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Re: Igbo Homophone Game by bigfrancis21: 4:19pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
vinxce: Where in delta are you from? |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by bigfrancis21: 4:21pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
ChinenyeN: Beere so ma I choro... Corrected. Thank me later. |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 4:26pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Nta ntaa ntàntà. Trans: Let the game (hunting) eat a little something. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 4:27pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: 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". |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by e4e5d4d5: 5:11pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
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Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 5:14pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
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] 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 5:41pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Ánwu anwù ànwù ànwú? That bee/mosquito, is it dead? [ Is that bee/mosquito dead?] 4 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 6:29pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Àvụvụ̀ àvụ ụ̀vụ àvụvụ̀ Trans: Avuvu scrambled to plunder the chaff. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ezeagu(m): 6:32pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Lazy one: Évù è vú évù è vú Trans: The wasp carried weight/mass to go. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by e4e5d4d5: 7:20pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
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Re: Igbo Homophone Game by EzePromoe: 7:48pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
ChinenyeN: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. 5 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Harvard13(m): 8:07pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
bigfrancis21:o fiaru aru nwa obele oh. ima na isu asusu na ide asusu aburo ofu ihe. |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 8:50pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
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] 4 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 9:47pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
EzePromoe: Nsogbu adii wanne. Ke obula o ha ghi ndi nma. |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by e4e5d4d5: 10:29pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
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Re: Igbo Homophone Game by e4e5d4d5: 10:59pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
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Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 11:27pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
e4e5d4d5: 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. |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by Nobody: 11:45pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Ó nùù onu nnùnù n'ònùnù He heard a bird's voice from the hole/ditch. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 1:22am On Apr 12, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: 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? 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 1:36am On Apr 12, 2015 |
I jéé ijè Ijè? Trans: So you didn't pursue romantic interests with that girl Ije? 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 1:41am On Apr 12, 2015 |
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. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 1:43am On Apr 12, 2015 |
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. |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by bigfrancis21: 1:43am On Apr 12, 2015 |
odumchi: 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... |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 1:52am On Apr 12, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Nyaba ishi, nyaba ishi, di anyi! Eshishi anoo! Afuwo m la Ndi "Boys Ochie" abatawo threadia. Deme oo. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by bigfrancis21: 2:06am On Apr 12, 2015 |
odumchi: Nna...anya gi? Kee ka I si anya anyanwu obodo oyibo? |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 3:53am On Apr 12, 2015 |
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. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ezeagu(m): 4:45am On Apr 12, 2015 |
ChinenyeN: You're carrying the thread, we're just bowing. lol. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 3:31pm On Apr 12, 2015 |
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. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by ChinenyeN(m): 5:41pm On Apr 12, 2015 |
A chọ achọ, à chọ Àchọ̀ Trans: When in need, find Acho (personal name). 5 Likes |
Re: Igbo Homophone Game by e4e5d4d5: 7:51am On Apr 13, 2015 |
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Re: Igbo Homophone Game by e4e5d4d5: 8:07am On Apr 13, 2015 |
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Re: Igbo Homophone Game by chibecanglobal(m): 9:59am On Apr 13, 2015 |
Radoillo:Àfúfa áfù fá fùú fùú àfù |
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