o'boy:
are you awake

Afam4eva:
itetago?

o'boy:
na the same thing
i ba ta go?
I ba ta na?
Na the same thing

Afam4eva:
Yeah, i know it's the same but "itetago" is more pronounced. I guess Ogugua was confused.

Afam4eva: Yeah, i know it's the same but "itetago" is more pronounced. I guess Ogugua was confused.

J12: I think Ibolachi is a general igbo term for "good morning".

Eze Promoe:
Nope, it's not the general term. Anambra uses the word, 'itetago/itetana'. It's only in Imo, Etche and Egbema in Rivers state, I've heard that.

Afam4eva:
Itetago/Itetana means have you woken up. It could be said in the morning, afternoon or night as long as the person woke up from sleep. But Ibolachi IMO is used in the morning and could mean "good morning."

Eze Promoe:
But I've never heard any Anambra man greeting, 'ibolachi', and methinks its the same in meaning with itetago.

Afam4eva:
The people that greet Ibolachi are in the Abia/Imo/Rivers area. But what i'm saying is that it's not really a replacement per se.

Eze Promoe:
Nope, it's not the general term. Anambra uses the word, 'itetago/itetana'. It's only in Imo, Etche and Egbema in Rivers state, I've heard that.

ogugua88: [size=13pt]Thank you Manny. I've definitely learned my lesson. Anything I read from these apps/online lessons will be taken with a grain of salt. I'm just imagining if I said "ife gi amaka" to someone new at the next Anambra meeting. Una saved my right cheek from redness and pain. Daalu soo lol.

Odumchi, you've got mail [/size]

J12:

I do hear Enugu people use Ibolachi. Also, Imo/Abia use itetana as well.

Eze Promoe:
I was talking about Anambra people, I've not heard them greet 'ibolachi'

J12:

But enugu and anambra speak the same way na?

Somehow. Maybe you could be talking about Nsukka

some-girl:
who greets "Isalachi" originally? I've heard it from Igbos from different areas

some-girl:
who greets "Isalachi" originally? I've heard it from Igbos from different areas

ogugua88: [size=13pt]Thank you Manny. I've definitely learned my lesson. Anything I read from these apps/online lessons will be taken with a grain of salt. I'm just imagining if I said "ife gi amaka" to someone new at the next Anambra meeting. Una saved my right cheek from redness and pain. Daalu soo lol.

Odumchi, you've got mail [/size]

CFCfan: My new catch-phrase is "Ife gi amaka".

o'boy is listening to illbliss ft phyno-anam achikwanu right now

ogugua88: Odumchi, you've got mail

cantell: @all,
Anambra people do not use "isala chi" or "ibola chi", instead we use something like "ututu oma" or "itetago/itetana" depending on the area.
In my village, adults of the same age group also use "ndee one unu mere" or "Unu aputakwara ura"as a form of greeting in the morning.
Some towns in Enugu on the other hand, use an entirely different way of greeting in the morning.

cantell: @all,
Anambra people do not use "isala chi" or "ibola chi", instead we use something like "ututu oma" or "itetago/itetana" depending on the area.
In my village, adults of the same age group also use "ndee one unu mere" or "Unu aputakwara ura"as a form of greeting in the morning.
Some towns in Enugu on the other hand, use an entirely different way of greeting in the morning.