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Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by viee(f): 9:00am On Jun 12, 2007 |
men!, u all got me laughn! nice one! |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by redsun(m): 10:28am On Jul 08, 2007 |
Our languages have no root,english has taken it over,loose your language,you loose yourself.Language is spiritual,it your soul and your understanding of the world around you. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ghettochyk(f): 1:20am On Jul 09, 2007 |
redsun: ladies and gentlemen: and dats how you say "happy birthday" in Igbo!! |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by chiogo(f): 1:22am On Dec 07, 2009 |
agbamafo oma?? LOL hopefully I remember that. Never heard anyone say it. And yeah, still wanna know how to say "table" in Igbo. And I don't want the definition in a whole sentence. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ChinenyeN(m): 2:31am On Dec 07, 2009 |
chiogo:That's because it's a new coinage. Other variants are "agbamaho" or "agbamaro" (at least, those are the variants that I know of). chiogo:In our house, we say "agada" when referring to a table. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by chiogo(f): 3:45am On Dec 07, 2009 |
ChinenyeN:Never heard of those either. ChinenyeN:In my house, it's just table. lol |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ChinenyeN(m): 2:30pm On Dec 07, 2009 |
chiogo:Yeah, I don't when it got introduced into our vocabulary, but I know that it's rather recent. So, it's new to a lot of people. It's coined from "Igba Afo" (or "Igba Aho/Aro" in other dialects), meaning "to progress in year". "Agbamafo" doesn't really mean "birthday" in the strictest sense. It means something more like "change in year". So, saying "agbamafo" (or agbamaho/agbamaro) oma", is more like wishing someone a pleasant transition of age. Which then translates to a "happy birthday". chiogo:Where from Igboland is your house from? 1 Like |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by chiogo(f): 5:41pm On Dec 07, 2009 |
ChinenyeN:Anambra. Igbo is just complicated. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ChinenyeN(m): 12:04am On Dec 08, 2009 |
chiogo:Oh okay, and yeah. It is complicated, and complex. |
Re: 'Happy Birthday' In Igbo? by ChibisiIleagu(m): 7:56pm On Apr 25, 2020 |
ghettochyk: Bro is a lie.. We have their names in Igbo.. Just say that you don't know them.. Table - nkwago Kitchen - uloakwa Television - igwe onyonyo Comb- mbo isi or nha |
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