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scholes0:
Oga is Yoruba.
The Oga of Yoruba is a word by itself, not part of a word.
Also, their tones are different. Oga is (Ògá), Ogaranya's is (Ògà)

Other than that, I agree with the rest of your statement, thread title is stupid.

Nope. I have had this conversation with a Yoruba girl, who thought Oga was Yoruba because the use of the word is so mainstream now but when she asked her mother, her mother told her otherwise.

In Igbo language we use contractions all the time

funmijoyb:
Lalasticlala

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Ose or Oshey ; Thank you
Oluwa; God
Baba; Father
Jo; please
Oya or Otiya
Patapata; everything
Lailai; Never
Lepa; Slim
Orobo; Fat
Ajebutter; Wealthy person
Ajepako; Poor person
Yeye; Joke
Keke; Bicycle
Igbo; weed or Bush
Oga; Boss
Mama; mother


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You are guilty of what you accuse Igbo's. It seems once a word from any of the native languages becomes part of mainstream pidgin, you turn and claim it to be Yoruba.
Kaura5000 and VodlerGrimsbane have already schooled you on Wahala being a Hausa word.

Another is Oga/Ogaranya which a 100 % Igbo word and not Yoruba. Oga/Ogaranya = Rich man/Boss in Igbo. Go ask your elders the Yoruba word for Boss because it sure ain't Oga


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig97XJv8iRQ?t=1s

BTW, I just saw "Mama" on your list. You must be a joker

Adanna28:
Let me share my Samoan culture proverb..

O fānau a manu e fafaga i fugālā'au, 'ae 'o fānau a tagata e fafaga i 'upu." "

(The offspring of birds are fed with flower nectar, but the children of men are nurtured with words."

Nice one!

Igbo proverb: Inu bu mmanu eji eri okwu.
Translation:Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten.

Igbo's eat a lot of yam, sometimes roasted, sometimes boiled. The yam would be eaten with red Palm oil and spices. The oil was to help the yam, which may otherwise be dry, to go down easily. This central role played by the oil is akin to the role played by proverbs in Igbo speech, hence the above proverb.

Do share some more Samoan proverbs

@ Radoillo, what part got you?
I scrolled to the bottom of the thread and wondered what's funny? Then I read the part of ChinenyeN's post about having to calm down. I could see it in my minds eye; ChinenyeN all pent up, pacing up and down and "seeing" only 1 way to calm himself.

@ ChinenyeN, kudos to you.I love your passion. I have learnt from your posts on this thread. Please, keep sharing your findings.

It's only Nigerians you'll "see" LOLing, when they are intact the object of ridicule. *sucks teeth*

ezeagu:
Would you let your child be taught maths, science, literature, etc in Igbo? Some Ghanaian minister is suggesting that English instruction hinders locals in education. Would you be okay with sending your child to school that does that in Igbo with English subject presented as a foreign language?

Yes, I would.

Math and Science could be taught in Igbo.

Then there would be:

Igbo Literature (one of the ways in which the rich culture of "Atutu Inu" could be preserved)
English Literature
Igbo Language and
English Language as additional subjects

lat55:
Baby on board . Trying to pick names came across this one n liked it

Congratulobia

ChinenyeN:
Phut, I wouldn't necessarily say that Ikwerre got it from us, but yea. It's a prominent feature of both our lects, though we don't use it exactly the same in all instances probably due to sound shifts long ago. "Ndube" is "boredom" or a state of "listlessness". "Ili" is "thread".

OK. Thanks

calabaman:
i love IGBOS

We love you, too

remember007:
AM SO MUCH IN LOVE WITH THIS.....AM LEARNIN OUR LANGUGE, DANCE STEPS AND MOVES ALREADY,COS IT FEELS SO GOOD BEIN AN IGBO EVEN IF AM HALF IGBO,BIKO WERE CAN I DOWNLOAD OGENE DANCE? AIT USED TO SHOW IT.....IGBO AMAKA ;DAM SO MUCH IN LOVE WITH THIS.....AM LEARNIN OUR LANGUGE, DANCE STEPS AND MOVES ALREADY,COS IT FEELS SO GOOD BEIN AN IGBO EVEN IF AM HALF IGBO,BIKO WERE CAN I DOWNLOAD OGENE DANCE? AIT USED TO SHOW IT.....IGBO AMAKA

From YouTube. Ogene dance video juru there

ChinenyeN:
Esi m ndube, whnefuta ili na... (I searched out this thread, out of boredom) *shrug*

Unu mewadi whne unu nmegha.

It seems Ikwerre people got this whne whne, they are always saying from Ngwa dialect (or is it a different word?)

Lemme attempt a translation of the boldened: You people. should continue doing what you are doing?

Oguta people would say: Unu meme ife unu ji n'eme.

Does ndube by any chance = Ndi ibe? What of Ili?

lat55:
Thanks a bunch

You're welcome. Do you have a naming, coming up?

NRIPRIEST:
Did I ever argued Ugwuta didn't have Anioma influence via Ogbaru people ,who has large migrations from Anioma? My disagreement is with Orlu. Olisa is foreign to Orlu.

Please, Oguta people do not have Anioma influence via Ogbaru. Oguta people (Oguta 1)migrated from Anioma, as did Ogbaru, Ndoni etc. Some's migrations were relatively short while others went further afield (like Oguta and Ndoni). And I bet you there were different waves of migration. Oguta villages such as Umudei, ogwuma (to name a few) still exist in Anioma today. I know about how Oguta came to be where it is today, and the journey didn't start from Ogbaru which is our next door neighbor. Having said that, anyi na Ogbaru bu nyanne.

Fun fact: long long time ago, before the proliferation of the roads (as we know it) Oguta , Omoku, Ndoni and Ogbaru used to have a lot of mmeko. Oguta lake and some other water ways were the major means of transportation. Of course some traveling was also done by land, but all in all the trips were seen as short ones. But ask them to go to Mgbidi and they will look at you as if you asked them to go to Igwenga/Timbukt2

Also the flooding that happened aim Nigeria a few years ago? I was told that Oguta lake used to overflow its banks (kind of like the river Nile) but with climate change, it is something that you hardly see anymore. Also, where Ubi Oguta is located seems to riverine in nature. I was told that during the rainy season, it gets flooded, so Ndi ubi would have to build their homes on stilts for the duration of the rainy season. Also they would dig humongous ditches before the flood comes. And when the floodwaters recede, a lot of fish would be trapped/left behind. Most of the fish would be dried, enough to feed a village for weeks. The oil that Imo state produces, is from Ubi Oguta. Don't know how much of the farming culture is left, with all the drilling and exploration going on.

I wanted to go to Ubi the last time I was home. It would have been my first trip. My cousin laughed and laughed, talking about mosquito and such. But that one concerns him. Next time, I am definitely going. When OFF has not finished in the market.

odumchi:
Hmmm. I'm asking because I came across an interpretation of 'uka' which described it as a 'love affair'. Apparently, in whichever dialect this term is from, a romantic relationship between a man and a woman can be described as 'ino na uka' and this term was extended by the early converts to describe the relationship between Christians and their God, hence church service is called 'uka'.

When I initially thought about the meanings of those names, my interpretations were much similar to what you guys said here. But then, as I began to consider other names like Ukaegbu, Ukachukwu, Ukaigwe, Ukamaka, and Ukaiwe, things became a bit fuzzy.

Actually, reading what you wrote, the bolded makes a whole lot of sense.
Uka does not only mean "love affair". That would be too narrow a definition. It would also mean Union/unity/ friendship ....

Ukaegbu = May friendship/union with people, not kill me/be my downfall

Ukachukwu = Unity with God

Ukaigwe = Unity with God/sky

Ukamaka = Unity is a beautiful thing

Ukaiwe, I don't know. This may be from the other definition of "uka"

lat55:
Please what does the igbo name Kesandu mean?

Ke is to Divide/divvy up

Kesam = Divide and leave a portion for me

Ndu = Life

Kesandu is a plea to the giver of life (God) to give you life (and by implication, all the good that comes with it),more abundantly

Nina4u:
akpiri na akpo mu nku - my throat is calling me firewood. ... Igbo language seff ooo ... He he he

Igbo is a tonal language. Kpo means to call. Kpo can also mean dry. So akpo can mean, to call. It can also mean: to be dry/dry like

Akpiri = throat
Na = is
Akpo = dry like
Mu = my
Nku = firewood

My throat is dry like firewood

Joshuaiwe:
Thank you! That's exactly the case i used context clues to understand the sentence when I heard it used but I wanted some one to directly tell me what it is

Biko, ask away. There will always be people willing to answer. Plus I am sure others (not just you) have learnt from this thread

adeitoro:
My brother, I tireoo.
Imagine listening to Obama speaks but don't know the meaning of because of

Learning should never be discouraged. He may only know "maka" as because. After all there are differences from dialect to dialect

fratermathy:
...Even the grasses gossip your feet when you tread pass:
they say your toes are tribalistic when they discuss!

Now this got me LMAO!

bigfrancis21:
I personally know Ezinne's mother. She is from Imo but loves to speak Anambra Igbo or a mix of Imo-Anambra Igbo. Her mother had recently visited the US during the summer with Ezinne's dad and they were here in Maryland and her mom wanted me to visit them at their house where they were staying but it was too far, also coupled with how my schedule was so tight. I was unable to make it.

Nwanne'm ya emezi kwana anya ura, ozo

Nina4u:
nwa nuu is salt ...you are correct

No. Nnu = Salt. Nwa nnu literally means the child of salt.

But like Radoillo said, when you want to use it as a term of endearment, its better to say Uto'm. The "M" = My, and comes after "Uto". The language structure is different from English in this regard

olumide81:
Be patience,calm down...

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Nina4u:
interesting ...thanx ...i asked many igbo ppl and non could answer ...

You're welcome

Radoillo:
Oh. Interesting, Phut. Thanks. Have to say I've never heard 'nwa nnu' before. That 'nnu' sounds a lot like 'salt', doesn't it?

Yes, it is salt

Radoillo:
For obvious reasons.

However, I know a phrase people use to describe it - "otoo biri biri".

Last time I was in PH, it was udara season and they were selling Udara nwa nnu (sweet udara).

@Nina4u: Nwa nnu = sugar

dewapella:
....I just saw a similar thread created in 2013, though with no source....

www.nairaland.com/1456423/blackrev-chinese-scientist-proves-first

This is the video to back up your posts


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzyoMqxppR0

096:
Folklore Monday Vibes.This article is on the story of how the Igbo saying Evula ko, came about. Read story here /1VMzeud #Folklore #Igbo #Culture #Tradition #Magic

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Vixo:
MBA , Abu m Onye Bende

Okay. Let me know how it goes

Vixo:
yes pls I'll live to have her number, thanks a lot phut.

Her name is Ahaoma Peace Onyia 0803-294-4767

What is your name, so I can tell her whose call to expect.

BTW, I bu Onye Akwete?

Vixo:
hello bro, biko nyem phone number gi, I need some info about how I can get akwete supply in large quantity to lagos

I actually went to the Akwete National Association website (U.S chapter). I was able to speak, over the phone, to one of the Associations members. He is from Akwete and says he can directly put you in contacts with the weavers in Akwete, who can deliver any size order of akwete cloth that you want. You can reach him at cnkwonta@blueseasgroup-ng.com.

Alternatively, you can go to Ariaria to source the cloth or go to Akwete itself, which is very close to Aba


Post modified: I called a number of people on the site and just received my 2nd call back from a lady. She says she knows an Akwete woman in Lagos who makes Akwete cloth and can deliver to you. If you are interested, I will get the number and pass it on to you

Vixo:
pls do you have an idea how I could get the akwete cloth?

I actually went to the Akwete National Association website (U.S chapter). I was able to speak, over the phone, to one of the Associations members. He is from Akwete and says he can directly put you in contacts with the weavers in Akwete, who can deliver any size order of akwete cloth that you want. You can reach him at cnkwonta@blueseasgroup-ng.com.

Alternatively, you can go to Ariaria to source the cloth or go to Akwete itself, which is very close to Aba.

Post modified: I called a number of people on the site and just received my 2nd call back from a lady. She says she knows an Akwete woman in Lagos who makes Akwete cloth and can deliver to you. If you are interested, I will get the number and pass it on to you

Vixo:
pls do you have an idea how I could get the akwete cloth?

Akwete is a town in Abia State (close to Rivers State) that is historically known for weaving akwete. Either they are named after the cloth or the cloth is name after them.

Akwete weaving is/was so deeply embedded into the fabric of their society that I would say Akwete would be the best place to get the cloth. Or you could try the markets in Aba (which is very close to Akwete). As we all know, there is nothing you won't find in the markets of Aba. Let us know if/when you have success.