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Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Gabry(f): 3:19am On Aug 05, 2008
Oga Sarge:

u know, i actually thought the official language in Nigeria was ENGLISH, i mean, like CONSTITUTIONALLY, right? ABI? it is embarassing if one cannot communicate effectively amongst his or hers but surely not A SHAME!!!

I thought so too. . . . undecided
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:20am On Aug 05, 2008
HCH3COO:

let's start with the alphabets .

ha bi di hay heh fi gi gbi he he ji ki li mi ni pi ri si shi ti hoo wi yi.

its that a-z.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:21am On Aug 05, 2008
naija_diva:

i don't mind but who am i going to speak yoruba to when i'm surrounded buy igbo. even when i walk outside, i hear igbo more than  yoruba.
you don't like yoruba     people  
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Gabry(f): 3:21am On Aug 05, 2008
I think if a person take initiative to learn, that person is surely to make it. I had to force myself to learn french when I was studying in Switzerland before. Could speak but still not fluently but hey! at least its something.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:23am On Aug 05, 2008
naija_diva:

its that a-z.
it's the yoruba equivalent of a to z, but I'll post it the right way as soon as I can find a way to yan ndi.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:23am On Aug 05, 2008
HCH3COO:

you don't like yoruba     people  

i love yoruba people. they know how to cook wink. i'm sorry but igbo food taste plain.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Nobody: 3:24am On Aug 05, 2008
naija_diva:

i love yoruba people. they know how to cook wink. i'm sorry but igbo food taste plain.
Yet Igbo language is sexy tongue
Almost as good as french cool
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by motunrayo4(f): 3:25am On Aug 05, 2008
French is sexy but Igbo. . . . i dont know undecided

J/k cheesy
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:26am On Aug 05, 2008
motun_rayo:

French is sexy but Igbo. . . . i don't know undecided

J/k cheesy

u don't know that igbo is sexy?
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:27am On Aug 05, 2008
motun_rayo:

French is sexy but Igbo. . . . i don't know undecided

J/k cheesy
ROTFLMFAOLMFPBAOAFWIP

naija_diva:

i love yoruba people. they know how to cook wink. i'm sorry but igbo food taste plain.

thanks  kiss . you will marry a yoruba man in jesus name, amen.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by OgaSarge(m): 3:29am On Aug 05, 2008
does french have hips? and when did red oil and pepper become so tastefully dilightful?
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Queenisha: 3:31am On Aug 05, 2008
naija_diva:

i love yoruba people. they know how to cook wink. i'm sorry but igbo food taste plain.

please give one example of Igbo food
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:31am On Aug 05, 2008
naija diva, it's like this.

a = hah
b = be
d = di
e = ay
e = heh (this one is slightly longer)
f = fi
g = gi
gb = gbi
h = he
i =hee
j = ji
k = ki
l = li
m = mi
n = ni
o = ho
o = hor
p = pi
r = ri
s = si
s = shi
t = ti
u = ooh
w = we
y = yi
w
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:32am On Aug 05, 2008
ROTFLMFAOLMFPBAOAFWIP

what does all of that mean?  undecided

thanks   . you will marry a yoruba man in jesus name, amen.

because you say so? just make sure they don't put too much pepper cuz man, that's all they use.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:33am On Aug 05, 2008
Queenisha:

please give one example of Igbo food

does it matter? that's MY opinion, so if i give an example, it doesn't mean a thing.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:34am On Aug 05, 2008
Oga Sarge:

does french have hips? and when did red oil and pepper become so tastefully dilightful?
you're just hating.  go swallow panadol.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:35am On Aug 05, 2008
HCH3COO:

naija diva, it's like this.

a = hah
b = be
d = di
e = ay
e = heh (this one is slightly longer)
f = fi
g = gi
gb = gbi
h = he
i =hee
j = ji
k = ki
l = li
m = mi
n = ni
o = ho
o = hor
p = pi
r = ri
s = si
s = shi
t = ti
u = ooh
w = we
y = yi
w


thanks
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by motunrayo4(f): 3:35am On Aug 05, 2008
HCH3COO:

ROTFLMFAOLMFPBAOAFWIP

thanks  kiss . you will marry a yoruba man in jesus name, amen.
explanation please
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Gabry(f): 3:35am On Aug 05, 2008
French language is sexy but I feel the French people loveee to make life soooooo complicated. . . angry
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:36am On Aug 05, 2008
naija_diva:

what does all of that mean?  undecided
i don't think you wanna know.

because you say so? just make sure they don't put too much pepper because man, that's all they use.
it's a good prayer.  pepper is good, especially in the fall and winter.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:37am On Aug 05, 2008
gabrywyl:

French language is sexy but I feel the French people loveee to make life soooooo complicated. . . angry

that's what my uncle said. he lives in france but he said that like to make the simliest thing complication. even this french lady admited it.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:38am On Aug 05, 2008
i don't think you want to know.

why not?
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Queenisha: 3:38am On Aug 05, 2008
naija_diva:

does it matter? that's MY opinion, so if i give an example, it doesn't mean a thing.

na today?

never heard of nkwobi,Isi ewu, ugba and okporoko ,abacha, ukwa and ofe onugbu, Ogbono and egusi with asa azu and even okpa being bland
but then what do I know
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:40am On Aug 05, 2008
motun_rayo:

explanation please
excuse me undecided i'm a little lost.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:42am On Aug 05, 2008
naija_diva:

he said that like to make the simliest thing complication. even this french lady admited it.
please, i have some trouble understanding what you said i feel like i'm a little slow today.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:42am On Aug 05, 2008
Queenisha:

na today?

never heard of nkwobi,Isi ewu and ofe onugbu being bland
but then what do I know

that's why its called MY OPINION. u can list all the igbo food, doesn't matter and by the way, i never said i didn't like igbo food. i just said it taste plain in comparison to yoruba food.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:44am On Aug 05, 2008
HCH3COO:

please, i have some trouble understanding what you said i feel like i'm a little slow today.


my bad, i didn't proof read.

correction: he said that they like to make the simpliest thing complicated. even this french lady admited it.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Queenisha: 3:44am On Aug 05, 2008
naija_diva:

that's why its called MY OPINION. u can list all the igbo food, doesn't matter and by the way, i never said i didn't like igbo food. i just said it taste plain in comparison to yoruba food.

Even patients in psychia have opinions.
nothing do you lipsrsealed
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:47am On Aug 05, 2008
Queenisha:

Even patients in psychia have opinions.
nothing do you lipsrsealed

what the hell is your problem? first of all i wasn't talking to you. u making something out of nothing and we been past this subject. how about u grow up and this conversation is officially over.
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by KarmaMod(f): 3:54am On Aug 05, 2008
Is that what you're doing now osisi? Looking for people who says anything "anti Igbo" and following them about? grin

Shouldnt you take it easy on diva? After all she's your sister abi she's not allowed an opinion on food?
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by OgaSarge(m): 4:04am On Aug 05, 2008
swallow panadol for hating, men!! must be the nu brand of medical science,
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 4:44am On Aug 05, 2008
KarmaMod:

Is that what you're soing now osisi? Looking for people who says anything "anti Igbo" and following them about?

Shouldnt you take it easy on diva? After all she's your sister abi she's not allowed an opinion on food?

thank you, remind her that i'm also igbo.

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