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LEARNING IGBO NOTES Friday, July 26, 2024 8:17 PM 8/2/24 - Second Class: 8/3/24 - Third Class: 8/10/24 - Sixth Cla...

LEARNING IGBO NOTES Friday, July 26, 2024 8:17 PM 8/2/24 - Second Class: 8/3/24 - Third Class: 8/10/24 - Sixth Class 7/26/24 - First Class: TWO DIVISIONS OF IGBO LANGUAGE - VOWELS Ime Okwu (Formation of Words) Onuogugu (numbers) ZOOM MEETING ID: 776 741 3132 (O GBO ODU ME) & CONSTANANTS (OGBO One = Otu PASSCODE: qj8P75 CHUME) Words: Two = Abuo IGBO ALPHABET - Mkpuru edemede (I Vowels give the constanants sound (so usually) Aka = hand Three = Ato Alphabet) Igbo: Remember there's no way to write words in Anya = eyes Four = Ano ○ Aa - ah (V) singular or plural form in igbo Ahia = market Five = Ise ○ Bb - beh Azu = fish Six = Isii IGBO ALPHABET - Mkpuru edemede (I Aazu = back Seven = Asaa ○ Ch ch - che Alphabet) Igbo: Afọ = stomach Eight = Asato ○ Dd - dey ○ Aa - ah (V) Nine = Itoolu ○ Ee - Eh (V) ○ Bb - beh zé = king Ten = Iri ○ Ff - fey ○ Ch ch - che Èzé (dragged on E) = tooth Eleven = iri na out ○ Gg - geh ○ Dd - dey Eke = python Twelve = iri na abuo ○ Gb - gbee ○ Ee - Eh (V) Ede = cocoayam Thirteen = iri na ato ○ Gh - hwey ○ Ff - fey Fourteen = iri na ano ○ Gw - gwe Otu = one Fifteen = iri na ise ○ Gg - geh ○ Hh - hee Madu = person Sixteen = iri na isii ○ Gb - gbee ○ Ii - Eee (V) Oche = chair/seat Seventeen = iri na asaa ○ Gh - hwey ○ Ịị - Ey (V) Okwu = word Eighteen = iri na asato ○ Gw - gwe ○ Jj - jey Oke (keh) = male Nineteen = iri na itoolu ○ Hh - he h ○ Kk - key Oke (kay) = rat Twenty = iri abuo ○ Ii - Eee (V) ○ Kp - kpeh ○ Ii - Ey (V) ○ Kw - kweh ○ Jj - jey ○ Ll - Ley Ite = pot ○ Kk - key ○ Mm - Meh Isi = head ○ Kp - kpeh ○ Nn - Neh (Nancy) Isii (ee-shee) = six ○ Kw - kweh ○ Ṅṅ - Ngeh Ike = strength ○ Ll - Ley ○ NW- Nweh ○ Mm - Meh ○ Ny - Nyeh Ugwu (low T ~ "o-" (tonal)) = respect ○ Nn - Neh (Nancy) ○ Oo - O (V) Ugwu (high T ~ "oo") = hill ○ Ññ- Nneh ○ Ọọ - Aw (V) = peace ○ NW- Nweh ○ Pp - Pee Ugoo = heal ○ Ny - Nyeh ○ Rr - Rey Ule = exam ○ Oo - O (V) ○ Ss - Cee ○ Oo - Aw (V) (Non-vowel words:) ○ SH - She ○ Pp - Pee Buru = carry ○ Tt - Tee ○ Rr - Rey Buga = take it to (or take it up) ○ Uu - Oo (V) ○ Ss - Cee Buda = bring it down ○ Ụụ - Auh (V) ○ SH - She ○ Vv - Vee ○ Tt - Tee Chima (Chi-e-ma) = God knows ○ Ww - Wey ○ Uu - Oo (V) Chinyere = God's gift ○ Yy - Yey ○ Ụụ - Auh (V) Chinwe = God's own ○ Zz - Zeh ○ Vv - Vee THERES NO C, Q OR X!!! ○ Ww - Wey Ọ (aw): ○ Yy - Yey ○ Oku = fire Vowels = oda ome ○ Zz - Zeh ○ Okuko = foul (as in meat) ○ Ohia = bush Words = ○ Ota = catapult Aka = hand ○ Ofe = soup Anya = eyes (can also mean eye) U (oh): Ada = daughter ○ Ututu = morning Eze = king ○ Ugu = fluted pumpkin Eze = tooth ○ Ude = cream ○ Ute = mat 8/7/24 - Extracurricular Class 1: 8/9/24 - Fourth Class K: Traditional Phrases Ime Okwu (Formation of Words) ○ kachi bo = goodnight now Welcome = nna ○ Ndo bisi ○ Kachi bo na = goodnight ok, goodnight 8/16/24 - Seventh Class Hello = ndeewo now Respectful Terminology/Noun Thank you = daalu 3 New Vowels: possessions: Goodnight = kachi ○ Dee/deedee = for elder male fo/kachi bụ Ịị Ii (-ey): figure Goodmorning = Ụtutu ọ Ịka = bigger/taller ○ Daa/daada/nnenne = for elder ma/Ịsaala chi/Ịbọọla Ịta = eat/chew female figure chi/Ịteela Ịri = to eat 8/10/24 - Fifth Class ○ Cry = akwa How are you = kedu/ke Ịsi = what General Greetings: kwanu/ke mere/ola tị de ○ Hi = ndeewo/ndewonụ (if more than 1 ○ Sorry = ndo Peno peno ke wey = how Ọọ (-awh): person) ○ Forgive = gbaghara do you do young lady Ọta = sling ○ How are you = kedu ○ Forgive me = gbaghara'm (slang) Ọkụkọ = foul ○ Thanks = imeela/daalu (more tribal ○ I forgive you = a gbaharala'm Udo = peace (slang) Ọkụ = fire saying) ○ House = Ụlọ No = mba/ọlọ Ọlu = work ○ I am fine = Adi m mma ○ My house = Ụlọ'm Yes = ahe/e ye Ke m aka aro gi (insert) ?= ○ I am great = Adi m chịm ○ Our house = Ụlọ anyi Ụụ (-auh): how is (insert) ○ Goodmorning = Ụtụtụ ọma Ụkwu = leg doing/going? ○ Good afternoon = Ehihe ọma E ye ○ Good evening = Uhuruchi ọma E gha ta we'm ? = I don't ○ Goodbye = ka di/ke mesia know ○ You are welcome = Ilotaala/Nnọ (this is E gha ta were'm? = Did not actually Igbo, borrowed from another you understand? language) Kwu ya ụzo = Say it again ○ Come and eat = Bia rie nri (nri = food) Kwoi ya ụzo biko = Say it ○ Come in…/Come into the house = Bata again please ○ Take a seat = were oche/nodu ala Alo m t'm ghe se kwoi…? = ○ What do you want = kedu ihe I chọrọ How do I say…? Gịnị bwoi …? = What is…? E kwoi m ya m afo ma? = Did I say that right? Isi gene = What did you say? Omalicha nwanyi = fine woman/gal Gịnị bu nke a ? = What is this? Olee? = What ? 8/30/24 - 13th Class: 8/17/24 - Eighth Class 8/23/24-8/24/24 - Eighth Class & Ninth Class: 8/30/24 - 12th Class: Further greetings/possesions/general terms: General phrases: Low vs High vowels: ○ Thanks = imeela, daalu, mma Understand = Aghọtara Low vs High vowels: Àdà = daughter mma I understand = Aghọtara'm Remember that low vowels WILL not appear in the Ádá = fall ○ Cry = Ákwá I understand, yes = Aghotara'm ee same word formation with a high vowel ○ Goodevening = uhuruchi I don't understand = Aghọtaghi'm ○ Oda (lo-hi) ọma/mgbede ọma Is it making sense ? = O doro anya ○ Ume (hi-lo) ○ Goodnight = ka chi fo/ka chi bụ ○ Later = Emecha Typical Objects/Animals: Typical Objects/Animals: ○ Goodbye = K'ọdị Dog = Nkịta ○ Parrot = Iche ○ My brother = nwane m nwoke Cat = Mbosị ○ Hippo = atụ ○ My sister nwane m nwanyi Goat = Ewu ○ Kite (a bird) = egbe ○ Male/man/boy = nwoke/oke Sheep = Atụrụ Cow = Ehi Typical Things/Definitions ○ Come in = bata/batawa Foul (Chicken) = Ọkụkọ ○ Ekele = greeting ○ Stand = guzoro/bilie Ram = Evule/Ebule/Ebunu ○ Ekete = basket ○ Sit = nodu Ewe = Nne a ○ Odudu = type of beans ○ Sit down = nodu ala He goat = Mkpi ○ Ebere = messy Rabbit = Oke bekie ○ Edemede = alphabet Assignment (for next class): Write out 3 Duck = Ọbọgwụ ○ Ehihe = afternoon words, that begins with "o", "i", and "e" Turkey = Torotoro ○ Echi = tomorrow ○ O: Pig = Ezi (Ehz-ghee) ○ Okwe = a game ○ Olee = where Horse = Ịnyịnya ○ Akwụkwo = book ○ Omo = child (yoruba NOT Dove = Nduru ○ Akuko = story IGBO) Piegon = Eresi ○ Okwu = word ○ Mma = beautiful Bee = An ○ Ahịrịokwu = sentence Household Materials = Ihe ndi ana ahụ n'ulo IGBO NOTES Page 1  Assignment (for next class): Write out 3 Duck = Ọbọgwụ ○ Ehihe = afternoon words, that begins with "o", "i", and "e" Turkey = Torotoro ○ Echi = tomorrow ○ O: Pig = Ezi (Ehz-ghee) ○ Okwe = a game ○ Olee = where Horse = Ịnyịnya ○ Akwụkwo = book ○ Omo = child (yoruba NOT Dove = Nduru ○ Akuko = story IGBO) Piegon = Eresi ○ Okwu = word ○ Mma = beautiful Bee = An ○ Ahịrịokwu = sentence ○ I: Household Materials = Ihe ndi ana ahụ n'ulo ○ Iko = cup Plates = Efere ○ Imeela = thanks ○ Mgbako = addition Door = Ụzọ ○ Ike = strength ○ Gbako = add Floor = Ala ○ Ite = pot ○ Ude = cream Wall = Mgbaaja ○ E: Oil = Mmanụ ○ Edemede = alphabet Fire = Ọkụ ○ Ebe = location indicator (ebe a Udaume = Agreement/justification Knife = Mma = here, ebe ahu = there) ○ Udaume arụ - heavy vowel: Cars = Ụgbọala ○ Ebee? = where? ▪ "e", "i", "o" "u" Airplane = Ụgbọelu ○ Èzé = king ▪ Aka = cloth Motorcycle = Ogbatumtum ○ Ézé = tooth ▪ Ukwu = Shoe = Agbaghraụkwụ/Akpukpuụkwụ ○ Udaume mfe - light vowel: Bicycle = Igwe ▪ "ị", "a", "ụ", "ọ" Generic Sentences: Udaume etiti - mid vowel = What is your name ? = Gịnị bụ aha gi? My name is "insert" = Aha mbụ Samuel Tone marking (Udaokwu) How old are you = Afọ ole ka ị gbara ? I am ten years old = A gbaala m afọ iri Please, I have a question = Biko, e werem ajiju 9/6/24 - 14th Class 9/6/24 - 15th Class 9/14/24 - 17th & 18th Class (Ịị Ụụ Ọọ Ṅṅ) 9/22/24 - 19th Class (Ịị Ụụ Ọọ Ṅṅ) Nkeji Asusụ Asato (8 Parts of Speech) N'ahirokwu & nnochiaha Ngwaa (verbs): Noun - Mkpọaha Ada na-agu akwukwo = Ada is reading a book Isi m mara mma = My head is beautiful Pronoun - Nnọchiaha Ọ na-agu akwukwo = She is reading a book Ngwaa bu okwu na-akowa ihe mere n'ahiriokwu = A verb is a word that Obi lere m anya = Obi looked at me Verb - Ngwaa Obi na-aza ihe = Obi is sweeping tells the action in a sentence. Afu m buru ibu = My stomach is big Adverb - Nkwuwa Ọ na-aza ihe = He is sweeping Adjective - Nkowa Ewu tara ji = Goat ate yam Ngwaa kerewa uzo abuo = Verbs has two types (action verb & helping verb) Nkowa - nkowa bu okwu na-akowa ihe Preposition - Mbuụzo Ọ tara ji = It ate yam Conjunction - Njikọ Obi na Ada na-aru oru = Obi and Ada are working Lee ihe ima atu (Examples): Sam mara mma = Sam is handsome Exclamation/Interjection - Mkpu Ha na-aru oru = They are working A ha m bu Chidimma = My name is Chidmma Comfort toro ogologo = Comfort is tall "Or" = ma o bu - "mawh bau" Gini ka Obi mere = What did Obi do? Ewu na-ata ahịha = The goat is eating leaves Joshua di ocha = Joshua is fair "Provide" = na-akpọ O kwuwu okwu = He talked Ngọzị jere ahịa = Ngozi went to the market. E nwere m akwukwo = I have a book O jere ahịa = She went to the market. Mkpoaha na-akpo aha mmadu, anaumanu, ebe ma o bu ihe = (Nouns I nwere akwukwo ? = Do you have a book ? Ngọzị na-aga ahịa = Ngozi is going to the market. provide names of people, animals, places, or things) Mụ na Ngozi jere ahia = Ngozi and I went to the market Ọ na-aga ahịa = She is going to the market. Taa bụ ụbọchi ụka = Today is worshipping day (day of worship/church). Ima atu: Adu, Obi, Eze, Ikechi, Kelechi ,Udochi A gara m ụka taa = I went to church today. Aha anumanu: Egbe, Ewu, Oke, Nkita, Oke Bekie, Torotoro E jere m akwụkwọ taa = I went to school today. Aha ihe = oche, nku (firewood), aja (sand), ekete (basket), akwa (egg), Nwa ahu jere ije = The child walked ede Nwa ahu na-eje ije = The child is walking Eriri m nri = I ate food Nnọchiaha Ana m eri nri = I'm eating food Akara na-ata uto = Akara is sweet (Nnọchiaha bu okwu na-anochi aha n'ahiriokwu) = Pronouns are words Akara ahu toro uto = Akara used to replace a noun in a sentence) O = He/She/It (past tense) 1. How many letters in the alphabet is in the Igbo language vs English Ọ = He/She/It (present tense) (23) ? I = You a. 36 alphabets M = me b. 26 alphabets Mụ = I Ya = you 2. The two division of vowels in Igbo and write them ? Ha = they a. High and low (elu and ala) Unu = everyone b. Udaume elu: Anyi = we i. i, o, e, u Na ndi ọzọgasi = and ectcetera c. Udaume ala i. ị, ụ, ọ, a 3. What are the parts of speech in Igbo ? a. Mkpoaha, Nnochiaha, Ngwaa, Nkwuwa, Nkowa, Mbuuzo, Njiko, Mkpu 4. What is nnochiaha ? a. Nnochiaha bu okwu na-anochi aha n'ahiriokwu 9/27/24 - 20th Class (Ịị Ụụ Ọọ Ṅṅ) 10/5/24 - 24th Class (Ịị Ụụ Ọọ Ṅṅ) 10/6/24 - 25 th Class (Ịị Ụụ Ọọ Ṅṅ) Nkowa = Nkowa bu okwu na-akowa ihe ọbụla (An adjective is the word that describes something) Ulo ahu buru ibu = The house is big. Mbuuzo Ngangaa = proud Okuko a di ojii = The Foul is black. Nna m jere njem di oti = My father traveled far. Akwukwo di n'elu oche = The book is on the seat Njikọ (conjuction) bu okwu na-ejikota okwu na okwu, ma o bu Nwoke ahu toro mkpumkpu = The man is short. Egbe na-efe n'elu = The kite is flying above ahirokwu na ahriokwu. Efere di gburugburu = The plate is round. Ada zara ezi tupu ya gaa akwukwo = Ada swept the compound before going to School. Oche ahu di elu = The seat is high. Ima atu: Akpa m buru ibu = My bag is big. Mkpoolu (preposition - singular) … Ubara (pLural) Bu ndi a na = and) Akwa m na acha akwukwo ndu = My cloth is green. Tupu/tutu = before Nri nne m siri toro uto = The food my mother cooked was sweet. M = I ……… Anyi = we Ma = but Nri m na-eshi ushi oma = My food smells good. Gi = you ……….. Unu = you Mgbe = when Ya = him/her/it ………… Ha = them Ebe = while Nwa = small/big child …………… Umu = children Ma o bu = or Nwanta = small child …………. Umunta = children Nwaada = daughter …………… umuada = daughters Ada gara akuwku tupu Ngozi eteta n'ura = Ada went to school before Nwoke = man ……………. Umunwoke = men Ngozi woke up Nwanyi = women ……………… umunwanyi = women Aka = hand ……………… Aka abuo = hands Ano m n'ulo tupu gi abata = I'm in the house before you came (back) Anamanu = animal …………. Umuanumanu = animals Otu = one …………….. Otutu = many Ekele na eri nri tupu mmadu akuo aka n'uzo = Ekele is eating food Nwaturu = sheep …………….. Umuaturu = sheeps before someone knocked at the door Onye njem = tourist ……………. Ndi njem = tourists Ohia = bush ………………….. Umuohia = bushes Akwa nke a di ocha ma nke ozo di oji = This cloth is black but the Nwanne m = sibling ………….. Umunne m = siblings Nwanem nwoke = brother …………. Umunnem nwoke = brothers Ebere di ogologo ma uche di mkpumkpu = Ebere is tall while Uche is Nwunye = wife ……………… ndi nwunye = wives short Di = husband ……………… ndi di = husbands Onye nlere = spectator…………….. Ndi nlere = spectators Nwa ahu na-ebe akwa mgbe nne ya na-esi nri = The child was crying Onye egwuregwu = player …………….. Ndi egwuregwu = players while the mother was making/cooking food Okwu na ntughari okwu = words and opposite words Ofe ya na-eshi ushi oma mgbe o shiri n'oku = The soup had a good smell when it was put on fire Ihe isi okwu (topic) a putara na enwrere okwu na-emegide ibe ya. Ma o bughi ele o buru ala (if it s nto high it will be low). Ka anyi tule ha. Nwa ahu na-ebe akwa ebe o na-eri nri = The child was crying while they were eating food. Okwu ……………. Ntughari Okwu Elu = high ………. Ala = low Okoro zara ezi ebe Udo gara nku = Okoro swept the compound while Mma = beautiful ………….. Njọ = ugly Udo went to get firewood Ogologo = tall …………….. Mkpumkpu = short Ihu/Iru = front ……………….. Azụ = back Ada ma o bu Obi nọ n'ulo = Ada or Obi is at the house Ocha = white …………………. Oji = black Ochie = old ………………… Ohụrụ = new Ike ma o bu Chinyere kuru aka = Ike or Chinyere clapped hands Ihe = bright ………………… Ochichịrị = dark Ibu = big ……………………. Ntakiri = small Uru = gain ………………….. Oghom = lost Mbido = beginning …………… Ngwụcha = end Okochi = dry season ……………. Udummiri = wet season Udo = peace ……………. Ọgba aghara = violence/battle Nyere = give/gift………… Nyatara = receive Zagụ zagụ = skinny ………… nnụkwu = fat Ochi = laughter ……………. akwa = cry IGBO NOTES Page 2 10/6/24 - 26th Class (Ịị Ụụ Ọọ Ṅṅ) Nkwuwa (Adverb) Nkwuwa bu okwu na-akowa (describes) ngwaa, nkowa, ma o bu nkwuwa ibe (another adverb) ya n'ahirokwu (in a sentence) Nkwuwa na-enye ngwa nkowa na kwuwa ibe ya Ya ngota puru iche Ima atu (some examples: Ngwa ngwa = quickly Nwayọ nwayọ = slowly otutu = many Nke oma = very well Ozugbo = immidiately Oso ọso = fast Warawara = narrowly Garagara = smartly Omimi = deeply Nkechi na-ekwu okwu nwayo nwayo = Nkechi speaks slowly Umuaka di otutu = The children are many Okechukwu mere nke ọma = Okechukwu did very well Ngozi mere ihe nile ozugbo = Ngozi did everything immidiately Mkpu (Exclamation/Interjection) IGBO NOTES Page 3