1. accelerator - mmeọsọ
2. airbag -akpaikuku
3. air conditioner - opan ikuku
4. air conditioning - opan ikuku
5. air filter - iyo ikuku
6. air vent - npuga ikuku
7. alarm - otimkpu
8. all-wheel drive - okpore inya nile
9. alternator - ngbanweọzọvi
10. antenna - ologoelu
11. anti-lock brakes - mgbochi mkpọchi ukwusi
12. armrest - nzuikeogweaka
13. auto - akpaghi
14. automatic
15. transmission-akpaka nnyefe
16. automobile-ụgbọala
17. baby car seat - oche ụgbọala nwa
18. baby seat - oche nwa
19. back-up lights - ọkụ nkwado
20. battery - ikeigwe
21. bench seat - oche obodobo
22. bonnet - nchedookpu
23. brake light - ukwusi ọkụ
24. brake pedal - ukwusi okpapa
25. brakes - ukwusi
26. bucket seat - oche pani
27. carburetor - mgbakoikukuvi
28. catalytic converter - mkpata mgbanwevi
29 chassis - ntọalaugboala
30. chrome trim - agba mkpụbelata
31. clutch - njisi ike
32. computer - igweuru
33. console - ebeichikota
34. crankshaft - mgbanwecha
35. cruise control - achịkwa nrughari
36. cylinder - ukiri
37 dashboard - ebengwáugbo
38 defroster = oz (de-)-ebubeoyivi
39 diesel engine - obiugboime
40 dipstick -ntinye mkpisi
41 differential - nke iche
42 door- uzo
43 door handle - aka uzo
44 drive belt - nhuchi ugbo
45 drive shaft - aro ugboala
46 emergency brake - ukwusi mberede
47 emergency lights - oku mberede
48 emissions - nyese
49 engine - obiugbo
50 engine block -ngọngọ obiugbo
51 exhaust pipe -iyuzucha anwụrụ
52 fender -ngbochie
53 fog light -ìhè waja
54 four-wheel drive - ikpore ano
55 fuel - mmanu ugbo
56 fuel cap - okpu mmanu ugbo
57 fuel gauge - nlele mmanu ugbo
58 fuse - nchedooku
59 gas - ikuugbo/nri (a blend of 'ikuku' and 'ugbo' or 'nri')
60 gasket - nchedoihihi
61 gas pedal - okpapa ikuugbo
62 gas gauge - nlele ikuugbo
63 gasoline - mmanuime
64 gas tank - oba
ikuugbo
65 gearbox - igbe mgbanweọsọ
66 gear shift - mkpumi mgbanweọsọ
67 gear stick - mkpisi mgbanweọsọ
68 glove compartment - ebe uweaka
69 GPS - idu ugboala
70 hand brake - ukwusi aka
71 headlamp -oriọna isi
72 headlight - oku isi
73 headrest - nzuike isi
74 heater - igwe oku
75 high-beam headlights - ìhè si elu
76 hood - nkpuchi isi
77 horn - mpi
78 ignition - nwunyeoku
79 instrument panel - ngwá osisi
80 interior light - oku ime
81 internal combustion 82 engine - obiugbo orire ime
83 license plate - efere ikikère
84 lights -ihè
85 lock - ngbachi
86 low-beam headlights - oku ala
87 manual transmission -nnyefe oruaka
88 mud flap -apịtị fili
89 muffler -mọchie
90 parking brake - ukwusi ogige
91 parking lights - - ogige ihè
92 passenger seat - oche njem
93 pedal -okpapa
94 power brakes - ukwusi ike
95 power steering - ukwusi inya
96 power window switch - mpio mgbanwe ike
97 radiator -ichavi
radio - ngenti
98 rag top - okpuchi mgbanwe
99 rear-view mirror - ogegbe azu
100 rear window defroster - mpio azu oz-ebubeoyivi
101 reverse light -ihè ọzọ
102 rims -onuputa
103 rotary engine -obiugbo okiriki
104 shock absorber - inu ujo amịkọrọvi
105 side airbags- akpaikuku akuku
106 side mirror - ogegbe akuku
107 speaker - nkwuo
108 starter - mbidovi
109 steering column - ogidi enya
110 steering wheel -
enya ikpore
111 sunroof - nkpuchianwu
112 sun visor- anwu anyavi
113 suspension - nkobe
114 tailgate - inyanso
115 charger - njaoku
116 turn signal - nnutuaka ntughari
117 undercarriage - okpuru ugbo
118 warning light -ihè ndoakanti
119 windshield -ngbochieikuku
120 windshield wiper - nhicha mpio ugbo

Wow this is nice..OP did you do the translation yourself?

NICE... I CANT READ ALL THO

Kini gbolohun ede yoloba?

dhardline:
Wow this is nice..OP did you do the translation yourself?

Thanks. Yes I did.

You have a good control of our beloved language. Pls help me translate this english to igbo "THE WORLD WANTS TO SINK"

hyfr:
You have a good control of our beloved language. Pls help me translate this english to igbo "THE WORLD WANTS TO SINK"

"THE WORLD WANTS TO SINK" - Ụwa chọrọ idamina/imikpu.

Dee, when will these terms enter the lexicon of auto mechanics and technicians in Nnewi and Aba?

Thumbs up bro... D language must not die ooo

I'd like to know the etymology for igweuru (computer).

ChinenyeN:
I'd like to know the etymology for igweuru (computer).

'Igweuru' is based on the functional definition of the word 'computer', albeit in a general way, as a faithful definition of the word, 'computer' is impossible in a compact word; it is much like the word 'computer' that comes from 'compute', which means 'calculating machine'. Though there are many devices that qualify as 'igweuru', only one can get it.

Alright. Well, I understand the 'igwe' in the construction, but where then does the 'uru' come from? What word is that?

ChinenyeN:
Alright. Well, I understand the 'igwe' in the construction, but where then does the 'uru' come from? What word is that?

'Uru' means benefit/utility, i.e. O nweghị uru(it has no value).

Okay. That was my initial interpretation. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't mistaking.

scholti:


"THE WORLD WANTS TO SINK" - Ụwa chọrọ idamina/imikpu.

someone said its UWA NA-ACHO IKPU

hyfr:
someone said its UWA NA-ACHO IKPU

They are all legitimate ways of expressing the English sentence. A language like Igbo, with many dialects, would have many ways of expressing a common word like 'sink.' They are all good.

Looks like you're making real progress here, Scholti. Have you thought yet about starting up along the lines of an "Igbo Speaker's Professionals Group?" At the rate you're moving, I'd suggest gathering a group of like-minded Igbo-speaking professionals so you can put out some professional literature. No, I don't mean a dictionary (that ought to be a given). I'm talking about text, such as manuals or an equivalent of academic journals or articles.

This is just a suggestion, that I believe is worth considering, based on your projected timetable.

ChinenyeN:
Looks like you're making real progress here, Scholti. Have you thought yet about starting up along the lines of an "Igbo Speaker's Professionals Group?" At the rate you're moving, I'd suggest gathering a group of like-minded Igbo-speaking
professionals so you can put out some professional literature. No, I don't mean a dictionary (that ought to be a given). I'm talking about text, such as manuals or an equivalent of academic journals or articles.

This is just a suggestion, that I believe is worth considering, based on your projected timetable.

Thank you, very much for your comment. I am heartened and encouraged by you and Phut and others on this forum who love the Igbo language. At first I thought there wasn't much interest in the language, let alone acceptance of new ideas, and this really slowed down my momentum, when the ideas of affixes and methodology for word creation in Igbo came into my mind, but I see that there are people here and elsewhere who are passionate about the language. I showed a lady who studied Igbo at university my affixes and writings on Igbo grammar and vocabulary, and she was absolutely excited and supportive of them, both for the imperative of modernity and substance embedded in them, and through her I came to know a group on Facebook with over 6,000 members, where a great deal of Igbo is written on a daily basis. The first of its kind, I have seen on the web.

Creating a group of language professionals is very much in my mind, but sadly due to work I can't devote time to it now, till January. Come January, I would have a website where serious writings on the sciences, politics and more, grounded but not restricted to current affairs, would be written in Igbo. The site would feed back to a group on Facebook and twitter, and back again. And going forward, I would start an academic journal on the sciences in Igbo. There is so much scientific talent amongst Igbos, that need to be put into the language they speak and understand best, as every group that has advanced in the sciences, has done, the Japanese, Russians, Germans etc.

Word creations and writings on Igbo grammar and vocabulary, are what I can do for now, given the time I have. I plan to create a website of Igbo words, where every genre of human speciality - the sciences, philosophy etc - would be adequately represented, with sentence examples, and where anyone seeking any modern word can go to.

When you start naming it in your own language, that is when you begin to understand its complexities and can easily crack it. Language evolves as long as its speakers remains creative and functional.