Finally, people want to pick back up on this topic.

Odumchi, what is the meaning of the ikpo ekpo and ikwo ekwo that you used?

'Ikpo ekpo' means (at least in my dialect) busy; active; hot; bustling.

'Ikwo ekwo' means 'to flow' [like a river]. We say 'nmiri na ekwo-ekwo' meaning "the water is flowing".

These seem to adequately express the idea of traffic.

I like ikwo ekwo more.

Anyway.

Ekwokwo/Ekpokpo uzo - Traffic (Arochukwu).

Next, memory.

ChinenyeN: Next, memory.

Memory already exists in Central Igbo as 'echiche'. Both thought and memory are referred to as 'echiche'.

Ex:
Cheta ihe ahu - remember that thing.
Chee maka onwe gi - think about yourself.
Echiche gi o di nma - is your memory alright?

Didn't know central had a term for it..

Alright then, mortgage.

Ugwo akalaka - extended debt; mortgage.

Alright. Next, parallel.

só na akuku, só na nku, só na ǹchì.

I ma na ụlọ ndi áhụ so na nku ha.
I ma na madu soro na akuku ha.
I ma na ndi na nya ụgbọ àlà ndi áhụ ne so na ǹchì ha.

Next, embroidery.

That's one of the words that exist and has to be researched since there was ingenuous embroidery, at least in the early 20th century.

I know the word, in the Ngwa-Etche axis. I was just curious to see if others could think it up, either in their tongue or Izugbe(and if not, come up with something new). Anyway, I guess we can move on from that.

How about labor (not the same connotation as "work")?

I wish this topic had more activity though.

mbatuku2: Quote from Ezeagu



What does 'Ubu' mean?

ubu means onya or fishernet

ChinenyeN: I know the word, in the Ngwa-Etche axis. I was just curious to see if others could think it up, either in their tongue or Izugbe(and if not, come up with something new). Anyway, I guess we can move on from that.

How about labor (not the same connotation as "work")?

I wish this topic had more activity though.

Could you define this particular sense of labor?

It's difficult, because people have come to use labor and work so interchangeably. Well, work is like performing a task or a job. Labor is like toiling. It's holistic and deals more with effort and overall productivity.

To the best of my knowledge, the word oru is used to express the idea of work in all degrees.

However I do know of the following terms in my dialect:

ita avuvu - to suffer.
ivaka nvaka - to try hard; to endeavor; to toil.

In other dialects, these:

igba mbo: to try hard; endavor.
igbali mgbali: to endeavor.

So essentially, a noun equivalent for labor would be pointless.

ChinenyeN: So essentially, a noun equivalent for labor would be pointless.

Exactly.

That is interesting then.

Anyway, moving along... incandescence

inwu enwu - shining; glowing; incandescence.

icha acha - shining; glowing; incandescence.

Transparency.

ChinenyeN: Transparency.

Onyinyo - transparent; see through.

Idi onyinyo - to be transparent.

ChinenyeN: Transparency.

I also have: Cha íhé (allows light to pass through). Cha as in 'cha uzọ'. Or even Ọ na cha íhé uzọ.

Work : oru

Labour can also be said to be hard work : oru ike
Hand work : oru aka.

Transparent: gbaa ihe.

Transparency : puta ihe.

ifyalways: Transparent: gbaa ihe.

Transparency : puta ihe.

Good one.

ifyalways: Work : oru

Labour can also be said to be hard work : oru ike
Hand work : oru aka.

What about ike aka for labour?

Alright, tier.

A tier is essentially a level of an organized structure, so therefore the word for 'age grade' can be used to represent it.

Tier - uke

Eye ka inyi dum gara? Where did everyone go?

ChinenyeN: Alright, tier.

Ngalaba or nkeji

ifyalways: Transparent: gbaa ihe.

Transparency : puta ihe.

Yep; my mother will say "ogbaa ife",as in "its clear" or "transparent".