Igbo Language Learners (Club I.L.L.)

[bored]

Originally posted by jerseygirl
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[jerseygirl]

Originally posted by bored

[Turums]

Originally posted by bored
thanks

What about the "Good morning," and the "how do you say" bits?

Good morning depends on where you are from/ who you're talking to. For the most part, dibia's response that question is correct.

although in my place we say Iteele. (Have you woken up?)

How do you say- Kedu etu e si a si or Kedu etu i si a si
Kedu - how
etu- do
e -they or i-you
si a si- do to say

so a sentence like "How does one say 'dog' in Igbo?"
would be
Kedu etu e si a si 'dog' n'Igbo?

[Anubis]

Originally posted by Obiageli
ke'm kwanu?

Oby, Igbo gi na-ato uto also

[Anubis]

Originally posted by dibia
...Anubis, serious props jare. E be like say na you go teach Level 2 of this course. All these students don begin dey ask questions wey I no fit answer....its funny, I'd never even heard anybody say 'I hate you' in Igbo till you typed it out earlier in the thread.

Nnaa, jide ka i ji.

You are doing a marvellous job. Please carry on. Whenever I have the opportunity, I will definitely chirp in if I have answers to any unanswered ones.

Ndi Igbo turu ilu si " A nyukoo mamiri onu, o gbaa ufufu!"

[Anubis]

Originally posted by coBra
who can translate:

- Crocodile.
- Bear.

Crocodile= aguiyi, agummiri

This literally translates into "Lion of the river/stream"; a befitting title for this lordly descendant of the mighty dinosaurs.


Alligator=Oba/Obammiri. (this is pronounced exactly like the yoruba word for "King").....Note....translations to this may vary dialectically.

Boa constrictor/Anaconda= Eke mmiri or Eke mmili
Bear....hmmm.

Bears do not exist in Igboland, and so there are no Igbo words I know for this animal. This is clearly a good case of intelligence and perception being limited by language and semantics. Another word for which our forefathers had no translation is "Snow". However, with time, ingenious words are/will be coined for these things.

Snow=Aku mmiri igwe.... which is technically "Hail"

Bear= I have often heard it interpreted "agu ikpa" which literally translates to "lion of the wilderness". Take this with a pinch of salt though because other words may arise in the future if they have not already arisen.

[aku]

Originally posted by dibia
..that's the literal translation. Otutu/Ututu is morning, and oma is fine/nice/good. I've never said that to anyone either though. We always just said 'Gudu mohneen' to my grandparents.

They also say...............I bola chi, or something like that. It means have you risen

[Oderah]

Originally posted by dibia
..LOL...i just realized how funny it is that i'm actually teaching ppl how to speak Igbo...hilarious...I mean I understand the language and all, but every Igbo speaker who hears me actually speak it, usually ends up rolling on the floor. Its all good sha. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Y'all can just call me Mazi Cyclops

lol @ mazi cyclops

[Oderah]

more igbo translations

lion- odumegwu
leopard- agu
grasshopper- osu okpo
wall gecko- agu uno/ulo
fly-ijiji
eagle- ugo
dove-ndulu
egbe- kite
cat- pussu
dog-nkita
monkey-adaka
gorilla-ozo
pig-ezi
cow- efi/ehi
tortoise-mbe
spider- ududo
oyamu-ududo(spider web)

[tomapep]

I have an Igbo Bible, anyone want a passage?
I don't do tone-marking though.