ChinenyeN:

Asi m ka m kwuo ihe ga-ekwe gi nghosa. Asigh m na m ga-ekwu okwu Aro. O bu esusu Elai m suatu, ya na mkpuruokwu Aro ufodi (i.e. "tam" ).

And yet another audio recording by yours truly.

Nsogbu adinughi. M ńara ihe onhu I ji sesa olu gi (recording). Ikwuru gi eziokwu, olu Ngwa gi di nma. I n'asusa ya aga e kwesiri. Ma o bunughi ihe odo m ghosagbara ihe I kwuru.

ChinenyeN:

Ka m kwuo ihe ga-ekwe gi nghosa: Tam i bia jiri "misconception" gaa, mara na okwu Ngwa nwere okwu ndi kwesiri isunta n'imi. Mgbe ufodi, ma a suntaghi n'imi, "meaning" agbanwe. O bu ele o du nde Ngwa (this has been explained several times before, I don't know why it need be explained again). Odo, i si na nne nne gi biri n'Aba. O di ihe o mere? I ma na okwu Ngwa m na-ekwu abughi nke Aba-Ngwa, ma o bukwanu nke "Onicha-Ngwa" . I makwa otu ahu. I makwa na anaghi m eji "biko gbaghara" ekwu okwu Ngwa ekhenkhem. Ihe onhu m mere (audio recording) bukwara ilulu Ngwa. O buru na nne nne gi aghosapuu ya bu ilulu; o nweghi ihe o mere.

Now that the explanations are done.. zikwa ya. Aga m "a-like" ima ihe o ga-ekwu.

Enyi, o na I maghi guma o njakiri ka m n'ama ihe onhu? M ma na okwu Ngwa di icho icho. Ihe onhu dum I kwuru m ghosagbara wo dum. Ka m juo tee ri: O di okwu Aro ka I n'acho isu ihe onhu? I gbaliri kama I sutazighi ya aga o kwesiri lol.

M ma aju nne nne m ka vu ihe o m'ekwu. Na mgbe adighi anya m m'esesa onwe m (record myself) ebe m n'asu okwu nde Ohafia na Ututu.

Antivirus92: Ndee ihe na emezi na threadia? Ndi be anyi ubosi uka oma onye obuna! Ama na onye obuna ejeena uka taata? Odumchi, igbugokwalu ibini ukpabi iyom okuko tata? Mee oso tupu iwe ewee ya. Umu idennaa ekenem unu ooo, igbo daalu nu!

Enyi, ndaa? Udo o di kwa? Ibini Ukpabi erijuola avo. O nweghi iwe obula m'ewe ya. M nonwa.

pazienza:
Haha! Nna idi wicked o! Achikata kwam ochi, afo ana afuzi m ufu. chai! chinenye ga egbu mmadu o!

Ugha adighi n'okwu mu lol.

ChinenyeN:

Ya bu ele asusu na-ada mgbe ufodi. Ama m na i choro ka asusu gi di ka nke m. O bu ya bu uto okwu Ngwa kpoo

You got "tell" close enough, but that's about it.

ii o nna nnu. M ma ezi nne nne mu ihe onhu. O na nu okwu Ngwa maka o biele na Aba za nza di anya. O buru na o ghosapuu ihe onhu, mara na I na sunta n'imi.

ShyM-X:


Cool, I hear that. But the post has been banned again.

Can you please re-open it?

Done.

ShyM-X:
Odumchi, I made a complaint this morning and I saw you on the complaints thread afterwards. I still don't know why you have refused to unhide the posts. smh

I always log in and glance around when I'm busy. When I'm freer during the day (like now) is when I do what needs to be done. No need to "ethnicize" this matter whatsoever.

ShyM-X:


I already posted a complaint in the complaint thread of the culture section, but the mod who's from "you know what tribe" saw it and refused to unhide the posts because the thread isn't about his people. I saw him on the thread this morning, yet he refused to open it.

If this had been the other sections, especially the politics and foreign affairs sections, the posts would have been opened by now. And when people get mad at these people for being clannish and bigoted, they'll start fuming and crying that everyone hates them. smh

I always log in and glance around when I'm busy. When I'm freer during the day (like now) is when I do what needs to be done. No need to "ethnicize" this matter whatsoever.

Kwara ihe nmadi n'anu! Ihe a o Igbo k'o nsu? Nwoke m, tam I kwuo okwu, kwapu ukwaara! Olu gi n'ada ele onye azuzu n'eme. Chinenye, ava gi ovuru ma na buru "Osunimi".

Here's my attempt: "Tell the water (?) something, and I'll tell it something too."

*Kails*:


Thanks dear.

Could you check this thread out and if possible put it on fp?
https://www.nairaland.com/1406183/hypocrisy-modern-african#17582411

No problem. I'll see if I can recommended it.

The only dialect I can speak perfectly is Aro. Aside from that I can speak and understand Izugbe (although I sometimes subconciously mix it with Aro) and can attempt to speak most well-known dialects.

Bịá téé rị, ndạạ ịhe mere ị ji ajụ ólu ólé ànyì mà àghọsapu? Ọ zà áà gbàsà gị? Ọñhụ ọ pụsàrà ngen?

MsDarkSkin: Odumchi.

Could u pls be a sweetheart and unhide this post 4 me.

https://www.nairaland.com/1018361/wodaabe-people/7#17550695

Gracias!

Done. No problem.

o'boy:
ndee etu unu melu?/ndee ka i me? Or just 'ndee'?

Oh ok. Thanks.

Eze Promoe:
"Ma ntà, ma imó" [my grandma says, "ma ntà, ma ómòróko

We say "ma nta, ma imo" in Aro as well.

Their language, history and culture.

Odenigbo, go to 0:58 of this video to hear Onyenze (who is from Atani) use the phrase "iko okpo".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlq_gOwlhko&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dmlq_gOwlhko#

Antivirus92: how sure are you that they are not related? Speak for urself. I know ur arguement is based on oral history which usually start from a man, but cannot point out correctly where the man came from. Its all guess!

I'd rather not we go there.

o'boy:
all of anambra north(onitsha,ogbaru,oyi e.t.c) and some parts of anambra centre speak ife

Oh ok. How do they say "how are you" using "ndee"?

And does anyone know exactly what parts of Enugu speak "ife"?

Abagworo: Igbo n'asu n'olu n'olu. Igbos speak in different tongues.

Stealing = Osi, Oshi, Ohi, Ori .

Why is it so?

And stealing is also 'nzi' (Aro).

ezeagu: Same for /n/ and /l/ or /r/ and /h/ or /h/ and /f/.

My question is: what is the cause(s) of these varieties?

ChinenyeN: I doubt there is an origin we can point to. I am also inclined to believe that the appearance of sh is not as random as we might think. The way I see it, sh is a legitimate phoneme, quite possibly with a forgotten history. Many communities still speak with sh. It isn't as limited as some may think, and in many instances sh can even be contrastive with s, meaning the presence of sh as opposed to s can actually change the meaning of the word. That there exists instances in which sh stands on its own and not just as a synonym for s could suggest a more pervasive usage of sh in the past (at least, for some communities). Clearly, sh has for the most part lost out to s, for reasons we can only speculate on.

Then there is the h/sh dynamic in which some communities have developed an sh in contrast to the h found in some other communities.

So you're saying that it's possible that 'sh' might be the remains of some proto-Igbo language(s)? You said "many communities still speak with 'sh'" which suggests that its presence was perhaps greater in the past. If such a scenario actually did exist, what could've caused the shift from 'sh' to 's'?

It's interesting, but then again there are dialects in which the 'sh' sound is entirely non-existent. What's the explanation for that?

o'boy:
my mum's people(ideani] also speak 'ndee'

So you would greet someone 'ndee'? And which one do you say: "ndee ka I mere/melu" or just "ndee"?

o'boy:


i am forced to think that they are all related,i might be wrong though

I wouldn't say so. An Oshimili man and an Ohafia man are not related, yet they both call head 'ishi'.

Antivirus92: we also say 'ndee ihe okwuru'

In parts of Abia and Enugu we also say 'ndaa'/'ndee'.

What part(s) of Anambra say 'ife' and speak "kedu ife fa fulu na ife afu?" A while ago, I used to think all of Anambra spoke like that, but I've realized it isn't so.

Are there any parts of Anambra that say "nwuola" instead of "nwurugo onwu" for "has died"?

Nw'Ikwerre, I kwèrè ị́kwere?

Trans: Ikwerre man, do you agree to surrender?

Ágá a gà àgà?

Trans: Are you asking how we will proceed?

Ndí Ndidi dị́

Trans: Patience's food is there.

Nnà yá náá yá ńnáá yá.

Trans: His father retrieved it single-handedly.

o'boy:
even in Abia?

Yes. Ohafia people speak with 'sh'. I think it's also present in the Umuahia area.

Fulaman198: LOL sounds like a case of Hausa influence (I'm joking lolllll). But to be honest, I think a lot of Nigerian based languages have Hausa influence sadly. Yoruba does, Fulfulde (Fulani tongue does). It would not surprise me if some Igbo dialects do as well.

This has absolutely nothing to do with Hausa or Fulfulde.

Afam4eva: In my part of Igboland, we use "sh" instead of "s".

Central Igbo - Ha si na(they said that)

Nkanu - Ha shi na(they said that)

I know. The strange thing is that this phenomenon is found sporadically throughout Igboland.

o'boy:
not sure where it originated from but i know owerri,awka,some part of enugu speak it

It's in every Igbo state. It's a really strange phenomenon.

Where does this 'sh' factor originate? Why is it that in random parts of Igboland you find the 'sh' sound? Why do some people speak with 'sh' and others with 's'?

Where does this 'sh' factor originate? Why is it that in random parts of Igboland you find the 'sh' sound? Why do people speak 'sh'?

O kpù okpú Ọkpu

Trans: He's wearing Okpu's hat.

Yọ yọọ yoo

Trans: Then he shook him.