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Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by comfort3: 7:11pm On Feb 23, 2009
undecided
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by jamace(m): 6:31am On Feb 25, 2009
@` Comfort
Why you never decide naa?
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by Nobody: 1:41pm On Feb 25, 2009
i agree
exclamations in Igbo are PRICELESS grin

Like 'hewu' not sure whether this is the right spelling,


Ewo!

Odi kwa serious!
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by Grizzly(m): 4:47pm On Feb 25, 2009
Ukpabi eeeeh!!
I no know who dey talk that one oh
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by osisi2(f): 1:23am On Feb 26, 2009
another good Igbo one

is Chai!

o ga di egwu!
O ga dikwa kpo kpo !
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by mafolayomi(f): 4:30pm On Feb 26, 2009
a very nice one the egbas is
areh!!! or areh ke!!!!!!!!
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by farotika(m): 4:50pm On Feb 27, 2009
Yeeeeeeeeeeepaaaaaa
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by janedoe(f): 6:54pm On Feb 27, 2009
Tiv:
"uwoo"
"Aondo Ter"
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by jamace(m): 11:50am On Mar 02, 2009
Mo gbe ooo! - Yoruba
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by ezeagu(m): 5:50pm On Mar 02, 2009
Does Jamaican count as a Nigerian tribe?

'Jesus kick me nearer to the cross' grin

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Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by Hesperus(m): 6:02pm On Mar 02, 2009
there's one i heard - "jinede'm eee" - not sure i spelt it right.

Its a comic version of igbo "chineke'm eee" which means "my yams and cocoyams!!"
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by ghettochyk(f): 5:10am On Mar 05, 2009
ezeagu:

Does Jamaican count as a Nigerian tribe?

NO! WHY THO?
Hesperus:

there's one i heard - "jinede'm eee" - not sure i spelt it right.
Its a comic version of igbo "chineke'm eee" which means "my yams and cocoyams!!"

lol!! that's funny "ji n'ede meeee" lol!
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by ZuluNation(m): 5:12am On Mar 05, 2009
Is this ghettochyk my old eyes is seeing shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by Winnergal(f): 8:28am On Mar 09, 2009
gbosa gbosa gbosa!!!!!!!
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by Winnergal(f): 8:29am On Mar 09, 2009
okpabio okpabio
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by jamace(m): 3:42pm On Mar 09, 2009
okpabio okpabio

You mean "ukpabi ukpabi"
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by ghettochyk(f): 3:19am On Mar 10, 2009
ZuluNation:

Is this ghettochyk my old eyes is seeing shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
yeah, wats good? what happened to u anywayz? long time smiley
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by jamace(m): 3:41pm On Mar 14, 2009
Abasi mi ee ---My God! in Efik.
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by jamace(m): 7:58am On Mar 20, 2009
Ele le le le o! I heard this somewhere.
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by tflow2(m): 6:53pm On Mar 24, 2009
jor oooooooooooooo ;d ;d ;d
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by jamace(m): 9:04pm On Mar 31, 2009
Osa-no-buwa!
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by Beline(f): 10:58am On Apr 03, 2009
oh la! la! ca fait beau!

my people will say

wawoyo oooooo
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by MaiSuya(m): 2:26pm On Apr 04, 2009
iyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by Nobody: 2:45pm On Apr 04, 2009
Urhobo's say:

Ogneneme biko! - My God / God please.

Emuakpor! - Incredible / I don't believe this!
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by server34(m): 12:21pm On Apr 06, 2009
In warri we say "shuooooo"
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by OluBee2: 6:19pm On Apr 24, 2009
Mba (Igbo, spelling might be wrong though)
O ti o (Yoruba)
Both means NO or no way
Are (Egba Abeokuta) literally mean YOU WHAT or unbelievable
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by Iranoladun(f): 7:07pm On Apr 24, 2009
Mo dare o!meaning I'm in trouble and all the ones below mean same thing in Yoruba. iboosi o! E gbami o! Mo gbe! Mo daran! Mo ru'gi oyin o! Mo gbe jongbo!
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by jamace(m): 10:07pm On May 24, 2009
ahhhhhh yeeeeeee mo gbe mo gbe
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by dangel2: 2:42pm On May 30, 2009
ala nmem o! -xclamation of fear nd surprise
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by jamace(m): 7:20am On Jun 07, 2009
Can someone tell me what dialets OPIANTO!!!! and OVOKO!! are.
Heard them in a movie and loved it!

Home video fans, help out.
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by beingme(f): 3:02pm On Jun 09, 2009
otele it seems u re from imo state ndi otu ocha. ihere eme
Re: Exclamation In Various Ngerian Tribes/dialect by Kx: 3:35pm On Jun 10, 2009
hackney:

Can someone tell me what dialets OPIANTO!!!! and OVOKO!! are.
Heard them in a movie and loved it!

Same source originated
"Higridy bigridy,nyamyampu,imgbumeke,etc"

Only him knows what he means,those are neither ibo,hausa nor yoruba exclamations.

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