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You are right!
Je ka O la gi O'tu


but use rubber maka ur life.

#hope u are learning

HotNaijaBabe: Cheiii! I'm so enjoying this thread.... BTW, all the Igbo people in Lagos should be flogged oh! They speak diluted Igbo

I'm following this thread. I'm not Igbo but my Bf is and I want to surprise him with what I have learned here when he wakes up tomorrow...lol

Erm... so far I have learned, Bia la m'otu.. which should mean... Come and give me something! Am I right?

See ur mouth;who taught you that dirty language ?

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HotNaijaBabe:


How can it be dirty when it leads to something sweet. Can't wait to see the look on my baby's face when I tell him ' Bia la m'otu '...

He probably won't understand what you were saying due to accent...lol. I myself have never used that phrase with my Ogoli,eventhough I am a dirty talker. You rarely heard the Igbo use that phrase. It sound so perverted,so, I will advice you to start with phrases like "iligo nni"(have you eaten),"kedu ife na ewe gi"(why are you sad/angry),"kedu ebe ino"(where are you),"uche gi adikwia"(do you understand),"acholum ifu gi"(I wanna see you),"mee osiso"(hurry up),"kedu maka ezi n' uno gi"(how is your family),"kedu ife icholu ka ayi mee"(what do you want us to do),"ka ayi fu ofuebe"(let's meet somewhere) and so on. Don't start learning the dirty ones,first.

HotNaijaBabe:


O gini? Pls translate your comment to Igbo!

He said, "I'm fed up" and "terrific". I guess,you know why...lol

HotNaijaBabe:


Yes I am... BTW, what is condom in Igbo?

And Happy New Month in Igbo?

I think condom in Igbo is doncom

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I'm working on a writing project and would appreciate it if someone gave me some Ukwuani names.

Some that I already have are: Nwabuife, Udodili, and Ossai. Please be sure to specify the gender.

Which people say "kiri" for "see/look"?

And which people say "anunwa" for "this"?

odumchi: Which people say "kiri" for "see/look"?

And which people say "anunwa" for "this"?

kiri is not specific to any people. Anybody can say "ihe/ife nkiri" or "bia kirie ife na-eme ebea". My town use "anunwa" and "afu" interchangably.

Afam4eva:
I think condom in Igbo is doncom

Condom-Okpu nnabụenyi, or in short okpu.

Antivirus92: kiri is not specific to any people. Anybody can say "ihe/ife nkiri" or "bia kirie ife na-eme ebea". My town use "anunwa" and "afu" interchangably.

Oh ok. So is it a northern Igbo thing?

How many meanings does the term 'izo azo' have in northern dialects? I've heard it used in so many ways.

Ex:

Izo eze azo - to be crowned king?
Izo nmadu azo - to save someone.

odumchi: How many meanings does the term 'izo azo' have in northern dialects? I've heard it used in so many ways.

Ex:

Izo eze azo - to be crowned king?
Izo nmadu azo - to save someone.

It occurs in every language including English.
E.g 'show' means to lead or guide and a concert or airing of a Tv/radio programme.
Same with Igbo,
Izo - to save
Izo - to contest/battle for something.
This is where the suffixes matter.
Now you use
Izo (puta) - to save
Izo (ala/eze/ihe) azo - To battle for land/kingship/a thing unspecified (respectively)

Antivirus92: it means 'akuzina asiri,jee balu onwe gi uru'. Thanks for asking.

LOL

Eze Promoe:
It occurs in every language including English.
E.g 'show' means to lead or guide and a concert or airing of a Tv/radio programme.
Same with Igbo,
Izo - to save
Izo - to contest/battle for something.
This is where the suffixes matter.
Now you use
Izo (puta) - to save
Izo (ala/eze/ihe) azo - To battle for land/kingship/a thing unspecified (respectively)

Thank you for explaining the meaning. The reason I asked is because it doesn't exist in our lexicon in my part of ali Igbo.

In my dialect:

Ido (pusa) - to save.
Ido (ali/eze/ihe) - to dispute over something.

odumchi:

Thank you for explaining the meaning. The reason I asked is because it doesn't exist in our lexicon in my part of ali Igbo.

In my dialect:

Ido (pusa) - to save.
Ido (ali/eze/ihe) - to dispute over something.

can't u just see that it is a difference in dialect. Just difference of " d" and "z". Or do u want to magnify it as usual?

Antivirus92: can't u just see that it is a difference in dialect. Just difference of " d" and "z". Or do u want to magnify it as usual?

Who asked your input in this? I kpuru isi? Or could you not see that I did not realize that because I did not know what 'izo eze azo' meant?

Biko, dowe onu gi ndo. Ekuu gi nwa.

odumchi:

Who asked your input in this? I kpuru isi? Or could you not see that I did not realize that because I did not know what 'izo eze azo' meant?

Biko, dowe onu gi ndo. Ekuu gi nwa.

zuo ike nwokem! You are fond of asking silly questions just suit that ur imaginery south,north,east and western igbo.

So this is the height of your paranoia? A person can no longer ask questions about lectal differences without having their motives questioned.

Look, if you want to let yourself be controlled by your own paranoia over "division", fine. Just don't attempt to use that to get in the way of another's desire to grow and learn.

A simple "it doesn't exist in my lexicon" (meaning, "I'm unfamiliar with the usage" ) and your mind starts reeling. I find this predisposition very annoying.

ChinenyeN: So this is the height of your paranoia? A person can no longer ask questions about lectal differences without having their motives questioned.

Look, if you want to let yourself be controlled by your own paranoia over "division", fine. Just don't attempt to use that to get in the way of another's desire to grow and learn.

A simple "it doesn't exist in my lexicon" (meaning, "I'm unfamiliar with the usage" ) and your mind starts reeling. I find this predisposition very annoying.

he should ask reasonable question. Simple as that. I don't care about how u feel about it.

Antivirus92: he should ask reasonable question. Simple as that. I don't care about how u feel about it.

You do know that no one is forcing you to respond to my questions, o kwa ya? If you don't like them, simply log off of Nairaland and find something else to do with your time.

Or in the Owerri man's words: onye shi ala Owerri arii ya nma, ya kwara puma. Biri nga m awuu n'ikike.

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ruforufo

abeg make una no fight we're to learn. bikonu

Can someone help me translate the first 30 seconds of this song? His Owere dialect is very thick.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecYkNtHm-yQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DecYkNtHm-yQ

What I think he said:
Onye ya na nwanne ya na n'uyo gbakwanuma ari nma ka onye no n'ama. Eji eshi uyo mara nma fuma gbo ari nma ke nde ezhi atugbola mu ujo. Something I couldn't decipher. Amaa onye wu nwanne gi ga so bema."

This is what I think it means:
When you're at home with your brother, act as you would act if you were outside in the presence of others. Because when I come out of a calm household, the trouble I see in others scares me. No one knows who is a brother (something about crying).

Ds is for d igbo pips...Please what is "ke kosi eje " in english

ginky: Ds is for d igbo pips...Please what is "ke kosi eje " in english

It can mean: "how is he/she/it going?" or "how is he/she/it doing?".

Eze Promoe, where are u from?