^^^

Yeah right, unele is banana while ogede/ji oko is plantain.

@ Ify

I guess you can say so. When I was writing it, I was imagining it being spoken like this: "o wu nwoke (male) ka owu nwanyi (female)?" But come to think of it, they can go either way but it seems  "ikom and inyom" fit best when describing genders.

Just to add to the debate you guys are having; "ukam" is also plantain. Anyway, since we are on this topic, I'm just curious but what do you guys call "corn"? Do you call it "oka" or "akpakpa?"

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Who says "akpakpa"? (though I could probably guess)

There are two Igbo words for 'speech' that I know of, okwu and asusu. Which can be better translated for 'dialect'?

mbatuku2:

There are two Igbo words for 'speech' that I know of, okwu and asusu. Which can be better translated for 'dialect'?

Neither. They both mean "language". Olu instead is the word for dialect/idiolect.

mbatuku2:

There are two Igbo words for 'speech' that I know of, okwu and asusu. Which can be better translated for 'dialect'?

okwu = word/speech (also advice/sayings) the verb form (ikwu okwu) means "to say".
asusu = language
onu = dialect/language

Nkpumi=advance
Bridges=uzoenu
Nnapuoche/Nnapuokwa= Impeachement
Ukwugbo= tires
Oku uzo= street light

Stripper=Ogboto

olu/onu both mean  voice, which could be high or low pitched. For example, olu ukwu or onu ukwu.

I dont think they properly convey the thought of a form of speech perculiar to a region.

NRI PRIEST:

Nkpumi=advance
Bridges=uzoenu
Nnapuoche/Nnapuokwa= Impeachement
Ukwugbo= tires
Oku uzo= street light

There are Igbo words for already, except you want to add more:

bridge= akwa, ikpeke, ngongo

tyres= afo

P.S Impeachment means being charged or accused of wrong conduct, not removal.

mbatuku2:

There are Igbo words for already, except you want to add more:

bridge= akwa, ikpeke, ngongo

tyres= afo

P.S Impeachment means being charged or accused of wrong conduct, not removal.

Who calls tire AFO ? Is it the same afo I know as stomach ? Because if it is then it dont make much sense.
I got ukwugbo from; ukwu =leg.ugbo=vehicle; which brings us to ukwugbo.

mbatuku2:

olu/onu both mean  voice, which could be high or low pitched. For example, olu ukwu or onu ukwu.
I dont think they properly convey the thought of a form of speech perculiar to a region.

You'll have to tell that our uncles and fathers. Olu means neck, voice, dialect and idiolect. Unless of course, you can coin a new expression that you feel will be satisfactory. Personally, I think olu [/i]is fine. I use it, and people understand the message I'm conveying (i.e. [i]olu we nnu otu o nu)

NRI PRIEST:

Who calls tire AFO ? Is it the same  afo I know as stomach ? Because if it is then it dont make much sense.
I got ukwugbo from; ukwu =leg.ugbo=vehicle; which brings us to ukwugbo.

In Ngwa we say :: Ugbo adha afo - Car got a flat tire :: odha afo - flat tire.

odumchi:

Anyway, since we are on this topic, I'm just curious but what do you guys call "corn"? Do you call it "oka" or "akpakpa?"

Ngwa: ukhoru is corn

ChinenyeN:

Ngwa: ukhoru is corn

In Isinweke, corn is Ukworu. Very similar to what is called in Ngwa dialect. Ngwa people may have originally migrated from Isinweke. This is just a personal opinion which I have not discussed with anyone nor seen any research to think so.
I know that there is a community called Umungwa just 3 miles east of Isinweke. Could it be the place Ngwas migrated from?.

I very much doubt Ngwa came from Isinweke. From what I'm told, Umungwa migrated from Ngwa, though I don't know the details.

ChinenyeN:

Who says "akpakpa"? (though I could probably guess)

Aro says akpakpa. I never knew there were varying words for corn. I always thought everyone said oka or akpakpa.

odumchi:

Aro says akpakpa. I never knew there were varying words for corn. I always thought everyone said oka or akpakpa.

I figured as much. At the bolded though, you'd be surprised how often I've hear that, since I first found out that people say "oka" for corn.

Okwu= Speech
Emeka na-ekwu okwu.

Asusu=Language
Kedu asusu Emeka na-asu?

Dialect=Olumba
'uno' na 'ulo',kedu nke bu olumba Emeka ?

@Odumchi,gini ka Aro na-akpo akpu(fufu) ?

ChinenyeN:

I figured as much. At the bolded though, you'd be surprised how often I've hear that, since I first found out that people say "oka" for corn.

Lol, Igbo is wonderful.

ifyalways:

Okwu= Speech
Emeka na-ekwu okwu.

Asusu=Language
Kedu asusu Emeka na-asu?

Dialect=Olumba
'uno' na 'ulo',kedu nke bu olumba Emeka ?

@Odumchi,gini ka Aro na-akpo akpu(fufu) ?

We call fufu "utara".

I want to see more 'new words'. It's interesting seeing how and what people will form.

odumchi:

Lol, Igbo is wonderful.

We call fufu "utara".

Imela.

@All,anyone ever heard of "agbiri or egbiri" for utara akpu?My paternal grandmom always used 'egburi/egbiri/agbiri'

In English we have words such as 'butt' which can either mean to hit something, the end of an object, or even the 'butt of the joke'. So it's okay for a word to mean several different things.

mbatuku2:

There are Igbo words for already, except you want to add more:

bridge= akwa, ikpeke, ngongo

tyres= afo

P.S Impeachment means being charged or accused of wrong conduct, not removal.

Ogwe for bridge as well.

Hmm, I haven't heard of it. You once said your paternal side was from Arochukwu right?

ifyalways:

Imela.

@All,anyone ever heard of "agbiri or egbiri" for utara akpu?My paternal grandmom always used 'egburi/egbiri/agbiri'

NRI PRIEST:


Who calls tire AFO ? Is it the same afo I know as stomach ? Because if it is then it dont make much sense.
I got ukwugbo from; ukwu =leg.ugbo=vehicle; which brings us to ukwugbo.

I'm surprised too.

By the way, why can't we call tire taya? Who said we cannot adopt other languages?
Hausa call Motor mota and Hausa to many people is the most complete language in Nigeria.


Driver = Onye Okwa (Onitsha slang)

Obiagu1:

I'm surprised too.

By the way, why can't we call tire taya? Who said we cannot adopt other languages?
Hausa call Motor mota and Hausa to many people is the most complete language in Nigeria.


Driver = Onye Okwa (Onitsha slang)

Nothing bad really, bruv. Not when we already have a better word. BTW, afo sounds more sexier to me than taya.

In truth, no language is most complete. Not even Hausa or English.

I'm of the opinion that English is not even a real language. Actual words that are English in origin are not hardly up to 10.

gender-ike   #LL

Gini bu ike gi?(forms, online, phone conversations, etc)

Bike driver =Onye Owa(Onicha slangs)

Driver=Okwa/Onya Ugbo ala
Pilot=Onya ugbo elu.
@Mbatuku,how do you pronounce this "ike" ?

mbatuku2:

gender-ike   #LL
Gini bu ike gi?(forms, online, phone conversations, etc)

I'm almost positive that a word/expression (or words/expressions) already exists for this, but it might have become one of those 'lost-to-oblivion' words that has (for whatever unknown and unfathomable reason) dropped out of usage. That being said though, I like this. It's simple and to the point. There's no breaking of the head thinking about 'how would the word translate from English to Igbo', and I think I may have an idea of the etymology.

Long story short, I feel this should make its way into the lexicon, without fail.

ifyalways:

Bike driver =Onye Owa(Onicha slangs)

Driver=Okwa/Onya Ugbo ala
Pilot=Onya ugbo elu.
@Mbatuku,how do you pronounce this "ike" ?

tone= low low

same stress as verb 'ike'(create)

Is SPILC already dead or still alive?