Ndewonu! I know there are many dialects in the Igbo language, but I'm sure most of us have not seen or heard all of them. So in an attempt to increase our understanding of Igbo, lets try and translate the following sentences each into a dialect.

The rules are you must use a different dialect each time until all (or as many as possible) have been used.

Hello, how are you?

Do you want to eat now?

I'll start.

Arochukwu

Hello, how are you?
Ndaa aga idi?/Ndaa aga imere?

Do you want to eat now?
Ichowala iri ndi?

What is your name?
Ndaa ava gi?/Iza ngeni?

odumchi:

What is your name?
Nda aga idi?

maybe I'm not interpreting this one right, but from the looks of it, it just seems off.

Isinweke
What is your name---Gini (nini) wu aha ghi?
Wunoko Ojukwu anwuola--Ojukwu our brother is dead
Okobiriwoko Ojukwu efela aka--Ojukwu the elder has said goodbye.

Odumchi, aga m agba ghi ntele-ukwu---Odumchi, I will kick you (joking).
Adama anya adighi mma--Neglect is not good.
Eghu thara ji no na oba--goat ate the yarm in the barn.
Ukworu na acho ucho--maize is sweet.

Egugo m na ere ere---My dreams comes to reality.
Potakot di uPort Harcourt is very far.
A mham otu eshi agba oki--I know how to prepare a thatch roof.

Chinenye, Odumchi, bia nu gburu aka--Come and give me high fives.
Heartland F.C, o wu unu nwe aka aa. Heartland F.C. am proud of you.

ChinenyeN:

maybe I'm not interpreting this one right, but from the looks of it, it just seems off.

Sorry, I was thinking something else and my hand wrote another thing. That is really "Hello, how
are you?" and not "What is your name?"

Now, its your turn. I'm interested in seeing the Ngwa version.

Andre all of that was Isinweke? Thanks.

Aro
Isinweke

Next!

Jega macha uno:Go sweep the house(Onicha)

I na-apu ala?:Are you mad?(Onicha)

Uyo wu uyo mi na gi:You are welcome to my house(Owerri)
Otu ocha:Exclamation mark (Mbano) LOL

Wefusa Okpogho:Bring the money out(Abiriba)

Chim ri nma:My God is good(Owerri/Obinze)

ITEM (the only nigerian town in oxford dictionary.lolz) dialect

odumchi:

Hello, how are you?

Jokwa, nda ele ime?: jokwa, imetula aghu?

Do you want to eat now?

Ichola iri ihe tonwa?/ icho iri iheoriri to-nwa?

Ify and Gboliwe inyi emeka!

Gboliwe where is Item located?

@Topic

Aro
Isinweke
Owerre
Onicha
Item

More remain!

Item is in Bende LGA of abia state.
If you listen to NiggarRaw the musician well you may get directions to his hamlet in Item. Lolz.

Ejem ugwumabiri ije i luru mmii
Does any one know what this ISINWEKE dialect means in central Igbo or in English.

Andre Uweh:

Ejem [b]ugwumabiri [/b]ije i luru mmii
Does any one know what this ISINWEKE dialect means in central Igbo or in English.

Isinweke uses that word too? Well, I shouldn't be so surprised. We've been interacting for a while now.

ChinenyeN:

Isinweke uses that word too?

Ugwumabiri refers to all local market places in Isinweke.

Andre Uweh:

Ugwumabiri refers to all local market places in Isinweke.

Yeah, I know. I'm familiar with the term.

We use that term in Arochukwu also.

Where's Ezeagu? I'd like to see his Ika translation.

Andre Uweh:

Ejem ugwumabiri ije i luru mmii
Does any one know what this ISINWEKE dialect means in central Igbo or in English.

M gaje O[/b]gwumabiri ii luusa mmai.
[b]I'm going to the evening market to buy/get palmwine drink

Gboliwe:

[b]O[/b]gwumabiri

Ugwumabiri is not wrong, if that's what you're implying.

No no! I wrote it in my dialect, the way my people say it. I cant say another is wrong. I only gave my translation

Oh alright. Thanks for clearing that up.

Gboliwe:

M gaje O[/b]gwumabiri ii luusa mmai.
[b]I'm going to the evening market to buy/get palmwine drink

Well done Gboliwe.

Isinweke
Hye akaramilu na ada n'onu awughi hye ona acho n'onu.
Central Igbo
Ihe Ojiilu (Agbiilu) na ada n'onu a bu gi ka o si ato n'onu.
English
The way bitter kola sounds when chewn in the mouth is different from the way it tastes.

odumchi:

Where's Ezeagu? I'd like to see his Ika translation.

Well Agbor is:

Hello, how are you: Ńdạou, Ánị kị ị rịi? (to friends)

Do you want to eat now?: Ị chọ kị ri mgbenị?

What is your name?: Kị wụ ẹfà ị?

Andre Uweh:

Isinweke
Hye akaramilu na ada n'onu awughi hye ona acho n'onu.
Central Igbo
Ihe Ojiilu (Agbiilu) na ada n'onu a bu gi ka o si ato n'onu.
English
The way bitter kola sounds when chewn in the mouth is different from the way it tastes.

Elee akilu ji ada ra onu abuu elee o ji aa choo ra onu.
Try interpreting this in another dialect:
allow the children to play.
hafu umurima aka ka wa gburie ewuu/ru lolz.

The part of item dialect that appears really funny to meis the use of 'ji' for 'husband'. Most igbos know 'ji' as 'yam' but its proper to hear an item person say 'obu mura ji m soo ga zusa ndi o'
it was my husband (ji) and I that went to buy the yam(ndi) lolz.

ezeagu:

Well Agbor is:

Hello, how are you: Ńdạou, Ánị kị ị rịi? (to friends)

Do you want to eat now?: Ị chọ kị ri mgbenị?

What is your name?: Kị wụ ẹfà ị?

Thanks. Not that different after all.

Gboliwe:

Elee akilu ji ada ra onu abuu elee o ji aa choo ra onu.
Try interpreting this in another dialect:
allow the children to play.
hafu umurima aka ka wa gburie ewuu/ru lolz.

Your dialect is similar to mine. We say "Hapu umuruma aka ka wo gwuo egwurewgu".

@Topic

Let's have more dialects please. So far we have seen Owerre, Onicha, Aro, Isinweke, Ika, and Item.

Chinenye we are yet to see Ngwa

I'd rather not. I know what/how I would write, if I were to write Ngwa, and I'm sure you know how certain people are here on NL, and the way they behave when it comes to things I write and post. So, quite personally, I don't care enough to go through any the usual with those people, just over a few sentences.

do u want to eat now.   Ichogwo iri ihe mgben.    What are u looking for.  Ongoo ihe itu.  What is your name.  Ongoo bu eha gu.     ugbo dialect  enugu state