vinxce:
As a delta boy I've alwayz dreamt of being an igbo ohhhhh my God dis is awesome odikwa very awesome

Where in delta are you from?

ChinenyeN:


Hehe nnaa, nhne m si kpoo ghi abuu ta i d'aju ajuju. Soro anyi gbaa (dee) ke ghi. Nyetunu threadi kena 'flavor' ele Iwhereoha. Unless, ma i choro idi d'enyo hiihi (kwa ubochi). Heh.

Beere so ma I choro...

Corrected.

Thank me later.

Nta ntaa ntàntà.

Trans: Let the game (hunting) eat a little something.

bigfrancis21:


Beere so ma I choro...

Corrected.

Thank me later.

Lee ghi. We've already had this discussion before, sometime last year. Your correction is duly noted however. So my sentence will be changed to "Ma i choro idi d'enyo hiihi".

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Àfúfa áfù fá fù fù àfù

That garden egg they saw was puffy.

['Was puffy' would actually be 'fùlù àfù' in Onitsha dialect, in which the sentence was mostly written. I've taken advantage of the fact that some modern speakers tend to drop the '-lù]

Ánwu anwù ànwù ànwú?

That bee/mosquito, is it dead? [ Is that bee/mosquito dead?]

Àvụvụ̀ àvụ ụ̀vụ àvụvụ̀

Trans: Avuvu scrambled to plunder the chaff.

Lazy one:

Évù è vú évù è vú

Trans: The wasp carried weight/mass to go.

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ChinenyeN:


Hehe nnaa, nhne m si kpoo ghi abuu ta i d'aju ajuju. Soro anyi gbaa (dee) ke ghi. Nyetunu threadi kena 'flavor' ele Iwhereoha. Unless, ma i choro idi d'enyo hiihi (kwa ubochi). Heh.

Nwonda, onheru zila o. Oru karila wenem but I go try sha.




Áká kár'áká ákàá ákàrà
Translation: A matured hand has signed the signature.

bigfrancis21:


Nna, o fiarokwa aru owuna. Kaba aru fuu na I mutalu ide asusu yi maka na asusu Igbo a magbue onwie! O nwero ntupo ma ncha!

o fiaru aru nwa obele oh. ima na isu asusu na ide asusu aburo ofu ihe.

Nw' óké nwóke nnw' Òkèé nw' òkè

The little rat belonging to Okey's son's buddy has a share.

[I've written it the way it is spoken, using the apostrophe to indicate where 'olilo udaume' ('vowel swallowing') has occurred]

EzePromoe:
Nwonda, onheru zila o. Oru karila wenem but I go try sha.
Áká kár'áká ákàá ákàrà
Translation: A matured hand has signed the signature.

Nsogbu adii wanne. Ke obula o ha ghi ndi nma.

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e4e5d4d5:
Ada danda dara ada' uda

- The fall of the tiny soldier ant makes no sound.

P.s - please how can one insert intonation marks on nairaland??

It would probably depend on your device. For mine, when I press and hold any key, say, 'a', a number of options are shown to me, like à, á, â, å, æ, and I can choose whichever I want.

Ó nùù onu nnùnù n'ònùnù

He heard a bird's voice from the hole/ditch.

bigfrancis21:


Gbam. Nwa ogbe.

Eshishi a da eshi ebe m no. O da eshi. O shigodi a walu ya gutter.

Ngwa kpofutie ka o sibe!

Chei...042!

Nwa agaba unu na-akpo unu ife a!

Hewu! Ogbueshi, nyaa unu ji yabu asusu 042 emelu ayi nnoo swagga. Gaba l'iru o dii ife mee!

Asi m ajuo ife nnaa, eshishi la "nsogbu" fa l'aabu bu ife nnaa, o kwia?

I jéé ijè Ijè?

Trans: So you didn't pursue romantic interests with that girl Ije?

Ö köö ö k'ö köö ökö.

Trans: If he confesses, it's just a trick that he'll use to peacefully scratch his itchy body.

Ö k'ö köö òkóókó Òkóókó.

Trans: It's so that he can cultivate Okoko's (a name common amongst Niger-Delta ethnic groups) flowers.

odumchi:


Hewu! Ogbueshi, nyaa unu ji yabu asusu 042 emelu ayi nnoo swagga. Gaba l'iru o dii ife mee!

Asi m ajuo ife nnaa, eshishi la "nsogbu" fa l'aabu bu ife nnaa, o kwia?

042 bu ebe ano! Site na awkunano, afia 9, maobu abakpa lue na gariki! Enugu bu ebe ano nwanna!

N'ogbe ka ndi ogbe pasa. Nna, tuo down n'ogbe kita kita na ndi ogbe abatago.

Eshishi na nsogbu bu ofu ife.

Nna, ka m bochaa...

bigfrancis21:


042 bu ebe ano! Site na awkunano, afia 9, maobu abakpa lue na gariki! Enugu bu ebe ano nwanna!

N'ogbe ka ndi ogbe pasa. Nna, tuo down n'ogbe kita kita na ndi ogbe abatago.

Eshishi na nsogbu bu ofu ife.

Nna, ka m bochaa...

Nyaba ishi, nyaba ishi, di anyi! Eshishi anoo! Afuwo m la Ndi "Boys Ochie" abatawo threadia. Deme oo.

odumchi:


Nyaba ishi, nyaba ishi, di anyi! Eshishi anoo! Afuwo m la Ndi "Boys Ochie" abatawo threadia. Deme oo.

Nna...anya gi? Kee ka I si anya anyanwu obodo oyibo?

Rìirì iri rìrì rìirì ìri ri

Trans: The tenth hatchling demanded restitution from [the other] ten hatchlings in the form of food.

Try as you may, you will not top me.

ChinenyeN:
Try as you may, you will not top me.

You're carrying the thread, we're just bowing. lol.

I guess it helps that I'm doing it in a natural dialect, and one with which I'd say I'm very familiar. Were I to do this in Izugbe, I'd likely fail, terribly.

Plus, I have to admit that it's fun, and it's giving me some possible ideas for the future.

A chọ achọ, à chọ Àchọ̀

Trans: When in need, find Acho (personal name).

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Radoillo:
Àfúfa áfù fá fù fù àfù

That garden egg they saw was puffy.

['Was puffy' would actually be 'fùlù àfù' in Onitsha dialect, in which the sentence was mostly written. I've taken advantage of the fact that some modern speakers tend to drop the '-lù]

Àfúfa áfù fá fùú fùú àfù