₦airaland Forum

Abagworo: I wasn't born then.

But you started telling the story like you know all about the war....I know about it but I wanted you to go first for a reason.

[quote author=PROUD-IGBO]And if you believe that, you'll believe anything; where is $15 billion showing in Anambra state -tourism? real estate? shopping malls? schools? hospitals? flyovers and superhighways? township roads in Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka?- where ?.....or was it invested mainly in stocks, shares and outside the state?

PS- does anyone have updates on the Orient refinery?[/quote]You lack information!

Lovethywilbedon: My friend you are dead wrong, besides you have no right to construct any word in Igbo Language. Now know this, Igbo Language is a Dynamic Language, when new things come up, Professors in Igbo Linguistics bring out new coinages for them and when they do, who are you to say that they are "wrong"?. Just the way The "IFEJIOKU" Festival in Igbo Land was coined into The "NEW YAM" Festival by English Linguists and you don't say they are wrong, so do we have Igbo words for most of the new inventions of the last century like Aeroplane, Microphone, Bomb, Jeep, Smart Phone, Internet, Computer Etc. For example that of Computer is "IGWE ORU NNU OLU" I know you have not heard that before. You better come back home and learn your fathers Language. NDEWO! NWANNE M.

Imelu ofuma.

Its called "onya-ikuku" in Anambra/Igbo. Just because it doesn't have a name in your Igbo dialect doesn't mean others didn't create a name for it.

Abagworo: That is the war which brought about the movement of the founders of Oguta from Benin to Agbor to Aboh and finally to Oguta.

So,who and who was involved in the war?

Abagworo: This is a mere figment of the writer's imagination. I however believe there was a place known as Ado na Idu where most lower Niger groups once lived and the place is probably around Benin city. There was also the "agha idu n'oba" which many Igbo groups have an oral history of being refugees of the war. In Igbo language "Idu" means leader, Oru means riverine people, Obiama means the source of origin of a people while "gbo" means ancient or bush people.

Not that I believe everything the author said but the ancient adages and some of the instances he used made it believable.
Abagworo,what do you know about the "agha Idu na Oba" ?

Ezi Ogeli means "good lady"

adabeke12: but i dont get it. i thought that was an exclamation used when something is wrong or funny or not the way it is suppose to be. just like okpokija right? then what does okpokija mean?

He didn't put the exclamation.

Eze Promoe: [color=olive]Please o, NLders, can someone tell me the difference between these two:[/color]


and

[color=olive]Is it because I used pidgin English there to make it more learner-friendly? Stop spoiling my ministry! [/color]

Bia nu umunne,ogini na afio ebea?? Chucks na Eze biko wetue nu obi. You both
made an effort but no need for all of these exchanges.

Translation=Eze Promoe,well-done. You 're indeed a true son of your father.
You both got but I think, Chucks,you misunderstood Eze because he translated in pigin.

Eze Promoe,deje nwanne. Obu nna gi mulu gi.

A man is not judged by the beginning of his life but by the end thereof.

Very soon my dear Omanbala will become the most crime free zone in Nigeria...Am very happy with this development. Okwute jisie ike....Afia ga agholili ndi uta!

This is culled from the Aka Ikenga site; I have read it extensively and some of the givings were actually made sense. I know about the term "Idu". It has been used in so many phrases like "agha Idu na oba","umu Idu na Oba","Agaba Idu","Ado na Idu" and I was also made to understand that the Onichas refer the Edo ppl as "Idu". I strongly believe that most southern groups are related.

afam4eva: @topsyking
Be warned else you'll be banned.

If you ban me I go jazz you...No Igbo broda for that one.

Smh..

I saw the movie and it was just uncomfortable watching it with a white man seating beside you. But it ain't bad.

[quote author=EzeUche__]Your people would have been crushed by the powerful Aro Confederacy just like many Igbo, Ibibio, Idoma and Ekoi clans found out when they faced us in battle.  Ha![/quote]Here we go tha f.uck again; For your information,mr. Aro supremacist the Arochukwu raid ended at northern Imo because they were besieged and killed in mass as they approached the Nri zone. After they were defeated and humbled most settled among us and was absorbed by the superior Nri culture. Go figure.

Idowuogbo: Translate!

Happy new year o mazi!

Idowu nnem,I was telling Chuks he probably like you and that he should let you know and do the right thing.

Happy new year,my damsel.
You should come here more often,dear,because I miss you.

Chukskalidon: hahahaha na later tins. U're alrealdy going off topic. Hapi new yea

Chuks nwanne m',ona adi m' ka ife Idowu masili gi....Biko,gwia na ifie masili gi ka okwu bie...daalu nwanne.
Aro ofuu oma.

ogugua88: Happy New Year everyone

Ezi ogeli,Aro ofuu oma...Olisa nye gi udo na uju. Kedu maka nne n' nna na umunne gi. Ama m' na aru di fa mma.

adabeke12: ndigbo leee...ndi m je me onu. Happy new years oh!!!!!!!! Anam ekele unu nine, ndi oma... Chai I su asusu ndi ebe anyi na tu ka sugar.
Igbo= love language. Ya gazie unu.

P.s: im still learning

Ada eji eje mba,daalu maka na imelu ezi ife. Asim ka Olisa bi n'igwe wetalu go ezigbo Aro ofuu. Ka owetakwalugi okolo di ka Nri Priest...

Odumche,"ihu" and "ighu" aren't pronounced the same way. I don't know what you 're arguing about. We Anambrarians say "ihu". Eze-Promoe is correct.

adabeke12: *sings*
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear dede happy birthday to you.
Wish you nothing but happiness, long prosperous life, and blessings. Ise!!!

Adabekee,loads of appreciation.

J12: Ol'boy wetin you dey talk?

He is trying to introduce his little known Aro Igbo to the greater Igbo....I think its a wrong way to do it.

odumchi: In Igbo, the traditional way to wish someone "happy new year" is by igoro ya ovo (praying and pouring libations).

Greeting: Enyi, ndaa? Nweekwa ezigbo avo ovuru o, ka avo ochie gbara aka laa. Ka avo ovuru wete ihe oma na oganivu; ka Chineke chee gi na ezinulo gi ka inyi mgbeni uwa uwaasi; ka ndi iro na ndi anya uvu mgbeni ivu inyi. Onye si na avo ovuru amaa adiri inyi nma ya adikwara yoonwo.

Response: Iy woo. Ya dikwara gi aga a.

You should say in "Aro Igbo"....You make it seems like every Igbo speaks Aro. I hate when ppl do that.

In Anambra-Igbo we "Aro ofuu oma".

My sister may God fulfill all your dreams in this new year.

odumchi: Northern Igboland is beautiful.

How do you mean.

Hahahahaha....What's up with the Carribean feathers ??. Doesn't look well organized to me.

van bonattel: Sullivan cannot even agree to set foot in Anambra, reason? The dirty nature of the state

With the billions of funds in our reserve your Gov. will ditch your state the second he gets the opportunity to work in Anambra. Enugu state is broke and their goverment keep borrowing more money. For the past six years Peter Obi has been in goverment he hasn't borrowed a kobo but he has executed more projects and our reserve is greater than what the rest of the se states has put together. Talk about prudence.

Look at this guy oooo; you sound too proud and too goood for your own good. I don't see the "Omanbala" in you either. Stop attacking us,mr. You aren't one of us!!

[quote author=*Kails*]yessir!!
best time of the year![/quote]You already know,mama.