₦airaland Forum

falconey:
she is probably a yoruba girl she ate too much amala and ewedu.......take her out to a good restaurant order full chicken ,fried rice,meat pie,kechup and chips etc......take her for like 8-9times her accent will change

ronald4lif:


Thank you jare.

It's surprising people forget that the language english is not ours. Some think by having tushed english accent when you're not English is impressive but it's absolutely st*pid. You see an African and ask what's his/her name he says Paul, MarkAnthony and Cindy thinking they are making sense. When an English or American ask what's your name they are expecting your local name; Chima, Adekunle or Omotola. Not some borrowed English name. How many Brazilians, Chinese, Indians or Russians bears an English name? But they speak english too. Some may not understand where I am coming from but this are facts

Lmaoo.. I get your point..
I was at the hair dressing saloon today and i met a girl there, a conversation ensued and i got to know she is Nigerian.. Igbo.. Asked her name and she couldnt pronounce her native name quite well,and the way she was speaking her Igbo was annoying to me out of curiousity i asked her for how long has she been out of Nigeria,she wasnt being specific and at the end,she just said about five years.. My face just sagged at the stup1dity the girl displayed.
I mean what is wrong with some people
Being proud of where you come from is now something to play dumb for??
The Yorubas receive a bonus mark for this.. They are always upholding their culture!!

My name is Adanna and i aint changing it soon


My comment is out of context to what the op asked o..

ronald4lif:


Nne thanks for throwing more light on this.

You're very correct. I respect the Yoruba tribe any day, they always stick to their culture and very proud of it. In the few cities I have been to in Europe, especially here in London you don't need to ask someone if he's Yoruba, they always speak their language anywhere they are. And even though they have English names you hardly hear them tell it except their Yoruba names. Sadly same can't be said for Igbos. One can hardly identify who is Igbo in a foreign country as many of them no longer speak their language in public.

Was in a cousin's place on Christmas day and her daughter 16, born here, her name is Paris, the son Denzel and the last Jackson. So I spoke Igbo to the girl jokingly even though I knew she doesn't understand a word of it and as expected she didn't, then the mom translated and said to her you never learn. In my mind I was like is she serious, take a look at the names you gave these kids and you expect them to pick any interest in Igbo?

It's not limited to Igbos abroad or Nigerians abroad. In Nigeria it is same story. You see people dumping their first name and bearing all kinds of laughable English names. The worse hit of late are our celebrities, they all give their kids names that doesn't represent their cultural background by any stretch. Some of them after spending something abroad starts forming foreign accent. Everyday the black man keeps relegating their culture to the background for that of the colonialists and think they are impressing any one. Africans are neck too deep in this ish and it's really sad. Asians never gives up their identity.

Denzel,Paris and Jackson.. The next will be chipmunks... Not that there is anything wrong with giving kids an english name,we all do have an english name,as a Christian and a Catholic,i got two sef .
But it becomes bad when one totally forgets where he/she is from and embraces a foreign culture that isnt even welcoming. . Fvck being civilized.. Its being silly..
Me thinks Nigerians tops up the list when it comes to losing identity
Atleast you can easily identify the "Kwame" anywere,but Naija?? Hell yea,joke is on you

dechandel:
Denzel,Paris and Jackson.. The next will be chipmunks... Not that there is anything wrong with giving kids an english name,we all do have an english name,as a Christian and a Catholic,i got two sef .
But it becomes bad when one totally forgets where he/she is from and embraces a foreign culture that isnt even welcoming. . Fvck being civilized.. Its being silly..
Me thinks Nigerians tops up the list when it comes to losing identity
Atleast you can easily identify the "Kwame" anywere,but Naija?? Hell yea,joke is on you

ronald4lif:


Thank you jare.

It's surprising people forget that the language english is not ours. Some think by having tushed english accent when you're not English is impressive but it's absolutely st*pid. You see an African and ask what's his/her name he says Paul, MarkAnthony and Cindy thinking they are making sense. When an English or American ask what's your name they are expecting your local name; Chima, Adekunle or Omotola. Not some borrowed English name. How many Brazilians, Chinese, Indians or Russians bears an English name? But they speak english too. Some may not understand where I am coming from but this are facts

johnjon:
Off topic. By the way, how many Brazilians, Chinese, Indians or Russians do you know?
Are these countries English colonies?

ronald4lif:
What made me brought this up was the OP making jest of Sanusi's accent, and I wondered why his accent should be a thing of concern when english is borrowed. [/i]

rudebouy:
I wasnt making jest of Sanusi's accent. Its just dat I wd have preferred a more neutral accent for a man as educated and exposed as he is.

Well, since u sed the language is borrowed. No walala.

No worries bro, it's all good

LewisO:
U don't need to change her accent if her accent is still ok, i have an Igbo lady she's a graduate she's very intelligent, what i mean intelligent, she can speak very well, she even write projects for her colleagues, but u will still get that Igbotic accent through her tongue.

LewisO:
U don't need to change her accent if her accent is still ok, i have an Igbo lady she's a graduate she's very intelligent, what i mean intelligent, she can speak very well, she even write projects for her colleagues, but u will still get that Igbotic accent through her tongue.

No eulogy, i have a natural American accent. But English is a borrowed language.

illswift:
and buy her prenty things

Horllamideh:
are you shuor she will rike it....

illswift:
At Reast he should tly na

ronald4lif:
Yes english names are fine, I have got one as a Christian Catholic. But many think their english names are supposed to be their first names, and that by bearing flashy english names they are being impressive. I wonder to who they are trying to impress.

What made me brought this up was the OP making jest of Sanusi's accent, and I wondered why his accent should be a thing of concern when english is borrowed. Maybe it is because some Nigerians now fake British, Canadian or American accent after visiting for weeks on holiday.

rudebouy:
Bros, der is a difference between talking with an igbotic accent and souding like a confirm village girl.

Yeah bro, but i our language is still our village speaking accent. Yes some there tongue mehn

ronald4lif:
True to that. Her pronounciation should be more of a worry to him than her accent.

rudebouy:
Der is dis very cute chic in my area dat am attracted to and she says she loves me too.

D wahala be say she is not fluent with english and she has a very bad accent. I think I can help her with the fluency ish, at least its mainly her tenses dat has got issues. But how do I help her with her accent problem?

She pronounces 'available' as 'aveleble', she calls bucket 'bockate', she calls bread 'blead'. And its disgusting and irritating. As in she sounds like a pure village girl upon say she don stay ph tay.

Am lucky my friends hav not met her yet. Shame for catch me die. Me sef shame don day catch me for my room, and am getting tired of all dis her "I want to tlavel" ish.

Am a bit discouraged cos as educated as Sanusi Lamido was, he still had his hausa abi fulani accent.

Pls guys, is it possible for her to change her accent at 25? Me don day tire oh!