I double as a musician and a researcher. I'm conducting a research to prove how studying sciences in a foreign language have distorted the minds of Africans and therefore is not allowing us learn sciences naturally. And this's why Africa cannot develop scientifically, technologically and therefore cannot industrialize.

I know there are many Africans of various nationalities on this forum and I want you do me a little favour. I want you to name the below parts of the body in your native language. Languages such as Yoruba, Hausa, Swahili, Igbo, Zulu, e.t.c, any African language. You can be part of this research from any country in Africa as long as you can speak and write one African language, it doesn't matter what African country you come from.

Also, if you have a friend or associate who speak and write any major native African language other than yours, please have them also name the body parts in their native dialects. I need to name the body parts in as many native African dialects as I can find for this research.

I'm not saying you should print them. Simply look at the photos, and write them down as below.

1. Hair (.............)
2. Eyes (.............)
3. Ears (.............)
4. Nose (.............)
5. Chest (.............)
6. Stomach (.............)
7. Fingers (.............)
8. Knee (.............)
9. Toes (.............)
10. Head (.............)
11. Mouth (.............)
12. Shoulder (.............)
13. Arm (.............)
14. Hand (.............)
15. Leg (.............)
16. Foot (.............)
.........................
17. Cheek (.............)
18. Adam's apple (.............)
19. Breast (.............)
20. Umbilicus (.............)
21. Abdomen (.............)
22. Groin (.............)
23. Penis (.............)
24. Vagina (.............)
25. Thigh (.............)
26. Calf (.............)
27. Ankle (.............)
28. Forehead (.............)
29. Chin (.............)
30. Shoulder (.............)
31. Arm (.............)
32. Elbow (.............)
33. Forearm (.............)
34. Wrist (.............)

If anybody had any doubts about the opening paragraph, the doubts will clear from their minds immediately they realize they cannot even afford to name all parts of their body in their own language.

Thanks and I will wait for your answers. Again, see the pictures for more information.

Let's start wit u 1st, I bet u can't. We'll I cn write dem in ma tribe buh nt all.

IGALA

1. Hair (.............)
2. Eyes (.............) eju
3. Ears (.............). eti
4. Nose (.............). emoh
5. Chest (.............). eh doh
6. Stomach (.............). efu
7. Fingers (.............). or woh
8. Knee (.............).
9. Toes (.............) eh reh
10. Head (.............). oji
11. Mouth (.............). ar lu
12. Shoulder (.............).
13. Arm (.............)
14. Hand (.............) or woh
15. Leg (.............). e reh
16. Foot (.............). e reh
.........................
17. Cheek (.............). ah kpo ti ( am not very sure )
18. Adam's apple (.............)
19. bosom (.............) eh nyah
20. Umbilicus (.............).
21. Abdomen (.............)
22. Groin (.............)
23. joystick (.............) epi
24. womanliness (.............). ooh buh
25. Thigh (.............).
26. Calf (.............)
27. Ankle (.............)
28. Forehead (.............)
29. Chin (.............)
30. Shoulder (.............)
31. Arm (.............)
32. Elbow (.............)
33. Forearm (.............)
34. Wrist (.............)

Blebleswag: Let's start wit u 1st, I bet u can't. We'll I cn write dem in ma tribe buh nt all.

I'm making a reseach and cannot tell you the answers in advance.
By the way, this thread is not for people like you. Please proceed to Tonto Dicke topics and give us some space here.

@HooxJnr.
Thank you. You are a true human. At the end of this I will explain you why this research, I will also inform you in details why you cannot name all of them in your language and the damaging effect it have on Africa's development.

Hmmm...I find this interesting.... Will be back..

(Fresh Exam @Op)

Interesting. But i can't answer all

Yoruba

1. Hair (...Irun..........)
2. Eyes (..Oju...........)
3. Ears (.....Eti........)
4. Nose (....Imu.........)
5. Chest (....Igba aya.........)
6. Stomach (...Ikun......)
7. Fingers (.Omo ika owo............)
8. Knee (....Orunkun.........)
9. Toes (.....Omo ika ese........)
10. Head (..Ori...........)
11. Mouth (....Enu.........)
12. Shoulder (..Ejika...........)
13. Arm (..apa...........)
14. Hand (...Owo..........)
15. Leg (....Ese.........)
16. Foot (...Atelese....)
17. Cheek (....Eke......)
18. Adam's apple (.....Gogongo........)
19. bosom (.....omu or Oyan........)
20. Umbilicus (.Idodo.......)
21. Abdomen (....Ikun or Inu.......)
22. Groin (..kese...........)
23. joystick (..oko note that the balls is called koro epon...and the scrotal sack is called Epon. ....)
24. womanliness (.....obo...please note that the Clit is called idon .)
25. Thigh (..itan...........)
26. Calf (...kese..........)
27. Ankle (....orun ese.........)
28. Forehead (....opon ori.........)
29. Chin (....ijagbon or agbon.........)
30. Shoulder (...ejika..........)
31. Arm (.....apa........)
32. Elbow (.....igunpa........)
33. Forearm (...atelewo..........)
34. Wrist (....orun owo.........)

somcherry: Interesting. But i can't answer all

not one can i answer even

Urhobo

Ears \ Erho
Head \Uyovwi

Chei...! see as I yab...ermm.. I will be right back..

@husseinjnr.
Thanks for your contribution.

If you've contributed to this topic kindly PM, I will like to inform you in details why this research when this thread come to a dead end

musicwriter:

I'm making a reseach and cannot tell you the answers in advance.
By the way, this thread is not for people like you. Please proceed to Tonto Dicke topics and give us some space here.

I see! So u ve specific people 4 dis thread?

simdam500:

not one can i answer even

Too bad

1. Hair - Ntutu
2. Eyes - Anya
3. Ears - Nti
4. Nose - Imi
5. Chest - Obi
6. Stomach - Afo
7. Fingers
8. Knee
9. Toes
10. Head - Isi
11. Mouth - Onu
12. Shoulder
13. Arm
14. Hand - Aka
15. Leg - Uku
16. Foot - Uku
.........................
17. Cheek
18. Adam's apple
19. bosom - Ala
20. Umbilicus
21. Abdomen
22. Groin
23. joystick - Amu
24. womanliness - Ikpu
25. Thigh
26. Calf
27. Ankle
28. Forehead
29. Chin
30. Shoulder
31. Arm
32. Elbow
33. Forearm
34. Wrist

Igbo

1. Hair (....Aji..)
2. Eyes (...Anya...)
3. Ears (...Nti....)
4. Nose (..Imi..)
5. Chest (...Obi..)
6. Stomach (...Afo...)
7. Fingers (..Mkpuru aka...)
8. Knee (...Ikpere...)
9. Toes (...Mkpuru ukwu...)
10. Head (...Isi..)
11. Mouth (...Onu...)
12. Shoulder (.............)
13. Arm (.............)
14. Hand (...Obo Aka...)
15. Leg (...Ukwu...)
16. Foot (...ala ukwu..)
.........................
17. Cheek (.............)
18. Adam's apple (.............)
19. bosom (..Ara..)
20. Umbilicus (.............)
21. Abdomen (...Afo....)
22. Groin (.............)
23. joystick (..Utu...)
24. womanliness (...Otu..)
25. Thigh (...Ukwu..)
26. Calf (.............)
27. Ankle (.............)
28. Forehead (...elu Ihu..)
29. Chin (.............)
30. Shoulder (.............)
31. Arm (...aka..)
32. Elbow (...Mpiaji aka...)
33. Forearm (...aka...)
34. Wrist (..............)

somcherry:
Too bad

blame ge...j

husseinjnr: Yoruba

1. Hair (...Irun..........)
2. Eyes (..Oju...........)
3. Ears (.....Eti........)
4. Nose (....Imu.........)
5. Chest (....Igba aya.........)
6. Stomach (...Ikun......)
7. Fingers (.Omo ika owo............)
8. Knee (....Orunkun.........)
9. Toes (.....Omo ika ese........)
10. Head (..Ori...........)
11. Mouth (....Enu.........)
12. Shoulder (..Ejika...........)
13. Arm (..apa...........)
14. Hand (...Owo..........)
15. Leg (....Ese.........)
16. Foot (...Atelese....)
17. Cheek (....Eke......)
18. Adam's apple (.....Gogongo........)
19. bosom (.....omu or Oyan........)
20. Umbilicus (.Idodo.......)
21. Abdomen (....Ikun or Inu.......)
22. Groin (..kese...........)
23. joystick (..oko note that the balls is called koro epon...and the scrotal sack is called Epon. ....)
24. womanliness (.....obo...please note that the Clit is called idon .)
25. Thigh (..itan...........)
26. Calf (...kese..........)
27. Ankle (....orun ese.........)
28. Forehead (....opon ori.........)
29. Chin (....ijagbon or agbon.........)
30. Shoulder (...ejika..........)
31. Arm (.....apa........)
32. Elbow (.....igunpa........)
33. Forearm (...atelewo..........)
34. Wrist (....orun owo.........)

O boi ow cum u knw everything? ? Were u born before Naija's amalgamation in 1914? ?

simdam500:

not one can i answer even

#Lobatan. Correct ajebutter

haryomikun:
#Lobatan. Correct ajebutter

isiXhosa

1. Hair ( iinwele .............)
2. Eyes (amehlo .............)
3. Ears (iindlebe .............)
4. Nose (impumlo .............)
5. Chest (isifuba .............)
6. Stomach (isisu .............)
7. Fingers (iiminwe .............)
8. Knee (idolo .............)
9. Toes (iinzwane.............)
10. Head (intloko .............)
11. Mouth (umlomo .............)
12. Shoulder (ingxalaba.............)
13. Arm (ingalo .............)
14. Hand (isandla .............)
15. Leg (umlendze .............)
16. Foot (unyawo.............)
.........................
17. Cheek (isidlele.............)
18. Adam's apple (isende .............)
19. bosom (ibele .............)
20. Umbilicus (umbhono .............)
21. Abdomen (isisu .............)
22. Groin (isibumbu.............)
23. joystick (incanca.............)
24. womanliness (ikuku .............)
25. Thigh (ithanga .............)
26. Calf (isiquluba.............)
27. Ankle (iqatha.............)
28. Forehead (isibunzi .............)
29. Chin (isilevu.............)
30. Shoulder (igxalaba.............)
31. Arm (ingalo .............)
32. Elbow (igqiniba .............)
33. Forearm (.............)
34. Wrist (isihlahla .............)

Op I would love to know what ur research is all about

IGBO

1. Hair (.............) ntutu
2. Eyes (.............) anya
3. Ears (.............) nti
4. Nose (.............) imi
5. Chest (.............) obi
6. Stomach (.............) afo
7. Fingers (.............) mkpisi aka
8. Knee (.............) ikpere ukwu
9. Toes (.............) mkpisi ukwu
10. Head (.............) isi
11. Mouth (.............) onu
12. Shoulder (.............) ubu
13. Arm (.............)
14. Hand (.............) aka
15. Leg (.............) ukwu
16. Foot (.............) obo ukwu
.........................
17. Cheek (.............) ntii
18. Adam's apple (.............)
19. Breast (.............) ara
20. Umbilicus (.............) eriri afo
21. Abdomen (.............) akpa afo
22. Groin (.............) akpiri
23. Penis (.............) amu
24. Vagina (.............) ikpu
25. Thigh (.............) mpata
26. Calf (.............) nwa efi
27. Ankle (.............) ikeri ukwu
28. Forehead (.............) egedege ihu
29. Chin (.............)
30. Shoulder (.............) ubu
31. Arm (.............)
32. Elbow (.............) ikeri aka
33. Forearm (.............)
34. Wrist (.............) ogba aka

If anybody had any doubts about the opening paragraph, the doubts will clear from their minds immediately they realize they cannot even afford to name all parts of their body in their own language.

Thanks and I will wait for your answers. Again, see the pictures for more information.
[/quote]

haryomikun:

O boi ow cum u knw everything? ? Were u born before Naija's amalgamation in 1914? ?

No sir, I was born when Christopher Columbus came around

husseinjnr:
No sir, I was born when Christopher Columbus came around

Nice one my Man. Correct....

husseinjnr:
Yoruba

1. Hair (...Irun..........)
2. Eyes (..Oju...........)
3. Ears (.....Eti........)
4. Nose (....Imu.........)
5. Chest (....Igba aya.........)
6. Stomach (...Ikun......)
7. Fingers (.Omo ika owo............)
8. Knee (....Orunkun.........)
9. Toes (.....Omo ika ese........)
10. Head (..Ori...........)
11. Mouth (....Enu.........)
12. Shoulder (..Ejika...........)
13. Arm (..apa...........)
14. Hand (...Owo..........)
15. Leg (....Ese.........)
16. Foot (...Atelese....)
17. Cheek (....Eke......)
18. Adam's apple (.....Gogongo........)
19. bosom (.....omu or Oyan........)
20. Umbilicus (.Idodo.......)
21. Abdomen (....Ikun or Inu.......)
22. Groin (..kese...........)
23. joystick (..oko note that the balls is called koro epon...and the scrotal sack is called Epon. ....)
24. womanliness (.....obo...please note that the Clit is called idon .)
25. Thigh (..itan...........)
26. Calf (...kese..........)
27. Ankle (....orun ese.........)
28. Forehead (....opon ori.........)
29. Chin (....ijagbon or agbon.........)
30. Shoulder (...ejika..........)
31. Arm (.....apa........)
32. Elbow (.....igunpa........)
33. Forearm (...atelewo..........)
34. Wrist (....orun owo.........)

Man, you tried no be small! No wonda Yoruba Bible translations of various English versions present most accurate copies. Yoruba is very rich and deep in words, but the greatest concern is on the rate at which the present generation of Yoruba is substituting complex vocabularies of deeper meaning to the ones easily remembered and memorized and of simple meaning. Some Yoruba adages have psychological and scientific meanings. Maybe the OP and you can also do research on that.

IGBO: COMPLETE LIST

1. Hair (.....Aji/Ntutu........)
2. Eyes (....Anya.........)
3. Ears (.....Nti........)
4. Nose (....Imi.........)
5. Chest (...Obi..........)
6. Stomach (.Afo............)
7. Fingers (....Mkpisi Aka............)
8. Knee (..Ikpele...........)
9. Toes (.....Mkpisi Ukwu..........)
10. Head (....Isi...........)
11. Mouth (....Onu...........)
12. Shoulder (....Ubu.........)
13. Arm (....Ogwe Aka.........)
14. Hand (..Aka...........)
15. Leg (...Ukwu..........)
16. Foot (..Okpa...........)
17. Cheek (...Nti......) (With a falling intonation for 'i')
18. Adam's apple (...Asha..........)
19. Breast (..Ala/Ara...........)
20. Umbilicus (...Otubo..........)
21. Abdomen (...Ime afo..........)
22. Groin (....Ngada.........) (Falling tones)
23. Penis (....Amu.........)
24. Vagina (...Otu..........)
25. Thigh (...Apata ukwu/okpa..........)
26. Calf (....Mpala.........)
27. Ankle (...Nkwonkwo ụkwụ.........)
28. Forehead (..ọkpọiso...........)
29. Chin (....Agba.........)
30. Shoulder (..Repetition...........)
31. Arm (....Aka.........)
32. Elbow (......Ikiaka.......)
33. Forearm (....Aka.........)
34. Wrist (...Nkwojiaka..........)

I'm adding these extra body parts:

35. Palm (...Obe Aka)
36. Back (...Azu...)
37. Armpit (...Mkpala abubu...)
38. Face (...Iru/Ihu)
39. Buttocks (...Ike...)
40. Neck (...Onu...)
41. Tongue (...Ile....)
42. Throat (...Akpili...)
44. Pectoralis Major/Chest Muscle (...Akpu Obi...)
44. Biceps/Triceps (...Akpu aka)

bigfrancis21:
IGBO: COMPLETE LIST

1. Hair (.....Aji/Ntutu........)
2. Eyes (....Anya.........)
3. Ears (.....Nti........)
4. Nose (....Imi.........)
5. Chest (...Obi..........)
6. Stomach (.Afo............)
7. Fingers (....Mkpisi Aka............)
8. Knee (..Ikpele...........)
9. Toes (.....Mkpisi Ukwu..........)
10. Head (....Isi...........)
11. Mouth (....Onu...........)
12. Shoulder (....Ubu.........)
13. Arm (....Ogwe Aka.........)
14. Hand (..Aka...........)
15. Leg (...Ukwu..........)
16. Foot (..Okpa...........)
17. Cheek (...Nti......) (With a falling intonation for 'i')
18. Adam's apple (...Asha..........)
19. Breast (..Ala/Ara...........)
20. Umbilicus (...Otubo..........)
21. Abdomen (...Ime afo..........)
22. Groin (....Ngada.........) (Falling tones)
23. Penis (....Amu.........)
24. Vagina (...Otu..........)
25. Thigh (...Apata ukwu/okpa..........)
26. Calf (....Mpala.........)
27. Ankle (...Nkwonkwo ụkwụ.........)
28. Forehead (..ọkpọiso...........)
29. Chin (....Agba.........)
30. Shoulder (..Repetition...........)
31. Arm (....Aka.........)
32. Elbow (......Ikiaka.......)
33. Forearm (....Aka.........)
34. Wrist (...Nkwojiaka..........)

I'm adding these extra body parts:

35. Palm (...Obe Aka)
36. Back (...Azu...)
37. Armpit (...Mkpala abubu...)
38. Face (...Iru/Ihu)
39. Buttocks (...Ike...)
40. Neck (...Onu...)
41. Tongue (...Ile....)
42. Throat (...Akpili...)
44. Pectoralis Major/Chest Muscle (...Akpu Obi...)
44. Biceps/Triceps (...Akpu aka)

you try shaa , Elbow - Ikiri-aka

Ok

Hehe.
Prick(penis)
Pussyy(Vagina)

I only understand 2 words.... Hey, my tribe is English