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Andre Uweh: @Odumchi, most Isiala Mbano speak same dialect. But Ehime is different. In Ehime Mbano, communities such as Nsu,Nzerem and Umunumu speak the same dialect spoken in Isinweke/Obowu axis. Though Umualuwaku up to Aba branch are different but it is closeer to Isinweke/Obowu dialects.
For example in Isinweke/Obowu dialect=Ogbalaghala (he has ran away)is same in all parts of Ehime but not same in Isiala.

odumchi:

Lol. Nsogbu adighi. Achoghi m inye gi nsogbu.

Ihe m ji amara ebe onye si bi iju onye ahu otu o si akpo 'feces' na asusu ya. Onye ahu si mu 'nshi' m marala na o ma aburiri onye Imo.



Andre, ndeewo. I meela nnukwu. Aghotala m ihe unu kwuga ugbua.

NRI PRIEST: My all time favourite; "kee ka eke si anya anwu" which is an Anambra colloquialim for "how are things turning out for you" and also "aga awanyelu gi ji" which also is a colloquialim for "what shall we do to make you feel better"

NRI PRIEST: My all time favourite; "kee ka eke si anya anwu" which is an Anambra colloquialim for "how are things turning out for you" and also "aga awanyelu gi ji" which also is a colloquialim for "what shall we do to make you feel better"

Obiagu1:

You're right, Anambra do not use "r".

You should not blame Ada Ide, Igbo Izugbe taught in schools tend to conflict with Anambra dialects.

igreal20: u are wrong anambra like nnewi ekwusi ihiala and soroundings ukpo use r in some place like
ire .tongue
ara .breast or madness
oru .work
iro. road or enemity
but we call food (nni)

igreal20: there are many dialect in anambra state which dnt knw this are d dialect.
Aya awanyele hu ji.nnewi nort and ekwusigo ihiala nneobi with others
aja awanyelu hu ji.ezinifite aguata and co.
Aga awanyelu yi ji aguleri akuwzu awka and others infact there are many dialects in anambra but due to there is no mush diffrence so people dnt understand

ChinenyeN: haha. Where'd you find those translations, under "(Ngwa)"? As for Mbaitoli, they are Isu.

Andre Uweh: Isinweke
Bia yoo nri--Come and eat
Qlee ni--How is it
Olee otu owu ni--How is it.
Kporuo ala--Sit down.
Ona ekwu odokoro Uka---S/he talks a lot
Ga kwafuo nvonvo--go and throw away the waste.

Afam4eva: Nkanu - Enugu

Bia yoo nyi--Come and eat
Ke ka odu --How is it
Tukwuze anu--Sit down.
Ona ekwu okwu kpa ---S/he talks a lot
Je tukwo achichi --go and throw away the waste.

odumchi:

What town are you from in Nkanu (East or West?)? I know a few people from Awkunawnaw in Nkanu East LGA. Their dialect sounds interesting.

Afam4eva:


I'm from the bolded part of Enugu. How similar is the Nkanu dialect to that of Nsukka?

passion007:

Afam, I thought you're from Amaechi Awkunanaw.
BTW, the bolded part read 'UZO UWANI LGA'.
Or, you posted this before your mummy told you where you were from?
it's ironic.
And a little disturbing.

Heh heh heh.

Easter blessings.

adaide1:

Though in so many tongues, still they are all same.

How are you
kedu ka imere / ke ki imere (anambra)
Ome agha
I di agha ( enugu)

Do you want to eat now
Ichoro eri nri kita (anambra)

What is your name
ke- kwanu aha gi (anambra)
Kedu afa gi
Gini bu afa/aha gi
O bu gunu bu aha gu (nsukka)

ifyalways:
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)

chijiblaze:


Owere: "Uyò w'uyò ma agị" the house belongs to me & you.

ChinenyeN:

The first Igbo Bible was not Bonny. It was what the CMS (Catholic Missionary Society) dubbed as "Union Igbo" (though everyone knows it was basically Onitsha).

Christistruth00:
CMS Means Church Missionary Society based in London and an arm of the Anglican Church.Thanks.

ChinenyeN:
1. I did make a mistake in one of the things I wrote, confusing Church Missionary Society (CMS) for Roman Catholic Missionary (RCM). The Onitsha Bible was RCM. CMS was Union. RCM's Onitsha Bible only existed because RCM didn't want to use CMS's Union.