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Re: Can Someone Translate Me A Few Igbo Sentenses Into Englisch? by nedu210(m): 8:24pm On Dec 03, 2011
dialect of a town in my l.g.a tin i can help a little.  Ejo mwa bu ibu. You are a bad child. Or bad child is what u are.   Nwoke i shala madu melu ngulu la uwala. Man what did u say someone did to u in this world.  I la akpa ike. U do strong things, but in dir case it meams u ar a bad person. M ya duluwa mma wooo. ok or yes  let it be good o or let it always be good. Let me stop here 4 nw.
Re: Can Someone Translate Me A Few Igbo Sentenses Into Englisch? by nedu210(m): 8:36pm On Dec 03, 2011
@afam4eva the language is from enugu soutgern part of awgu and aniri . Mgbowo, awgu town, and somothers.
Re: Can Someone Translate Me A Few Igbo Sentenses Into Englisch? by nedu210(m): 8:45pm On Dec 03, 2011
see this. Aa ngulu be i la eme la ebee. What ar u doin there? La is na while kam is sam. Sam bia. Let me come
Re: Can Someone Translate Me A Few Igbo Sentenses Into Englisch? by ifyalways(f): 8:43am On Dec 04, 2011
@OP,only Nedu gave you the real translations,just so you know. . .and No 1 is more like a banter,something like "you are a badt a55 guy".

Very ridiculous for someone to say that "ejo" is not an Igbo word.
Re: Can Someone Translate Me A Few Igbo Sentenses Into Englisch? by nedu210(m): 11:10am On Dec 04, 2011
i think the first and last of number 4 is a proverb*inu*or*ilu*.  4. Aaa nwele adekwu la okuku etinye olu oshila okpalambo tinye. INU OKWU. It not wise 2 explain a proverb. Dute nwele mma esoo gapaga nkwu elu la ami. *dute, is bring* nwale is my brother or sister* mma esso ga paga nkwu elu la, i will follow and take palm wine to* ami. Insurance coverlum saa ishieghe. Am sure dat u knw what he means by sayin insurance coverlum. *Lum*me* insurance covers him. Saa ishieghe, means two thins
Re: Can Someone Translate Me A Few Igbo Sentenses Into Englisch? by 2shuz: 11:19am On Dec 05, 2011
nedu210:

dialect of a town in my l.g.a tin i can help a little. Ejo mwa bu ibu. You are a bad child. Or bad child is what u are. Nwoke i shala madu melu ngulu la uwala. Man what did u say someone did to u in this world. I la akpa ike. U do strong things, but in dir case it meams u ar a bad person. M ya duluwa mma wooo. ok or yes let it be good o or let it always be good. Let me stop here 4 nw.

You must be from Enugu. its correct cos i know enugu peeps dont say the normal igbo. e.g Ajo nwa is said as Ejo nwa. but you know that saying "ejo nwa" is a form of hailing someone. It doesnt mean that you are a bad person ooooooo!!!!! shocked

when people say Ajo nwa or ejo nwa( depends on the dialect) it like when black people say e.g "this shirt is bad" it actually means this shirt is very beautiful. same thing with the first word, dont know hw else to express it , cos i use that word very often.

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Re: Can Someone Translate Me A Few Igbo Sentenses Into Englisch? by ifyalways(f): 12:37pm On Dec 05, 2011
^Yeah.You are sooo right.

I tend to speak more of Anambra so when i wanna throw such banters,I use "anu" instead. . . Ajo anu.lolz
eg Ujujoan bu ajo anu/ejo nwa(Enugu)
Re: Can Someone Translate Me A Few Igbo Sentenses Into Englisch? by Relax101(m): 2:09am On Dec 07, 2011
2shuz:

You must be from Enugu. its correct cos i know enugu peeps dont say the normal igbo. e.g Ajo nwa is said as Ejo nwa. but you know that saying "ejo nwa" is a form of hailing someone. It doesnt mean that you are a bad person ooooooo!!!!! shocked

when people say Ajo nwa or ejo nwa( depends on the dialect) it like when black people say e.g "this shirt is bad" it actually means this shirt is very beautiful. same thing with the first word, dont know hw else to express it , cos i use that word very often.

Ajo nwa might be used figuratively. It might mean the girl is a bad asre in the bedroom! tongue

This girl na real bad girl----This girl will sap your energy you during sex! lol


Biko O I dey speak how the thing sound for my ear and as wetin boys or guys dey use dey code some obscene words.
Re: Can Someone Translate Me A Few Igbo Sentenses Into Englisch? by Obiagu1(m): 4:02am On Dec 07, 2011
1. Ejo nwa bu ibu = Ajo nwa bu ibu (Bad child is a burden)

2. Nwoke i shala madu melu ngulu la uwula. i la akpa ike = Nwoke i si na mmadu melu gi gini n'uwa, i na-akpa ike (Man, what did you say one did to you in this world? you do strong (naughty) things.

3. m. ya duluwa mma wooo = ya dili ba mma (let it continue to be good)
Re: Can Someone Translate Me A Few Igbo Sentenses Into Englisch? by ifyalways(f): 7:48am On Dec 08, 2011
^You had to change no 1 to "your mother tongue" or central Igbo before translating cos

You simply did not get the dialect,let it be rather than changing it to what "you think" it sounds/looks like.

Some part of Enugu use "bu" in place of "ka". . .if you find it difficult to swallow that ask around!

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