? 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 1:29am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Ìgbàgwù gwú, ìgbà Ágwù gbáá, ígbâ Ágwù àgwú. When the maize flour is exhausted, and Agwu's (a deity) drum is broken, then the divination process is finished. 5 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 2:03am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Nw'Oka, ndaa? N'önhù nö nhü nönhü ànönhü. Trans: Apparently, that one that's there is still there at this very moment. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 2:17am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Éjii, èjì èjí éjì éjì èjí éjí èjí éjí? Trans: Ejii (short for Ejike), are the snails meant for decorating the costumes rightly being used for what they're actually meant for? 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 3:27am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Ngịrị ng'ịrì ngịrịngị rịngị rịị Trans: What already is going to climb this lanky ring? Ehn hehn naa. Get clever. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 7:58am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Nwa Aro, udo di! Ó jì ójì ójíî Öjï He is holding Orji's black staff. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 8:03am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Ó zò ózò ózó Ózô òzó He fought [for the ownership of] the Ozo's (titled man) other gorilla again. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 8:08am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Mmádì mà 'Dìmma mmà dí í Someone threw your husband's knife at 'Dìmma (shortened form of Chidimma). |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 8:16am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Ébé n'-ébè bé Ben ébé n'èbé n'Èbènébè. Bettles are settling everywhere on Ben's house in Ebenebe (town in Anambra State). 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 9:01am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Ákàà nri, áká nri Áká Nrì àká nri When it comes to eating, the Dwarf's right hand becomes bigger than the food. (i.e., he scoops up more food than anyone else.) 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 9:53am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Ó jèè bé Ógèné Ójèbé-Ógénè jé bèé ógénè. He went to the house of the Ogene (a title) of Ojebe-Ogene (an Agbaja sub-group in Enugu State) to cut the clapperless bell. 6 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 4:12pm On Apr 10, 2015 |
Shìishì shi, "Ishi shì shìì ishì shi." Trans: The chicken said, "Oaths simply carry the scent of feces." 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 6:00pm On Apr 10, 2015 |
Kèlé éléé élé èlè élé Éléèlè. Trans: Kele (short for Kelechi) wasn't observant just like that fool from Elele (a place). 1 Like |
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