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Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by donifez(m): 8:15pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
Nna imere nkoma, abum onye igbo...amam ka esi agu igbo, mana amah om ka esi asu igbo ofuma, abum ndi anakpo "my mama say i be igbo". |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by bigfrancis21: 8:15pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
devour129: As a lover of native Igbo music, there is a new kid on the block, Prince Chijioke Mbanefo, who sings like Osadebe. If you've not checked him out before, you need to check him out. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by wordcat(m): 8:16pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
PerfectlyPerfect: When last did u travel to your village? |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by bigfrancis21: 8:18pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
EbuGeneral: I remember one day in the hostel during my undergraduate days, a roommate of mine came back from lectures and met me playing a nativr Igbo phone on my phone and you need to see the way he was shocked. I asked him why he was shocked, after all I am 'Igbo' and he replied, 'you look janded. You shouldn't be playing this type of song'. Needless to say, I was baffled and kept on playing my dear song. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by Gamesmart: 8:22pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
When Igbo people can't stop naming their kids with English names and many only speaking English to them, of course it is going to go extinct. |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by wordcat(m): 8:23pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
NwaAnambra: Even here in Apapa(Wharf, Tin Can, Coconut) we speak Igbo as if we are in Alaigbo. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by wordcat(m): 8:30pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
Edusouls: Who are the "we" and "Us" in your write-up I sincerely believe that you're speaking for yourself and your family. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by Dani4tech(m): 8:32pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
ChinenyeN: nwanne biko gini bu 'Lol' na Igbo? |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by PerfectlyPerfect(m): 8:36pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
wordcat: You know what I mean. Shun rural areas. They're the only exception to this. |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by PerfectlyPerfect(m): 8:37pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
Gamesmart: I dey tells u o. My parents named me Obinna and dats the name I tell people when they ask but ask any gurl her name, 70% of them would tell u their English name, as if Igbo names are curses. It's really that bad |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by Ishilove: 8:38pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
bigfrancis21:Roomates are far. My own family members living with me think I'm 'odd' because I love listening to Igbo and Yoruba highlife. They call it 'palmwine music' 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by Ishilove: 8:42pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
PerfectlyPerfect:Even our stars are worse. They've discarded their roots and are naming their kids very strange foreign names... Alingo, Cameroun, Maximiliano, Stefan etc I don't know if it is inferiority complex, colonial mentality, colonial complex or a poutpourri of all 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by wordcat(m): 8:45pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
PerfectlyPerfect: N'ebe kwanu? I'm in Apapa,Lagos, Coconut to be precise and we speak Igbo EVERY DAY so what part of Nigeria are u that u don't interact in Igbo language? |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by iiiyyyk(m): 8:57pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Don't, mind them. The few igbos born and raise in lagos always thing the world ends in lagos. Im happy each time i meet them, i always make them look and realise how stupid some of them are. Go round igbo land, conductors, drivers, every body communicate in igbo. And somebody want me to believe that by 2065, no body will be speaking igbo language. Remember igbo language is a compulsory subject in all secondary schools in igboland. My childhood friend once told me, that the only mistake the white made was not to have told us that God is in England. |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by tonychristopher: 9:09pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
How can tgey say that igbo lang will die ...it didn't die during biafran war is it now With millions native speakers I wonder how this can happen They csn say that igbo can evolve not die Mind you it is rare to find an adult igbo that doesn't understand or speak igbo ..igbo frown on it and they are termed efulefu Igbo have many dialect from ika to ukwuani then enuani to owerri and ngwa ..so many So where will death start Orji will be spoken to in igbo Libation and igo offor igbo Mind you I have never seen an igbo that doesnt bear igbo name Just like Muslim bearing Arab names in north igbos are Christian so must bear Christian names Dont take everything the oyibo tell you The way oyibo tell us that mungo park discovered river Niger ...you ask what happened to the igbos at the bank of the river ..where they not fetching water before almighty mungo landed So don't believe everything these whites yell and tell 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by MbaanabaraAgu(m): 9:10pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
jnrbayano: Iseeee (amen). Chukwu gozikwa gi nwanne m. Onye eburu gafe na ama nna ya bu onye nwuru anwu. O buru na ndi Igbo nile jiko aka onu were chuwa ewu oji mgbe oge ka di, asusu anyi agaghi ala, ma o buru na Chukwu soro kwado. Dalukwa ezigbo nwanne m |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by ikeyman00(m): 9:13pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
@@@ biafra is coming. Never worry. We are going back tto our souls |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by jnrbayano(m): 9:13pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
MbaanabaraAgu: Ya gaziere gi 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by MbaanabaraAgu(m): 9:15pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
kayciano: Nwanne, please do not allow those that shows disdain to ur langauge to weigh you down. Keep speaking d language no matter whose ox is gored. You wil have d last laugh. We are behind you. Onye Nna ya dinyere ohi na eji ukwu agbawa uzo. Udo diri gi |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by MbaanabaraAgu(m): 9:18pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
liricyst: Ji si e ike, adala mba, Chukwu gba gi ume. Dalu |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by Gamesmart: 9:18pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
PerfectlyPerfect: Yes o. Go and look at the names of the pikins of P-Squared. A disgrace. Shame on them. |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by MbaanabaraAgu(m): 9:27pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
plaetton: Dalu ezigbo nwanne m. I opened this thread to make people realise there is a problem because when you dont see a problem then you wont seek for solution. All that you mentioned as possible solutions are also in my agenda , infact am working towards opening an NGO on Igbo Renaissance in the future. We can join hands with other Igbo youths to restore the pride of our language. Igbo ga adi. Udo diri gi 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by garma4n15(m): 9:29pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
ya bro..am noticing it also..it may go on extinct |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by eaglechild: 9:55pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
plaetton:I totally disagree with you on this. I mean it has changed. If anything at all it is the exact opposite. The Catholic church is one of the few that still compulsorily holds mass in native languages in the cities? Catechism is still taught in Igbo. Have you heard of the Odenigbo lecture series which is aimed at promoting the use of Igbo language. It is backed by the Catholic church with Prof Pita Ejiofo at the forefront. I know that Owerri, Onitsha and Awka Dioceses vehemently support this. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by MbaanabaraAgu(m): 9:56pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
CaptainOjemba: Odinma, keep speaking Igbo to all your Igbo friends, if they choose not to speak Igbo to you or prefers to reply you in English then it is to their own shame, let their attitude not deter u from speaking d language, this way they will give up someday 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by plaetton: 10:06pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
MbaanabaraAgu:Udo dikwara gi Nwanne'm. Count me in. |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by MbaanabaraAgu(m): 10:10pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
hijodedios:Iseee. gozikwa gi nwanne m. Anyi ghotara ihe i dere. Okwu gi kwu oto. O bu eziokwu ka ikwuru. Jisie ike na asuru nwanne gi obula asusu igbo oge nile, oburu na ime nkea, asusu anyi agaghi ala. Dalukwa 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by MbaanabaraAgu(m): 10:19pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
kianeli: Udo diri gi ezi nwanne m Amachukwu. Anula m ihe ikwuru. A ga m ezitere gi ozi na ikuku mgbe na adighi anya. Dalu |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by charlycharles(m): 10:31pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
Igbo lang is widely spoken in equitorial guinea such dat d govt of dat country hav to recognize igbo lang as an official minority lang in dat country #fact. Igbo lang is widely spoken in southern cameroon. Igbo lang is still d most spoken native lang in nigeria after d hausa lang. #fact... how then can IGBO lang go into extinction? is it a dynasau? IGBO LANG CAN NEVA DIE WHEN NDI IGBO ARE STILL ALIVE. proudly igbo... 5 Likes |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by Ishilove: 10:31pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
plaetton:So you're igbo? |
Re: Igbo Language And Its Downward Trend by ChinenyeN(m): 10:40pm On Mar 03, 2015 |
Dani4tech: Ochi. 1 Like |
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