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Eze Promoe: [color=scarlet]In my own dialect (Idemili). We describe it as thus:
turn on the light- gbayi oku
turn off the light- gbanyuo oku[/color]

In some dialects, the 'ny' sound is omitted. Words like gbanye (turn on), tinye (put), and bunye (carry) are pronounced as: gbai, tii, and bui. Is Ikwere the same way?

Most-cultured Nairalanders,

I can hardly believe that it's already been a whole year since I began moderating. I must admit that it's been a most-exhilarating and interesting year. I've learned many things from our discussions this year and together we've worked to make the Culture Section better than it was last year, and God-willing, next year will be even better.

Andso, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful and safe Christmas and [to those who don't celebrate Christmas] a happy holiday season along with a successful new year.


Odumchi

As far as I know, we really don't have a name for it. We just call it: Anyim Calabar (Calabar River). However, some call it by its Ibibio name: Akwa Inyang Ibom (The Great River).

"Kamavu I ma emejo Ekpe odo gi gbavuo nnaa" - rather than offending Ekpe [authority] and worsening your case, just stay quiet.

Gboliwe: For the homepage:
https://www.nairaland.com/1139020/u-put-clothes-deceased-sibling

https://www.nairaland.com/1130012/picture-enugu-culture-tourism-fiesta

https://www.nairaland.com/729403/does-culture-define-way-nigerian

On it!

Freiburger: Wetin make you think say pesin nor fit turn into lizard as well?

Na true talk but owl na confirmed juju animal, now.

Eze Promoe: [color=scarlet]Eze, we're very sorry for derailing. I know what usually comes next after saying, 'thank you, everyone', now Ogugua and Lucenzo apologise. [/color]

Lol. Nsogbu adii.

Anyway, I have another question for everyone: how do you say "did you do it on purpose" in Central Igbo?

Is it "I ke-eke mee ya" or "I ma-uma mee ya"?

Rich Dad: No be meat??

Una neva hear say pesin dey turn into owl? Abeg, hunger neva reach like dat. Me, I go chop lizard before I chop owl.

Thanks everyone.

Antivirus92: ur first paragraph, is it for mocking or for compliment? Anyway that's what i am if you have ever seen me in real life. I like ur law of inertia,africa would have remained in the bush if not for the whites.

Na joke I dey joke.

By saying: "Africa would've remained in the bush if not for the whites" you're making it seem as if they are our saviors or our gods.

Antivirus92: Anam eji ohere a asi onye obuna ekeresimesi oma na aho ofuru ka mma. Ndi na-eme njem n'udi obuna,njem oma n'ebe unu no! .ndi na-agu akwukwo,ndi ahia,ndi oru oyibo,ndi oru aka, aho ofuru 2013 ga akalu anyi mma na afa jesus!. Ka m kene onye obula nyere m aka na nairaland na aho a, igwe odumchi,chinenye,abagworo,odenigbo aroli(nwannem),pazienza,malawian,kwangi,achi,toshman,ifyalways,maria-g,odunnu,andrew uweh,chuckskalidon,afam na ndi ozo niile m agara okposi afa. Ekperem bu ka jesu amuru ofuru wete udo na ife,agamniru, ahu ike,ego na uba,ngafe n'ule n'ebe anyi nine no. Ify chezoo nghotafie ahu m na gi nwere oge gara aga,ka osoro 2012 wee gafee. OGA ADIRI ANYI NINE NA MMA NA AFA JESUS!

Enyi, na agbanyeghi na I bu onye isi okpukpu buru kwa onye oke arumaru, I bu ezi nmadu buru kwa enyi mu. Unu niile no na Nairalandi a bu ndi mere o ji ato uto maka a si na unu anoghi, kedu kwan ihe m gara ino ebe a eme?

Chukwu bi n'igwe gburu akwukwo kpuchite unu dum na ogbe nmenme a!

achi4u: Eze P.
lekwa na afia aku o!
echekwa m na aku adagoro awo?

Torch,oburo akwukwu ji m,my love is over flowing and runing over neither shall i want in this agbako

Torch agam enye gi 15million ka ndi kidnappers ji gi hapu gi mana iga esepu aka na ebe maria nno.I ga ekwe anyi nkwa na ima chizikwa nwanyi ebe a ozo.You gat to swear with ihe iji buru nwoke.

babyosisi amarozikwa m way gi? ka lovukwara m?

Maria aka ji onye obu gi na ya...so ekeresimesi a ga enwekwa K.leg

Otele nwere okwu ebe Alicho nno?marakwa na igba aka nwanyi here

Pres_elect na Ify enjoy this hamathan

Odumchi eze anyi....idi OK

Umuigbo ubochi oma o!
Onwero onye aga acho acho here na afo nke na abia.

Nwanna, I nweghi nsogbu. Ka m kele kwa gi na egedege anwu ukori a. Ihe niile ga-diri anyi na nma.

Anyway, Nri Priest, how do you say "Have you ever seen" in Idemili dialect? Is it "I funugo"?

lucenzo: Ma dame, votre igbo est horrible. Cela ressemble
à ikwerre ou Agbor igbo. J'ai décidé d'utiliser
françaises afin que les vautours sur le fil
s'éloignerait. J'espère que vous ne comprenez pas
cela.

How is someone's Igbo resembling Ikwere or Agbor horrible? [If you're serious] I don't think you understand the essence of the Igbo language.

ejifranks: if it was in Nigeria the bird would have ended in the mans pot

You eat owl?

Okooo!

M bu nwa a muru na Aro.

I love everything about it: it's hard to choose.

Antivirus, fine bobo.

Anyway, I think "develop" is a relative term. Anyway, like Isaac Newton said, a force at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. Therefore, my guess is that, in the areas void of outside influence, things would've remained the same.

Chukskalidon: nwanne m. I bu enugu state. Vu vu akaria na-Igbo gia.

Odighi o. Esi m Abia.

I asked a relative and he explained to me as follows:

Aro (Arochukwu) traditionally marks the beginning of a new year in the month of September, after the Oriri Ji Ovuru (eating of the new yam). Following this, the Ichu Avo festival commences and the old year is "chased away" with festivity and merriment accompanied with shouts like: "avo gbara aka laa" (the year should go peacefully). The Nwaekpe masquerade then ends Ikeji (New Yam Festival) and ushers in the new year/planting season.

M na-kwe uwa gbuo onwe m?

Ivo e voro onye ochie-ocho nwanta vuru na evu.

Gboliwe: There's no tie Odumchi. My nomination elevated her. Please where is the voting thread proper?

Orufe voted for Ezeagu while you voted for Kails.

Anyway, this is the thread for voting.

[size=16pt]VOTING IS OFFICIALLY IN SESSION! [/size] And so far, one vote for Kails...

More suggestions!

Since there's still a tie, I guess I'll have to choose *Kails*. She's been very active in this section this year and has opened a number of interesting threads.

It's officially time for the next stage: the actual voting. You guys can start voting now. The contestants are:

Ifyalways

*Kails*

Antivirus92

Hewu! Ala Igbo ekporola oku!

Atutu ugbua wu atutu nmenme na ala anyi. Site na Potakot ruo Enugwu, o nweghi ebe nmenme adighi! Chai, o di m ka m fee ugbo elu felaa ala Igbo soro unu ńuriwa. Atutu ugbua Aro na-ekpo oku: ebe niile wucha olulu nwaanyi na oke nmenme. Ndi choro ihu jee gaa hukwa o!

Uzo ije Arochukwu (directions):

O buru I isi Onicha/Delta gbara bus na-aga Umuahia I banye ugbo ala na ala Arochukwu. Unu ga-agbafeha Uzuakoli, Bende, Ohafia, na Ututu tam unu eruo Aro!

Ndi si Potakot kwesiri igba bus eru Aba, unu abanye ugbo ala na agba uzo Ikot-Ekpene.

Igbo, ya gaziere unu o! Nke onye mega ya mee kwa na udo. Chukwu nonyere unu.

The Igbo believe in reincarnation (ilo uwa). It is a significant part of our culture because it coincides with our belief that, through Ali (the earth), all things are naturally recycled and reincorporated into the cosmic order.

The way people tell whether or not someone is a reincarnation of an ancestor is through their behavior (akparamagwa). I, myself, am believed to be the reincarnation of my grandfather (who died before I was born) because, a an infant, I knew how to navigate myself in his house: I even found several of his items that others had been unable to find for years.

"Prehistoric history": history before history. What an oxymoron lol.

ezeagu: What month is new year in your peoples calendar?

I don't know; I'll have to ask.

The language that I use when saying numbers varies depending on the situation.

When it's a number below one hundred, I say it in Igbo. But when the number is in the hundreds/thousands I say it in English in order to save time and to avoid any confusion. However, there are times when I'm forced to say large numbers in Igbo (like when I am speaking with people who don't speak English).

Oh, and by the way, nice progress.

There seems to be a three-way tie for third place. I'll allow nominations to run for one more day. If nothing changes, then I'll be forced to make the decision.

The results of the nomination stage:

Ifyalways - 5

Antivirus - 4

*Kails* - 1

Ayanle456 - 1 (disqualified because he has been banned this year)

Royal - 1

Ezeagu - 1