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Some Igbo Words And Their Literal Meanings by AliasJoice(f): 9:50am On Jun 15, 2017
since i've been jobless,i decided to write down these igbo words and how they came about.

MAHADUM(university)
maha-to know
dum-further
mahadum-to know further
Re: Some Igbo Words And Their Literal Meanings by AliasJoice(f): 9:55am On Jun 15, 2017
OKPUISIERIEGO(ringworm) okpuisi-a hair cut/barber eriego-free of charge okpuiseriego-someone who cuts your hair for freegrin
Re: Some Igbo Words And Their Literal Meanings by themonk(m): 9:59am On Jun 15, 2017
AliasJoice:
since i've been jobless,i decided to write down these igbo words and how they came about.

MAHADUM(university)
maha-to know
dum-further
mahadum-to know further
sorry to interrupt but i think mahadum means "to know all"
Re: Some Igbo Words And Their Literal Meanings by AliasJoice(f): 10:00am On Jun 15, 2017
OPINNEMURUKUJA(shapeless head)
opi-forehead nne-mother muru-to give birth kuja-to be shocked
opinnemurukuja-the forehead a mother gave birth to and was shockedgrin
Re: Some Igbo Words And Their Literal Meanings by AliasJoice(f): 10:04am On Jun 15, 2017
AKPURACHIA(liquor) it literary means to drink and shine your teeth.
you are free to add yours...
Re: Some Igbo Words And Their Literal Meanings by AliasJoice(f): 10:08am On Jun 15, 2017
themonk:
sorry to interrupt but i think mahadum means "to know all"
the both of us might be right since"dum" doesn't necessarily mean further or all
Re: Some Igbo Words And Their Literal Meanings by themonk(m): 10:12am On Jun 15, 2017
AliasJoice:


the both of us might be right since"dum" doesn't necessarily mean further or all
dum actually means all
Re: Some Igbo Words And Their Literal Meanings by agadez007(m): 7:25am On Jun 16, 2017
AliasJoice:
since i've been jobless,i decided to write down these igbo words and how they came about.

MAHADUM(university)
maha-to know
dum-further
mahadum-to know further
what abouk Ogbakurunwoke and ogba nne na nwa
Re: Some Igbo Words And Their Literal Meanings by AliasJoice(f): 12:05pm On Jun 16, 2017
agadez007:
what abouk Ogbakurunwoke and ogba nne na nwa
what does it mean
Re: Some Igbo Words And Their Literal Meanings by agadez007(m): 7:04am On Jun 17, 2017
AliasJoice:

what does it mean
ogbakurunoke I think is centipede,ogbannenanwa i am not sure

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