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IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by sexyhalima(op): 9:05am On Jan 08, 2020

"nkpurunma"

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Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by PointZerom: 9:34am On Jan 08, 2020

sexyhalima:
"nkpurunma"

nkpuru = seed
nma = fine or beauty.

We also have nkpuruoma
The same meaning with the former.
"Good seed or seed of beauty.
It is also a name especially females.

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Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by bigfrancis21(mod): 3:53am On Jan 09, 2020

sexyhalima:
"nkpurunma"

Properly, mkpuru nma. Beautiful seed.

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Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by sexyhalima(op): 5:06pm On Jan 09, 2020

what is properly?

is nkpuru the wrong spelling

bigfrancis21:
Properly, mkpuru nma. Beautiful seed.

Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by bigfrancis21(mod): 6:09pm On Jan 09, 2020

sexyhalima:
what is properly?

is nkpuru the wrong spelling

In proper Igbo spelling, 'mkpuru' or 'mkpulu' is the right spelling.

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Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by sexyhalima(op): 7:04pm On Jan 09, 2020

do kalabari spell it as nkpuru

bigfrancis21:
In proper Igbo spelling, 'mkpuru' or 'mkpulu' is the right spelling.

Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by bigfrancis21(mod): 11:47pm On Jan 09, 2020

sexyhalima:
do kalabari spell it as nkpuru

Kalabari people are Ijaw by ethnicity but many of them speak Igbo as second or first language. Whether 'nkpuru' or 'mkpuru' it is all the same meaning. Just note that not too many people are fluent in writing standard Igbo, thus you see people spelling words differently. I studied Igbo in secondary school and the standard spelling is 'mkpuru'.

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Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by sexyhalima(op): 6:08pm On Jan 10, 2020

why do the kalabari speak igbo

is omugwo a kalabari word aswell as igbo?

Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by bigfrancis21(mod): 7:19pm On Jan 10, 2020

sexyhalima:
why do the kalabari speak igbo

is omugwo a kalabari word aswell as igbo?

A lot of Rivers state Ijaw men marry Igbo women and many of these men themselves have Igbo mothers and grandmothers and grow up speaking Igbo. When these men end up marrying full Igbo women, you can only guess what the language outcome would be.

Omugwo is an Igbo word, not Kalabari.

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Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by sexyhalima(op): 10:19pm On Jan 10, 2020

thanks

bigfrancis21:
A lot of Rivers state Ijaw men marry Igbo women and many of these men themselves have Igbo mothers and grandmothers and grow up speaking Igbo. When these men end up marrying full Igbo women, you can only guess what the language outcome would be.

Omugwo is an Igbo word, not Kalabari.

Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by sexyhalima(op): 12:00am On Jan 11, 2020

is beke an igbo word?
or slang

bigfrancis21:
A lot of Rivers state Ijaw men marry Igbo women and many of these men themselves have Igbo mothers and grandmothers and grow up speaking Igbo. When these men end up marrying full Igbo women, you can only guess what the language outcome would be.

Omugwo is an Igbo word, not Kalabari.

Re: IGBO PEOPLE - What Does This Mean by chimezieeze98: 7:55am On Jan 15, 2020

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