How to say “love” in Igbo Today we’re on to a special topic, how to say “I love you” in Igbo, It’s not every day Igbo pronouns and Igbo nouns, it’s time to spread the love. Speaking of love, the word for “love” in Igbo is “Ị́fụ̀nányá,” Remember that really popular song from back …
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There are so many different words and phrases that you could learn in Igbo, but I am going to show you the top 30 most useful Igbo phrases. These phrases will help you to impress your Igbo Aunties, help you navigate the Lagos streets and be a great ice-breaker when you meet your relatives when …
Nollywood! The marmite of Nigerian entertainment, you either love it or you hate it. If you’re reading this article you probably fall into one of those two categories, you’re either excited to watch nollywood movies with your Nigerian mother as they play on TV, or you’re dreading it as she reached for the Sky TV …
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How to pronounce words in Igbo Welcome back! Today we will be diving into how to pronounce words in Igbo. Like many of the langauges in Africa, Igbo is a tonal language, which just means that some syllables (parts of words) are pronounced in a high pitch and others in a low pitch. Not to …
Ḿkpụ́rụédémédé Ìgbò Welcome to the first Igbo lesson on Naijish! We are going to start off with the Igbo alphabet, known as ‘Ḿkpụ́rụédémédé Ìgbò’ in Igbo. Before we get in to the Igbo Alphabet here are a few fun facts about the Igbo language, known as ‘Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò’. Igbo is spoken predominantly in the South-Eastern …
Latin languages aren’t the only romantic languages in the world, Yoruba is actually quite a sweet language as well and the culture is also one that somewhat revolves around love, whether it’s the love of a family member or the love of a partner or love interest. So I will show you how to show …
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It’s really important to know your Yoruba Numbers when learning the Yoruba Language, this will help you when going to the tailor, buying things at the market or generally expressing the number of things that you want. Before we get into Yoruba numbers you need to know something. There are two sets of numbers that …
So your child is a little older and you’re suprised to see that they can hardly speak a word of Yoruba…not to worry it’s not too late. How you can teach your child Yoruba Find the Yoruba Flashcards here 1. If you don’t have anything nice to say… When it comes to teaching a child …
There are so many names to choose from when picking your baby name. So in the post I will include a break down of several Nigerian baby names, their meanings and their nicknames. A lot of Yoruba names have the same nickname, so I will show you different Yoruba nicknames and some of the different …
There are so many different words and phrases that you could learn in Yoruba, but I am going to show you the top 30 most useful Yoruba phrases. These words and phrases will help you to navigate the streets of Lagos and to leave a positive lasting impression on your Yoruba Aunties. Even though English …
