@obiagu1

iya(yes) mgben is kita

odumchi:

Nedu, nsogbu adii ma olu.

Kama o na atu mu onu ighosa okwu inyi. O soso mbegiri-mbegiri ka m na anu.

Biko, onye owula ghosara ihe Nedu kwuru bia kowaara m. Nedu, I ńara ńkang.

Ọkwa ngwa ahu bu ihe ọdum, mma awọta ihe ika mana m awọta gbuhu ha nine. Ọ bụhụ kwa na ọtalu akpu nke ngwa ahu mana ọtakwalu ntọkọlọ akpu o.

ChinenyeN:
lol O nyịrịla gh'? I ka m kọruora e?

Was only taking up a challenge in d spirit of the Olympics!

nedu210:
nwa nnaa iji ya. u did well, am goin 2 give u 80%. Kam jugwodu gu, ntii ka ishi?

Ntii ka ishi? lolzz that literally translates to ears bigger than head? in my dialect. But I think I get you.
Mbu onye Aboh ni Delta. Aboh bu afa obodom bu anyi na kpo ashi ornu anyi na su "Aboh". Ofuotu na kpo anyi ndi Ukwuani ese shi asusu anyi yini kalriaka.
Lets see how well you understand mine.

wesley80:
Was only taking up a challenge in d spirit of the Olympics!

Lol nsogbu adigh.

wesley80:




Ntii ka ishi? lolzz that literally translates to ears bigger than head? in my dialect. But I think I get you.
Mbu onye Aboh ni Delta. Aboh bu afa obodom bu anyi na kpo ashi ornu anyi na su "Aboh". Ofuotu na kpo anyi ndi Ukwuani ese shi asusu anyi yini kalriaka.
Lets see how well you understand mine.

lol. I do understand.
Awotal ihe ika mana ma ayahakwa uya awotagbuhukwem ihe ikalu.

Otukwalum na enya ngwa imelu awọta ihe ma aka ngwan.
Kam juo gu, aboh ọdụ na ukwuanu?

wesley80:
Ntii ka ishi? lolzz that literally translates to ears bigger than head?

LMAO. This is really funny.

Asụsụ gị afịarọ arụ.

Ọ dị ka sọ m na-ahọta ife onye ọ bụna na-ekwu.

Obiagu1:

Aga m echiya (anayachị) azụ maka mmili na-ezo (Not much difference)
Aga m echiya (anayachi) ọsịsọ. (Good guess )

Obiagu, you are too much. O wu ghi nwe aka.
In Isinweke, we use eze-eze instead of ngwa-ngwa or osiso.
We also use mmiri na ejo instead of mmiri na ezo.

Andre, nde Umungwa we, aka we la we nhie l'olee l'ala Ngwa? I maala?

nedu210:
lol. I do understand.

Kam juo gu, aboh ọdụ na ukwuanu?

Ukwuani di isu nebe, Ukwuani - enu ni Ukwuani - mmili. Ukwuani bu nowu "geographical location (Pardon me, sometimes the white man's tongue can be very handy) Ndi Aboh bu nde Ukwuani - mmili bu obuna shi anyi bu nde Ukwuani per se, obu nowu "geographical description".

Andre Uweh:
Obiagu, you are too much. O wu ghi nwe aka.
In Isinweke, we use eze-eze instead of ngwa-ngwa or osiso.
We also use mmiri na ejo instead of mmiri na ezo.

we also use miri na ejo in my place.

wesley80: Ukwuani di isu nebe, Ukwuani - enu ni Ukwuani - mmili. Ukwuani bu nowu "geographical location (Pardon me, sometimes the white man's tongue can be very handy) Ndi Aboh bu nde Ukwuani - mmili bu obuna shi anyi bu nde Ukwuani per se, obu nowu "geographical description".

ok awọta gwom

Ulra ebido ne lrum ke ebe orjo. Ka chi boh ni.

wesley80: Ulra ebido ne lrum ke ebe orjo. Ka chi boh ni.

ngwan ka ọbọọ

wesley80:
Listen and be blessed. Here's what Nedu was saying:
I am fine
How are u Odumchi?
I am from Enugu
Our mode of greeting is "ndaa"
I thot we were the only ones that greet "ndaa", I never knew some folks also greet like we do
Let me use this opportunity to inform you all of our feast which is due to begin on Monday and last through to Sunday. Its going to really be hot in all Ugbo communities on Monday, Tuesday and finally on Friday, it would get to Ugbo proper.
Didn't get that last bit but I think its an informal way of saying "well done my people".

Who's going to score me?

Nedu, ndeewo.
I yerele m aka ukwuuu.

@Wesley
Ande (anyi) ga abiariri.

Obiagu1: @ Nedu210,

Mgben a bụ kịta?

@odumchi,

Anụ berọ m "aga, za, rizogba, na risakwa" mbụ, m na-achọ ka ọmara m ahụ

Oke Obiagu,

'Aga' is how the Aro people say 'how'.
'Za' is how we say 'si' (to come from).
'Risa/Rita' is how we Aro say 'cheta' (to remember)
'Rizo' is how we say 'chefuo' (to forget)

In the Arochukwu dialect, 'gba' always replaces 'cha'. For example:

English - Have you finished eating?
Izugbe - Iri[b]chȧ[/b]la?
Arochukwu - Iri[b]gbạ[/b]la?

If you want to say "How did you (plural) do it" in Aro, you'll say:

"Ndaa aga inyi za mee ya"

In Izugbe:

"Kedu ka unu si mee ya".

odumchi: If you want to say "How did you (plural) do it" in Aro, you'll say:

"Ndaa aga inyi za mee ya"

In Izugbe:

"Kedu otu unu si mee ya".

"Otu...si" o bu Izugbe? Eche m la o'u "ka...si" bu Izugbe.

ChinenyeN:
"Otu...si" o bu Izugbe? Eche m la o'u "ka...si" bu Izugbe.

Gbaghara mu o. M no na ari ihe olu (eche otu ihe) m dee ihe odo. M meziela ya.

A dii gbaghara obulagh ndinu.

ChinenyeN: Andre, nde Umungwa we, aka we la we nhie l'olee l'ala Ngwa? I maala?

Ju too niya Asha80, Ndi Umungwa wu ndi agbatobi ha.

I feel that to improve Igbo language more, it needs to be more centralized while we incorporate various dialects into it.
We only need to bring in adjectives, nouns and distinct verbs from various dialects to broaden the vocabulary like it is in English while we maintain a central structure and verbs should be standardized eliminating spelling differences like ejo/ezo, bụ/wụ, si/shi (said). Other spelling differences should be standardized too like ife/ihe, gini/kini, unu/ịnyị, mmiri/mmili etc.

Ex. One could say:
Aga m echiya azụ ọsịsọ maka mmiri na-ezo.
Aga m echiya azụ ngwa-ngwa maka mmiri na-ezo.
Aga m echiya azụ eze-eze maka mmiri na-ezo.

Ọ bụ gịnị ka ị na-eme ugbua?
Ọ bụ gịnị ka ị na-eme kita?
Ọ bụ gịnị ka ị na-eme mgben?



A similar example in English is:
I think he is going mad.
I think he is going crazy.
I think he is going insane.

Ndị be anyị, kee ife iche?

Chimamanda sị Igbò a maghi otu e shi a gụ ndèndé ndi Igbò, mọ bụ íbè ya ne to afọ 30 na 40. Ọ wụ ihe ọ sị na ọ baghi úrù ị de akwukọ ya n'Igbò. E kwerem si o wu eziokwu.

Ị de asụsụ Igbò (ne ji akara òdìdè nke De Ọnwụ kèrè) a gaghi ba úrù. Ọ wụ mgbe anyi dozimara nkụzi Igbò wụ mgbe anyi gị ne de ihe nke ọma na Igbo (mọ bụ kwa na anyi gi lúfù akara òdìdè nke ndi Romanu).

^^^

Ife Igbo ji sie ike ọgụgụ bụ maka anyị ewerọ akala "phonetics". Ife kwesịrị ị bụ akala anyị ka anyị ji mele okwu.
Ka m malụhụ atụ, na Bekee, ha na-ede "there/their" na "meat/meet" mana ofu ụda ka ha nwere. Ị fụ mkpụlụ okwu ndịa, ị mala ife dị ịche ozigbo.

Mana n'okwu Igbo, ị marọ na ihe a na-ekwu maka ya bụ "gun", ị fụ "egbe" ị nwere ike kpọ ya "kite" tupu ị mata na ọbụrọ ya, ị nahachị azụ wee gụharịa ife ị gubulu.
Ọ ya mele Igbo ji taa akpụ.

Ezeagu akatanda e. Ekwere m la ke ilufu ederede Romanu.

Obiagu1: ^^^

Ife Igbo ji sie ike ọgụgụ bụ maka anyị ewerọ akala "phonetics". Ife kwesịrị ị bụ akala anyị ka anyị ji mele okwu.
Ka m malụhụ atụ, na Bekee, ha na-ede "there/their" na "meat/meet" mana ofu ụda ka ha nwere. Ị fụ mkpụlụ okwu ndịa, ị mala ife dị ịche ozigbo.

Mana n'okwu Igbo, ị marọ na ihe a na-ekwu maka ya bụ "gun", ị fụ "egbe" ị nwere ike kpọ ya "kite" tupu ị mata na ọbụrọ ya, ị nahachị azụ wee gụharịa ife ị gubulu.
Ọ ya mele Igbo ji taa akpụ.

Ọ wụ eziokwu ki kwuru. Nkem wụ nà: ọ bụ nà ndi mádu a naa chọ ị de asụsụ Igbò (maka ọ dighi ihe he ji ya eme, Beke wụ naani ihe he jị e ri ihe), ihe niile di ka 'phonetics" na ihe ndi ozo anyi gị ji a kuwari Igbo a gaghi mẹ ihe owụla. Naani ishi ọwụwa ka ndi madụ gị ne nye onwe ha. Na ụlọ nkuzi nọ n'ime ala Igbò kwa ha na chị madu ọchị na ị kwụ madu ihe maka ị sụ asụsụ Igbo. Ndi nne na nna ne kò-ekò shị na nwa ha a naa sụ asụsụ ebe ndi nke ha!

Ọ wụ ihem sị na ndi chọri ka ọnụ ọgugu ndi na sụ Igbò bilie, ọ wụ ị tuwari oto e shi kụzi madu.

ChinenyeN: Ezeagu akatanda e. Ekwere m la ke ilufu ederede Romanu.

Ọ wụ ya!

Jookwa nu o.
Unu no hu? Nda ele ihe du?

Gboliwe: Jookwa nu o.
Unu no hu? Nda ele ihe du?

I wu onye olebe, o yiri ka i wu onye Ogbo?.

Obiagu1: I feel that to improve Igbo language more, it needs to be more centralized while we incorporate various dialects into it.
We only need to bring in adjectives, nouns and distinct verbs from various dialects to broaden the vocabulary like it is in English while we maintain a central structure and verbs should be standardized eliminating spelling differences like ejo/ezo, bụ/wụ, si/shi (said). Other spelling differences should be standardized too like ife/ihe, gini/kini, unu/ịnyị, mmiri/mmili etc.

Ex. One could say:
Aga m echiya azụ ọsịsọ maka mmiri na-ezo.
Aga m echiya azụ ngwa-ngwa maka mmiri na-ezo.
Aga m echiya azụ eze-eze maka mmiri na-ezo.

Ọ bụ gịnị ka ị na-eme ugbua?
Ọ bụ gịnị ka ị na-eme kita?
Ọ bụ gịnị ka ị na-eme mgben?



A similar example in English is:
I think he is going mad.
I think he is going crazy.
I think he is going insane.

Ndị be anyị, kee ife iche?

Obiagu, ihe a dikwa nma kama bia lee ya aga m za vu ya. Anyinde ekwesighi irughari Igbo ka o di ka English. Aga Igbo di wu nma ya. Ndaa asusu odo di n'elu uwa mara nma ka Igbo?

Aga nmadi suwa Igbo o tii "bu" m'okwan "wu" n'okwu ya aga soro ya sokwa na uto ya. I juo mo, m ga si ka e gbeni ichikota (centralize) Igbo ndi ive an asu-asu karia aga o di ugbua.

Onyenye suwa olu mba ya. Ihe m na eze wu ka e gbeni igbuisigba olumba dum di na ali Igbo.

ezeagu: Chimamanda sị Igbò a maghi otu e shi a gụ ndèndé ndi Igbò, mọ bụ íbè ya ne to afọ 30 na 40. Ọ wụ ihe ọ sị na ọ baghi úrù ị de akwukọ ya n'Igbò. E kwerem si o wu eziokwu.

Ị de asụsụ Igbò (ne ji akara òdìdè nke De Ọnwụ kèrè) a gaghi ba úrù. Ọ wụ mgbe anyi dozimara nkụzi Igbò wụ mgbe anyi gị ne de ihe nke ọma na Igbo (mọ bụ kwa na anyi gi lúfù akara òdìdè nke ndi Romanu).

Kowaturu m nwa.

Gboliwe: Jookwa nu o.
Unu no hu? Nda ele ihe du?

Gboliwe anyi nowa. Ndaa kwan maka gonwo?

I za eye? Olu gi na ada ka nke nde Ihechiowa/Ututu.

Andre Uweh:
I wu onye olebe, o yiri ka i wu onye Ogbo?.

obu le zi. M bu onye Item, (the only town in Oxford dictionary) du ra Bende Abia state

odumchi:

Gboliwe anyi nowa. Ndaa kwan maka gonwo?

I za eye? Olu gi na ada ka nke nde Ihechiowa/Ututu.

O bu asusu ndi Item. A bum onye Item.

odumchi:

Obiagu, ihe a dikwa nma kama bia lee ya aga m za vu ya. Anyinde ekwesighi irughari Igbo ka o di ka English. Aga Igbo di wu nma ya. Ndaa asusu odo di n'elu uwa mara nma ka Igbo?

Aga nmadi suwa Igbo o tii "bu" m'okwan "wu" n'okwu ya aga soro ya sokwa na uto ya. I juo mo, m ga si ka e gbeni ichikota (centralize) Igbo ndi ive an asu-asu karia aga o di ugbua.

Onyenye suwa olu mba ya. Ihe m na eze wu ka e gbeni igbuisigba olumba dum di na ali Igbo.

Ị hapụ Igbo ka ọ dị kịta, ọ ka ga na-afịa arụ ọgụgụ. Onwerọ ulu ọbala n'anyị ama ngụwu ife onye olu ọzọ dele. Ị maa afụ n'asụsụ ndị ọzọ okwu a na-ede n'ụzọ nabụ. Ị maatụ, na Bekee ị maa afụ "what is going on now?/what iz zoing on gow?" ma ọ bụ Spanishi "lo que está pasando ahora?/ro que está bazendo afora?". Ọ dị otua n'Bekee ma ọ bụ Spanishi, ha ga na-enwe nsogbu anyị na-enwe n'Igbo. Ị kuzi Igbo ga afia arụ nnukwu.

Ị nwere ike sụọ olu gị mana ịchọọ ị dee ife onye ọzọ ga agụwu, ị dee ya na "izugbe".

A bịa n'ife gbasara igbu olumba nine dị n'anị Igbo, ọ garọ eme maka ndị Bekee ka nwekwalụ "dialects", fa anwụsiberọ.

odumchi:

Kowaturu m nwa.

Ndi toro ruru afọ 30 na 40, di ka Chimamanda Adichie (amaghim ihe decade bu na igbo).