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'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by Seun(m): 3:17am On Sep 08, 2006 |
Hello, Can you tell me how to say "Happy Birthday" in Igbo/Ibo language? Thanks. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ghettochyk(f): 4:48am On Sep 08, 2006 |
lol. u wanna wish ur igbo "friend" a happy birthday? aight, i think it's "agbamafo oma". dats wat ma nana said before. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ghettochyk(f): 4:49am On Sep 08, 2006 |
now don't say ghettochyk aint did nothing influential in ur life. peace and chicken grease. 1 Like |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ZuluNation(m): 4:54am On Sep 08, 2006 |
Ghetto are you sure? not that I'm good at reading or writing Igbo. Hey my sis whats comb in Igbo I bet you you don't know that one |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by aloib(f): 4:55am On Sep 08, 2006 |
igbo kwenu, |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by mela(f): 10:45am On Sep 08, 2006 |
suen u see, ibo language is very difficult to interpret sometimes especially when you want to get the exact meaning from english word or phrase as u have there,but from my own understanding it is"anwuri ubochi omumu gi.so just go ahead & tell him dat, & he will be surprise how u get it after all is it not by text msg? & for ZuluNation,comb means 'nha' |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by tinard(m): 7:00pm On Sep 08, 2006 |
Mela how are you sure it's HIM. Seun never said anything about it being a guy. I was actually under the impression he was rying to learn to surprise a certain lady he's trying not to disclose. Abi you know something we no know? |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ghettochyk(f): 7:02pm On Sep 08, 2006 |
@ zulu lol. "comb" in igbo is "mbo". and happy birthday is "agbamafo oma". "agbamafo(r) is a "birthday" and "oma" is "good" therefore----> agbamafo(r) oma is happy birthday. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by Oracle(m): 10:25pm On Sep 08, 2006 |
This is really great, i'm Igbo but i don't think i know how to say it in Igbo |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ZuluNation(m): 11:43pm On Sep 08, 2006 |
Thanks for the lessions ghettochyk and mela, you guys are awesome |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by Seun(m): 11:47pm On Sep 08, 2006 |
ghettochyk: thanks so much Cross my heart, I'm not trying to impress any girl in particular. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by edygirl(f): 12:50am On Sep 09, 2006 |
Mbo, Nha damn! igbo hard oo. Abeg what is table in igbo, no tell me tebulu. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ZuluNation(m): 1:06am On Sep 09, 2006 |
Tabulu that sounds like my granma |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by bluenubian(f): 1:08am On Sep 09, 2006 |
lol, i just asked my dad, and even him doesnt know |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by edygirl(f): 1:11am On Sep 09, 2006 |
I have been thinking of that (table) in Igbo but I just can't figure out what it is. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by idiotsoul: 1:14am On Sep 09, 2006 |
Happy birthday in igbo means - Anuri ubochi amurugi di kwara gi. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ZuluNation(m): 1:18am On Sep 09, 2006 |
Kelly why in the world would you call yourself an Idiotsoul, you seem like a smart person to me. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by Ynot(m): 6:38am On Sep 09, 2006 |
Just tell her "happy birthday in igbo", she will understand. By the way, table is 'osisi nwere ukwu ano'. 1 Like |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by aloib(f): 7:30am On Sep 09, 2006 |
the only ibo words i know are kedu, mechonu, awofia(OR HOWEVER IT IS SPELT) then chikena, chineke |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by edygirl(f): 12:58pm On Sep 09, 2006 |
ynot you are funny, you should have called a comb, rubber nwere eze or osisi nwere eze. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by Douzy(m): 1:21pm On Sep 09, 2006 |
Happy Birthday has no direct translation in Igbo. All I see here are mere 'transliterations'! |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ghettochyk(f): 5:35pm On Sep 09, 2006 |
@SEUN AND ZULU: UR WELCOME! in igbo, because we don't have a lot of words for things, we describe it and put different things togeda which eventually come out to be what we were trying to say. we aint got a word for: table kitchen television and some other thangs. PS: COMB IS MBO!!!!!!!! SHEESH!! DON'T ARGUE WITH ME PEOPLES!!! |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by nico(m): 9:47pm On Sep 09, 2006 |
Happy Birthday in Igbo? I've no Clue I'm not a Nigerian. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by Ynot(m): 11:35pm On Sep 09, 2006 |
edygirl: The point here is not translating the exact English word(s) to Igbo but, make a statement that implies the same. There is no igbo speaking son of the soil that won't understand what you mean when u refer table as 'osisi nwere ukwu ano' even 'igwe nwere ukwu ano' will do in case of metal table. Unfortunately there has been systematic redundancy in igbo language development. While the english, french and others work round the clock updating their vocabulary, we are all busy shouting 'nna bros' at onitsha main market. On a side note, imagine singing 'happy birthday to you, happy birthday, etc' as 'Anuri ubochi amurugi di kwara gi, Anuri ubochi amurugi di kwara gi, etc'. It will make one hell of tongue twister. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by bagoma(f): 11:16pm On Sep 10, 2006 |
@ ynot, even 'igwe nwere ukwu ano' will do in case of metal table. i would have interpreted that to mean car. going by the way you translated table, for comb it is mbo for folks from imo and abia[b] i think,[/b] while nha for anambra, enugu guys. so both i think are correct. in my dialect, we even call it nra, putting r in place of h. no wonder some people thinks igbo is hard. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by edygirl(f): 11:21pm On Sep 10, 2006 |
we also call it mbo. from enugu. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ghettochyk(f): 5:56am On Sep 11, 2006 |
lol. i thot i was going nuts!! i was about to swear dat it's mbo!!! sheesh! i know igbo dat well!! lol. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by beyonce1(f): 12:53am On Sep 13, 2006 |
@aloib , IGBO KWENU ? ? lol , u got me rolling on d floor with laughter Yeah right ! |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by Radiant(f): 5:15pm On Sep 27, 2006 |
edygirl:You guys will kill person with laughter one day. Ghettocyk is right. Comb is mbo or nra in another dialect. And the happy birthday one as well. Television is Igwe Onyonyo |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ghettochyk(f): 5:20am On Sep 28, 2006 |
SEEEEE?!!!!!!!!!!! I TOLD Y'ALL SO!!! I GOT 'EM ALL RIGHT!!!!!!!!! |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by uche1(m): 8:04am On Sep 28, 2006 |
Who be dat? My igbo sis halla at ur boy |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ngozi86(f): 12:45pm On Jun 05, 2007 |
I know this topic is old but to me: table=agada eji edote ihe kitchen=ulo ana esi nni comb=mbo television=televishon (lol) I'm startin my own dialect cuz I've learned Igbo from a billion different sources lol |
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