In igbo language there are uda Olu (which means vowel sounds and they are A E I Ị O Ọ U Ụ. more so, they are subdivided into Uda aró and Uda mfe

UdA mfe (they are pronounced with less effort) and they are : A I Ọ Ụ
A is pronounced as Are

I is pronounced as E

Ọ is pronounced as or

Ụ (this one is pronounced as the "U" in puke

Uda ArỌ (they are pronounced using the diaphragm ) and they are : E Ị U Ọ.

E is pronounced as Eh or it works as E in earth, breath, break etc

Ị is pronounced as e in the word fleet , Seek etc

U is pronounced as "O" school, tool, stool etc

O is pronounced as "O" in Grow, growth ,Sow etc.

Abidii(Alphabets) has 8 alphabets that are joined together to make a single sound and they are :GB,GH,GW,KP,KW,NW,NY,SH. they are called Uda mkpi

words made up of Uda mkpi and there meaning are ( I will be using verbs
gbara : to shoot

ghara : to leave

gwara : to tell or inform

kpere: to pray to

kwuru : to say something

nwere : to have

Nyere: to give

PrinxArthur1:
Abidii(Alphabets) has 8 alphabets that are joined together to make a single sound and they are :GB,GH,GW,KP,KW,NW,NY,SH. they are called Uda mkpi

words made up of Uda mkpi and there meaning are ( I will be using verbs
gbara : to shoot

ghara : to leave

gwara : to tell or inform

kpere: to pray to

kwuru : to say something

nwere : to have

Nyere: to give

what if i want to say give me or take(collect)

Ogamysamo:

what if i want to say give me or take(collect)

give me means nyem ......." m" works as me (pronoun) "Nye" which means give

take : it is pronounced/means ; were, welu, neeya , ngaa (this comes in different dialects spoken across some southern states in Nigeria )

PrinxArthur1:
give me means nyem ......." m" works as me (pronoun) "Nye" which means give

take : it is pronounced/means ; were, welu, neeya , ngaa (this comes in different dialects spoken across some southern states in Nigeria )

like nye m igbe
give me table
am i right?

PrinxArthur1:
Abidii(Alphabets) has 8 alphabets that are joined together to make a single sound and they are :GB,GH,GW,KP,KW,NW,NY,SH. they are called Uda mkpi

words made up of Uda mkpi and there meaning are ( I will be using verbs
gbara : to shoot

ghara : to leave

gwara : to tell or inform

kpere: to pray to

kwuru : to say something

nwere : to have

Nyere: to give

what he you want to say tell him to say something?

Ogamysamo:

like nye m igbe
give me table
am i right?

due to the fact that table is a heavy object , you cannot just say "give me table" you can only say carry the table+ adding a pronoun "m" (bunyem or buterem igbe)

I.e bunye means to carry the table from one position to another

"M" is the pronoun

Ogamysamo:

what he you want to say tell him to say something?

I don't understand what you wrote here?

PrinxArthur1:
I don't understand what you wrote here?

i mean what is the meaning of tell him to say something

inumidun2010:
lemme be your ONYEKWUSI and you'll be my UMU AKUKWO... Ihotagho...

yes, ihotagho already!
so, am now waiting for more

Ogamysamo:
yes, ihotagho already! so, am now waiting for more

lolsssss... Your own student go choke LECTURER oooo

inumidun2010:


Your own student go choke LECTURER oooo

the kingdom of god suffereth violence and the violent take it by force.
i can see that learning igbo want to be thesame so i need to take it by force

Ogamysamo:
the kingdom of god suffereth violence and the violent take it by force.
i can see that learning igbo want to be thesame so i need to take it by force

Odikwa Good

inumidun2010:

Odikwa Good

so contination, are we good to go?

Ogamysamo:
i mean what is the meaning of tell him to say something

gwaya ka okwuo okwu
gwaya means tell him or her it has no gender basis
ka means "let"

okwuo means say

okwu means word

inumidun2010:

Odikwa Good

wat dos odikwa means?

PrinxArthur1:
gwaya ka okwuo okwu gwaya means tell him or her

ride on

Ogamysamo:
ride on

hey! , I will only do this at my leisure time, not now and I am attempting most of this off hand. It ain't easy as you think.

PrinxArthur1:
hey! , I will only do this at my leisure time, not now and I am attempting most of this off hand. It ain't easy as you think.

K! I UNDERSTAND

Ogamysamo:
wat dos odikwa means?

O di nma = e dey good. Are you aware that 'dey' in Pidgin (Pidgin English was developed by slaves in the Caribbean, including a significant number of Igbo slaves, and imported into Africa by the missionaries) comes from the Igbo word, 'di'?

di and dey are used exactly the same way and it is used to ascribe a characteristic unto someone.

O di nma = it is good (O in Igbo is the pronoun for singular he/she/it, Igbo language does not have different pronouns for male, she, it etc)
O di njo = it is bad

O na-abia = he/she/it is coming

'kwa' in Igbo is used for emphasis.

'O dikwa good' is just Engiligbo for 'it is good'.

O di omimi = it is deep (in reference to a well or a complex concept).

The use of 'NA' in Igbo language

The second use of 'na' in Igbo language is for conjuction, aka 'and'.

Obi na Ada = Obi and Ada

Obi na Ada na-abia = Obi and Ada are coming

The plural pronoun for Obi and Ada in Igbo is 'ha'

Ha na-abia = they are coming. Some parts of Anambra such as Onitsha, Ogbaru etc would say 'fa'. Fa na-abia.

Garri na egwusi = gari and egusi.

Elu na ala = up and down

Mu na gi = me and you

Gi na ha = you and them

etc (dgz).

inumidun2010:


Nna... You don dey speak pass ONYEKWUSI ooooh...

PrinxArthur1:
hey! , I will only do this at my leisure time, not now and I am attempting most of this off hand. It ain't easy as you think.

inumidun2010:


Nna... You don dey speak pass ONYEKWUSI ooooh...

what next please teach me more. am following

immortalcrown:

Check my comment again, I edited it.

am following. more new ones biko

Iykoto86:
you are trying jare. Nyere nwanne GI aka,ajula ya maka ego.

more new ones please

Ogamysamo:

what next please teach me more. am following

its not always about teaching but your response (how fast are you able to assimilate)

PrinxArthur1:
its not always about teaching but your response (how fast are you able to assimilate)

MOVING!

first, based on everything I have explained to you translate these sentences to igbo (they are simple)

1. Obi is a boy

2. Eze goes to school

3. Patanmi is a terrorist.

4 first, based on everything I have explained to you translate these sentences to igbo (they are simple)

1. Obi is a boy

2. Eze goes to school

3. Patanmi is a terrorist. lol

4. I am sleeping.

5. The birds are flying

PrinxArthur1:
first, based on everything I have explained to you translate these sentences to igbo (they are simple)

1. Obi is a boy

2. Eze goes to school

3. Patanmi is a terrorist.

4 first, based on everything I have explained to you translate these sentences to igbo (they are simple)

1. Obi is a boy

2. Eze goes to school

3. Patanmi is a terrorist. lol

4. I am sleeping.

5. The birds are flying

1. Obi bu nwoke
2. eze aga school(can't remember school)
3. Pantami bu terrorist

Ogamysamo:

1. Obi bu nwoke 2. eze aga school(can't remember school) 3. Pantami bu terrorist

corrections
2.Eze na- aga akwukwó
3. patami bu Onyeagha mgburu isi

PrinxArthur1:


corrections
2.Eze na- aga akwukwó
3. patami bu Onyeagha mgburu isi

K. Thanks

bigfrancis21:


Kedu? How are you?

O dinma - I am fine

Kedu afa gi? What is your name? [kedu-what, afa-name, gi-you/your]

Afa m bu Osaze - my name is Osaze or Osaze bu afa m (Osaze is my name)

Kedu nne gi? Where is your mother?

Kedu nna gi? Where is your father?

Chi gozie nna m (God bless my dad. Chi - God, gozie - bless, nna - father, m - me/my)

Olisa gozie nne m ( God bless my mom)

Kedu nwanne gi? Where is your sibling? (Kedu can mean where, what, why, how etc in Igbo)

Nwanne m no Abuja (my sibling dey Abuja)

Ogamysamo bu nwanne m....can you interpret this for me?

and so much more....

Lemme know if you need more.

I want clas work now. let me know if am learning

PrinxArthur1:
good morning : útútú óma or uhuruchióma, óma=good,
útútú or uhuruchi=morning
good afternoon: ehihie óma
good evening :mgbede óma (Anambra+enugu dialect) or ugbede óma (IMO and abia)
good night : kachifoo

What of goodbye?

bigfrancis21:


Oh not at all. I used Chi and Olisa to show you the several usages of 'God' in Igbo language. Other names for God are Chukwu, Obasi, etc.

You never interpreted the assignment that I gave you!

Ogamysamo bu nwanne m

Onye bu nna gi? Who is your father?

Onye bu nwanne m? Who is my sibling

Jideofor bu nwanne m Jideofor is my sibling

Now to specify if your sibling is your brother or sister, you add nwoke (male) or nwanyi (female) to the sentence. For eg:

Chika bu nwanne m nwanyi Chika is my female sibling ie sister

Obi bu nwanne m nwoke Obi is my male sibling ie brother

'Na' in Igbo has 4 main uses. One of the uses is that is used to indicate present verb.

Osaze na-abia - Osaze is coming (bia is come)
Chika na-aga - Chika is going (ga means go)
Chi na-edu m God is guiding me (the popular name you that hear, Chinedu, du means guide, lead)

what of the remaing uses of 'Na'