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nedu210:
@odumchi am from AWGU

Oh ok. So now I understand the Wawa thing. People refered to Enugites as Wawa so much that I was beginning to think they were a clan.

ChinenyeN:
Seriously? How do you not know your own dialect?

Come to think of it, it's better than understanding Igbo but not being able to speak it.
Anyway, his case isn't that pecuiliar. An Owerre kid who was raised in Nnewi will most likely speak Idemilli and vise versa. I have a relative who has lived in Aba so long that all he speaks now is Ngwa.

I remember last time we met, most of what he spoke sounded like gibberish. I felt like saying, "Man, abeg just speak English to me." lol 

Chyz*:
Surprising aint it,lol? Chinenye we are kin. I will not reveal everything about me but I will put out hints bit by bit.

ChinenyeN:
I'm surprised really. How common is it for people to understand but not speak their dialect?
You speak Ngwa . . . ?

Umu Nwga gbakoooor!

NRI PRIEST:
Firstly, Igbo women dont have history of wearing beads on their heads because its not our culture at all. Thats strictly Benin style and the smaller kingdoms around them, like uhrobo,afema,okada,akoko edo and co. Even the western Igbos dont wear beads on their heads. It is not Igbo womens attire, its a new trend and foreign and needs to be corrected right away!!

Please, don't bring confusion into our midst. You might want to rethink what you posted.

The Ututu are a people in Arochukwu LGA, Abia State. You're also right, they are Eastern Igbo.

Ututu:

Do you want to eat now?
ibia ri nri ugbua?

What is your name?
Iza ngen?

How are you?
Imere aà?

afam4eva:
I'm really not surprised when i see similarities between southern Igbos and Efik/Ibibios. They're kinda inter mixed.

How so?

Nedu what LGAs in Enugu are Wawa?

Add this to the list.

Ohafia:

What's your name?
ani wu efa gi?

Do you want to eat now?
Ichò iri ife ugbua?

How are you?
Imere g'ole?

Compare and contrast this Ijaw woman's attire (minus her blouse and wrapper) with that of her Igbo counterpart.

Compare these Igbo men to their Efik counterparts. Try to find distinctions.

Now, compare this Ijaw woman's traditional attire (disregard her blouse and wrapper) with that of her Igbo counterpart.

Although its clear that the Urhobo and Edo are related, please take a look at this picture of an Urhobo maiden for comparison's sake.

Now take a look at the next two pictures, and youll see Igbo maidens also with similar attire and notice the way their head beads are ornamented and also the presence of the bead shawl.

This thread is meant for us to an observation at the similar yet distinct cultural patterns that are found throughout the cultures of Midwest and the East. If you take a look at the first two pictures, you will see two elegant Edo maidens.

Take notice of the braiding style with which their hair is braided and also notice the bead shawl.

ChinenyeN:
So, have we exhausted the number of lectal/dialectal representatives here on NL?

Aro
Isinweke
Ugbo
Onicha
Abiriba
Owere
Item
Agbor
Nsuka***
[some place in Enugu; Afam didn't specify]
Ikwere
Riverine/Ukwuani/Oguta/Oru
Idemili
Elai

***Is Nsuka an actual group or just some name for an area?

Most likely a group since they have their own dialect.

Everyone, thanks for all of your responses.

What I'm asking is where are the distinctions drawn? Like where does use of otu end and use of ofu begin? Is it possible to find an "otu/olu" speaking people in Anambra or Delta? And vise versa.

Which dialects generally use ofu, otu and olu?

I'm well aware that the majority of Delta, Enugu and Anambra say Ofu, Ngwa and other parts of Abia and Imo say Otu, and parts of Northern Abia say olu. However, in which areas are each strongest?

So much for the nutritional benefits of living on bread and soaked Garri.

@ Chinenye

Ah, I see. Thank you.

Andre Uweh:
Where is Nuzo? He is from Ebonyi state. May be someone nice can p.m him about this thread.

Lol nice try.

Oh ok. This refers to spoken Igbo right? However, I am aware there is only one written Igbo.

And @topic I've noticed that we've yet to see any Ebonyi dialects.

@Ify
Onwe ogwu di da Egwu Igbo

El Guapo:
[color=#0066ff]Umunnem, Unu mana Xmas naha erute, Ke ihe Unu ga eJi Emerem Xmas? [/color]

Go gini ka iwetere anyi?

Is there a Northern central Igbo and a Southern central Igbo?

I was referring to Hebrew as Voodoo was not Yoruba.

So what do you say as yesterday If you don't have "unyahu?"

In Aro we say "Nmiri doro uynahu". However in what is called Ibibio Igbo (which is the type shredded of Igbo spoken by Ibibios in the surrounding area) they say "Nmini" instead of "Nmiri".

tpia@:
i think the v turns to a w same as with arabic, in the Jewish pronounciation.

or it remains v.

It might be "Dafid" since Steven is actually pronounced "Stefen" in Hebrew. But I was also thinking, isn't the name Daoda or Dauda?

Eheh Nwoke Ukwuani abiala. Chyz represent your people.

Flavour di egwu. Okwuziri ekwuzi uwa adighi nve.

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Oh. I guessed that the first one was Ikwerre but doesn't seem like the second one is.

Abagwpro what dialects are those?

@Ada Ide

There are many threads on that topic already. However feel free to start one if you like.Here's one:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-811678.0.html