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Kenis, what thread are you talking about?

As for those translations, I don't speak Ibibio-Efik, but my parents do. I'll ask them for the translations.

Chukskalidon: datz wot d thread is all abt

Ebe m ka na-afu udi ife a bu na Lagos ma Abuja ma ana Bekee. O bulu na ime ana Igbo, udi ife a adiro.

O na eweje m iwe ma m fu umu Igbo bicha na ugwu Awusa macha ka e si asu Awusa kafee yam ndi Hausa mana Igbo abulu fa nsogbu.

pres-elect:
Hahaha odumchi,
Biko, jisike suwa central Igbo abeg. Aghotaghim anything idere ngaa

Lol. Asi m:

O ghaghi asi mana isi na na afo iri na ato na abia o nweghi ndi ga amakwa otu e si asu Igbo abughi eziokwu. Ekwetaghi m na nke ahu.

Ihe e ekwesiri ime kita bu iji ikike agba umuaka anyi Igbo ka ha muta.

achi4u: Thank you very much.dalu

O wu mu ugha?

Onlytruth: A council member suggested that we end this process earlier than scheduled because of loss of steam here. I think he has a point.
We should start to gather suggestions into one document and hopefully finish this either first or second week of December.

Seconded.

Thanks, Ezeagu.


Architecture - iru ulo
Building - ulo
Builder - onye owuwu
Skyscraper - Òruelu (O + ru, reach + elu)
Tower - Ulo aja, ugele
Duplex - ulo ali nabu
Mansion - ogbogbo ulo
Manor - ogbogbo ezi
Estate - ali ubi (farmland)
Compound - ezi
Complex - ezi
Building Site - ebe oru
Room - mkpuru
Home - úhú (Abia/Imo people)
Foundation - mgborogwu (literally means 'roots')
Verandah - ivu ezi
Living room - ogbiti
Bathroom - osazi (literally means: where you wash your body)
Kitchen - mpagara osisi ndi (literally means: cooking corner)
Toilet - ogwo
Bedroom - mkpuru odidia
Bed - ute (Central Igbo is 'akwa')
Table - okpokoro
Draft - uvuve (wind)
Pillar - ogidi
Column - aniga
Floor (levels) - Al'ụlo
Hall - uzo
Balcony - nlepu anya
Store - oba (yam barn)
Pantry oba ndi
Attic - isi ulo
Basement - okpuru ulo

Materials - ngwongwo
Cement - aja
Concrete - aja mkpokata
Thatch - otani
Asphalt - aja
Tarmac - ali
Fabric - aku
Plaster - nyagide
Plastic - owaa (means: didn't break)
Clay - ururo

Plan (drawn) - uche
Map - akwukwuzo (akwukwo + uzo)
Curtain - aku
Beam - ukwu ulo
Roof - mgbachi
Ceiling - mkpochi
Wall - mgbidi
Gate - nhere oka
Door - ibo
Bracket
Veneer - osisi
Portico - apata

I was wondering: what/who is the organization that regulates the Igbo language?

*I bolded the one I didn't know.

Enyi, ighaa ugha kama isi guma avo iri na ato na abia o nwee ndi ma amakwa aga a za asu Igbo awuu eziokwu. Ekwetaa m na nke ohu.

Ihe e ekwesiri ime ugbua wu iji ikike agba umuruma anyi Igbo ka wo musa.

M ma-ekwe uwa gbuo onwe m?

I like your suggestion, Odenigbo, but it'll be hard because we might end up forming unusually large and cumbersome words. Anyway, I gave it a try.

Geography/settlements:

Island - avuralieye (means "where did you see land?"
Ice - nminoyi (water + cold)
Iceberg - ngwugwoyi ( means "a bundle of cold"
Glacier - oke ngwugwoyi
Continent - oke mkpukpu
Peninsula - àgwojọ (àgwà, island + ojọ, scared; frightened island)
Pond - owurido nmini
Lake - oke owurido
Bay - akwa nmini
Earth's core - etiti uwa
Tectonic plate - efere ali
Cliff - ndavu
Water fall - ọdìdà nmini
Abyss - oke nsusu
Valley - ǹdàgwúrú (central Igbo is 'ndida')
Beach - onu asu
Canyon - nnwálá àli
Channel - uzo
Cave - mkpu
Mound - ugwu
Escarpment - mkpoda
Delta - ngasanmini (means "spreading of water"
Floodplain - nminiriwe (means "just allow water to swallow it"
Levee - mgbochi
Oasis - ebe onwe onwe
Swamp - ude)
Channel - iyi nmini
Coast - nko nmini
Continental shelf - oke efere ali
Coral reef - okpukpu azi (means "fish sculptures"
Estuary - isi anyim
Plateau - elu ali
Plain - ogbogbo ali
Lagoon - owurido ukwu

State - ọha
Territory - ali
Town - ama
City - ama ukwu
Township - mba
Village - ogo
Ward - nke mba
Hamlet - nke ogo
Borough - mpagara mba
Canton - nke obodo
Capital - isiali
Commune - ogo
County - ebe
Department - mpagara ochichi
District - mpagara
Governorate - ochi mba
Sector - mpagara
Municipality - mbegiri mba (meaning "part of a town"
Province - mpagara
Region - mpagara/ebe

Thanks Tgirl.

Ify, I'm open to your idea or any other idea that will draw active participation and involvement.

We can't have this until enough people show interest in the idea. Nominating people is good but we also need the active responses of those nominated.

As for the topics of discussion, there are many options. I'll just brainstorm a few and you guys will select those that you like.

If things go right, we will have his sometime in December.

Schedule - akwukwo njem
Building - ulo
Arrivals - mbasa
Departures - opupu
Escalator - mvegoro
Elevator - mbugoro
Stairs - mkpoda
Live (instant) - ive
Wing (of building) - mpagara
Ticket - akwukwo mbai
Aboard - ibai
Desk - oche
Steward - onye nlema anya
Hostess - onye na-edo
Captain - onye isi
Pilot - onye ońińa
Cockpit - onodi ońińa
Departing - ijepu
Landing - odida
Take-off - nvepu
Bureau de Change - ebe mgbanwu ikpege
Check-in - nkutu aka
Baggage - ngwongwo
Suitcase - igbe
Passport - akwukwo ngafe
Attendant - onye enyemaka
Smoking - ońuńu ciga
Non-Smoking - nke anaghi ańu ciga
Exit - opupu
Emergency - nsogbu mberede
Fire Drill - uri nchewe oku
Terrorist - onye osuaghara
Threat - nsogbu
Final Destination - njeso
Fuselage - avo ugbo elu
Seat - oche
Aisle - uzo
Lost and Found - evuru abiara chosa
Information - amamihe
Help desk - oche enyemaka
Gate - mgbidi
Hall - uzo
Transfer - mgbanwu
Customs - ndi iwu njem
Declare - ikwupusa
Search - ochicho
X-ray - oku nlema azi
Security - ndi nche
Bomb - ogbunigwe
Liquid - nmini
Overhead compartment - okwa ngwongwo elu
Flight Deck - ebe nvepu
Transportation - ugbo njem
Administration - ochichi

Mbubu leader. Umunede, Ika. Sometime before 1930.

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This old woman was president of the union of professional "cutters" at Umunede. Her union badge and razors hang at her waist. She gave them to the author.

-Basden

A young bride. Somewhere in Igbo land. Sometime before 1921.

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A market somewhere in Igbo land. Sometime between 1880-1939.


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I'll continue.

A chief with an ofo, oton, and a bag. Somewhere in Igbo land. Sometime before 1913.

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Vikin: Modernity o! Civilization o! Things are easier o! I experienced what you see in this picture those early days in village. P

Life has gotten easier (in some aspects), but at the same time, things are still very difficult. The people of today have an entirely different set of burdens.

After listening to the song, I would strongly urge Tonto Dike to desist from music and leave that area for the "big boys" (Wizboy, Flavour, DonTom, etc) before she faces any more embarrassment.

Spyder, I'm secretly hoping that your business trips will one-day take you into Abia, "God's own state" lol.

pres-elect:
Gini mekwaranu threadia ji wuru n'asusu oyibo? Ebe anyi n'ekwu maka imeputa okwu Igbo ohuru, o wu odighi mma na anyi gbaliri n'asugodi okwu Igbo ndi nke anyi ma ama.

O ka o si mee. Ihe a I kwuru oto.

As an adjective it can also serve as an extreme description.

Ex:

This food is exquisite
Nri a di ezigbote/ezigbo uto.

ChinenyeN: Alright.

Next term; exquisite.

Ezigbo/Ezigbote.

ChinenyeN: Use it in a sentence.

Ihe wu ezigbote okoro : This is a serious dilemma.

Odenigbo Aroli: People are rushing.

Oh ok. Thanks.

Odenigbo Aroli: We use "ikwo ekwo" for many things in Anambra. You can say mmili n' ekwo ekwo,nor na mmadu na ekwo ekwo. Its interchangeable. Udo!

Ndaa ihe "nmadu na ekwo ekwo" pusara? I've never heard that before.

ChinenyeN: Alright, dilemma.

My grandmother always uses this word: okoro.

It means to be hanging [in the air] when faced with a difficult decision.

Odenigbo Aroli: Odogwu Aro,asim kam kenee gi ofuma maka mmeli gi na ozizo Eze-Igbo I melili. Ekene m na ebunye gi julu ukpa.

Nwa Nri, ndeewo o. Anula m ekele oma gi a. Ka anyi vu ihe avo ovuru a ma-ewesara anyi.

Here is a clear Igbo dictionary that I found. This dictionary is in Onicha dialect (the main dialect of Anambra), and even though it's not Central Igbo, most people will still understand you.

http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/VN/Igboid/IGBO%20Dictionary.pdf

ifyalways: ^ I think you meant "Olisa". Osa is the shorter version of Olisa which means "God".

Ok then. No problem.

A complete Igbo dictionary in the Onicha dialect.

http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/VN/Igboid/IGBO%20Dictionary.pdf

Eye ka inyi dum gara? Where did everyone go?

Yung G: who said so?

Shey you no get eye?

afam4eva: lol Your pidgin english is funny

Na you sabi.

After re-reading this thread from start to finish (aided of course by Ogugua's wonderful outline), I think it's about time that we move on to our next order of business since it seems that we have hammered out a guideline for nominations and elections.

I believe what now remains in question are the actual duties/powers of elected officials and their limitations/regulations.

Ka anyi na-ga na ihu. Ndeewo nu.