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Culture / Re: Some Funky Igbo Names And Their Meaning by odumchi: 4:54pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
debbie: Nnaa enyi I boola? I'm sure you'll pick it up with time. 1 Like 1 Share |
Culture / Re: Some Funky Igbo Names And Their Meaning by odumchi: 10:40pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
Dee OdenigboAroli, were e gaje! I zuru oke! debbie: Lol. Trans: My brother, it never ceases to please me whenever you list these your people's names for us. |
Culture / Re: Some Funky Igbo Names And Their Meaning by odumchi: 1:45pm On Jul 13, 2015 |
BuddahMonk: 'bu uzo' in this context means 'comes first'. The proper meaning of that name would be '[My] chi (personal spirit/avatar) paves the way'. 3 Likes |
Culture / Re: Some Funky Igbo Names And Their Meaning by odumchi: 5:33am On Jul 11, 2015 |
OdenigboAroli: Nwa mama, I guisiwara anyi umu irigiri ava inyi a, o dii mgbe o naghi atoje m uto. |
Celebrities / Re: Photos From Charlyboy's 64th Birthday Party by odumchi: 11:01pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
I honestly don't know why people can never mind their business. I mean, what concerns you with the way this man lives his own life? So what if he has tattoos and piercings? Didn't our not-so-distant ancestors decorate their bodies with uri and uvie (camwood) tattoos as well? Didn't people slash their faces with ichi markings as a sign of nobility? The funny thing is that despite however you all may feel about him, the dude has been of immense benefit to his community (Ugwuta), and that's all that matters. Unlike many of us, he's used his popularity and influence to bring about change, organization, and awareness to the many problems affecting youth and young adults in Ugwuta and is rightfully a philanthropist. But I'm sure that no matter what this guy does, the world can never be placated. 27 Likes 1 Share |
Romance / Re: Beautiful Igbo Women by odumchi: 3:59am On Jun 17, 2015 |
^^^ Done. I've relocated the thread to the appropriate section. |
Culture / Re: Finally! The Igbo Languages And Proto-Igbo Reconstructions by odumchi: 7:13am On Jun 16, 2015 |
ChinenyeN and Radoillo, well done. I've been trailing this discussion since it began and although it may only be two pages in, I've learned so much already. I'm a bit occupied at the moment so I won't able to contribute/address your statement right now, ChinenyeN, but I have been slowly nitpicking those hefty PDFs! Para nni gawa! 3 Likes |
Properties / Re: Checkout The First Storey Building In Nigeria by odumchi: 6:08pm On Jun 07, 2015 |
The first European-built storey building or the first European-built chimney building? Last last time I checked numerous Nigerian cultures have their respective multi-story archaeological traditions. |
Culture / Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 6:05am On Jun 05, 2015 |
Umu ibe, unu emeka. I've done some research and have pinpointed the phrase to the Old Bende region. Perhaps our sister Gboliwe could confirm this for me? It's also interesting how there seems to be a pattern involving the phrase 'I mere/mena ańaa/aghaa' in several communities stretching from Nsuka to heart of southern Igbo. |
Culture / Re: The Ibo Udu Drum by odumchi: 5:50pm On Jun 02, 2015 |
Ihuomadinihu: It's certainly in decline, but there are a few artists that still employ it in their music. Akunwafor Obiligbo (a native of Nteje) still makes use of it to date as well as a few other egwu ekpili musicians from other parts of Anambra. I've also heard and seen its use amongst local music groups in Ikwereland, Ngwaland and other parts of southern Ali Igbo. 5 Likes |
Culture / Re: Which Nigerian Languages can You Speak? by odumchi: 9:56pm On May 31, 2015 |
Gboliwe: Agu nwami! Asi Naijiria onwa bu nmadi, mbu I buru e lol. Jookwa wo. |
Culture / Re: Which Nigerian Languages can You Speak? by odumchi: 7:21am On May 31, 2015 |
Gboliwe: Nwanne m nwami, o n'ezi? |
Politics / Re: Inauguration Of Ifeanyi Okowa As Governor Of Delta State by odumchi: 12:21am On May 30, 2015 |
pazienza: M werela ochi dorisie akuku m. Unu ajogbuo onwe unu! |
Family / Re: Gifts For Mother In Law After Omugwo. by odumchi: 3:08am On May 23, 2015 |
Do the Urhobo call the same practice which the Igbo refer to as 'omugwo' by the same name as well? 2 Likes |
Culture / Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 7:21pm On May 17, 2015 |
Cyberknight: Hmm. Really? That's quite interesting. I thought "I mena kp'ole" was already the standard greeting in the Owere/Ngor-Okpala/Urata area. Where exactly is your area, if I may ask? |
Culture / Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 7:11am On May 17, 2015 |
Which areas typically greet "I mere anaa?" (centralized: I mere otu ole) or used the term 'anaa'? |
Culture / Re: Akpaala Okwu (idioms). by odumchi: 9:48pm On May 07, 2015 |
Dee BuddahMonk, I biaruola? Kaa, were oche. "Ohia na uzo amarala" - ya bunu na yabu ihe doro onye obula anya. "Ewu eriela m igu n'isi" - ya bunu ihe di egwu n'ekwesighi ime mekwasiri madu. "Ivie aji n'ukwu" - nke a bu okwu Aro Okigbo. O putara ime madu obi isi ike. "Eze onye agwala m" - aha ana-akpo onye na-esikari onwu. "Anyi ama eve egbe?" - Nke bu kwa okwu Aro Okigbo. O di ka iju madu "kedu ka m ga-esi eru ebe ahu ngwa ngwa?" |
Culture / Re: Akpaala Okwu (idioms). by odumchi: 4:07am On May 07, 2015 |
Biko, onye chetakwuru ndi ozo, ya kaa bia dee. Dee Andreh Uweh, gi bunu nna anyi ukwu meheere anyi thredi oma a kemgbe afo ise gara aga, I bu onye nmanma. |
Culture / Re: Akpaala Okwu (idioms). by odumchi: 4:04am On May 07, 2015 |
Igbo ndi nwe m, unu gbazuo ka anyi mezie threadi a n'ihie na ihe di nma di na ya. Akpaala okwu ozo di kwa na okwu Igbo bu kwa: "Mbosi nta anyi achoonu ohere nchi" - Ya bunu ka ihe diriwa ka esiri kpaa ya. |
Culture / Re: What Is This Notorious Itchy Plant Called In Your Language? by odumchi: 5:08am On May 02, 2015 |
We call it 'agbara' or 'ibie' in the Aro dialect of Igbo. |
Politics / Re: INEC Declares Ikpeazu Winner Of Abia Governorship Election by odumchi: 8:18am On Apr 26, 2015 |
Gboliwe: The fact that TA Orji is now going to be counted among those that represent us in Abuja kills me even more. 5 Likes |
Politics / Re: INEC Declares Ikpeazu Winner Of Abia Governorship Election by odumchi: 7:40am On Apr 26, 2015 |
O di ngeni ihe ka nmadi ji isi koro? I find it disappointing how this past election seemed to be nothing more than a display of the blinding effects of extreme chauvinism. I'm yet to understand how and why certain political camps could ignore PDP's 16 years of failure in our beloved Abia state and twist the entire election into an "Ngwa vs Non-Ngwa" affair. I mean, I get the fact that southern Abia has been agitating for governorship for some time now, but is that the reason why we should ignore PDPs failures and sell ourselves back into the hands of rogues such as TA Orji and Orji Uzo Kalu, the very people who are responsible for our state's deplorable state? I don't know why people can't seem to reason that this "na my broda be dat" mentality will get us nowhere. Since Ikpeazu is an Ngwa man (as was Alex Otti), all of a sudden the problems of Aba and the greater Ngwa people are going to be fixed? Upon all of the support and praise Goodluck Jonathan received from the East, can we name one single solid thing that he has done for us? Ana ekwu nke ana ekwu abia sikwa na TA Orji arigorola okwa senator. Ihe a gbara m harii. 18 Likes 3 Shares |
Culture / Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 10:27am On Apr 25, 2015 |
Radoillo: Ah, I see. I completely understand what you mean. Thank you again. |
Culture / Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 10:02am On Apr 24, 2015 |
Since we're still on the matter, does anyone know the meaning of the names 'Ezeoke' and 'Nsofo'? I believe someone once translated the latter as 'taboo of Ofo day', but I don't find that particularly satisfactory. What do you guys think? [size=5pt]Ama m na ana m ajukari ajuju, mana onye ajuju adighi efu uzo. [/size] |
Culture / Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 9:54am On Apr 24, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Deede, ka I siri were nwayo kowazie ya ka o wee doo m anya ofuma atogbuola m. I meela! |
Culture / Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 8:38pm On Apr 23, 2015 |
Radoillo: Oh wow. It was actually "Igba ncha" that I heard, but after searching the term through the nairaland search tool, I ran across both terms and considering their contexts, your translation seems very appropriate. Deede, I meela. |
Culture / Re: Igbo learning thread + Translator by odumchi: 3:58am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Nde nk'anyi, what's the meaning of the phrase "igba ncha"? |
Culture / Re: Will You Obey Culture And Let This Happen??(photo) by odumchi: 3:41am On Apr 20, 2015 |
These replies, sef. |
Culture / Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 3:46pm On Apr 18, 2015 |
OdenigboAroli: Ah-ha? O budi ihe mere ihe a? Yabu ihe a ndi madu dibu asi na onye obi oku luo nwanyi, isi ajuo ya oyi bu n'ezie? Nwoke m, nke gi ka nma. I gbaliala nnoo. O ugbu a ka m biara mata isi kaption gi ahu lol. |
Culture / Re: Igbo Homophone Game by odumchi: 2:41am On Apr 17, 2015 |
OdenigboAroli: Di anyi, udo gbara kasaa. Nke a anaghi anuzikwa mkpota gi otu esi anubu n'oge mbu, o na-agakwa nke oma? |
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