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Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Abagworo(m): 4:12am On Oct 07, 2008
Ifeoma-Iheoma-homa
Nkeiru-nkeihu-kihu
Muojekwu-midakota-mugaka
Ifeanyi-iheanyi-heanyi
Meregini-merunini-merukini-merengee.
Chinyere-chinyelu-chinyele
Iheukwumere-ifeukumelu-heukwumeru
Oshimili-osimiri-osimini
Chidi-chino-chizi
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ChinenyeN(m): 11:10pm On Oct 08, 2008
Which dialects are these three?
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by plusQueen: 1:44am On Oct 09, 2008
Ebere/ebele/mercy grin
Nkemakolam/kemakolam
Ikemefula/ikemefuna
Olanma/Onanma
olaedo/onaedo
Okereke/okeke/keke
Osimili/Orimili/osimiri/Oshimili
omile/omire
okoro/okolo
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by otele(m): 3:08am On Oct 09, 2008
otele/otula/ike embarassed
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Abagworo(m): 8:26pm On Oct 11, 2008
muojekwu-anambra
Midakota-orsu
Mugika-ngwa
Meaning-i will say

Meregini-central
Merunini-owerri
Merukini-ikwerre
Merengee-orsu
Meaning-what have i done

Ifeoma-northern igbo
Iheoma-southern igbo

Amaefula-central
Amaefule-ohuhu
Amaeghule-ikwerre
meaning-family or compound should not get lost

Ejike-central
Ajike-nkporo
Meaning-using strength

Emeka-central
Ameka-ohafia
Emeke-ahoada
Meaning-well done
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by savanaha: 8:30pm On Oct 11, 2008
So I am wahwah (sp) what Igbo is that.
Readin Igbo is not all that great but this is how I say things:

plus_Queen:

Ebere-mercy grin
onaedo
okeke
Oshimili



Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by AloyEmeka9: 9:27pm On Oct 11, 2008
otele/otula/ike
cheesy cheesy

Ngorzi/Ngozi/Ngozie/Nkoli

Chidozie/Chimezie/Chigozie/Nnadozie

Olamma/Uremma/Ugomma

Ikechi/Ikenna/Ikechukwu

Chiamanda/chimamanda/Nnamdi

Anuofia/Anuohia/Anu mpam grin
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by AloyEmeka9: 1:35pm On Oct 12, 2008
Obinna/Obichukwu/Obinnaya

Obiefule/Obiefuna/obiechina

chikwe/nnakwe/olisakwe/Orisakwe

chidebe/nnadebe/Olisadebe/orisadebe/chukwudebe

obiorah/obioha/obiora

Ego/Ego bekee/Egomma

ifeanyi/Iheanyi/Ify grin
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Em2va: 9:17pm On Oct 12, 2008
hmm, okwa, unu ebidozi ozo?
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by udezue(m): 5:28am On Oct 16, 2008
Ohanda, Ohanna

Obuekwe, Obiekwe

Obu, Obi

Obukwelu, Obikwelu

Ukaobasi, Ukachukwu
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by jenikadi: 12:57pm On Oct 16, 2008
obiangeli/obiangeri/obiangewi tongue

ahanna/afanna
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Ezinwannem: 5:56pm On Oct 17, 2008
Chioma/Chyoma
Amala/Amara
Ebele/Ebere
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ifyalways(f): 8:47pm On Oct 17, 2008
Ifeoma/Iheoma/Ihioma kiss kiss kiss
can anyone find other versions of "Nonso"?
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by AloyEmeka9: 9:43pm On Oct 17, 2008
can anyone find other versions of "Nonso"?
Nonso is not a complete name.

Chinonso/Chukwunonso
Amaechi/Echidime/Onyemaechi/Amechi
Onyebuchi/Onyedikachi/ibeabuchi/maduabuchi
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ChinenyeN(m): 4:55am On Dec 30, 2008
ifyalways:

can anyone find other versions of "Nonso"?

Well, we typically say "di nda" (O di nda), as opposed to "no nso" (O no nso). So another version of "Nonso" (Chi/Chukwunonso) could be "Dinda" (Chi/Chukwudinda).

Here are two that I could remember. . .
Adiele/Anene/Anele (Ana m ele Chi)
Chidiadi/Chidi

That's it I guess.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by echelon(m): 8:37am On Dec 30, 2008
Echezona --- Anambra

Elozona --- 

Echefuna --- Rivers
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Afam4eva(m): 3:12pm On Jan 01, 2009
Ahamefula(Southern Igbo)
Afamefuna(Northern Igbo)
Ahamefuna(Central "i'm not sure")
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by AndreUweh(m): 11:55pm On Jan 16, 2011
Iheanacho/Ifeanacho/Iheanaetu.
Iheanaetu is Isinweke, Obowu and Nsu dialects.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by AndreUweh(m): 12:10am On Jan 17, 2011
Ogaranya--Southern Igbo (wealthy man).
Ogalanya--Northern Igbo.
Oghalanya--Ukwuani.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ifyalways(f): 8:56am On Jan 17, 2011
I so dislike that "iheoma". . . @Topic,IFeanyi/Iheanyi."Ife" . . .Anambra,Enugu,"Ihe". . .Imo,Abia.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by dempeople(m): 1:00am On Jan 18, 2011
Ikemefuna / Ikemefune / Ikemefula wink
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by OgidiBoy(m): 4:56am On Jan 18, 2011
chukwudi.
chudi.
chidi.
chiboy

grin grin
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Abagworo(m): 8:44am On Jan 18, 2011
Nna. Nda. Ina

Lewechi. Aleruchi. Nebolisa.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by AndreUweh(m): 7:08pm On Jan 18, 2011
Okwara/Okpala/Okpara.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ezeagu(m): 7:51pm On Jan 18, 2011
Check this out:

Ala, Ana, Ani, Ali, Ajala, Ajana, Ajani, Ajali

One name.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by Abagworo(m): 11:13am On Jan 19, 2011
Nwachukwu,Nwobasi,Nworisa

Uche,Echiche,Iche
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ifyalways(f): 3:55pm On Jan 19, 2011
ezeagu:

Check this out:

Ala, Ana, Ani, Ali, Ajala, Ajana, Ajani, Ajali

One name.
Methinks its 2 things undecided
Ala/ana/ani . . . .The ground/land
Ajana/ajani/ajali/aja . . . sand
I could be very wrong though.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ezeagu(m): 3:57pm On Jan 19, 2011
ifyalways:

Methinks its 2 things  undecided
Ala/ana/ani  . . . .The ground/land
Ajana/ajani/ajali/aja . . . sand
I could be very wrong though.

They're all names of one Arushi.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=1&tbs=bks%3A1&q=ajana+ajala+ala+ani&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ifyalways(f): 4:15pm On Jan 19, 2011
ezeagu:

They're all names of one Arushi.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=1&tbs=bks%3A1&q=ajana+ajala+ala+ani&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=
alright.
If we are to break it down to meaning and usage,it wud boil down to 2 things:sand and land.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by ezeagu(m): 7:44pm On Jan 19, 2011
ifyalways:

alright.
If we are to break it down to meaning and usage,it wud boil down to 2 things:sand and land.

Yes, Ajala would mean 'sand of the land'.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by grafikdon: 1:42am On Jan 21, 2011
Haba AloyEmeka! There is no such thing as "Ngorzi".That one na Yibbo language or what? Obiorah is very questionable, Obioha/Obiora/Obuoha is/are more appropriate.
Re: Igbo Names In At Least Three Separate Dialects by aljharem(m): 2:10am On Jan 21, 2011
Chioma/ Chima

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