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He has started teaching me the Igbo language, which is widely spoken in the Eastern part of Nigeria.
101 introduction to Igbo language
Igbo language is a language widely spoken in South East part of Nigeria
The southeast is comprised of five states: Enugu, An am bra, Imo, Abia, Ebony
However, all these igbo speaking states have there own dialect which they use to communicate within them
But generally the Igbo language widely spoken is the central igbo which is widely accepted by all igbo people.
That’s the one he is teaching me.
Introduction
English: what is your name
Igbo :gini bu aha GI
English: my name is ,,,,,
Igbo: answer,,,aham by,,,,
Igbo: gini bu aha nne gi na nna gi
English; what’s your parents name
igbo : aha nnem na nnam bu,,,,,,
English: my parents name are””””
Igbo:gini bu aha obodo GI
English,,, what’s the name of your country
igbo….aha obodo mu bu…..
English,,, the name of my country is…
Igbo:afoole ka idiot
English: how old are you
Answer,,igbo;adim afo ,,,,,English: I am you state your age
igbo:ilugo nwanyi
English: are you marked
Answer,,,igbo:alugomu nwanyi(that’s how you answer if you at married))
English: yes I am married
(But if you are not married this is how you answer)
Igbo: Mba alubehum nwanyi
English:, no am not yet married
Igbo;imugo umu
English; do you have children
Answer:igbo;amugom IMU(here you can state the number of children you have)
Amurum ofu NWA
I have one child
Amurum umu about
I have two children
Amurum umu ato
I have three children
Amurum umu ano
I have four children
Amurum umu ISE
I have five children
Amurum umu isii
I have six children
Amurum umu asa
I have seven children
Amurum umu as a to
I have eight children
Amurum umu itoli
I have nine children
Amurum umu iri
I have ten children
Igbo: Mba amubeyim umu
English: I don’t have children yet
Igbo:afo ole ka idi
Eng;how old are you
Answer: igbo::adim afo (you state your age)
Eng::I am ,,,,,,,years old
Igbo:: gini bu aka oru GI
Eng::what is your profession
Answer,,,Igbo:::aka orum bu(state your profession)
Eng::my pdofession is,,
Parts of the body
English::::::::::Igbo
Head.,,,,,,,,,,,,isi
Hair,,,,,,,,,,,,,, abubara isi
Face,,,,,,,,,,,,,ezi ITU
Eyes,,,,,,,,,,,,anya
Nose,,,,,,,,,,,imi
Ear,,,,,,,,,,,,,, nti
Mouth,,,,, ,,,,,,onu
Lips,,,,,,,,,,,,egbirigbe onu
Tongue,,,,,,,,,ire
Teeth,,,,,,,eze
Jaw,,,,,,,,agwa
Neck,,,,,,, olu
Chest,,,,,,,,obi
Heart,,,,,, mkpuru obi
Hand,,,,,,, aka
Stomach,,,,,,, afo
Navel,,,,,,otume
Intestine,,,,,, eriri afo
Liver,,,,,,,,,umueji
Kidney,,,,, akuru obi
Waist,,,,ukwu
Shoulder,,,,,,, ngu
Laps,,,,,,apata ukwu
Leg,,,,,,,,urkwu
Kneel,,,, ikpere ukwu
Finger,,,,,,mkpisiri aka
Nails,,,,,,,,mbo aka
Toe,,,,,,,alaukwu
Toenails,,,,,,,mboukwu
Identification of persons
Father:Nina
My father:nna mu
Our father: Nina anyi
Their father; Nina ha
Mother;NNE
My mother:nne mu
Our mother nne anti
Their mother:nne ha
Grand father: nna ochie
My grand father; nnam orchid
Our grand father:nna anyi ochie
Their grand father: nna ha ochie
Uncle:nwanne nnam (uncle from the fathers side)
Uncle:nwanne nne my(Uncle from the mother’s side)
Aunty: nwa nne nnam
Aunty:nwanne nnem
My brother; nwa nnem nwoke
My sister:nwanem nwanyi
My siblings; umu nnem
My friend: enyim
My boy friend: enyim nwoke
My girl friend: enyim nwanyi
My enemy :onye iro mu
My neighbor::onye agbata obi mu
Our enemy; onye iro anyi
Their enemy:: onye iro ha
Our neighbor::onye agbata obi anyi
Their neighbor::nye agbata obi ha
My wife;;nwunye mu
My husband;; di mu
Wife::nwunye
Husband: di
Old man;;okenye nwoke
Old woman: okenye nwanyi
Young man:okorobia
Young woman:: agboho
Young boy::nwa ntakiri nwoke
Young girl:; nwa ntakiri nwanyi
New born;:nwa ohuru
White man;: nwoke ocha (a fair in complexion man/person)
Black man,;nwoke oji (dark in complexion man/person)
White woman:;nwanyi ocha
Black woman;; nwanyi oji
Tall man:: nwoke toro Ogo
Short man:;nwoke di mkpu mkpu
Tall woman:: nwanyi toro ogo
Short woman:: nwanyi mkpu mkpu
Fat man;;nwoke buru IBU
Slim man;;nwoke tara ahu
Fat woman:: nwanyi buru ibu
Slim woman:: nwanyi tara ahu
Hansome man::nwoke mara mma
Ugly man:: nwoke joro njo
Beautiful woman: nwanyi mara mma
Ugly woman,:: nwanyi joro njo





