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When I have a daughter, I will name her Onyemaechi.

Igbo names

Obiefuna - May my lineage never die
Anyaegbuna - May jealously not kill me.
Azike - The past is my strength
Onyemaechi - Who knows tomorrow?
Ndidikamma - Patience is better
Odinakachukwu - It's in the hands of God
Ezennia - King of this Life
Omekaenyi - One who is greater than an elephant

Although I am from Onitsha, I am maternally from Iwollo Oghe, Enugu State. Growing up, I only heard the Onitsha dialect, as my mom and dad only spoke Onitsha Igbo to me. So consequentially, I only know Onitsha dialect (To an extent). Now, I wish to know a bit more about Wawa dialect. I only know one sentence in dialect.

Ndee ahwa ghi? (What is your name?)
Note: I don't know the letter to place for the h/f in afa, as it has a certain pronunciation that I can't really put into letters.

So yes, please tell me any phrases that you know in the Wawa Dialect, I'm eager to learn.

ifyalways:
Uhuha ooo. Nekwanu umunne m ebe. Okwa i na afu

Afa nna m ochie bu Amalunwaeze, Amalunwaogalanya ma o cho ilecha. But I agree with Abiki, most names there bu afa ozo na odu.

Afa m bu Ifeoma. Ada Onicha from Ogbea-abo. Afo odu m bu "Nma zuru aru".

Abiki kedu ogbe i? Dalu kwanu

Nwanne m nwanyi, kedu ka I mee? My grandfather's title was Amalunweze. I'm from Onitsha - Obikporo Village to be exact, but I was born and raised in America.

She's not necessarily from Nigeria, but her mother is Nigerian. But it's Di'Ja. Abeg, make I ask her father for bride price.

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fightforchange1: my next question for the OP's does he know the culture heritage does he kno tradition does know the history does know the language in Nigeria. does he know the.names and their meanings

Yes, I know all of that. Especially when it comes to ndi Igbo.

BadBoy25: if i had the power ,you should be stripped off your citizenship by birth and deported back to your village . I don't like two faced people like you. you are not good for America, the United states does not need dual allegiance ,that's what's destroying the US . it's either you are an american or you are not .
you can never become an American president due to your dual allegiance. just move back to Nigeria if that's where your heart is .

I'm two faced because I love my country and village of origin? I love America as well, but there is no need to include that, because it's not part of the main topic.

jennykadry: Me patriotic nigerian Shusshhh and answer the question. You came on here to tell us how patriotic you are and the same patriotic you cannot answer a simple question.

I am not going anywhere so relax yourself and stop crying here like you cry to your siblings when they tell you you are American

Lol have fun. Nobody is crying here. If staying here makes you happy, then have fun. You're not bothering me whatsoever, however, staying here to try and aggravate me not only accomplishes nothing, but shows your immense level of immaturity. It's fine though.

I have stated several times before that I don't mind being called an American, because it is 100% true.

I hope that God blesses you with something productive to do with your life, then maybe you will stop resenting the world so much.

As a wise man once said, "Soro uwa je je o ga diri gi mma. "

jennykadry: So since when have you been visiting Nigeria every year?

What kind of question is this? Do you want to know my entire life? Please, this question is absolutely irrelevant.

Go and troll somewhere else.

jennykadry: Do you visit Nigeria EVERY YEAR?

Yes, sometimes twice.

jennykadry: Do you visit Nigeria every year?

Sometimes twice.

jennykadry: Coward? me? And you are just realizing that I am a coward? This is why I said you ain't a nigerian cos every nigerian here knows I am a coward.

Nigeria is useless a god forsaken country that should be wiped out of the map completely.

BTW Mr patriotic Nigeria, how many times have you visited your beloveth country Nigeria? Abi na to claim to be a nigerian from America? When last did you see ya village?

Mr patriotic my countryless/stateless/alienated azz

I never said that you were a coward. I said that the idea of changing your opinionated views in the sense of danger is cowardice. It hasn't been long since I has visited my village, because my dad is living in Nigeria right now for business.

jennykadry: Who be this one? Can't recognize the ID but I shall be waiting for you.

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Continue being patriotic @op. Just a taste of boko haram or better still a one on one experience with boko will see ya azz claiming to be American.

Like I said...some of us chose to be countryless.

Nigeria=useless country.

Claiming no ties to Nigeria or not being a Nigerian in the presence of a dangerous extremist group is a complete display of cowardice behavior, something that I will never do, for I am no coward.

Will I claim to be an American? Yes, because it is true. However, I will also claim Nigeria, because I am no coward.

What you are saying resembles what some people do when it comes to God. Some people will praise God only in the good times, when it feels like you are being blessed with the entire world. However, when something bad happens to them, they refuse to praise God, and in fact, curse His name for making their life miserable.

You see, only cowards do such things.

I am not one who will use every excuse, renounced all that I believe just for temporary survival.

Go ahead, continue claiming that Nigeria is a useless country. I see why you would say that, but I beg to differ. You see, people don't usually see good unless they become blinded by bad.

As a wise man once said, "Ome mma, jisike n'olu. Ome njo, wepu aka na njo."

Richy4: I know that Nigeria will be okay one day. and I know that it's citizens will be proud to call themselves Nigerians.
The day when the world will truly know who we are instead of the bad images circulating on the internet. the day i will be proud to fly down to my country queue up and cast my vote. I know that that time is not know but it will come one day.

So man who has been teaching you how to write Igbo language. because for you to spell this so well shows that you can speak. right?

Yes, and I can't wait for the day that Nigeria will shine. I know that it will eventually happen. All we need is more leaders that care more about their people than their money.

My parents mix it up, sometimes they speak English to me, and sometimes they speak Igbo. Though it's not enough for me to know the language completely, it did help me. Also, I studied Igbo by myself, because I wanted to become a somewhat fluent speaker. So I began to teach myself Igbo, teach myself grammar rules, etc.

Though my Igbo isn't perfect, it's better than a lot of Igbos that weren't brought up in Igboland. I try to teach myself my own dialect, but sometimes it's hard to find it. I love my native language, and my culture, so I don't feel that learning more of the language or more of the culture is a chore. I enjoy it.

5naira: I know u are liein, pixsure or we don bliv it

What do I have to lie about? What picture is it that you're looking for?

itstpia1: bro, are you hero?

I'm only doing what I know my God would want me to do.

Also, I will NEVER deny that Nigerians are my people. My father and uncle once told me, "Nweze, you along with other youths of Nigeria will be the ones to fix the nation. Use the knowledge that God has blessed you with, and think of home, because Nigeria is the only place that will hold a permanent home for you."

I have always hung onto those words, and I use it to help me go through everything. I know that I will include Nigeria in my future endeavors, but I'm not exactly sure how a 'non-authentic Nigerian' can change the country.

khiaa: Actually you are not Nigerian, Nigeria is a nation that you were neither born in or lived at, face reality you are American rather you like it or not. You didn't say what tribe you were from and that is your true identity.

I never denied being an American, so I'm already attuned to the "reality" that you're speaking of. If you read my replies to other comments to other answers, it will reveal that I am in fact an Igbo.

I do respect your answer, so thank you.

itstpia1: Yes, it would have been easier if you were british perhaps.
However, I think in the SE, american inclined nigerians, have more political say.

I'm part British by blood, however I'm not a citizen. I hope that one day all Nigerians will accept me as one of their own. Not just my fellow Igbos in the SE, but also my Nigerians in the north, and my Nigerians in the west. I hope that all Nigerians will eventually accept me. No area is more important in my eyes. I hope that all of the geographic locations and all of the ethnic will accept me, as they're all equally as important to me. Tribalism accomplishespecially nothing but hatred, and God does not want us to hate anyone. That is why I do not hold grudges, and I forgive everyone.

Richy4: I never knew people like you existed man. even the ones in NIGERIA that traveled to England for 2weeks on holidays fake British accent till date. and here you are.....?
let me know when you are of age to contest for local govenment chairman. I have never voted in my life. i will come and vote for you because you type is not easy to come by

Thanks, unfortunately, my siblings and mother have condemned me from taking any government position in Nigeria. They claimed, "No Nigerian will vote in an American. They will only vote in real Nigerians."

In the past, I wanted to pursue a government position because I felt like I had enough passion to make Nigeria shine, and show the world the hidden glories of our country. Nigeria has just begun. America didn't become what is is now in 54 years, so why should we assume that Nigeria is a "failed nation" when we haven't had the time to shine as most of the other first world nations? Yes, most of the government is completely corrupted, but we can fix that. If we tell our youths to invest in home, and see that God didn't put us on this Earth for money, then our nation will begin to develop. If you tell the youths that if you develop the nation instead of stealing and embezzling money for yourself will eventually bring mass wealth for our future children, then you will see that Nigeria will begin to change for the better. I am a firm believer that not only Nigeria, but Africa IS the future. We just need to fix our government issues, security issues, and infrastructural issues. Africa is one of the only places in the world where you get to see authentic diverse cultures. I think that preserving our culture will benefit us in the future for various reasons.

I have listened to my siblings though, I'm not necessarily an "authentic Nigerian", as I would have liked to have been, so maybe nobody would vote for me of I decided to take a government position in Nigeria. I guess that it's not meant to happen anyway. But who knows? As my fellow Igbos would say, " Onye ma echi?".

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