DAY 14: AFRICA'S UNIQUE LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS
Favour Samuel@favoursamuel013556
9 days ago
Here are a few basic words and phrases in Igbo dialect:
GREETINGS
- Ụtụtụ ( oo-toot-oo) - Good morning
- Ehihie ( eh-hee-hee) - Good afternoon
- Mgbede (m-geh-deh) - Good evening
BASIC PHRASES
- Kedu? (Keh-doo) - How are you?
- Daalu (Dah-loo) - Thank you
INTRODUCTIONS
- Aha m bu Nwaokoro (A-ha Moo Boo N-wah-oo-koroh) - My name is (male)
- Aha m bu Nwada (A-ha Moo Boo N-wah-ada) - My name is (female)
FAREWELLS
- Ka Ọ dị (Kah oh dee) - Goodbye
- Ji gà Ọtụtụ (Jee gah oo-toot-oo) - Goodnight
USEFUL EXPRESSION
- Nnoọọ (N-noh-oh) - Yes
- Ee (Eh-eh) - No
- Kedu ife anyị? (Keh-doo ee-fay ah-nyee) - How is the family?
- Ọ dị mma (Oh dee mmah) - It's good
- Daalu (Dah-loo) - Thank you
FOOD AND DRINK
- Ji (Jee) - Yam
- Ṅụọ (N-gwoo-oh) - Drink
- Suya (Soo-yah) - Grilled meat
- Egusi soup (Eh-goo-see) - Melon seed soup
DIRECTIONS AND PLACES
- Ebe a (Eh-beh ah) - Here
- Ụlọ m (Oo-loh mm) - My house
- Ahịa (Ah-hee-ah) - Market
- Ụzọ (Oo-zoh) - Road
- Ụlọ ọgwụ (Oo-loh og-woo) - Hospital
NUMBERS
- Otu (Oh-too) - One
- Abụọ (Ah-boo-oh) - Two
- Atọ (Ah-toh) - Three
- Anọ (Ah-noh) - Four
- Ise (Ee-seh) - Five
FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS
- Nna (N-nah) - Father
- Nne (N-neh) - Mother
- Nwoke (N-woh-keh) - Male
- Nwanyị (N-wah-nee) - Female
- Nwanne(N-wah-neh) - Siblings
- Umunna (Umu- nah) - Kingsmen
- Nna Ukwu (N-nah-U-kwu) - Grandfather
- Nne Ukwu (N-nah-U-kwu) - Grandmother
EMOTIONS AND EXPRESSION
- A dị m mma (A dee m mmah) - I'm fine
- Ọ dị njọ (Oh dee n-joh) - It is bad
- Daalu (Dah-loo) - Thank you
TRAVEL AND DIRECTIONS
- Gaa (Gah-ah) - Go
- Bịa (Bee-ah) - Come
- Ụzọ (Oo-zoh) - Road
- Ụlọ ọgwụ (Oo-loh og-woo) - Hospital
PROVERBS AND WISDOM
- "Igwe bu ike" (EE-gweh boo ee-keh) - Unity is strength
- "Ụmụ ndị Igbo, jikọta" (Oo-moo ndee EE-gbo, jee-koh-tah) - Igbo people, unite
- "Omenala na-echekwa" (Oh-meh-nah-lah nah-cheh-kwah) - Culture is preserved
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📍Nigeria, Nigeria
📍Imo State, Nigeria
