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hello ,can some one direct me on how i will learn to speak owerri dialect.There is something about it that flows with melody to the ears

Eshi nini?

It's 'Ishi nini' not 'eshi nini'...dear op, anyi ka kushiri gi asusu ala owerri, mana e ga enwe ndidi rukwu...

Afobear:
hello ,can some one direct me on how i will learn to speak owerri dialect.There is something about it that flows with melody to the ears

Ala owere nde ebe ke anyi...annu ri u'to! Annu a marala sha o wuru na ala owere ari gi mma...shi mee nini? Kwara lie!

bigfrancis21:
Ala owere nde ebe ke anyi...annu ri u'to! Annu a marala sha o wuru na ala owere ari gi mma...shi mee nini? Kwara lie!

i am not understanding

jopretty:
It's 'Ishi nini' not 'eshi nini'...dear op, anyi ka kushiri gi asusu ala owerri, mana e ga enwe ndidi rukwu...

Onye shi ala Owerri a ri ya mma, ya kwara lee...

Ndawe:
Onye shi ala Owerri a ri ya mma, ya kwara lee...

Owu kpa ori.

Ndawe:
Onye shi ala Owerri a ri ya mma, ya kwara lee...

Ya kwara li nne m.

Who said Owerri is very close to Ika? From all my research, I only notice very very insignificant similarity. Not even enough to give it any attention

kpaminose:
Who said Owerri is very close to Ika? From all my research, I only notice very very insignificant similarity. Not even enough to give it any attention

Ị shị a hụ wụ nini? Ị shị ọ wụgh kpa nnụ na-eshi ekwu ụka?

chijiblaze:
Ị shị a hụ wụ nini? Ị shị ọ wụgh kpa nnụ na-eshi ekwu ụka?

How the fvck do you expect me to understand this?

kpaminose:

chijiblaze: Ị shị a hụ wụ nini? Ị shị ọ wụgh kpa nnụ na-eshi ekwu ụka?

How the fvck do you expect me to understand this?

Ị sị na ọ wụ gịnị? Ị sị na ọwụghị otù unu na-esi ekwu okwu?

Now do you understand that? Now give us the translation in Ika.

chijiblaze:
Ị sị na ọ wụ gịnị? Ị sị na ọwụghị otù unu na-esi ekwu okwu?

Now do you understand that? Now give us the translation in Ika.

Ye si kini? Ye si ni ele erira ke onu gi eku oku?

kpaminose:
Ye si kini? Ye si ni ele erira ke unu gi eku oku?

You mean you don't have the verb to be 'bụ / wụ' in Ika?
Ọ wụ gịnị? Aha m wụ.....

chijiblaze:
You mean you don't have the verb to be 'bụ / wụ' in Ika?
Ọ wụ gịnị? Aha m wụ.....

We have wu but construction of sentences in Ika language is different from what you think. Even the ni in that sentence ought to be eliminated but I just added it. Wu, ri are just some similarities with Owerri but an average Ika speaker doesn't understand Owerri. I understand Anambra Better than Owerri, so where is the very similar coming from

kpaminose:
We have wu but construction of sentences in Ika language is different from what you think. Even the ni in that sentence ought to be eliminated but I just added it. Wu, ri are just some similarities with Owerri but an average Ika speaker doesn't understand Owerri. I understand Anambra Better than Owerri, so where is the very similar coming from

I doubt that an Ika speaker would understand Owerri dialect. In fact many people from Anambra don't, and a few people from some further parts of Imo and Abia may not. Owerri dialect is very distinct, many Igbo languages are very distinct, what I am trying to say is, an understanding of central Igbo (whatever it is) or the more popularly spoken Igbo ( a diluted version of Anambra and Orlu dialects) will not equip anyone towards understanding Owerri dialect

This should actually be

Ị shị a hụ wụ nini? Ị shị ọ wụgh kpa nnụ na-eshi asu?

chijiblaze:
Ị shị a hụ wụ nini? Ị shị ọ wụgh kpa nnụ na-eshi ekwu ụka?

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