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Classiest vs. Bushiest Dialect in Your Language by Probz(m): 9:45pm On Jan 31, 2017 |
As the title says, what's the most urban-sounding/upmarket vs. the most unrefined, rural-sounding dialect in your native tongue? For me, Igbo - Onitsha (classiest), Nsukka/Ebonyi (bushiest). I no sabi which one is bushier between the Izzi-Ezza cluster of Ebonyi and the Waawa of rural Enugu. They both sound horrible and both are equally unintelligible to mainstream Igboland. 1 Like |
Re: Classiest vs. Bushiest Dialect in Your Language by RedboneSmith(m): 12:56am On Feb 01, 2017 |
Wawu. 1 Like |
Re: Classiest vs. Bushiest Dialect in Your Language by bigfrancis21: 10:08am On Feb 01, 2017 |
Yoruba: Oyo/Ibadan - classiest Ijebu - bushiest I stand to be corrected. 1 Like |
Re: Classiest vs. Bushiest Dialect in Your Language by bigfrancis21: 10:09am On Feb 01, 2017 |
RedboneSmith: Na your style to grab first to comment abi? |
Re: Classiest vs. Bushiest Dialect in Your Language by iSlayer: 11:05am On Feb 01, 2017 |
Probz: For me,I think Nsukka always gets the hard end in issues like this. Their dialect is miles ahead of what you get in Ebonyi(Abakiliki). Then again some dialects in Southern Igboland make me go like...
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Re: Classiest vs. Bushiest Dialect in Your Language by bigfrancis21: 6:49am On Feb 02, 2017 |
iSlayer: I spent 5 years in Nsukka, funny enough I didn't find the dialect too hard to understand. As a fresh person to the Nsukka area in 2007, my comprehension ability was at about 75% to 80%. Also, the Nsukka dialect spoken in the township tends to be less 'concentrated' or a lil centralized compared to the dialects of the interior, this I guess is due to the presence and convergence of other Igbo speakers in the town. Someone once said here before, as a nwafor born and bred in the east, you'd be able to understand, at least, other Igbo dialects to a satisfactory extent. He may be right. |
Re: Classiest vs. Bushiest Dialect in Your Language by iSlayer: 7:31am On Feb 02, 2017 |
bigfrancis21: I'll have to concur with that. On many occasions,dialects I found difficult with my comprehension as low as 30% was still somewhat clear to my uncles and aunts. It was and is still a mystery how they understand what is being said. 1 Like |
Re: Classiest vs. Bushiest Dialect in Your Language by Probz(m): 3:05am On Apr 18, 2017 |
iSlayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z61yLauy7U Abakaleke and Nsukka sound nearly alike. I can barely tell which is which. |
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