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bigfrancis21:


Nna...anya gi? Kee ka I si anya anyanwu obodo oyibo?

Nnaa, o dila anya n'ezi. M nonhu woo. M makwanhu guma ihe dum nanhu agaziri gi nhu. Anwu ali Bekee a agbule m. Ike e agwule m, kama ngen odo ka nmadi ma-emekwan? M nanhu avu oru I na-aru nwa, o juru m avo.

Ènyì Ènyí ényíí ènyí ènyí.

Trans: Enyi's (short for Enyinnaya) friend didn't mount our elephant.

bigfrancis21:
042 bu ebe ano! Site na awkunano, afia 9, maobu abakpa lue na gariki! Enugu bu ebe ano nwanna!

N'ogbe ka ndi ogbe pasa. Nna, tuo down n'ogbe kita kita na ndi ogbe abatago.

Eshishi na nsogbu bu ofu ife.

Nna, ka m bochaa...

Nyaba ishi, nyaba ishi, di anyi! Eshishi anoo! Afuwo m la Ndi "Boys Ochie" abatawo threadia. Deme oo.

Ö k'ö köö òkóókó Òkóókó.

Trans: It's so that he can cultivate Okoko's (a name common amongst Niger-Delta ethnic groups) flowers.

Ö köö ö k'ö köö ökö.

Trans: If he confesses, it's just a trick that he'll use to peacefully scratch his itchy body.

I jéé ijè Ijè?

Trans: So you didn't pursue romantic interests with that girl Ije?

bigfrancis21:
Gbam. Nwa ogbe.

Eshishi a da eshi ebe m no. O da eshi. O shigodi a walu ya gutter.

Ngwa kpofutie ka o sibe!

Chei...042!

Nwa agaba unu na-akpo unu ife a!

Hewu! Ogbueshi, nyaa unu ji yabu asusu 042 emelu ayi nnoo swagga. Gaba l'iru o dii ife mee!

Asi m ajuo ife nnaa, eshishi la "nsogbu" fa l'aabu bu ife nnaa, o kwia?

ChinenyeN:
Shìishì shi, "Ishi shì shìì ishì shi."

Trans: The chicken said, "Oaths simply carry the scent of feces."

Shiishi for chicken...Interesting. How common is this in Ngwa?

Kèlé éléé élé èlè élé Éléèlè.

Trans: Kele (short for Kelechi) wasn't observant just like that fool from Elele (a place).

Éjii, èjì èjí éjì éjì èjí éjí èjí éjí?

Trans: Ejii (short for Ejike), are the snails meant for decorating the costumes rightly being used for what they're actually meant for?

Nw'Oka, ndaa?

N'önhù nö nhü nönhü ànönhü.

Trans: Apparently, that one that's there is still there at this very moment.

(For my northern folks. )

I gülü ùbé igùlùbè, Igùlù béé i.

Trans: If you pluck the pear meant for appeasing the locusts, Igulu will kill you.

Á mà àmá ámá ámàámá.

Trans: the hometown of a celebrity will always be known.

Ókèrè ó kèrè Òkéré ò k'éré?

Trans: Hasn't the share (of meat) he allotted Okere gone bad by now?

Àkùölà àkúölá ákú ö laa?

Trans: How come Akuola rushed away immediately instead of waiting for someone to answer the door?

Kà á kàá, kà á kàá, káà kà kàá!

Trans: "You're always asking to let you speak, could you please just say it now and get it over with!"

Arusi kpakaria ike, ezi ya osisi ejiri kpuo ya.

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ChinenyeN:
See you giving away southern Igbo lexical secrets like it's no big deal.

Harawa. Ta m jide kwa ogwe m gi hara ikpo m ikpe Okonko.

Cyberknight:
O buru n'o bu eriri ndi ozo a na-ahukari nga ndi na-egosi uyo ma o bu moto ndi n'egu egwu ma o bu ndi na-aputa na film, eriri a ga na-esu ka stadium.
O kp'uwa ri ugbulaka. Okwa unu na-ahu ihe kpatara k'otutu ndi mmadu na-ekwu n'asusu Igbo na ha anwu nwiyo nwiyo.

Unu anwuchula.

Ihe mere eme. Ugbua anyi aga eme kwanu gini? Anyi aga echenye ndi madu egbe n'isi ma ha gata bia ebe a? Nke kadi ewe m iwe bu otu a anoo noo ndi ukwu na oha, ya bunu Ndi "Okwu Igbo gaje inwu taa m'o echi", abia gbawa akwara olu. Ugbua ije eruola na ojije, ole ebe ha yechara isi?

I si na anyi anwuchile? Ndi foro afo n'ime anyi, ha ha kwanu otu ole? Ndi nwuchihalere anwuchihaala kemgbe gboo. O mere umere naani mu na gi na Dee Bigfrancis na mkpuru ndi madu ole na ole ndi ozo ka foro. Ike gwuru.

bigfrancis21:
It means, 'God walk unto me'. In Igbo, 'jekwu' means 'to walk/go up to' or 'meet someone'. Ie 'jekwu nwanyi afu no na mgbago ebe nni, welu ife a nye ya', 'nne gi abiago. Ngwa, nee ya jekwulu, rapu m aka'.

Thanks so much, Nwanna.

Could anyone help me with the meaning of the name Chukwujekwu?

At first glance, I thought of it as "Chukwu ji ekwu" meaning "God (habitually) says", but on second thought, the use of 'ji' as a replacement of 'na' to express a habitual nature is unique to southern Igbo, whereas Chukwujekwu is a name that's mainly popular in the north.

Johnolis:

For those asking if there are igbo movies, I want to humbly inform you guys that Igbowood are currently producing high quality season films with very rich content. I am currently in season 8 of this movie.

I don't know if I can necessarily agree with the bolded. I was a bit optimistic when Ada Mbano was released, but then after Ada Abakaliki and now Nkoli Nwa Nsuka, I've realized that all of these films fundamentally share the same plot (a village girl, goes to town, gets married, comedy etc.) and quite frankly it's very disappointing.

Personally, I don't like the general direction in which today's Igbo movies are headed. I don't know if the problem stems from a lack of good directors and writers, or a lack of serious actors, or both, but I feel like few of today's movies (this goes for all Nigerian films in general) are really worth the 2 hours or so they take to watch.

Our films of nowadays are mostly about with childish comedy, marriage, or other trivial issues. Gone are the days when films had serious, intricate plots that would have you gripped on the edge of your seat. Gone are the days when Nigerian films explored serious life problems, or used the magic of actors like Nkem Owoh and Sam Loco to bring thoughtful and well-constructed humor into our lives. Nowadays we have comedians posing as actors and our films have degenerated to child's play.

I really wish films of the quality of Taboo, Nneka The Pretty Serpent, Rituals, Okochi, and many other titles would make a come back into Igbowood. I think I speak for the majority of Nde Igbo when I say I'm tired of watching these so-called Igbo actors playing around in front of the camera while spewing their half-baked Engligbo. I am glad that there has been a revival in the production of Igbo movies, nonetheless, I just hope we can return to that high standard of quality.

Gboliwe:
Mkpuru achi? That's strange considering there's another one that's really achi. What then is achi called?

I actually didn't recognize it when I first saw it. The closest thing I know to it in both resemblance and use is achi.

O nwere ajuju nnaa m si m ajuo: nde gi wefuta channel kena, ndigh otu we g'isite emefuta hwe ohuru we g'izi la e? Odo kwa buru la o gi ibu hwe nwute nhiri nne ma we jiri "Igbo Khaki" la "Engligbo" mebichaa e maka la udiri hwena nji alafu ugwu diiri okwu Igbo.

Gboliwe:
In my dialect, its called ORURU.

Its very hard and takes time to cook. Its used as a soup thickener. Like achi or egusi but its a whole soup of its own.
I don't like the soup because even though it tastes sweeter the next day and can rarely get spoilt, it gets dark. So, two days after making the soup even if you put it in the fridge, its as black as sheet and not good to the eyes.

Cc Odumchi, what is this called in your dialect?

Aro Okigbo na-ekuje e 'mkpuru achi'.

pazienza:
Enwe= ?

Utobo= ?

Uzodimgba=?

Adaka= ?


Or are these dialectical differences?

In my dialect, Adaka is baboon, Ozodimgba is chimpanzee, and Enwe refers to lower species of monkeys. There's also something that we call Uzontuzo or Eberetete, which my grandmother described to me as a species of forest gorilla that's notorious for attacking humans and stealing their possessions. I believe Utobo is a dialectal variation of the word for gorilla. Not too sure, though.

(In my dialect)

Cobra - ajuali

Baboon - adaka

Certain specie of forest gorilla - eberetete

Goose - okuko ugbala

Dragonfly - ojiike

Rattlesnake - akaansi

Native cow - evi igbo

ChinenyeN:
Ochi leii. Nnaa tukpaa ahu. O dii nma we _{(nde nd'igu whnena)} nguo whnena i di igba, we agba erne la okwu Ngwa ng'ikwera we okwukwu. _{Ah ah.. Okwu Ngwa nnwerne 'rep' nunu}

Lol ka m kwusi.

LOL, onye ughoro. Ujo atula gi. Aga m ikwuso l'obena ta mu hara irafuta gi. Ya diriwa.

ChinenyeN:
i biakwala odo. Nye nd'ikuzni gh Ngwa?

Mgba ahu nde disaipu bidoro suwa l'ire l'ire l'ehi Pentikos, o di onye kuzhila we? I maghi la hwe ejigh ara onye obi e kakporo akakpo.

Kena adi m ihu gbuo ezila la "Churchi agbasaala" l'ezhi.

HopeAtHand:
Afam what does it matter?

Language is meant for communication and not communication for language..It is important you express in the language that best delivers your message with a vast pool of phrases, idioms et al.

Comparing Igbos to Hausas is very degrading on Igbos..Things being in correct order, Hausas and their poor level of intellectual capacity ought to be confined to the lowest spectrum of the Nigerian society.

Kwara uka aka kpu n'onu. This is the very mentality that's at the heart of this issue.