I bet not many of us can sing our National Anthem in our native languages.

Here is mine!

Ese ikini

Dide eyin ara
Wa je'pe Nigeria
Ka fife sin lewa
Pelokun atigbagbo
Kise awon akoni wa
Ko mase jasasan
Ka sin tokan tara
Ile ominira wa
Lafia 'sodokan.

Ese keji

Olorun eleda
To ipa ona wa
F'ona han asaju
Kodo wa mo otito
K'ododo atife posi
Kaye wa je pipe
So wa deni mimo
K' alafia oun etole
Joba nile wa.

Now let us sing the National Anthem in your own native language!

Let's go...!

oluvick:
I bet not many of us can sing our National Anthem in our native languages.

Here is mine!

Ese ikini

Dide eyin ara
Wa je'pe Nigeria
Ka fife sin lewa
Pelokun atigbagbo
Kise awon akoni wa
Ko mase jasasan
Ka sin tokan tara
Ile ominira wa
Lafia 'sodokan.

Ese keji

Olorun eleda
To ipa ona wa
F'ona han asaju
Kodo wa mo otito
K'ododo atife posi
Kaye wa je pipe
So wa deni mimo
K' alafia oun etole
Joba nile wa.

Now let us sing the National Anthem in your own native language!

Let's go...!

This is my attempt at singing it in my language, Sogwam.


Ragwap cuwa din,
Zobu-zubu iyach ku be
To bi lademu ashe Nigeria
ritutupe nyaya so labba
shemu ladini agimi do
karmeshi nikiji Nhaga ni
Yabido yalamo lakusan be
Taya gwbi-gwap son dap
Seybo ngi dam dare lo
Salmido-mid gam.

sibi lo

Gam don gash-gash pun
Dagiyo saki-sarmi do
Lagwo-ti paro nadim
Wali kam daga taya bamkin toro
Sharni gam daga rumbwo daci-ngiraci
Kuni sayip faham dum tir
Wajelo-wajisam gagi zamfatuwa sirbo
Kele nahimto bar zaci am kam buw tar
Sagi Yagi bam ago na.

who sent u?

achinaboy:
who sent u?

Maybe he is simply motivated by a genuine linguistic curiosity - to see how the national anthem would look/sound like when translated into our various native languages. That's why I obliged him and translated it in my own native language as above.

Igbo kwenu!