Odunnu: Berry- icheku
what is ugiri?

Icheku is velvet tamarin.

Udara is star apple - maybe.

Oroma (epe in Umuahia ) –Orange
Pear – ube
Ube bekee - Avocado
Udara- star apple
Icheku (nkwa -Umuahia. Nchichi - Owerri)– velvet tamarin
Ede – Cocoyam (also known as edo in the carribean; one of few Igbo words still in use in the carribean. Another is unu which also means unu)
Okwuru – Okro/okra ( another word derived from Igbo)
Ona – water yam
Ji – yam
Akpu (Jigbo in Umuahia) – cassava
Unene – banana
Ogede (Abirika – Asa-Ngwa axis) – plantain
Egusi (eli-li – umuahia) – melon seed
Ugu (full name- akwukwo ugu) – Fluted pumpkin leaves
Ugba – oil bean
Oji- kola nut
Ugiri – now to be known as giris ( © Ify Always ) in the absence of any known name.
Oha/ora- name unknown
Okazi - ?

FACE: Oroma (epe in Umuahia ) –Orange
Pear – ube
Ube bekee - Avocado
Udara- star apple
Icheku (nkwa -Umuahia. Nchichi - Owerri)– velvet tamarin
Ede – Cocoyam (also known as edo in the carribean; one of few Igbo words still in use in the carribean. Another is unu which also means unu)
Okwuru – Okro/okra ( another word derived from Igbo)
Ona – water yam
Ji – yam
Akpu (Jigbo in Umuahia) – cassava
Unene – banana
Ogede (Abirika – Asa-Ngwa axis) – plantain
Egusi (eli-li – umuahia) – melon seed
Ugu (full name- akwukwo ugu) – Fluted pumpkin leaves
Ugba – oil bean
Oji- kola nut
Ugiri – now to be known as giris ( © Ify Always ) in the absence of any known name.
Oha/ora- name unknown
Okazi - ?

FACE:

Icheku is velvet tamarin.

Udara is star apple - maybe.

Hmm! So umuahia also call cassava JIGBO, i thought my people are the only people that call cassava jigbo in the entire igbo land. Good to knw that we share some words with far umuahia. That means all the words that sound strange to our neighbouring town may be found in other town far away from us. Igbo language is realy beautiful.

[@ifyalways]Sour sop :Ogbaka nti
Avocado :Ube oyibo
Pear(native one) : Ube
Corn :Oka
Apple :

LOL but what really is the name of that fruit that everyone calls "Fruit" ? Its red when ripe,you eat the fleshy outside,crack open the nut and out pops a sweet hidden goody. . .hmmn childhood.



sounds like almond fruit. some species r red,some mint cream when ripe,crack d nut,get d edible seed not really a true nut.

Hi folks,

Can I say these feeds hold out the best hopes for us ever meeting common sense in our time. Hope there are loads more I have not yet seen out there but I've read many with despair at our small-mindedness.

My one suggestion: please keep using pictures whenever possible (like for beautiful udaras/udalas here). We may disagree on names and dialects; some may joke around and detract, but when you think that the world may gain so much from new fruits - and plants & animals in general - we may introduce to them, it would prove a worthwhile fun! I believe there's enough humanity (not only exploitation and distraction) out in the wider world to help us identity, and catalogue, these treasures of nature.

No part of that beautiful land should boast all wisdom, or goodness, to the exclusion of others. We all face the challenge of feeding all Nija's children till, 'bele-full'; we too can start active nation-building like other parts of our globe. Ya gazie oooo!!

Yam - JI
Plantain - Ji oko
Potato - Ji Nwa nu
Cassava - Ji Gbo or Akpu
Cocoa Yam - Ede

English name for ogbono is what

carrot is what in English language

odumchi:

I think you're referring to corn.

Here are some more fruits, vegetables, and nuts:

orange - ujiri
native fig? - udara
avocado - ubo bekee
oil bean - ugba (aka) ukpaka
plantain - ukam
mango - popo
coconut - aki bekee
palmfruit - nkwu
peanut - asiboko
melon - egusi
palm kernel - aki

Guy,"mango" isn't "pawpaw". Mango is a foreign fruit and the Igbo has no native name for it. Same goes for pawpaw which is a corruption of papaya.
Fruit-nkpulu osisi
Palmfruit- nkpulu akwu
Palm tree- ukwu akwu
Plantain-ogede
Banana-unele

Odenigbo Aroli:

Guy,"mango" isn't "pawpaw". Mango is a foreign fruit and the Igbo has no native name for it. Same goes for pawpaw which is a corruption of papaya.
Fruit-nkpulu osisi
Palmfruit- nkpulu akwu
Palm tree- ukwu akwu
Plantain-ogede
Banana-unele

I really disagree with you.
How could you say that cos a particular fruit was not originally cultivated by our people,then we can have no name for it? That's so so wrong.
In as much as I don't know what Mango is called, I think
Paw paw - okwulu oyibo
Abeg go and ask your village elders then revert to us with your answers.

udara = African Star Apple
Got the information here.
http://www.informafrica.com/blog/researchers-discover-african-star-apple-agbalumo-to-treat-diabetes-heart-disease-infections.

dubem3:


udara - cherry
pawpaw - okwulu oyibo
bread/biscuit - achicha

Udara cannot be cherry o. It is called African star apple. Ngwa,si m thank you.

Ihuomadinihu:

Udara cannot be cherry o. It is called African star apple. Ngwa,si m thank you.

Onye nkuzi anyi, ndewo maka olu oma gi.

ifyalways:
Sour sop :Ogbaka nti
Avocado :Ube oyibo
Pear(native one) : Ube
Corn :Oka
Apple :

LOL but what really is the name of that fruit that everyone calls "Fruit" ? Its red when ripe,you eat the fleshy outside,crack open the nut and out pops a sweet hidden goody. . .hmmn childhood

almond fruit

Pls what of dates, what is d igbo name for it?

Pls do you know the english name of the friut called ube-mgba in Igbo

FACE:
Oroma (epe in Umuahia ) –Orange
Pear – ube
Ube bekee - Avocado
Udara- star apple
Icheku (nkwa -Umuahia. Nchichi - Owerri)– velvet tamarin
Ede – Cocoyam (also known as edo in the carribean; one of few Igbo words still in use in the carribean. Another is unu which also means unu)
Okwuru – Okro/okra ( another word derived from Igbo)
Ona – water yam
Ji – yam
Akpu (Jigbo in Umuahia) – cassava
Unene – banana
Ogede (Abirika – Asa-Ngwa axis) – plantain
Egusi (eli-li – umuahia) – melon seed
Ugu (full name- akwukwo ugu) – Fluted pumpkin leaves
Ugba – oil bean
Oji- kola nut
Ugiri – now to be known as giris ( © Ify Always ) in the absence of any known name.
Oha/ora- name unknown
Okazi - ?

ifyalways:
Sour sop :Ogbaka nti
Avocado :Ube oyibo
Pear(native one) : Ube
Corn :Oka
Apple :

LOL but what really is the name of that fruit that everyone calls "Fruit" ? Its red when ripe,you eat the fleshy outside,crack open the nut and out pops a sweet hidden goody. . .hmmn childhood

dont know either but we call it ube bekee

Ugiri is called drupe in English.
Udara--- white star apple/star apple.

dubem3:


odumchi, u don carry us go arochukwu oh!
there are so things here that i can't
even synchronize their names with
the list in my head.
never the less thank you
for giving us other names.
i have never ever know the igbo name for MANGO
please more more more

Mango = Oroma
Orange = Epe
Groundnut = Akụekere
Banana = Unere
Pear = Ube
Avocado = Ube bekee
Berry = Uvere

chijiblaze:


Mango = Oroma

What?

Udara in Igbo, agbalumo in Yoruba---the English name is African star apple or African cherry. Check Google you will find it there.

Please does anyone knows d indigenous name for chickpeas. Either d Yoruba or Igbo name will be appreciated. Thanks

Avocado pear - ube oyibo

Velvet tamarin - icheku

Apple - udara oyibo

Local Apple - udara

Bush mango - ugiri

Banana - unere

Plantain - ogede

Orange - oroma

fecosunshine:
Pls what of dates, what is d igbo name for it?

Nkwu ozara

What is the name of umimi in English

What is the name of umimi in English and tumeric in Igbo

speaktome:
Pls do you know the english name of the friut called ube-mgba in Igbo

ube mgba- tropical olive
mmimi- pepper fruit
ji mbala- water yam
Ona- not sure. ...
in my dialect
paw paw- mgbi mgbi
cassava- Iwa

there r 2 species of yam my granny used to feed us years ago. Im trying to trace the English names

ifyalways:
Sour sop :Ogbaka nti
Avocado :Ube oyibo
Pear(native one) : Ube
Corn :Oka
Apple :

LOL but what really is the name of that fruit that everyone calls "Fruit" ? Its red when ripe,you eat the fleshy outside,crack open the nut and out pops a sweet hidden goody. . .hmmn childhood

it is called Almond

Odunnu:
We learn e'day.
Which dialect call groundnut okpa?

Awka

odumchi:


The 'udara' doesn't have an equivalent in English (atleast on that I know of). It looks like this:

Cherry

Mbembe

English name pls

Pawpaw is okworo ogbogbo