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Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Holywizard: 5:20pm On Oct 16, 2018 |
Even 'Oraotù' and Oraikpu |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Penthomi(f): 5:56pm On Oct 16, 2018 |
MyVILLAGEpeople: We are still begging your sense to come back home. Oponu alailopolo. 6 Likes |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by nazablossom(f): 6:08pm On Oct 16, 2018 |
ChopBellefull:oko is the real igbo izugbe. Uko is acceptable but not when writing igbo izugbe. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by nazablossom(f): 6:15pm On Oct 16, 2018 |
Ogede - plantain in Igbo but banana in Yoruba. 1 Like |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by chigoeze: 9:26pm On Oct 16, 2018 |
yemisi.. Yoruba name which means give me head in igbi Ramotu... Yoruba name which means f**k my pu**y 2 Likes |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Lomprico2: 8:18am On Oct 17, 2018 |
gbemishile: Rubbish post! Their pronunciations are all different! Its just the spellings that are same. 1 Like |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Ijeshaooduaman: 8:19am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Stupid thread. Yoruba and ibos are as different as morning and night. Yorubas dont share anything in common with ibos 2 Likes |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Sholaco: 8:20am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Shelloween:what about shola in igbo lingua � |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by JeanBoKassa: 8:21am On Oct 17, 2018 |
gbemishile: Op u forgot Olanike 1 Like |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Lomprico2: 8:22am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Shelloween: Its not uko but "okor" sounds more like oko (husband) in yoruba. Their is trouble with igbo languages o! 1 Like |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by PapaNdiGuy11: 8:22am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Dont mind the fool, and he even says oko is uko, Earthbound: |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Lomprico2: 8:23am On Oct 17, 2018 |
HsLBroker: Their is nothing brilliant there. They words only have sane spelling but different pronunciation. The op does not know igbo language. |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by driand(m): 8:24am On Oct 17, 2018 |
How about words you find in both languages with same meaning? 'Ube' means 'pear' in both languages |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Baronnaire: 8:24am On Oct 17, 2018 |
How about Olasofunwa (Yoruba name)? Ibo |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by cardoctor(m): 8:25am On Oct 17, 2018 |
The pronunciations are different. |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by fintol: 8:26am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Buhari / change |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Bestchisom(m): 8:26am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Obasanjo... . Oba means king in yoruba . Njo means ugly in igbo... . Combine d two 2 Likes |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by BruncleZuma: 8:27am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by ogunnoikitaiwo(m): 8:27am On Oct 17, 2018 |
the foolishness is when you shouting biafool for 3years,PDP for 9month and Etikulated for 10days nw...that's means there stupidity have PhD... pls don't quote me.. 1 Like |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by BruncleZuma: 8:28am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Baronnaire: We have for Ramotu and Yemisi |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by maxiuc(m): 8:28am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Elu not enu Enu is recognized in igbo language write Enu as elu in Igbo language exams and watch yourself fail it |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Akabuking: 8:29am On Oct 17, 2018 |
MyVILLAGEpeople:tribal bigot.people like you are the problem we have in this world. 2 Likes
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Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Nobody: 8:30am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Osu acronym - ogun state university now olabisi onabanjo university. Osu in igbo means out cast, most igbo OSU students have issues when locals call them omo osu (osu child/OSU student) |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Awoo88: 8:30am On Oct 17, 2018 |
GBOKASINCHA:Na lie! It means slap wen enter head/brain |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by femi4: 8:30am On Oct 17, 2018 |
EzePromoe:obo is monkey in Yoruba not ogbo Abo is female in Yoruba not obo |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Nobody: 8:31am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Baronnaire:na yoruba name be that? Means he fùck only 1 babe |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Akabuking: 8:32am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Shelloween:oko= itch uko=lack or scarce. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by Baronnaire: 8:32am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Hausa to Ibo can be funny too. "Namu" = our own (Hausa) "Namu" = (Ibo) "Naji" = I've heard (Hausa) "Naji" = (Ibo) "Inakwana" = How's everything (Hausa) "Inakwana" = Have you gone... (Ibo) |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by EasternActivist: 8:32am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Baronnaire: To fuk the only child of someone. |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by igboamakaaa: 8:33am On Oct 17, 2018 |
Baronnaire:Lemme put it in the Igbo text O la so ofu nwa He slept with only one child 1 Like |
Re: 8 Words You’d Find In Both The Igbo And Yoruba Languages, But Different Meaning by gabbasin(m): 8:33am On Oct 17, 2018 |
oka: corn in Igbo. corn or corn flower (tuwo) in Yoruba |
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