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chidexy:
Okposi to be precise

bigfrancis21:
Oops!

Eduke ne egu e buzu. Thank me later.






I speak proper ukwuani better than thou.

CaptainOjemba:
The Edi Abali was the progenitor of Kalabari who migrated from Abam in Abia State, so how come am seeing it as a name of animal or was a nick name he took? Wanna learn

bigfrancis21:
Growing up as a child in Owerri, 'edi ura'/'edi abani' was often used as a nick name to refer to anyone who sleeps too much. The edi abani animal is known to sleep a lot especially during the day when other animals are awake and active, and is only active at night, hence the name 'edi abali'. Ikwerre will say 'udu ura'.

It is likely 'Edi Abal'i you're referring to as someone's name was probably a nick name given to him most likely due to his sleep-a-lot tendencies.

CaptainOjemba:
Thank you

Ishilove:
We do, but not much although there are some differences. There are slight differences.

Years back, I visited an old school mate of mine and spent a rather inordinate amount of time at his place. This chap is from Aniocha South and their dialect is closer to central Igbo. The grandma saw me when I first arrived, and several hours later, the mama emerged from her room and still met me in the sitting room. When she saw me she exclaimed "oburogwoloko!" which is a very Ukwuani ejaculation.

The chap (my friend) now explained that Aniocha and Ukwuani share a lot oof linguistic similarities, but they have more igbo terms than us. Like they say 'anya' instead of 'enya'.

ChinenyeN:
bigfrancis21, 'Aba language'?

englishmart:
human (mmadu)

bigfrancis21:
That was used for emphasis. Aba township is ngwa land but the modern day dialect spoken in the town is more of central Igbo than it is Ngwa, and going by that sense of its distinction from Ngwa Igbo for emphasis, I referred to the modern-day dialect as 'aba language'.

bigfrancis21:
Actually, they are the same. They are variant spellings of 'igbouzo'.

bigfrancis21:
Oh! I see! It's clear now. Thanks!

LovelyLilac:
No they aren't the same, atleast they claim not to be (the indigenes). They even had conflicts sometime in the past. I ve been to both Ibuzo and Ibusa.

Igbuzo or Ibuzo: What is the True Native Name of Ibusa in Delta State?
It was very interesting listening to reasons in favour of and against the appropriate native name of Ibusa in Delta State before the British colonial government anglicized the name to sound as “Ibusa.” Contenders racked their brains to churn out points to back up their arguments.

Amazingly, the natives of this town refer to themselves and indeed the town as “Igbuzo” a fact which cannot be disputed while others outside the nativity of the town refer to them as “Ibuzo” still a lot of people exist who in their reference to the town spell the name of the town as either “Igbuzor” or “Ibuzor.” Different people have different names for the town which I find remarkable having a town with four different names, still all the names are similar and but divided along the border of meanings and spellings.

This development has given birth to two Schools of thought with two parallel opinions, theories and arguments, some of which are typically described below:

(i) Igbuzo School of thought

Those belonging to this school are of the opinion that the actual native name of the town before the British anglicized it was “Igbuzo” and still remains so till today. They attribute the continued usage and survival of this name as evidence that the people have not forgotten their history, as they know where they have come from and who they are. “Igbuzo” (Igbu-Uzo) means the Igbo living on the way or road (Please see Ibusa (Igbuzo) People) another article by this author.

This they argue is buttressed by the present geographical location of the town. They conclude that Umejei, the founder of the town and his followers settled along the road where the indigenes of the town now find themselves. It is believed that it was in reference to this strategic location that compelled other later settlers to refer to them (Ibusa) as “Igbo bi na uzo.”

(ii) Ibusa School of thought

This School of thought hold that “Ibuzo” (Where you the first to settle here?) is more an appropriate name of the town and the town has since immemorial been addressed as one and that their neighbours all have taken this recognition of them. To them, no name could have been more appropriate for the earliest settlers who might have greatly admired by the said neighbours. That Ibuzo were the first to settle in the Asaba-Ibusa-Ogwashi-Uku axis is no small task.

It is therefore this development that has come to respectfully earn them the name “Ibuzo” It was therefore this name that the British met and transformed to “Ibusa” in the years that followed. This school will support this argument with the fact that similarity exist in pronunciation as well as spelling between “Ibuzo” and “Ibusa”.

Igbuzo, also known as Ibusa and "Isu", is a town in Delta State, Nigeria, with an estimated population of 566,310 people in 2009. The people speak the Enuani dialect of the Igbo language family. The name of the community is more commonly and officially known and written as Ibusa. The community forming the process of Ibusa can be linked to the first wave of the movement of Igbo migrants into the West Bank of River Niger, this adventure which took place in the 15th century resulted in the settlement of Ibusa people led by Edini from Nshi (Nri). The second of the two waves of the migrations that resulted in the formation of Igbuzo was led by Umejei from Isu.

bigfrancis21:
Where exactly are 'Ibusa' and 'Ibuzo' located and how far apart are they from each other?

http://www.ibusa.net/mysite/ibusanative.htm





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbuzo

LovelyLilac:
when coming from Ogwashi-ukwu, the sign to the right says Ibusa and the one to the left says Ibuzo. I had a dispute with a friend when I called him an ibozu man. He said he is ibusa and the ibuzo's are separated from them by the express road from obiaruku/kwale.
I also know a family that are ibuzo.

bigfrancis21:
They are still the same people, maybe divided across mere spelling lines. Irrespective of spelling, the natives call themselves 'Igbuzo' or Igbo bi n'uzo (Igbo people living by the roadside).

lonelydora:
Interchange 43 and 72

anselm791:
1) Goat = Ewu (Male = Mkpi, Female = Nne Ewu)

2) Fowl = Okuko (Male = Oke Okpa, Female = Nnekwu)

3) Guinea Fowl = Ogazi

4) Chicken = Nwa Okuko

5) Turkey = Tolotolo/Torotoro

6) Duck = Obogwuma/Obogwu

7) Pigeon = Nduru/Nduli

8.) Ostrich = Enyi Nnunu

9) Antelope = Mgbada

10) Deer = Ene

11) Cow = Efi

12) Horse = Inyinya

13) Rat = Oke

14) Guinea Pig = Oke Bekee

15) Squirrel = Osa

16) Dog = Nkita

17) Hyena = Nkita Ofia

18) Cat = Nwonogbo/Buusu/Nwamba

19) Sheep = Atulu

20) Ram = Ebune/Ebule

21) Pig = Ezi

22) Lion = Odum

23) Leopard = Agu/Awolo

24) Elephant = Enyi

25) Monkey = Enwe

26) Chimpanzee = Adaka

27) Gorilla = Ozodimgba (Ozo, the king of wrestling)

28) Snail = Eju/Ejune/Ejula

29) Snake = Agwo

30) Python = Eke

31) Lizard = Ngwele/Ngwere

32) Wall Gecko = Agu uno

33) Crocodile = Aguiyi

34) Toad = Awo

35) Frog = Mbala/Mbara/Nte/Akiri

36) Tortoise = Mbe/Nabe

37) Vulture = Udene/Udele

38) Eagle = Ugo

39) White Ant = Aruru

40) Black Ant = Agbisi

41) Mosquito = Añu Nta

42) Grasshopper = Ukpana

43) Kite = Nkwo

44) Spider = Ududo

45) Praying Mantis = Okongono

46) Earth Worm = Idide

47) Worm = Okpo

48) Scorpion = Akpi

49) Butterfly = Ilokolo Ibuba

50) Cockroach = Uchicha

51) House Fly = Ijiji

52) Cricket = Mbuzu/Mgbaja

53) Bed Bug = Chinchi/Ogii

54) Bee = Añu

55) Crab = Nchiko/Nshiko

56) Bat = Usu

57) Millipede = Esu

58) Centipede = Ogbakuluu

59) Rabbit = Ewii

60) Grasscutter = Nchi

61) Owl = Ikwikwi/Iyi Ochi

62) Wood Pecker = Otu Kpokpo

63) Chameleon = Ugwumagana

64) Fox = Nyanwuruede

65) Fish = Azu

66) African civet = Edi Ura (a nocturnal animal known to sleep all day during the day. Used to refer to anyone who sleeps a lot)

67) Wasp = Ebu (Isi kote ebu, O gbakasia nya aru )

68) Taylor Ant = Akpolide (Usually found on mango trees)

69) Porcupine = Ebi Ogwu

70) Shrew = Nkakwu/Nkapi (Mole-like rat that is known for its pungent smell.)

71) Eneke Nti Oba = Swallow (A type of bird that hardly perches on trees when in season to avoid being gunned down by human hunters)

72) Hawk = Egbe

73) Beetle = Mbuzu/Ebe

74) Periwinkle = Isam

75) Bush Fowl/Goose = Okwa

76) Stork = Okpoko

77) Boa Constrictor = Eke Ogba

78) Camel = Inyinya Ibu

79) Hippopotamus = Utobo/Akum

80) Iguana = Ngwele aghu

81) Tilapia = Azu asa

82) Eel = Ebi Iyi

83) Crayfish = Isha

84) Turtle = Mbe mmili

85) Egret = Chekeleke

86) Donkey = Jaki

87) Dragon Fly = Tatambeneke

88) Maggot = Ikpuru

89) Buffalo = Atu

90) Wolf = Agu Owulu

91) Sparrow = Nza

92) Parrot = Icheoku

93) Viper = Ajuani/Ajuala

94) Locusts = Igwulube

95) Galago/Bush baby = Ikili/Ikiri

96) Hog = Ezi Ofia

97) Bird = Nnunu (Generic name)

98) Gaboon Viper = Echi Eteka

99) Weaver bird = Egule

100) Cod fish = Okpoloko

101) Dove = ńdò


Edited by: bigfrancis21
Last Edit: 10pm, March 8, 2015

anselm791:
1) Goat = Ewu (Male = Mkpi, Female = Nne Ewu)

2) Fowl = Okuko (Male = Oke Okpa, Female = Nnekwu)

3) Guinea Fowl = Ogazi

4) Chicken = Nwa Okuko

5) Turkey = Tolotolo/Torotoro

6) Duck = Obogwuma/Obogwu

7) Pigeon = Nduru/Nduli

8.) Ostrich = Enyi Nnunu

9) Antelope = Mgbada

10) Deer = Ene

11) Cow = Efi

12) Horse = Inyinya

13) Rat = Oke

14) Guinea Pig = Oke Bekee

15) Squirrel = Osa

16) Dog = Nkita

17) Hyena = Nkita Ofia

18) Cat = Nwonogbo/Buusu/Nwamba

19) Sheep = Atulu

20) Ram = Ebune/Ebule

21) Pig = Ezi

22) Lion = Odum

23) Leopard = Agu/Awolo

24) Elephant = Enyi

25) Monkey = Enwe

26) Chimpanzee = Adaka

27) Gorilla = Ozodimgba (Ozo, the king of wrestling)

28) Snail = Eju/Ejune/Ejula

29) Snake = Agwo

30) Python = Eke

31) Lizard = Ngwele/Ngwere

32) Wall Gecko = Agu uno

33) Crocodile = Aguiyi

34) Toad = Awo

35) Frog = Mbala/Mbara/Nte/Akiri

36) Tortoise = Mbe/Nabe

37) Vulture = Udene/Udele

38) Eagle = Ugo

39) White Ant = Aruru

40) Black Ant = Agbisi

41) Mosquito = Añu Nta

42) Grasshopper = Ukpana

43) Kite = Nkwo

44) Spider = Ududo

45) Praying Mantis = Okongono

46) Earth Worm = Idide

47) Worm = Okpo

48) Scorpion = Akpi

49) Butterfly = Ilokolo Ibuba

50) Cockroach = Uchicha

51) House Fly = Ijiji

52) Cricket = Mbuzu/Mgbaja

53) Bed Bug = Chinchi/Ogii

54) Bee = Añu

55) Crab = Nchiko/Nshiko

56) Bat = Usu

57) Millipede = Esu

58) Centipede = Ogbakuluu

59) Rabbit = Ewii

60) Grasscutter = Nchi

61) Owl = Ikwikwi/Iyi Ochi

62) Wood Pecker = Otu Kpokpo

63) Chameleon = Ugwumagana

64) Fox = Nyanwuruede

65) Fish = Azu

66) African civet = Edi Ura (a nocturnal animal known to sleep all day during the day. Used to refer to anyone who sleeps a lot)

67) Wasp = Ebu (Isi kote ebu, O gbakasia nya aru )

68) Taylor Ant = Akpolide (Usually found on mango trees)

69) Porcupine = Ebi Ogwu

70) Shrew = Nkakwu/Nkapi (Mole-like rat that is known for its pungent smell.)

71) Eneke Nti Oba = Swallow (A type of bird that hardly perches on trees when in season to avoid being gunned down by human hunters)

72) Hawk = Egbe

73) Beetle = Mbuzu/Ebe

74) Periwinkle = Isam

75) Bush Fowl/Goose = Okwa

76) Stork = Okpoko

77) Boa Constrictor = Eke Ogba

78) Camel = Inyinya Ibu

79) Hippopotamus = Utobo/Akum

80) Iguana = Ngwele aghu

81) Tilapia = Azu asa

82) Eel = Ebi Iyi

83) Crayfish = Isha

84) Turtle = Mbe mmili

85) Egret = Chekeleke

86) Donkey = Jaki

87) Dragon Fly = Tatambeneke

88) Maggot = Ikpuru

89) Buffalo = Atu

90) Wolf = Agu Owulu

91) Sparrow = Nza

92) Parrot = Icheoku

93) Viper = Ajuani/Ajuala

94) Locusts = Igwulube

95) Galago/Bush baby = Ikili/Ikiri

96) Hog = Ezi Ofia

97) Bird = Nnunu (Generic name)

98) Gaboon Viper = Echi Eteka

99) Weaver bird = Egule

100) Cod fish = Okpoloko

101) Dove = ńdò


Edited by: bigfrancis21
Last Edit: 10pm, March 8, 2015

bigfrancis21:
@bold...there's actually nothing like 'more igbo' terms. 'enya', 'enye' and 'anya' are merely dialect variations of the same word just as we have humour/humor, flavour/flavor, doughnut/donut, Anaemia/Anemia in British and American Englishes. 'Igbo' is a generic word used to refer to any bia-speaking group that speaks an Igboid dialect as first language. No clan speaks 'Igbo'. If everybody is to go individually, then you would have people speaking 'Owerri language' and not 'Igbo' (after all it is owerri language they are speaking and it is different from what you call 'Igbo' which is central Igbo made up from several Igbo dialects), 'Awka language', 'Nkanu language', 'Ohaozara language', 'Ngwa language', 'Idemili language', 'Onitsha language' etc. Among people who identify as Igbo, they recognize there are numerous Igbo dialects under the 'Igbo' umbrella, hence when they hear a speaker speak, they identify him/her as from 'Onicha', 'Owerri', 'Nnewi', 'Awka', or 'Etche' part of greater Igboland, same way for Ika or Ukwuani or Ikwerre. There is a difference between 'dialect' and 'language'. Dialects are merely variations of the same language. Meanwhile, two spoken speeches can be called languages (different from each other) when there is, at least, 95% incoherence between both speeches. Thus, French and English are 2 different languages but Nigerian English and Ghanaian English are merely dialects of the same language, English.

In the past, and till today, bia-speaking Igbo clans didn't and still don't have a colonialist mentality to colonize others and impose their language on others. Rather, as a community, family unit or village grew in numbers and expanded, some members left to uninhabited areas to establish themselves, carrying with them the parent dialect, which became modified in certain words with time, to create a different sub-dialect of the original one. Thus, any bia-speaking person today who speaks an Ibo dialect as first language is authentically Igbo. His forefather wasn't forced nor oppressed into speaking the language, but was born by birth into the language, which was in turn passed down generation to generation and to the modern-day speaker.

This is not to start a 'Ukwuani are Igbo vs Ukwuani not Igbo debate', but I thought I'd give you a linguistic view of the issue and why researchers and authors still continue to classify 'Ukwuani' as an Igbo dialect despite some Ukwuani refusing to acknowledge they speak an Igbo dialect and are under the 'Igbo' umbrella, by linguistic terms.

danielicon:
animal, bro

Rexxie:
If Dog=Nkita and
Hyena= Nkita ofia (which i believe means Bush dog),then whats the Igbo name or word for the real BUSH DOG?

LovelyLilac:
ibuzo and ibusa are different.

bigfrancis21:
@bold...there's actually nothing like 'more igbo' terms. 'enya', 'enye' and 'anya' are merely dialect variations of the same word just as we have humour/humor, flavour/flavor, doughnut/donut, Anaemia/Anemia in British and American Englishes. 'Igbo' is a generic word used to refer to any bia-speaking group that speaks an Igboid dialect as first language. No clan speaks 'Igbo'. If everybody is to go individually, then you would have people speaking 'Owerri language' and not 'Igbo' (after all it is owerri language they are speaking and it is different from what you call 'Igbo' which is central Igbo made up from several Igbo dialects), 'Awka language', 'Nkanu language', 'Ohaozara language', 'Ngwa language', 'Idemili language', 'Onitsha language' etc. Among people who identify as Igbo, they recognize there are numerous Igbo dialects under the 'Igbo' umbrella, hence when they hear a speaker speak, they identify him/her as from 'Onicha', 'Owerri', 'Nnewi', 'Awka', or 'Etche' part of greater Igboland, same way for Ika or Ukwuani or Ikwerre. There is a difference between 'dialect' and 'language'. Dialects are merely variations of the same language. Meanwhile, two spoken speeches can be called languages (different from each other) when there is, at least, 95% incoherence between both speeches. Thus, French and English are 2 different languages but Nigerian English and Ghanaian English are merely dialects of the same language, English.

In the past, and till today, bia-speaking Igbo clans didn't and still don't have a colonialist mentality to colonize others and impose their language on others. Rather, as a community, family unit or village grew in numbers and expanded, some members left to uninhabited areas to establish themselves, carrying with them the parent dialect, which became modified in certain words with time, to create a different sub-dialect of the original one. Thus, any bia-speaking person today who speaks an Ibo dialect as first language is authentically Igbo. His forefather wasn't forced nor oppressed into speaking the language, but was born by birth into the language, which was in turn passed down generation to generation and to the modern-day speaker.

This is not to start a 'Ukwuani are Igbo vs Ukwuani not Igbo debate', but I thought I'd give you a linguistic view of the issue and why researchers and authors still continue to classify 'Ukwuani' as an Igbo dialect despite some Ukwuani refusing to acknowledge they speak an Igbo dialect and are under the 'Igbo' umbrella, by linguistic terms.

pazienza:
HopeAthand, wune come and give us Ikwerre versions of these names for animals.

okoyemike:
Lion is Agu

Leopard is Odum. not the other way round

pazienza:
HopeAthand, wune come and give us Ikwerre versions of these names for animals.