Contrary to popular belief, Igbo people don't really greet "Igbo kwenu" when in the midst of their townsfolk. The "Igbo kwenu" chant is only used when in a congregation of people from various Igbo subgroups.

So let's share our towns' greetings in order to help enlighten each other.

I'll start.

In Arochukwu, we don't use kwenu. The standard Aro greeting is as follows:

Aro nmanmanu!

Response: oeh!

Aro nmanmanu!

Response: oeh!

Oke-Igbo nmanmanu!

Response: oeh!

Umu nwanyi ori-ihe ori-ihe!

Response (by women): Maazi!

Nice thread...

Greeting: Dede/dada Mma mma oo

Response: ehen nwa'm

I have noticed the men say wives to the married women when greeting.... is that standard for all Igbo tribes?

Mrs..Chima:
I have noticed the men say wives to the married women when greeting.... is that standard for all Igbo tribes?

Is it said in English?

OMO IBO: Greeting: Dede/dada Mma mma oo

Response: ehen nwa'm

What town are you from?

ChinenyeN:
Is it said in English?

Duh.

OMO IBO: Greeting: Dede/dada Mma mma oo

Response: ehen nwa'm

I just remembered.
Response is : Iya nwa'm.

I'm from Umuahia

Mrs.Chima:
Duh.

ke l'eme gbuo?

Anyway, you answered your own question by "duh"-ingly confirming that the greeting is English.

Umu Igbo,Odenigbo kenelu unu. Odogwu Aro,thanks for creating this beautiful thread. Ikenga Nri chebe gi

I believe all Igbo groups has a unique way of greeting their ppl. In Umuoji where the noble Nri Priest hails from we say... Oji kwenu...response=Oji...Oji kwenu..response=Oji...Oji kwezuonu= IGWULUBE OKODU! In my village we say Uru kwenu..response=Uru..Uru kwenu=Uru..Uru kwezuonu=mkpu ogaliga!

Umu Igbo ndewo nu, k'anu nka. Udo di kwara unu oo
Obum chessboard alias kayci_d77 na ekele unu

Abu m onye ikwuano Umuahia nke abia state.

[quote author=Odenigbo Aroli]Umu Igbo,Odenigbo kenelu unu. Odogwu Aro,thanks for creating this beautiful thread. Ikenga Nri chebe gi

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Biko nwanne kedu ihe Odenigbo putara, echefule mu

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Odenigbo putalu"onye ukwu","Odogwu","onye ama ama" na ana Igbo. English; "famous man of the Igbo","great man of the Igbo". Onyeka Onwenu also did a song tittled "Onye bu Odenigbo". Its on youtube. Adi agbakwa aka aza Odenigbo....You are suppose to have an Ikenga!

Omo ibo, na your anya be dis?same for eze Nri.

Onitsha
Depends on your village,the greeting style varies.
Ogbe abo, nkisi aroli(the royal villages.kingship rotates btw those villages) men are saluted as igwe oh while the women are greeted as igwe nwanyi.

Ogboli eke, ogbe otu, obior(the villages bu isi nmuo) the men are greeted with nmuo na anyi ajo aru while the women goes with Nne nmuo.
All greetings are generally answered with "onye o ga adili nma or o ga adili gi nma" .

In onitsha general congregation its "onicha ado n'idu "

ifyalways: Omo ibo, na your anya be dis?same for eze Nri.

Onitsha
Depends on your village,the greeting style varies.
Ogbe abo, nkisi aroli(the royal villages.kingship rotates btw those villages) men are saluted as igwe oh while the women are greeted as igwe nwanyi.

Ogboli eke, ogbe otu, obior(the villages bu isi nmuo) the men are greeted with nmuo na anyi ajo aru while the women goes with Nne nmuo.
All greetings are generally answered with "onye o ga adili nma or o ga adili gi nma" .


In onitsha general congregation its "onicha ado n'idu "

Ify,been a while. Ama na ife nine aga na usolo. Been little busy.

Ify mma mma ooo,
Okwa anya'm di ihea.
Trust you are yours are doing well.

Odenigbo busy with Nwa ada?okuko Igbo only
Omo ibo ya gazie.Anyi ri nma. A huru m onye yiri gi na Lekki.

@Topic,Otu Ocha = Mbano national anthem

hmmm. . .ify
ya gazie kwara gi na ndi ngagi.

possibly me. . . was in the area earlier. albeit briefly.
but umm, how could you have guessed??

Omo Ibo, Odenigbo Aroli, and Ify, thanks for all of your responses. I appreciate them!

Odenigbo, kedu kwan? I miss reading your thick northern Igbo. Lol

odumchi: Omo Ibo, Odenigbo Aroli, and Ify, thanks for all of your responses. I appreciate them!

Odenigbo, kedu kwan? I miss reading your thick northern Igbo. Lol

Odogwu Aro, I miss interacting with you. You think my accent is thick? Wait until you hear my father speak Onni na emedu yi(whats wrong with you)...Father said this a fews days ago and I was just loving it even though we were having a conversation.


Ify presido,anam fu akwado ije kpolu " Ezi ogeli mu". Nwata di uso!

@omo ibo,ify is watching you on HD! Lolz.

Eze aroli, goodnews. Biko , Oge adiro.

Odenigbo Aroli:

Odogwu Aro, I miss interacting with you. You think my accent is thick? Wait until you hear my father speak Onni na emedu yi(whats wrong with you)...Father said this a fews days ago and I was just loving it even though we were having a conversation.


Ify presido,anam fu akwado ije kpolu " Ezi ogeli mu". Nwata di uso!

Lol. Igbo di egwu. Nothing beats the sound of deep, rich Igbo.

ISINWEKE GREETINGS.
Dede, Dee-- sighi anwunooo.
Wunoko---sighi anwunoo.
Dada, daa--sighi anwunoo
Obowu ama iri na ano--si unu emele nwuchu
Ihitte mba asaa--unu anwuchule oooh.
Uboma ndi ogu ukwu--Ya dikwara unu mma ooh.
Response
Ma ghi kwaoo.
Anwuchukwele ooh
Emekwala nwuchu ooh.
Ihaaaa.
In Isinweke and sorrounding areas, we do not say Isee (amen) as others but we use Ihaaa instead.