Kwara ihe nmadi n'anu! Ihe a o Igbo k'o nsu? Nwoke m, tam I kwuo okwu, kwapu ukwaara! Olu gi n'ada ele onye azuzu n'eme. Chinenye, ava gi ovuru ma na buru "Osunimi".

Here's my attempt: "Tell the water (?) something, and I'll tell it something too."

Antivirus92: only?

I didn't grow up in the east and most people I grew up around are Anambrarians. As for Izugbe its isn't hard to understand it,since its a collection of some of the most recognized Igbo dialects.

Translate this and tell me the dialect: Motor ayi shidolo ayi na ezi.
Ejiro onu eji agu ngu aja ekwe na uyom bu ego...Idenmili;translate.

odumchi: Kwara ihe nmadi n'anu! Ihe a o Igbo k'o nsu? Nwoke m, tam I kwuo okwu, kwapu ukwaara! Olu gi n'ada ele onye azuzu n'eme. Chinenye, ava gi ovuru ma na buru "Osunimi".

Here's my attempt: "Tell the water (?) something, and I'll tell it something too."

Haha! Nna idi wicked o! Achikata kwam ochi, afo ana afuzi m ufu. chai! chinenye ga egbu mmadu o!

odumchi: Kwara ihe nmadi n'anu! Ihe a o Igbo k'o nsu? Nwoke m, tam I kwuo okwu, kwapu ukwaara! Olu gi n'ada ele onye azuzu n'eme. Chinenye, ava gi ovuru ma na buru "Osunimi".

Here's my attempt: "Tell the water (?) something, and I'll tell it something too."

Ya bu ele asusu na-ada mgbe ufodi. Ama m na i choro ka asusu gi di ka nke m. O bu ya bu uto okwu Ngwa kpoo

You got "tell" close enough, but that's about it.

ChinenyeN:

Ya bu ele asusu na-ada mgbe ufodi. Ama m na i choro ka asusu gi di ka nke m. O bu ya bu uto okwu Ngwa kpoo

You got "tell" close enough, but that's about it.

guy that clustering of consonants is never done in igbo language. We have udamkpi which are naturally joined to gether. Examples are nw,kp,kw etc. Ur usage of double consants like hw,kn,Lp etc is never part of igbo language. I wonder sometimes,is this how far you can go to prove that igbo people are different in everything just like u and ur friends use to say. This is abidii igbo- a,b,ch,d,e,f,g,gb,gh,gw,h,i,i,j,k,kp,kw,L,m,n,ñ,nw,ny,o,o,p,r,s,sh,t,u,u,v,w,y,z. Some i,u,o have dots below them.

Antivirus92: guy that clustering of consonants is never done in igbo language. We have udamkpi which are naturally joined to gether. Examples are nw,kp,kw etc. Ur usage of double consants like hw,kn,Lp etc is never part of igbo language. I wonder sometimes,is this how far you can go to prove that igbo people are different in everything just like u and ur friends use to say. This is abidii igbo- a,b,ch,d,e,f,g,gb,gh,gw,h,i,i,j,k,kp,kw,L,m,n,ñ,nw,ny,o,o,p,r,s,sh,t,u,u,v,w,y,z. Some i,u,o have dots below them.

We've already had this discussion before, and I don't know why you find it difficult to comprehend, but we are not having that same discussion again. Onwu is one man's creation; only suitable as far as his own eyes could see. This isn't to belittle his work, because I honestly believe he did a good job considering what he had to work with.

ChinenyeN:

We've already had this discussion before, and I don't know why you find it difficult to comprehend, but we are not having that same discussion again. Onwu is one man's creation; only suitable as far as his own eyes could see. This isn't to belittle his work, because I honestly believe he did a good job considering what he had to work with.

tired of ur type of person. When i wrote those alphabets,what i had been wanting from u was for u to tell that those alphabets are anambra thing and does not reach imo and abia. You gave exactly the same answer only that it is in another form. You try to divide everything in igboland. English,yoruba,hausa,greek alphabets were written by one person and the whole of those people wholeheartedly accepted it. But in igbo case, onwu alphabet is anambra and enugu thing, igbo culture difers among states, igbo history the same. Everything is divided. No homogenity. I tire for u people.

Antivirus, don't destroy your own topic (incidentally a nice topic) with unnecessary posts like the above.

It would be cool if people showcased the dialects they speak by recording themselves speaking for us all to hear. It would make this topic real interesting.

ChinenyeN: Antivirus, don't destroy your own topic (incidentally a nice topic) with unnecessary posts like the above.

yes i am aware. I don't mean to insult but we should try to agree on the same thing most times and not division every time.

pazienza:
Haha! Nna idi wicked o! Achikata kwam ochi, afo ana afuzi m ufu. chai! chinenye ga egbu mmadu o!

Ugha adighi n'okwu mu lol.

ChinenyeN:

Ya bu ele asusu na-ada mgbe ufodi. Ama m na i choro ka asusu gi di ka nke m. O bu ya bu uto okwu Ngwa kpoo

You got "tell" close enough, but that's about it.

ii o nna nnu. M ma ezi nne nne mu ihe onhu. O na nu okwu Ngwa maka o biele na Aba za nza di anya. O buru na o ghosapuu ihe onhu, mara na I na sunta n'imi.

Antivirus92: yes i am aware. I don't mean to insult but we should try to agree on the same thing most times and not division every time.

That's where you and I differ. For me, it isn't even about that, and I do not see why you would want to remain so paranoid about division all the time, but that is a different discussion for a different topic on a different day. Just know I am not afraid to say I agree with you wherever I do agree and vice versa.

Anyway, back to the topic. I really would like to hear people's different dialects up here. It would make this topic seem less different than all the virtually synonymous "Igbo dialect" topics in the Culture Section archives.

odumchi: ii o nna nnu. M ma ezi nne nne mu ihe onhu. O na nu okwu Ngwa maka o biele na Aba za nza di anya. O buru na o ghosapuu ihe onhu, mara na I na sunta n'imi.

Ka m kwuo ihe ga-ekwe gi nghosa: Tam i bia jiri "misconception" gaa, mara na okwu Ngwa nwere okwu ndi kwesiri isunta n'imi. Mgbe ufodi, ma a suntaghi n'imi, "meaning" agbanwe. O bu ele o du nde Ngwa (this has been explained several times before, I don't know why it need be explained again). Odo, i si na nne nne gi biri n'Aba. O di ihe o mere? I ma na okwu Ngwa m na-ekwu abughi nke Aba-Ngwa, ma o bukwanu nke "Onicha-Ngwa" . I makwa otu ahu. I makwa na anaghi m eji "biko gbaghara" ekwu okwu Ngwa ekhenkhem. Ihe onhu m mere (audio recording) bukwara ilulu Ngwa. O buru na nne nne gi aghosapuu ya bu ilulu; o nweghi ihe o mere.

Now that the explanations are done.. zikwa ya. Aga m "a-like" ima ihe o ga-ekwu.

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Ndee ihe na emezi na threadia? Ndi be anyi ubosi uka oma onye obuna! Ama na onye obuna ejeena uka taata? Odumchi, igbugokwalu ibini ukpabi iyom okuko tata? Mee oso tupu iwe ewee ya. Umu idennaa ekenem unu ooo, igbo daalu nu!

ChinenyeN:

Ka m kwuo ihe ga-ekwe gi nghosa: Tam i bia jiri "misconception" gaa, mara na okwu Ngwa nwere okwu ndi kwesiri isunta n'imi. Mgbe ufodi, ma a suntaghi n'imi, "meaning" agbanwe. O bu ele o du nde Ngwa (this has been explained several times before, I don't know why it need be explained again). Odo, i si na nne nne gi biri n'Aba. O di ihe o mere? I ma na okwu Ngwa m na-ekwu abughi nke Aba-Ngwa, ma o bukwanu nke "Onicha-Ngwa" . I makwa otu ahu. I makwa na anaghi m eji "biko gbaghara" ekwu okwu Ngwa ekhenkhem. Ihe onhu m mere (audio recording) bukwara ilulu Ngwa. O buru na nne nne gi aghosapuu ya bu ilulu; o nweghi ihe o mere.

Now that the explanations are done.. zikwa ya. Aga m "a-like" ima ihe o ga-ekwu.

Enyi, o na I maghi guma o njakiri ka m n'ama ihe onhu? M ma na okwu Ngwa di icho icho. Ihe onhu dum I kwuru m ghosagbara wo dum. Ka m juo tee ri: O di okwu Aro ka I n'acho isu ihe onhu? I gbaliri kama I sutazighi ya aga o kwesiri lol.

M ma aju nne nne m ka vu ihe o m'ekwu. Na mgbe adighi anya m m'esesa onwe m (record myself) ebe m n'asu okwu nde Ohafia na Ututu.

Antivirus92: Ndee ihe na emezi na threadia? Ndi be anyi ubosi uka oma onye obuna! Ama na onye obuna ejeena uka taata? Odumchi, igbugokwalu ibini ukpabi iyom okuko tata? Mee oso tupu iwe ewee ya. Umu idennaa ekenem unu ooo, igbo daalu nu!

Enyi, ndaa? Udo o di kwa? Ibini Ukpabi erijuola avo. O nweghi iwe obula m'ewe ya. M nonwa.

odumchi: Enyi, o na I maghi guma o njakiri ka m n'ama ihe onhu? M ma na okwu Ngwa di icho icho. Ihe onhu dum I kwuru m ghosagbara wo dum. Ka m juo tee ri: O di okwu Aro ka I n'acho isu ihe onhu? I gbaliri kama I sutazighi ya aga o kwesiri lol.

M ma aju nne nne m ka vu ihe o m'ekwu. Na mgbe adighi anya m m'esesa onwe m (record myself) ebe m n'asu okwu nde Ohafia na Ututu.

Asi m ka m kwuo ihe ga-ekwe gi nghosa. Asigh m na m ga-ekwu okwu Aro. O bu esusu Elai m suatu, ya na mkpuruokwu Aro ufodi (i.e. "tam" ).

And yet another audio recording by yours truly.

ChinenyeN:

Asi m ka m kwuo ihe ga-ekwe gi nghosa. Asigh m na m ga-ekwu okwu Aro. O bu esusu Elai m suatu, ya na mkpuruokwu Aro ufodi (i.e. "tam" ).

And yet another audio recording by yours truly.

Nsogbu adinughi. M ńara ihe onhu I ji sesa olu gi (recording). Ikwuru gi eziokwu, olu Ngwa gi di nma. I n'asusa ya aga e kwesiri. Ma o bunughi ihe odo m ghosagbara ihe I kwuru.

I speak two dialects 'Ezza' and 'Izugbe' and any other mixtures of igbo language.

My Ezza dialect resembles Aro/ngwa to some extend.
Eg.
Ka m je ozi >>Izugbe

Tem je ozish >>Ezza

Tam je ozish>>Aro/ngwa(I maybe wrong though but my emphasis is on 'Tem' and 'Tam' words)

I can't speak Izugbe to save my life, honestly, but I can write it.

Anyway, the "tam" in Aro is not the same as the "ta m" for Ngwa or the "te m" in Ezaa. That aside, I know what you mean. I've had the opportunity to hear some Ezaa speech and I can say that there are a number of similarities between some Ngwa pronunciations and Ezaa.

Your "te/ta" is one example out of many. I have to say though that the way the "t" is pronounced between the two communities is different. For Ngwa, the t in "ta" is the same as the t in "ite" (to awake), while for Ezaa the t in "te" is more like the t in "ite" (pot).

We've also go "le/la", "Chileke/Chileke", and "iwhe/whne".
We both say "liile" for "all/every" and possibly "each".

Our syntax is markedly different though, which is what causes the distinction and the break in communication between Ngwa and Ezaa.

achi4u: I speak two dialects 'Ezza' and 'Izugbe' and any other mixtures of igbo language.

My Ezza dialect resembles Aro/ngwa to some extend.
Eg.
Ka m je ozi >>Izugbe

Tem je ozish >>Ezza

Tam je ozish>>Aro/ngwa(I maybe wrong though but my emphasis is on 'Tem' and 'Tam' words)

Aro doesn't say 'tem je ozish'. We say 'ka m gaa ozi'. The 'tam' in our dialect means 'before'.

odumchi:

Aro doesn't say 'tem je ozish'. We say 'ka m gaa ozi'. The 'tam' in our dialect means 'before'.

Alright.
I think I picked or come across that word from one of your/una numerous discussions

Thank u bro ChinenyeN for ur answer.