Ndeewo! (hello)
i think we need an igbo study group. if anyone is interested or have information to share, post here. lets learn igbo.
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Daalu
in igbo you say 'kedu' to say how are you. kedu is short for 'kedu ka i mere?'
kedu means how.
ndeewo!
in igbo culture there are 4 (anọ) days of the week known as market days. the market days are Eke, Orie, Afor and Nkwo.
igbo kwenu!
in igbo you say biko to be polite and say please. biko -bee ko
In Igbo we say 'i boola chi'
to mean good morning. But it says 'have you spread open with the day'
in igbo we say kà chí fóó to mean good night. it is saying 'may the day break'.
ndéèwó!
one of the ways we say goodbye in igbo is Kà émésị́á. this is like say 'let it be later' or 'let it end'.?
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Kà émésị́á
in igbo we say ịgọ mmụọ to mean libations or other types of prayers
igbo alphabets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX-oPHbGuho
ndeewo. in igbo, the response to ka chi foo is 'ka ọ bọọ' which means ma morning come
igbo people have day names based on their 4 day week. check them out here - https://igbocalendar.com/izu-igbo-days-of-the-week/ (https://igbocalendar.com/izu-igbo-days-of-the-week/)
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ka ọ di
libations and prayers in igbo are referred to as ịgọ mmụọ
in igbo we say 'táàtà' to mean today
another way to say good morning in igbo is ụtụtụ oma
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another way to say good morning in igbo is ụtụtụ oma
Is this a greeting that would be said traditionally or a calque from english?
@obadelekambon
its more of a clash from english,
ututu - morning
oma - good
the traditional greeting is above - i saala chi? (have you spread open with the day?)
igbo word of the week - àkwà - cloth
notice the tones. this word can have four different meanings with different tones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQjjpDRK3tU
igbo word of the week - ákwá - bed
notice the tones. this word has different meanings with different tones.
igbo word of the week - ndèèwó - hello/welcome
notice the tonal marks
igbo word of the week
ákpụ̀ - bump/swelling
notice the tonal marks
Igbo word of the week - mmiri - water
igbo word of the week - nne - mother
igbo word of the week - égú - dance
notice the tones. this word has another meaning with different tones
igbo word of the week - àfò - year
notice the tones. this word has another meaning with different tones.
igbo words of the week
ínwe - to own or to have
nke m - my/mine/my own
ḿmaḿmá - greeting/good/beautiful
óbì - heart
igbo word of the week?
íkwu - to talk or speak
igbo words of the week
òkórọ́bịà - young man
máàzị́ - mister
àgbọ́ghọ́bị̀à - yound lady
òríàkụ̀ - misses
igbo words of the week
a - this
áhụ̀ - that
ihe - thing
ndi - plural for people
igbo market days and names for people on each day - https://igbocalendar.com/izu-igbo-days-of-the-week/