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Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Akabuking: 12:56pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
Baronnaire:very true true.
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Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Raydos: 1:12pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
Mbediogu: But it's actually "Ola ni iyi", they are 3 different words, Not olaniyi,, , but when you keep saying it everytime it becomes olaniyi |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by shizzleStar: 1:48pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
chigoeze:Na only the bad ones you sabi. Chai! |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by shizzleStar: 1:51pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
igboamakaaa:more like he fcked only one pussy |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Xkalaban(m): 1:54pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
AroOkigbo: Yup, with the punctuations that it goes along with = ọkọ 2 Likes |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by ollaxworld: 2:11pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
Thank you for the information YorubaMuslims: |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by BALLOSKI: 2:16pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
EzePromoe: Obo means in female in Yoruba? You're funny. |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by bigfrancis21: 2:18pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
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Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Mbediogu(m): 3:07pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
Raydos: I am happy to learn bros. Remain blest. Sometimes the Mama go simply shout 'Niyi my son you no go come chop food? Na play you go chop today? Niyi you no go kill me o o o'. I LOVE ALL MOTHERS! Lol |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by nazablossom(f): 5:58pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
Baronnaire:ola the only child |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by greenmonk: 7:52pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
YorubaMuslims:Are you for real or just crazy? |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Swagahyk(m): 8:13pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Yankiss(m): 9:33pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
(N)Woke - Yoruba for look up Nwoke - Igbo for man. ira wo otun - Igbo for "have you tested my pussy?", Yoruba for, I don't really know. Knowledgeable sources supply. iko ede Yoruba - Igbo for "planting cocoyam in Yoruba, Yoruba for something about their language grammar. otunba - Igbo for public pussy, Yoruba for titled man. |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Harwoyeez(m): 9:50pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
Gangster1ms:thanks that's the same meaning my girlfriend told me. Pls what does olakunle as an igbo word means in English |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Gangster1ms: 10:16pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
Harwoyeez:Ola simply means fvcked... so any name u add to ola means to fvck that name Olakunle = fvcked kunle |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Harwoyeez(m): 10:37pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
Gangster1ms:thanks baba, no wonder my gf said I like Bleep as that's my yoruba name Gangster1ms:thanks baba, no wonder my gf said I like Bleep as that's my yoruba name |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by osheminlore90: 11:39pm On Oct 17, 2018 |
akamu in some part of Yoruba land is know as pap same as in Igbo land I could remember telling a girl that my surname is olaniyi and she said if I know what it mean in Igbo land I won't like it. emi mean nose but in Yoruba it mean feces gbawa ball mean pass the ball it also sound like Yoruba |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Bitcoinomy(m): 5:41pm On Oct 18, 2018 |
MyVILLAGEpeople:kindly stop statements which ll bred division. Thanks |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by wowcatty: 7:28pm On Oct 18, 2018 |
Arindin! speaktome: |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by wowcatty: 7:29pm On Oct 18, 2018 |
Dumb cannibal, when did I stop? Tushkito: |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Franking: 6:41am On Oct 19, 2018 |
velocity25:Ihiala, Uli and Amorka area use 'ihe'.Even parts of Enugu. Central Igbo doesn't know Anambra, Imo or Abia. |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by MrMacinterchi1: 6:29pm On Oct 19, 2018 |
Dmec: u should analyze it as "Ezim..." which means "I show" or "To show " "orah" means " the public" or "public" ; so, the name is pure Igbo. |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by bigfrancis21: 6:28am On Oct 22, 2018 |
Franking: Those are border areas with Imo North. Their dialects tend to be more centralized and carry features of 'anambra' and 'imo' Igbo. 2 Likes |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Franking: 7:25pm On Nov 15, 2018 |
bigfrancis21: Gbam. I ji ya. |
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