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Seun (m)
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Hello,
Can you tell me how to say "Happy Birthday" in Igbo/Ibo language?
Thanks.
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ghettochyk (f)
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lol. u want to wish your igbo "friend" a happy birthday?
aight, i think it's "agbamafo oma". that is what ma nana said before.
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ghettochyk (f)
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now don't say ghettochyk aint did nothing influential in your life.
peace and chicken grease.
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ZuluNation (m)
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Ghetto are you sure? not that I'm good at reading or writing Igbo. Hey my sis whats comb in Igbo I bet you you don't know that one  |
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aloib (f)
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igbo kwenu,  |
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mela (f)
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suen u see, ibo language is very difficult to interpret sometimes especially when you want to get the exact meaning from english word or phrase as u have there,but from my own understanding it is"anwuri ubochi omumu gi.so just go ahead & tell him that, & he will be surprise how u get it after all is it not by text msg?
& for ZuluNation,comb means 'nha'
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tinard (m)
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Mela how are you sure it's HIM. Seun never said anything about it being a guy. I was actually under the impression he was rying to learn to surprise a certain lady he's trying not to disclose.
Abi you know something we no know?
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ghettochyk (f)
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@ zulu
lol. "comb" in igbo is "mbo".
and happy birthday is "agbamafo oma". "agbamafo(r) is a "birthday" and "oma" is "good" therefore----> agbamafo(r) oma is happy birthday.
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Oracle (m)
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This is really great, i'm Igbo but i don't think i know how to say it in Igbo
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ZuluNation (m)
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Thanks for the lessions ghettochyk and mela, you guys are awesome  |
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Seun (m)
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ghettochyk: thanks so much  Cross my heart, I'm not trying to impress any girl in particular. |
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edygirl (f)
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Mbo, Nha damn! igbo hard oo. Abeg what is table in igbo, no tell me tebulu.
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bluenubian (f)
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lol, i just asked my dad, and even him doesnt know  |
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edygirl (f)
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I have been thinking of that (table) in Igbo but I just can't figure out what it is.
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idiotsoul
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Happy birthday in igbo means - Anuri ubochi amurugi di kwara gi.
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ZuluNation (m)
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 Kelly why in the world would you call yourself an Idiotsoul, you seem like a smart person to me.
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Ynot (m)
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Just tell her "happy birthday in igbo", she will understand. By the way, table is 'osisi nwere ukwu ano'.
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aloib (f)
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the only ibo words i know are kedu, mechonu, awofia(OR HOWEVER IT IS SPELT) then chikena, chineke
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edygirl (f)
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ynot you are funny, you should have called a comb, rubber nwere eze or osisi nwere eze.
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Douzy (m)
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Happy Birthday has no direct translation in Igbo. All I see here are mere 'transliterations'!
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ghettochyk (f)
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@SEUN AND ZULU: UR WELCOME! in igbo, because we don't have a lot of words for things, we describe it and put different things togeda which eventually come out to be what we were trying to say. we aint got a word for: table kitchen television and some other thangs. PS: COMB IS MBO!!!!!!!! SHEESH!! DON'T ARGUE WITH ME PEOPLES!!! |
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nico (m)
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Happy Birthday in Igbo? I've no Clue  I'm not a Nigerian. |
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Ynot (m)
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ynot you are funny, you should have called a comb, rubber nwere eze or osisi nwere eze.
The point here is not translating the exact English word(s) to Igbo but, make a statement that implies the same. There is no igbo speaking son of the soil that won't understand what you mean when u refer table as 'osisi nwere ukwu ano' even 'igwe nwere ukwu ano' will do in case of metal table. Unfortunately there has been systematic redundancy in igbo language development. While the english, french and others work round the clock updating their vocabulary, we are all busy shouting 'nna bros' at onitsha main market. On a side note, imagine singing 'happy birthday to you, happy birthday, etc' as 'Anuri ubochi amurugi di kwara gi, Anuri ubochi amurugi di kwara gi, etc'. It will make one hell of tongue twister. |
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bagoma (f)
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@ ynot, even 'igwe nwere ukwu ano' will do in case of metal table. i would have interpreted that to mean car. going by the way you translated table, for comb it is mbo for folks from imo and abia i think, while nha for anambra, enugu guys. so both i think are correct. in my dialect, we even call it nra, putting r in place of h. no wonder some people thinks igbo is hard. |
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edygirl (f)
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we also call it mbo. from enugu.
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ghettochyk (f)
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lol. i thot i was going nuts!! i was about to swear that it's mbo!!! sheesh! i know igbo that well!! lol.
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beyonce1 (f)
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@aloib , IGBO KWENU ? ? lol , u got me rolling on d floor with laughter Yeah right !
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ghettochyk (f)
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Ghettocyk is right. Comb is mbo or nra in another dialect. And the happy birthday one as well.
Television is Igwe Onyonyo SEEEEE?!!!!!!!!!!! I TOLD Y'ALL SO!!! I GOT 'EM ALL RIGHT!!!!!!!!! |
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uche1 (m)
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Who be that? My igbo sis halla at your boy
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ngozi86 (f)
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I know this topic is old but to me:
table=agada eji edote ihe
kitchen=ulo ana esi nni
comb=mbo
television=televishon (lol)
I'm startin my own dialect because I've learned Igbo from a billion different sources lol
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