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agabaI23: Okwa I ma n'ofeke adighi ama mgbe ekere nkú ukwa. Agwa ogbenye ihe eji aba ogaranya owere odudu tinye na ngada ya. Nri priest marakwa na okoro na-erughi éru wara ogodo, ikuku bia o buru ya n'ogodo ya. Nwqta kwuhie onu, osi na ya agwa okenye okwu. Ejikwa onu iji rie ede rie ji maka oke soro ngwere maa mmiri, okocha ngwere, o gaghi ako oke. Were ehihie chowa ewu oji ma gupukwa aka enwe n'ofe tupu o ghoo aka mmadu. Nri priest gi bu ezekudene kedu onye chiri gi ozo?

Agaba, nwata adulu iku anya oghotaro,aga alupia anya...okwanu onye nwanne ya na agba ajo egwu na ako oko iku anya...Agaba,ima na agwa nti nti anuro,egbupu isi nti esolia naa ije...malukwa na nmili zolu ezo ga emechaa kochaa..ma lota na nwata kwochaa aka osolu ogalanya lie ife... Agaba, kam juo gi; onye na ejiro aku ona echi Ozo ? nya dibakene, maka na aku fesia odalu awo...Agaba,kam jukwa gi ozo; obu Ezeani ka i na aju onye chilie Ozo !!!

toshmann: odumchi

Toch,ife'a adiro fair naa! How can you illustrate the image of our own learnerd brother into a common boy-boy? Ekwekwana kam kuo gi ife nkulu AGABA!

agabaI23: Nwata na-agba surugede amaghi na surugede bu egwu ndi muo. Nri-priest, I mana o na-abu atuoro omara omara, atuoro ofeke ofenye is no'ofia.
Ejighi ogologo amu amaja agadi nwanyi maka ohugo nke kariri biati. Ijiji na-enweghi onye ndumodu na-eso ozu aba n'ili.

Ntukwu na-agu ngwere mana odudu ekweghi ya. Marakwa na o bu ukpana isi kara aka na-eje ahia ngwere na-azu. Ukpana okpoko buru, nti tiri ya.
Wepu aka enwe ofe tupu o ghoo aka mmadu.

Okwa ofeke na eji aka-ekpe atu be nnia aka. . . Agaba,malukwa na ekwu sia na ama ebulu naa na obu. . .Gi bu atulu na acho ipu mpi isi kakwaa gi akaa. . .nwata bunilu nnia enu ogodo ga ayochie anya. . .Agaba,wetuo obi maka na onye fee Eze,Eze eluo ya aka. . .Agaba, onye ekwero ka oha aga ebu ya gafee ama nnia. . .Biko,jilu nwayo maka adi agba aka ali OSISI ORJI. . .Agaba,asim gi jebekene maka iwe nwanne adi elu na okpukpu! Kam zibe gi nkea na aka!

agabaI23: Nwanza rijuo afo. o cheere chi ya aka mgba. Marakwa na nwannu bere na ngige, ngige n'egwu, nwannunu n'egwu.

Kpachara anya gi nihi na onye a na-agwo ibi o na-eto afu bu udene na-akpo ya oku n'ajo ofia.

Ajuo m gi ozo, gi bu udene, kedu onye chiri gi ozo? Nri priest my hairy behind

You guys better hold me before nkupu this guy eze na onu !
I makwa na ikpe adighi ama nwa NZE ebe nnia no na ogbo okwu!
Nwata 'a ekwuwaa onu! Nwanne i'makwa na UFIE bu egwu ndi Eze ?
Isi kota ebu ogbakasia ya! Likene ebunu maka na nnai na akpa atulu!
Agaba, nwa pulu eze aburozi obele nwa-- enenia nwa ite ogbonyuo oke!
Jebekeneli maka agadi nwanyi kaa nka odika ejiro ego nuo ya!
Again, oji onye na ana ji onwie!

Kam juo gi ozo; obu Ezeani Nri ka I na atulu inu sef ??

I am very very angry and frustrated with the whole Nigerian system !! Maybe its the BLOOD OF INNOCENT BIAFRAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO WERE MASSACRERED BY HAUSA/FULANI,YARUBA,THE MINORITIE AND THEIR FOREIGN ALLIES AND MERCENARIES THAT IS TORMENTING US !!

agabaI23: Aka gaha akpara ezekudene, mgbe ahu ezekudene ekwuo onye chiri ya ozo.

Nri-Priest okwa I ma na ogologo abughi na nwa m etoola. Chipu ukwu uzo biko!

Bia Agaba kam gwa gi sometin; obulu na m nweta gi udene elie ozu gi ! Okwa Ezeani Nri ka i na atulu ilu ? This is the height of it ! Ekwekwana kam jee fu ALUSI OGWUGWU maka gi!

Straight up marriage ---ehm,ehm, maybe yes depends on his person but date my frigging sister is a big and an emphatic NO!
If you you foolishly let your friend to bonk your sis and they later break up you will lose your prestige!

Ifeoma, i ga ebute ogbaghara ebea maka "ukwu sugar" gi! Stick with one or else umunna no ebea anolu gi nzuko ma hanye gi nwoke masirim anyi! Be warned !

Ok, my baptismal name was Joseph and that was the name I was known with for the most part of my primary and secondary schools; well,things changed after I joined the movement for the actualization of the sovereign state of Biafra(MASSOB). Uwazuluike opened my eyes to the mockery the whites has made with through the introduction of christianity. He explained to us how the whites manipulated our forefathers in droping their native name for a meaningless white man name. I discovered that most western names we bear have no positive meaning or nobody knows the meaning! With this I made up my mind that I dont want anything to do with that name again. I decided and named myself after my grand father who has a vry powerful name.

ChinenyeN: Ninapha is making a distinction between invocation and breaking of kola, and rightly so. The two are distinct occurrences. That's why when Feraz earlier made the statement "nwata anaghi awa oji ebe okenye no", I had to ask which culture-group(s) have this rule, because I know my people don't.

What you are saying in essence is that you can actually bless the kola BEFORE YOUR OWN ELDERS IN NGWA LAND ?
If this is true then your guess is as good as mine. . .

Snake,dog,monkey,duck,vulture. I personally dont f. Uck with pig meat.

Ninapha: Nwannem, nka abughi omenala igbo. kama nwata adigh agoo oji ebe okenye no bu nke bu ezi okwu. O na abu okeye goocha oji, owerenye onye kacha nwata ka owa oji ma kee kwa ya bido n'ebe okeye no nyebe oji ma oburukwa na eze obodo anoghi ebeahu.

whenever kola is presented in igboland, it is the mandate of the oldest man to bless the kola and those that would eat the kola after which, he gives the kola to the youngest man to break and share it starting from the same oldest man except where there is a king (Eze) in their midst, the king is to be given kola even before the breaking of the kola.

Bros,in some part of Igboland "igo oji" and "iwa oji" could mean the same thing(to bless the kola) even though "iwa oji" mean to break. Thats the uniqueness of the Igbo language! Basicly I think we are saying the same thing but it seems like there is a part of my post which you dont agree with. I dont know if its the "Ozo" part.

Akpokwana afa onye tili nmuo maka na obu ARU ! Meaning; Do not disclose the name of the person who carries the masqurade because its an abomination!
In my home town Umuoji we have three villages that cannot intermarry because they sprang from the same lineage; very ridiculous! And in this villages we do not pound palm fruit on NKWO market day! Every mudafaka knows this, because if you do break the law you must go see the OGWUGWU ALUSI!

Feraz: nwata anaghi awa oji ebe okenye no

You are very correct; A child doesnt break a KOLA nor say prayers on it while an older male or an Ozo titled man is around. Its a sacriledge in Idenmili!

That mudafoka killed that boy for just nothing! May he roth in jail!

[quote author=Ileke-IdI]Someday, I just wish Yorubas were a lil more violent. Send all these bytches back to their lake.[/quote]Do you actually think yarriba will defeat the Aworis and Egun people merged together talk more of the MIGHTY IGBOS who fought Nigeria,Britain,Russia,Egypt and all the Nigeria allies and their mercenaries put together for a burning 2yrs!

Ileke,an illitrate ashawo wey dey for ajegunle better pass you! Be careful of what you wish for!! Do you really know the Igbos very well ?

Obalufon: Yoruba civilization is equating with that of the Greek . Ibo were still in cannibalistic state before British colonization, 99percent were still running around barely clothed till 60s

Exactly what "yiba-ara" civilisation are you talking about ? What where your civilised yiba-ara people wearing before the they got ass whopping from the nupes,hausa invasion and the shameful defeats the Oyo kingdom surfered in the hands of the jihadists? Do you want me to continue!
Sometimes it better to just shut up rather than open your mouth and embarass yourself!

Am sure you never heard about the "akwaette" fabric in the 17 and 18centuries! You like claiming things you didnt invent, including the "Ife king head" sculpture which you copied from the "Nri head" which was made in about 4cen. before ife kingdom developed!
I will advice you yiba-aras to shut up and continue to chest beat without mentioning Igbos to get your full credits!

Weak minded "dark monkeys"(yoriba) !!!

odumchi: Oyi, Gini bu 'ukpa'?

Odum, "ukpa" means basket but not just any kind of basket but a particular one used by men during yam harvest. Its in rectangular shape and mostly found in Idenmili areas. It could be found somewhere else but I dont know.

All you need to do in order to find out if Nigeria will get better is just to peruse throught the comments made by the supposed "educated" Nigerians on Nairaland and thats all you need; Bunch of hateful and tribalistic bums! They claimed they are educated but most of them have not the common sense nor wisdom to make a constructive and sensible arguements! Nigeria is a wicked Nation!

Seriously, I have come to realize that the biggest obstacle stopping Nigeria from progressing is not the elected officials but "the Nigeria public"! Look at Nairaland and you will get all your answers! Most people on this forum are educated and exposed Nigerians but you will be shock at their level of reasoning nd public ettiquett! Very shameless bunch.

mbatuku2: Sure about this?

Do you know that Onicha ppl arent indegineous to Anambra state? Onicha were Igbos who were indigineous to Bini but war and constant conflict drove them away from their own land.

solomon111: Is this how low the yorubas have fallen?
Flagrant display of bad-belleism and 'the crab syndrome'.
Na wa o!

When I refer to a certain tribe in Nigeria as a cursed ppl they almost put a noose on my neck! Did you see how much hatred some ppl have for us ? I dey laugh joor! The same ppl who were murdered and butchered during the war are still the ones being envied! The stone that the builders rejected. . .you know the rest! IGBOs are the children of the most high thats why we held the Hausa/fulani,yorubas,all middlebelt put together,Ijaw,Ikwerre,British,Egypt,Russia and numerous of Nigerian allies and their mercenaries put together for three years of full blown war declared on us the Igbos and our Ibibbio brothers! We lost the war but we picked our head up and forged ahead without frustration! Today compare us with those who took arms to wipe the Igbo nation out from earth! We are blessed!

[quote author=One_Naira]West Africa: Ghana, Togo, and Ivory Coast have some of the nicest people
East Africa: Eritrea and Kenyans are very nice people.
South Africa and Central Africa: Namibia, Angola, Congo, etc are also nice
North Africa: Moroccans and Egyptians are equally nice but not as nice as the sub-saharans.[/quote]So,you think Igbo people are not nice and welcoming,or are you just avoiding tribal bashing ?Ask none IGBOs who have lived in the east how they were treated. The only issue with the IGBOs is that they have this crazy ambitious nature and sometimes some people mistook it for "invasion". An average IGBO man doesnt take what doent belong to him rather he will work hard and get his own. Kemesia nu!

ifyalways: Nri Priest,Imela.

I remembered something now and think I have another translation for "Iwenofu".When i was a kid and crying over a thing,my mom always say "O zugo nofu" meaning its ok/you've cried enough.Going with that 'nofu',IMO means its OK hence i think "Iwenofu" = Don't be angry again/control your bad temperament.

Moving on,can we translate the ffg names:
Nmuokwugwo(Anambra don't know the specific town)
Onukwuba(not Onukwube)
Agbakoba
Nwanosike

Ok,here I come.
Nwanosike=may the child have a lasting life/may the child be comfortable.
Nmuokwugwo=the spirits paid the price but it could mean something else depending on the dialect and pronounciation.
Onukwuba=he has join the fight and this name can also mean the same thing as "Onukwube",but it all depends on the dialect and pronounciation of who is naming.
Agbakoba=when people gather.

I hope I was of any help.

Oops! Odum,never mind. I see you were talking something different. But i will give translations later.

odumchi: I was just about to post a variant of that name lol.

Anyway, it's Onuyaba (Okigwe axis) and it means 'the mouth should speak'. In fact, it was my maternal great grandmother's (who hailed from a town called Isuochi in Okigwe l.g.a.) name.

I didnt want to translate that name for a reason because i wanna know the origin of the name before i translate. However,the meaning i was gonna give is quite different from what you offered. I will like Ify to reveal the origin before i proceed.

Onemela: I am truly confused and worried today. I am a Canadian woman engaged to be married to an Igbo man in the fall in Canada. He's living here. We are both Catholic and are set to marry in the Catholic church. We have been engaged for exactly three months and yesterday he told me that his father's eldest brother (his father passed away several years ago) is now threatening to disown him. My fiance's brother was accepted to school here as well and when he went to his village for permission to travel, they confiscated his passport and will not allow him to come because he's single and may do the same thing that my fiance is doing, marrying outside the culture.

I know my fiance is completly torn apart at this time. If he marries me he loses his family and inheritance and we condemn our future children to never know their family. I don't honestly know if I can live with that. I love him so much I can't stand to think that he might have to lose so much.

As I was not raised with this type of culture I am completely shocked and in desperate need of a clear opinion on what is right for me to do. I can't imagine my life without this man. I see him as the father of my children and companion of my future. But I don't want our marriage to be a constant reminder that he has nothing left to go home to.

Is there anything I can do that might help this situation? I have no intention of changing his culture or keeping it from our children. I love his culture and I am trying to learn more about him all the time. All I want is to be a wonderful wife for him and mother to his children.

I feel completely helpless and just cry to God for help but I could really use some honest opinions.

Thank you,

Melissa

Melissa,myself is also from same tribe as your fiance and our ppl frown at their children marrying outside their tribe talk more of a person from the Americas, who has no knowledge of their culture. You are gonna have a hard time convincing his family to accept you! Best thing is to move on now before its too late! He will NEVER marry you! You are just wasting your time! MOVE ON WITH YOUR DANM LIFE,SISTER!