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| How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by Sunshinebridges(op): 4:38pm On Apr 19, 2017 |
Do you know the names of geometric shapes in your native dialect? Circle hexagon Oval Pentagon Rectangle Rhombus Semi Circle Square star trapezoid Triangle |
| Re: How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by konfused: 7:12pm On Apr 19, 2017 |
Sunshinebridges: |
| Re: How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by Afam4eva(m): 8:31pm On Apr 19, 2017 |
Lol  All the cultural afficionados don remove slippers take off 3 Likes |
| Re: How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by Nobody: 8:35pm On Apr 19, 2017 |
Afam4eva:LOL. I'm observing too. 1 Like |
| Re: How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by InyinyaAgbaOku(m): 8:47pm On Apr 19, 2017 |
Afam4eva:Ancient igbos didn't see things in those forms. Hexagon gini? Rhombus Trapezoid? O di mma 1 Like |
| Re: How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by 9jakool: 12:11am On Apr 21, 2017*. Modified: 12:30am On Apr 21, 2017 |
InyinyaAgbaOku:Didn't they built pyramids? 1 Like |
| Re: How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by 9jakool: 12:29am On Apr 21, 2017 |
Make I try Yoruba Circle- ayipo hexagon- onigun mefa Oval- ayipo gbigbun Pentagon- onigun marun Rectangle- opon  Rhombus- onigun merin gbigbun Semi Circle- ayipo idameji Square- onigun merin star- irawo trapezoid- (Not even going to attempt that) Triangle- onigun meta Even the English words had to be borrowed from Latin. 1 Like |
| Re: How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by OPCNAIRALAND: 12:35pm On Apr 21, 2017 |
9jakool:Well done! |
| Re: How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by bigfrancis21(mod): 5:43pm On Apr 25, 2017 |
[quote author=konfused post=55721516][/quote]Star - kpakpando I'd like to introduce some words for these shapes: Triangle - Ibeato (into three places) Square - Ibeano Pentagon - Ibeise and so on. 2 Likes |
| Re: How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by konfused: 6:57pm On Apr 25, 2017 |
bigfrancis21:Nwanne, jisi ike, your effort is worth commendable. 2 Likes |
| Re: How Do You Say The Names Of Geometric Shapes In Hausa Igbo And Yoruba by musicwriter(m): 7:16pm On Apr 25, 2017*. Modified: 10:49pm On Apr 25, 2017 |
Sunshinebridges:We don't have name for most of them, because we're still locked in studying English- the language the colonial masters gave us as the standard for knowledge acquisition. Over 60 years after the so called independence, African governments, educationists, scholars are still using white man's concept of what knowledge should be as our standard. That's the problem, but I'll give it a shot purely as an academic exercise . IGBO Circle = Gburu-gburu (this one is already a word in use everyday) hexagon = ahu isii (literally; six bodies/sides) Oval = ka akwa (literally; like egg) Pentagon = ahu ise (literally; five bodies/sides) Rectangle = ahu ano nta (literally; four bodies/sides; junior/small) Rhombus- no idea for now, but that's the shape of kite children fly. The word could be created when we're ready to revolutionize education in our native language. Semi Circle = ezu gburu-gburu (literally; not up to a circle) Square = ahu ano ukwu (literally; four bodies/sides; senior/big) star = kpakpando (this one is already a word in use everyday) trapezoid = ahu ise nta (literally; five bodies/sides; junior/small) Triangle = ahu ato (literally; three bodies/sides) World's best linguist alive, Mr. Noam Chomsky, has said that every language in the world obey rules in interpreting emotions, concepts, grammar. And he argued, therefore, that no culture should consider themselves superior to another. All the words in mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, economics, e.t.c could be created by us when we come out of the intellectual slavery imposed on us by white people. Yes, we'll do it when we're ready to revolutionize education in our native language for our own good. By the way, "ebe" which bigfrancis21 used to explain sides is also acceptable, but I just feel "ahu" would be more appropriate. Even "uzo" could be a good idea for "sides". I don't know how long before Africans come out of this deep sleep and realize the so called education by the colonial masters to their colonies was part of slavery itself. 3 Likes |
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