The only Tiv word there's is Mbatsav which means witches. The rest are not even Nigerian language.


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You didn't speak my mind as omo atata Yoruba while greetings people celebrating Christmas. This is how greet "E Ku odun keresimesi yi o.Odun olowo,odun olomo,edumare a je ka se opoo re laye. Amin."

Nwachi22:
This is definitely not Ibo Christmas greeting. I wonder where you got the Igbo version from.

a result of Google translation

This your Hausa translation sha

RadianceRR:
Nigeria is a linguistically diverse country with numerous languages and ethnic groups. Hence, here are Christmas greetings, wishes, and phrases in a few Nigerian languages:

Yoruba:

Greetings: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ojo ibi rẹ yio dun pupọ (May your holiday be joyful)
Phrases: Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding)

Igbo:

Greetings: E keresimesi Oma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ijeoma na mmụọ nke ọma maka ụbọchị (Safe and pleasant travels for the holidays)
Phrases: Ọdụm nwaanyị nọ na ọ dị mma (Our sister is looking good)

Hausa:

Greetings: Barka da Kirsimatikuma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Allah ya ba ka rai da amana a kowanne lokaci (May God grant you peace and security always)
Phrases: Sallah da yamma (Celebration with happiness)

Ibibio:

Greetings: Idara-Ọwọ-Isong (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ọdọ nnọọ fere fi ọdọọ (Wishing you a warm and loving welcome)
Phrases: Ọdọọ fere kede mbọ (Welcome back home)

Edo (Bini):

Greetings: Iselogbe! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Osanobua ma kevbe ihama gbe ọre rẹ vbe ọghẹre (May God bless you abundantly)
Phrases: Edo ne iyare (Edo is beautiful)

Tiv:

Greetings: Mbatsav! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: U I see ń doo (May your eyes see good things)
Phrases: Ọdo I see ń ku (May your mouth speak life)
Kanuri:

Greetings: Barka da Kirsimatikuma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Allah ya ba ka damuwa da lafiya (May God give you good health)
Phrases: Wulakanci (Happiness)

Wonderful! Yoruba words for Christmas is now Igbo own. Keresimesi is Yoruba word for Christmas not Igbo owns it. By the way, the Yoruba greetings you wrote over there is a general greetings for festivities.

English - Yoruba
Christmas - Keresimesi

Thank you.

This your ibibio own is definitely not for ibibio, I no even understand anything.

oluwafreshkid:
What you wrote up there is total balderdash!

Did you copy this from Google translate?

I'm Yoruba, and I tell you no yoruba person greets like that.

Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding). 😕 What does this even mean?

How is Keresimesi an igbo word?

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Before diasporans trying to learn our languages start using this as a template

Ekereshimesi is Igbo not keresimesi

safarifarms:

I thought I was the only person that's confused. Aside from the greeting that I can read but never heard anyone say it. I can't read the rest. Wonder what language is used.

he faked it

Kanuri is 100% different from the Hausa you put up there

oluwafreshkid:
What you wrote up there is total balderdash!

Did you copy this from Google translate?

I'm Yoruba, and I tell you no yoruba person greets like that.

Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding). 😕 What does this even mean?

How is Keresimesi an igbo word?

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are u igbo to know what Christmas is called in igbo? The Op is correct - ekeresimesi. Similar to what hausa calls it.

Adeyinka12:
Wonderful! Yoruba words for Christmas is now Igbo own. Keresimesi is Yoruba word for Christmas not Igbo owns it. By the way, the Yoruba greetings you wrote over there is a general greetings for festivities.

English - Yoruba
Christmas - Keresimesi

Thank you.

u can call Christmas whatever you want in your village. Igbos call it 'ekeresimesi' if e pain u, lagoon is not far.

That Yoruba wishes is very wrong mehn

Are you sure it's Ibibio you wrote there? Totally meaningless

MavisEleanor:
Fun Fact

More than 90% of Ibibio speakers do not exchange Christmas greetings as stated in the opening post.

that thing sef no be ibibio!

It's meaningless

Op that Ibibio own na lie. I stayed in Akwa ibom for some time. That your greetings means. " The joy of earthly man" you de craazze.

Proudly bekwarra Cross river state .. happy kirismas ebuya wuo💃🎉

oluwafreshkid:
What you wrote up there is total balderdash!

Did you copy this from Google translate?

I'm Yoruba, and I tell you no yoruba person greets like that.

Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding). 😕 What does this even mean?

How is Keresimesi an igbo word?

Mods please put this post down.

Before diasporans trying to learn our languages start using this as a template

It's ekeresimesi in Igbo

MavisEleanor:
Fun Fact

More than 90% of Ibibio speakers do not exchange Christmas greetings as stated in the opening post.

I was wondering if its the same Ibibio that I speak that this person is writing up there or maybe there is another Ibibio that I do not know about

You're so wrong about dialects other than yours. No one shd take this seriously. You shd have just stayed on your own and allow others to contribute your own. I lived in Uyo a whole lifetime and married from there. What you're writing for Ibibio is a thousand miles from the correct thing.

RadianceRR:
Nigeria is a linguistically diverse country with numerous languages and ethnic groups. Hence, here are Christmas greetings, wishes, and phrases in a few Nigerian languages:

Yoruba:

Greetings: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ojo ibi rẹ yio dun pupọ (May your holiday be joyful)
Phrases: Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding)

Igbo:

Greetings: E keresimesi Oma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ijeoma na mmụọ nke ọma maka ụbọchị (Safe and pleasant travels for the holidays)
Phrases: Ọdụm nwaanyị nọ na ọ dị mma (Our sister is looking good)

Hausa:

Greetings: Barka da Kirsimatikuma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Allah ya ba ka rai da amana a kowanne lokaci (May God grant you peace and security always)
Phrases: Sallah da yamma (Celebration with happiness)

Ibibio:

Greetings: Idara-Ọwọ-Isong (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ọdọ nnọọ fere fi ọdọọ (Wishing you a warm and loving welcome)
Phrases: Ọdọọ fere kede mbọ (Welcome back home)

Edo (Bini):

Greetings: Iselogbe! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Osanobua ma kevbe ihama gbe ọre rẹ vbe ọghẹre (May God bless you abundantly)
Phrases: Edo ne iyare (Edo is beautiful)

Tiv:

Greetings: Mbatsav! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: U I see ń doo (May your eyes see good things)
Phrases: Ọdo I see ń ku (May your mouth speak life)
Kanuri:

Greetings: Barka da Kirsimatikuma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Allah ya ba ka damuwa da lafiya (May God give you good health)
Phrases: Wulakanci (Happiness)

RadianceRR:
Nigeria is a linguistically diverse country with numerous languages and ethnic groups. Hence, here are Christmas greetings, wishes, and phrases in a few Nigerian languages:

Yoruba:

Greetings: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ojo ibi rẹ yio dun pupọ (May your holiday be joyful)
Phrases: Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding)

Igbo:

Greetings: E keresimesi Oma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ijeoma na mmụọ nke ọma maka ụbọchị (Safe and pleasant travels for the holidays)
Phrases: Ọdụm nwaanyị nọ na ọ dị mma (Our sister is looking good)

Hausa:

Greetings: Barka da Kirsimatikuma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Allah ya ba ka rai da amana a kowanne lokaci (May God grant you peace and security always)
Phrases: Sallah da yamma (Celebration with happiness)

Ibibio:

Greetings: Idara-Ọwọ-Isong (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ọdọ nnọọ fere fi ọdọọ (Wishing you a warm and loving welcome)
Phrases: Ọdọọ fere kede mbọ (Welcome back home)

Edo (Bini):

Greetings: Iselogbe! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Osanobua ma kevbe ihama gbe ọre rẹ vbe ọghẹre (May God bless you abundantly)
Phrases: Edo ne iyare (Edo is beautiful)

Tiv:

Greetings: Mbatsav! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: U I see ń doo (May your eyes see good things)
Phrases: Ọdo I see ń ku (May your mouth speak life)
Kanuri:

Greetings: Barka da Kirsimatikuma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Allah ya ba ka damuwa da lafiya (May God give you good health)
Phrases: Wulakanci (Happiness)

This your chatgpt translation is a beautiful nonsense

RadianceRR:
Nigeria is a linguistically diverse country with numerous languages and ethnic groups. Hence, here are Christmas greetings, wishes, and phrases in a few Nigerian languages:

Yoruba:

Greetings: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ojo ibi rẹ yio dun pupọ (May your holiday be joyful)
Phrases: Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding)

Igbo:

Greetings: E keresimesi Oma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ijeoma na mmụọ nke ọma maka ụbọchị (Safe and pleasant travels for the holidays)
Phrases: Ọdụm nwaanyị nọ na ọ dị mma (Our sister is looking good)

Hausa:

Greetings: Barka da Kirsimatikuma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Allah ya ba ka rai da amana a kowanne lokaci (May God grant you peace and security always)
Phrases: Sallah da yamma (Celebration with happiness)

Ibibio:

Greetings: Idara-Ọwọ-Isong (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ọdọ nnọọ fere fi ọdọọ (Wishing you a warm and loving welcome)
Phrases: Ọdọọ fere kede mbọ (Welcome back home)

Edo (Bini):

Greetings: Iselogbe! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Osanobua ma kevbe ihama gbe ọre rẹ vbe ọghẹre (May God bless you abundantly)
Phrases: Edo ne iyare (Edo is beautiful)

Tiv:

Greetings: Mbatsav! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: U I see ń doo (May your eyes see good things)
Phrases: Ọdo I see ń ku (May your mouth speak life)
Kanuri:

Greetings: Barka da Kirsimatikuma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Allah ya ba ka damuwa da lafiya (May God give you good health)
Phrases: Wulakanci (Happiness)

You just murdered Yoruba Language by typing rubbish in yoruba and interpret to english. If you don't know a language, get people to check for you before you post or used google translator

Greetings: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ojo ibi rẹ yio dun pupọ (May your holiday be joyful)
Phrases: Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding)

Greetings: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! (Happy celebration)
Greetings: E ku odun keresimesi (Happy Christmas)
Wishes: Ojo ibi rẹ yio dun pupọ (May his birth be joyful)
Phrases: Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding) there is nothing like what you type here in the greeting

Ba inda akace damuwa

educatedfool:
The Hausa one

Allah ya ba ka damuwa means (May God disturb you)

RadianceRR:
Nigeria is a linguistically diverse country with numerous languages and ethnic groups. Hence, here are Christmas greetings, wishes, and phrases in a few Nigerian languages:

Yoruba:

Greetings: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ojo ibi rẹ yio dun pupọ (May your holiday be joyful)
Phrases: Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding)

Everything about the Yoruba translation is incorrect. Guess u used Google translator.
Merry Christmas: A Ku odun keresimesi.
May the festival be a good one: Odun a yabo o.
May God spare our children: Olorun a DA awon omo si o.

Above are the usual Xmas greetings and wishes in Yoruba.

Peace that surpasses all understand: Alaafia to koja oye Eda.

RadianceRR:
Nigeria is a linguistically diverse country with numerous languages and ethnic groups. Hence, here are Christmas greetings, wishes, and phrases in a few Nigerian languages:

Yoruba:

Greetings: E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ojo ibi rẹ yio dun pupọ (May your holiday be joyful)
Phrases: Ìrè tí ẹ̀dá ń gbogbo wa (Peace that surpasses all understanding)

Igbo:

Greetings: E keresimesi Oma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ijeoma na mmụọ nke ọma maka ụbọchị (Safe and pleasant travels for the holidays)
Phrases: Ọdụm nwaanyị nọ na ọ dị mma (Our sister is looking good)

Hausa:

Greetings: Barka da Kirsimatikuma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Allah ya ba ka rai da amana a kowanne lokaci (May God grant you peace and security always)
Phrases: Sallah da yamma (Celebration with happiness)

Ibibio:

Greetings: Idara-Ọwọ-Isong (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Ọdọ nnọọ fere fi ọdọọ (Wishing you a warm and loving welcome)
Phrases: Ọdọọ fere kede mbọ (Welcome back home)

Edo (Bini):

Greetings: Iselogbe! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Osanobua ma kevbe ihama gbe ọre rẹ vbe ọghẹre (May God bless you abundantly)
Phrases: Edo ne iyare (Edo is beautiful)

Tiv:

Greetings: Mbatsav! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: U I see ń doo (May your eyes see good things)
Phrases: Ọdo I see ń ku (May your mouth speak life)
Kanuri:

Greetings: Barka da Kirsimatikuma! (Merry Christmas!)
Wishes: Allah ya ba ka damuwa da lafiya (May God give you good health)
Phrases: Wulakanci (Happiness)

Where did you get that Ibibio translation from?
I’m an Ibibio guy, Aside from the first one “Idara owo isong’’ which means -(There is joy in the land), I don’t understand any of those craps you put up there. Stop misleading the public

Bashirjaja01:
Ba inda akace damuwa

Oh really? then look at the last paragraph of the thread

oluwafreshkid:

How is Keresimesi an igbo word?

Which Language is even Keresimesi??
I want to know..

(Because Igbos call it “Ekeresiméèsi”)

Werey op go use Google translate wey dey deceive. Merry Christmas in yoruba is (eku odun keresimesi)
Prayer(s): Ase yi s'amodun, odun ayabo

Meaningless 🤣🤣🤣

educatedfool:

Oh really? then look at the last paragraph of the thread

Bashirjaja01:
Meaningless 🤣🤣🤣

What's meaningless?

I'm just an educated fool anyway

Abinda kace in duba fassara da sukayi batada ma'ana

educatedfool:

What's meaningless?

I'm just an educated fool anyway

Bashirjaja01:
Abinda kace in duba fassara da sukayi batada ma'ana

Oh, Na gane yanxu

Abeg pardon my Hausa bcoz am still learning

educatedfool:
The Hausa one

Allah ya ba ka damuwa means (May God disturb you)

problem dai😅 OP ba Hausa amma yayi kokari ai