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Yesterday 21 of February was world language day and this got me thinking, how many of us could translate some of these english words to our local dialect:
#) Corruption
#) table
#) pawpaw
#) Tomato
#) biscuits
#) rice
as an igbo boy these are some words I can't get I direct translation for, abeg make nobody come here come improvise I need true translations...

Rice is osikapa joor

Paw paw Na popo

Tomatoes Na tomati

Corruption Na aru ala

kilokeys:
Rice is osikapa joor

Paw paw Na popo

Tomatoes Na tomati

Corruption Na aru ala

Hahahahahhaaha!!!
Brother I be igbo boy and by what I see, na only rice you translate correctly! The rest na wash!
What about biscuit/table?

Sorry I speak a Language (Yoruba), not a dialect
So that question is not meant for my likes

scholes0:
Sorry I speak a Language (Yoruba), not a dialect
So that question is not meant for my likes

Oya no vex, I don change/edit the topic, can I get your answer please, and try give me the meaning of tomato..

1.rice: osikapa, eresi


2. pawpaw: okwuru


3. corruption: mpu na aru


4. biscuit: achicha bekee


5. table: igbe


translated to igbo language

ChappyChase:
Yesterday 21 of February was world language day and this got me thinking, how many of us could translate some of these english words to our local dialect:
#) Corruption
#) table
#) pawpaw
#) Tomato
#) biscuits
#) rice
as an igbo boy these are some words I can't get I direct translation for, abeg make nobody come here come improvise I need true translations...

Yoruba:
#) Pawpaw = Ibepe
#) Tomato= Tomato
#) Biscuit = Bisikiti
#) Rice = Iresi
#) Table= Tabili
#) Corruption = ??

Most of them are borrowed from English and don't have names of their own..... but we modify them to suit our taste8)

ChappyChase:
Hahahahahhaaha!!!
Brother I be igbo boy and by what I see, na only rice you translate correctly! The rest na wash!
What about biscuit/table?

Table and chair Na oche

Only table Na oc

My village men no dey chop biscuits.

Trixxxy:
Yoruba:
#) Pawpaw = Ibepe
#) Tomato= Tomato
#) Biscuit = Bisikiti
#) Rice = Iresi
#) Table= Tabili
#) Corruption = ??

Most of them are borrowed from English and don't have names of their own..... but we modify them to suit our taste8)

You literally didn't give me any of my answers..
You see watin I dey talk!? So nobody fit give me direct meaning to this words?
Lalasticlala can you also translate some of these words to your language? And I won't mind if you can translate the Lalasticlala in your language!

kilokeys:
Table and chair Na oche
Only table Na oc
My village men no dey chop biscuits.

Oga na lie abeg, chair na him be Oche for igbo, What about rice and pawpaw, abi your village men no dey chop ham?

ChappyChase:
You literally didn't give me any of my answers..
You see watin I dey talk!? So nobody fit give me direct meaning to this words?
Lalasticlala can you also translate some of these words to your language? And I won't mind if you can translate the Lalasticlala in your language!

I told you they're borrowed words!

And pawpaw is Ibepe

That's the best I have to offer mehn

My fellow igbo people.. Make una answer cos I wan learn too

Yoruba
rice=iresi(imi ekute)
pawpaw=ibepe
tomato=tumati
corruption =iwa ijekuje
biscuit=Ankara oyinbo (bisiki)
table=tabili

Etsako, an edoid language

Corruption - ifẹchekẹ.
Table- utebu
Pawpaw - I don forget
Tomato - itomato
Biscuits - ibisikiiti
Rice - ichikafa

ChappyChase:
Yesterday 21 of February was world language day and this got me thinking, how many of us could translate some of these english words to our local dialect:
#) Corruption
#) table
#) pawpaw
#) Tomato
#) biscuits
#) rice
as an igbo boy these are some words I can't get I direct translation for, abeg make nobody come here come improvise I need true translations...

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*Gun = bur'ndung
*Bullet = arsasa
*Arrow = masu/ghafu
*Bulletproof = lugu
*Sword = balmi
*knife = kighiya
*cane = mda
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