"giriwa ihe a, ndi iberibe" lol, really?!! i hope he was not refering to the person asking the questions.. nice video tho. your Igbo pronounciation of "onye ocha" sounds good. was this in Anambra? trying to determine the kids' dialect..
The correct spelling is Igbo. In Igbo gb makes a sound that's Not found in English. Ni Igbo ichorisi green oh akwukwoyi yello wu odo red wu boar moqa uvivye. Wonkeocha kanyi zitukwagi Assusu anyi.
@sprucepantherkmt i wasnt the one who used it. i was responding to another youtuber named "Nwuese" he used it when describing igbos thats why i put it in quotes... i dont ever say shit like negroid
omg i havent heard this in sooo long! it's so weird to hear some words and u still remember what they mean. my parents speak it that's why. they speak english to us b/c we dont speak it but they speak it to themselves so sometimes when theyre talking about us, they speak it but i understand a lot of it haha. too funny
Being Jewish is not about being a caucasian. There were black Egyptians as well as black Jews. So don't talk about DNA and physical appearances. What is your beef if someone says he is Jewish, as a nigerian would say "What concern you now?". I am a Ga, from Ghana. We also consider ourselves as having Jewish blood and coming to Ghana from ille Ife, in Nigerian. We are not asking to go back to Israel, our culture and custom is Jewish, full stop.
I dont know why I took time to skim through these comments but i've been reading stuff on the hebrew stuff..some of it could be true but then again ..who knows..if it is..so what..if its not lets move on what matters is igbo now...also where is igboland africa? you saying it as if its NY or something thats not the point..I definately thought the focus was on these kids teaching and learning. I know this is old but um yea ..anyway igbo..no wait NAIJA KWENU!!
The fact is ndibidi looks nothing like new or old written forms of hebrew. Niether does it look like Aramaic or Geez written forms. Stop wasting your time with this Jewish nonsense....
Are replying to my post? Well what I meant by the head of the Igbo civilization was that Nri is really where all the culture comes from and it was the first and the oldest Igbo civilisation than any body considered Igbo can link to. Because of this some consider Nri the head or epitome of Igbo.
I still wouldn't refer to Nri as head of, or foundation of, Igbo civilization. Reason being that, although I'm not an anthropologist, I'm familiar enough with various Igbo groups to know that Igbo is not as culturally homogeneous as some people may think. Aside from that Nri influence never really reached southern Igbo groups. I would know, because I'm southern Igbo
Still, people credit Nri as being the founders of Igbo civilization, and being the first Igbo people (which I doubt 100%).
Well there wasn't any other Igbo civilizations found before Nri, which makes them the first known Igbo civilization, many communities in Nigeria can be traced back to Nri, and Nri culture seemed to be imposed on most of Igboland such as twin killing.
Considering how the term "civilization" is arbitrary and subjective, I'd like for you to define for me, how you're using the term "civilization", and what exactly characterizes Nri as the "first Igbo civilization".
It had a complex society and culture, it had established towns and villages, and also a complex social hierarchy. Can you tell me of any Igbo settlement that existed before Nri?
Have you ever heard of Oru Igbo people? Also are you aware that when Nri Igbo people arrived at their current settlement, they came in contact with indigenes? Nri Igbo did not settle in empty space.
I doubt that. I my honest opinion, I think it is more appropriate to say that Nri Igbo culture is an off-shoot of previously established Igbo cultures.
Also, out of all the things credited to Nri Igbo, the only real influence they had was some religious aspects (which themselves aren't even pan-Igbo).
But, if you can, and if you don't mind, please tell me the advanced culture that Nri Igbo brought with them that had so much influence over the indigenes. Maybe there's something I don't know.
I'm really not concerned with Nri's statehood, or advancement. All I'm saying is that I doubt that Nri Igbo were the first Igbo, as well as the founders of Igbo civilization.
Hey, please check your facts before you conjure such meaningless statements about Igbos: Its better you dont say anything at all about the Igbos, because from all your statements, i can see thatyou are the least informed person trying to a make a point i have read from, apart from the white men of course!!!
Okay. Well, I would just go with 'icha' then because from the way we use it down where I'm from, it doesn't necessarily mean 'to be white'. It seems more like it means 'to shine'.
I don't think Icha means to shine. I know it regards the colour of something, and I know it is used in the same SENSE of to shine, but then how do you explain the sentence: O cha oji
A thing can't 'shine black' you know what i mean?
I say o ji oji too, but at the same time, i'm guessing you could technically say o cha oji because icha doesn't necessarily mean shining as much as colour. I don't know how to explain it, it's one of those things that doesn't translate well to english.
I think I get what you're saying, because whenever I hear "icha" being used, it is almost always in regards to colors, except for when we're talking about the sun. I guess, maybe, a close approximation we could make would be to say that, "icha", would be synonymous to "emit". Not necessarily, "shine", or "glow", but "express"/"emit"/"indicate" (if that makes any sense).
Now that's a REAL son/daughter of the land, am Amaala if there ever is one! Well done! I've even forgotten what Brown was called. And I thought I knew Igbo. And Blue too... I knew we have it in Igbo as Igbos use Indigo dyes and so must have a name for colours/colors like that! Thanks dear...
Sorry, but I didn't grow up knowing Green as "Ndo". Maybe "Ndo" is what describes "Green" from the area of Igboland you're from, but that's not what I grew up with. I guess I'll have to go back and ask my parents and other elders.
Well there are a lot of Igbo words that are no longer in use now. For example my Mom doesn't know the Igbo word for cup, but I do. It's Iko. (there's an tone but I can't write it here). There are lots of Igbo words that people don't know anymore.
For example, the Igbo word for lover or girlfriend or boyfriend is Enyi (again, can't write the tone). So ask around. Just because your parents say it isn't doesn't mean that it isn't.
I've also never heard of "Nchara" (we it call "Anwuanwu"), or "Amaloji" (we call it "Uri"), or "Ndo", or "Ododo". I can relate to everything else though (Urie, Edo, Ojii, Ocha).
I also asked about the color green to confirm, and I was told that we call it "Ndu" (we say something like, "icha ndundu" [to be green]). "Akwukwo Ndu" seems to be what standard Igbo would say, but we don't say the word "Akwukwo" before "Ndu". We just say "Ndu". So the way we say it is not far off from your "Ndo".
Well it's different in different dialects but remember Akwukwo Nri (Nli) means leaves for eating and has nothing to do with colour. I think it's often an approximation made by Igbo dictionary writers because they and so many other people have forgotten the words for things.
Oh ok. As for lover or girlfriend or boyfriend.. I was unaware that that is what "enyi" meant, specifically. I always thought it just meant "someone of intimate acquaintance". So, the way I grew up knowing it, it could mean anything from "friends" to "lover", depending on context, but I didn't know that it meant "lover", "boyfriend", or "girlfriend" specifically.
Oh, and I forgot to add that your Uri(indigo - called Uli in my dialect) refers to the Indigo plant from which Igbos get the Indigo dye that we use to draw designs on our skin and houses. Indigo the colour however is Amaloji. Uri refers to the plant, the indigo liquid, and the designs (whether on skin or on a wall) :D
Wow... I hadn't heard "Oyi" until a few years ago when I became more familiar with some Anambra families. So "oyi" isn't something we say. We only use "Enyi".
In regards to "Uri"/"Uli", that's not something I'm familiar with. I've always just known "Uri" to be "blueish" coloring.
Well like I said, it depends on dialect. In Anambra Igbo (where I'm from) Oyi is used generally. Enyi is reserved for people you are extremely close to or that you have a sexual relationship with (but are not married). I guess "sexual relationship" could further be expanded to people that you have a romantic relationship with regardless of whether you are having sex or not, hence, boy/girlfriend, and of course, lover
i don't like this video at all..i'm tired of people preferrably Americans going into our native lands Showing only the people in the village. Nigeria is a beautiful country all around. Why do they only show the people in the village? I can't stand to see those commercials on tv saying..."the children of africa are starving" Yes Nigeria has the bad but deres also da good, but so does America.These types of videos cause ignorant people to think all Africans r poor bush people. And its IGBO not ibo
I'm Igbo and I don't see a problem with the video. The children looked healthy. I agree that the media should show different aspects of African life, but is there anything wrong with living in the village. Is it something to be ashamed of?
Lol, UZOdaStar "These types of videos cause ignorant people to think all Africans r poor bush people.", you just called the kids in the video "poor" and "bush"?
God, I love children! Hehheh, sounds like he had lots of fun with them. Howdy y'all! :) They did pretty good with it, I thought. I'm in Texas myself. Some day, I'd like to visit Africa. My wife and I have discussed it and we may go some day. I hear it is an unforgettable experience. Thanks for the video. It made me smile.
Sassychioma, yes you are right yellow is 'Edo' not 'odo'/odoh' but going far deeper into ancient Ibo, my grandmother when she was alive called yellowish things Uhie, or Ufie after the colour of some wood grounded and used as body decoration. She would say 'o na-acha ufie ufie..' ie it is reddish yellow, or like the ufie colour which is yellowish red. And you know there are different variations of yellow as well as other colours, even white. Chi Ukwu gozie anyi nile oooooh Amen ooooh/Ise ooooh
But it's a pity we do not even teach Ibo children Ibo in our schools again! Something must be done fast. I plan to go home soon and visit our governors about this trend!
ayolisah, Do you know mother in Hebrew is ima just like in Igbo it is mma? There really needs to be some sort of serious investigation to see if Igbo people really are related to the Israelites.
Yes Ukabia... that is not even where it ends, listen to this...am in hebrew for place is Ama for same in Ibo, Emuna=belief, omena or emuna=belief or culture ie the totality of how Ibos do their things. And this is why we Ibos say Omena-ala ie the belief/culture/tradition of the land. my friend Meche would say emunala ndi be anyi. And he is from somewhere in abia state.
no they just know both languages. You learn english in school. And kids start school as early as 3 years old. But in the village everybody just speaks igbo, but the city...thats another thing
Golden is edo,Yellow is edo too, red is okeme,meme,or me green is akwukwondu,white is ocha,those children dont know Ibo language well.They are still kids.
You're right but I think Yellow can as well be 'Uhie'. Red is Mmee or to qualify it subjectively we can say 'obara obara' ie 'blood red' or 'bloodlike red' as obara means blood or mmanu mmanu- palm oil red.
As leaves are green we say 'akwukwo-ndu' ie literally 'leaf that is alive'- green leaf! Gray is 'awo' Ash is 'ntu-ntu' ie literally 'ash coloured' or 'ashen'. White can as well be 'Ugbana' and I think it is 'Hulbannah' in Hebrew too. Igbo is relly a mixture of ancient Ivrit/Ibrit ie Hebrew(Ibo) and remnant of that ancient form of Hebrew could still be seen by those that know what to look for.
Oh God, not this Hebrew bullshit again. We are IGBO! We are not Hebrew, Israelites or Jewish nor do we want to be. Why can't you be happy being IGBO?? For God's sake! God created us Igbo! Stop all this Hebrew nonsense I am SICK of it.
I never thought of igbos to be Hebrew but I looked it up yes they are stating that but that does not distance you from the land your family lives on now.
I'm not sure, but did the South African Lemba people not trace positive for the Cohen gene? what about Ethiopia? Is their homeland not further away from Israel than ours is? Are there not people in Nri, including Eze Nri Ènweleána himself who have claimed that their ancestors claimed to come from the Israeli-Egyptians? Did Israel not aid Biafra with tanks, ammunition, and other aid during the war? Why? Do the Igbo know where their from, do we not have an ambiguous past?
Igbo people originated in Igbo land. End of story. There are some sad misguided Igbo people with serious self esteem issues that keep wishing that they came from somewhere else (Israel) but we didn't.
Igbo people are not Homogenous, they originated from waves of migration.
The Igbo-Israel link originated from the Nri-Igbo who believe their ancestors came from Israel. The cultural similarities that were used to back up this claim cannot be ignored.
You can believe that the head the Igbo civilization is an idiot. He's looking for money and fame, and its the white Jews in Israel and Europe who decide who is and who is not Hebrew, ignoring the thousands of non-white (Chinese, Indian, African) Jews around the world.
Eh, actually the Israeli state was one of the only countries that gave aid to Biafra, although they were having a six day war (come on, even America didn't). An old Jewish shop keeper even told me they were protesting in London because of the injustices against Biafra. I don't really care anymore to explain the whole theory because everyone has a right to believe what they want and I would look as though I'm trying to 'convert' someone.
The fact that the Israeli state gave aid has nothing to do with any kind of anthropological connections. They just saw people suffering and sent aid. Give it up. The Israelis don't want you, me, or any other African for that matter.
Well, your right aid has nothing to do with anthropological connections, so in that case what those a group of people giving a care about another group have to do with anthropological connections? I don't know how you got the conclusion that I'm not happy with who I am, other groups of humans have roots someplace else but are still proud of who they presently are. As I said before, everyone has a right to believe what they want.
obviously you are among those fomenting & insinuating this insult that Igbos are Jews. In other words, Africans could never be anything or achieve anything except Caucasian blood or culture had influence or contact. Please spread the message, ALL IGBOS ARE AFRICANS!!!! (ma ndi Igbo elu ma ala, ma ndi ukwu ma ndi nta) we are not from anywhere but Igboland AFRICA. Elements of Arab/Semantic influence is visible not only in
Igboland, but in all African cultures. DNA can nullify all this madness.
Can you please tell me if the Beta Israel are caucasian? Can you also tell me how it is possible for every other human group on this planet to acknowledge their origins but still be proud of who they are, but this cannot be done for the Igbo? Can you tell me a group in this world that has solely evolved from the land they are presently inhabiting? Lastly, can you tell me how a group can have Semitic influence, but do not have semitic influence? Does that make any sense?
I don't care if there is alpha, or beta or whatever Isreal, if they are not Caucasian, then they are foreigners who came to Africa---meaning the same thing---foreign and supreme influence on the primitive Africans.
OftheSoil, the igbos are African end of story. Dont waste time with the jewish nonsense. A few jews may have ventured into igbo lands, but thats it. Jewish people should be inspirational not aspirational! Can you not see the hollowness of these lies....
You mentioned DNA, I guess you haven't heard about the south African group in which a strong detection of the Cohanim gene were found in, ah but I guess those people are worshipping "caucasians" by having this gene running through their blood stream. Now that I think about it, you "obviously" conveniently missed out the fact that many Jews actually look like mixed race people and the fact that the Hebrews were seen as 'mulattos' in ancient times, but I guess people were mad back than.
Good, have you and your Hebrew originated Igbos any DNA proof? or even any slightest of biological evidence? I mean this sound so stupid in this age and time. I suggest you guys start your comparison with DNA testing first, then armed with that fact, you can continue with this dialogue, until then, I suppose you have a lot of work on your hands, so please give us a break!
First of all, since when have Ethiopians and south Africans been foreign to Africa, in fact since when has ancient middle eastern cultures been foreign to Africa? Second of all, you are the one that came at me, I never pushed my views or challenged any of your writing so I believe that it is you that should be giving me a break, thank you.
It's called Nsibidi, apart from that I'm hoping you researched the age of that alphabet your using. After that tell me that the original Hebrews were Aryan!
actually yes Jews do. My boyfriend is Jewish and he talks about the Ethiopian jews. my Nigerian mother once told me Igbos were related to Jews. I looked it up online and it's true. I told my jewish boyfriend who then told his family and his father think i should look into it. i could have jewish blood. My father is Russian, he could have Jewish blood too.
@MissVampireDiaries Just because your boyfriend talks about Ethiopian Jews as an individual does not mean that the rest of the population of Israel cares about Igbos.
Also, Igbos are not Jews. DNA proves this. In fact, even just physical looks prove this. Igbos are completely negroid in appearance. If ANYBODY in Nigeria was secretly a Jew it would be FULANIS or maybe HAUSAS. And just because you saw something written on the internet does not make it true. Igbos are just plain old Africans.
@MissVampireDiaries Igbo people that go around claiming to be genetically Jewish just suffer from low self esteem and psychological trauma from colonisation. In fact, Igbos are more closely related to Yoruba, Igala, Ibibio, and Edo people than we could ever possibly hope to be related to Jews.
I really wish Igbo people would drop the whole Jewish thing. It's stupid and it makes the person saying it look so needy and desperate like they just need to feel among with a cool crowd to feel worthy.
@Nwuese In the 70' -middle 80' most igbo's were saying that they were Egyptians. Now they are Jews? No I'm not a jew. I'm an Igbo from West Africa. Igbos were never egyptians nor jews. Even our culture has nothing to do with Jewish culture. We were a trading and farming nation. Why do most Igbos want to become something else, are they not proud to be Igbos?
What I say is Jews were Igbos and not Igbos were Jews. Evolution says every human being came from Africa and not from Asia.
No! He was calling his mates 'ndi iberibe' meaning 'fools' as you cannot use 'ndi' which is plural for a person. Because his mates were getting everything wrong the speaker (Ibo boy/girl) spat at them in anger and called them 'foolish people'. He even corrected them when they said that green was green telling them it was 'Akwukwo-ndu'!
Duude that was the most amazing thing evar~ I get the feeling that you watch/have watched Spongebob. Either that or TX people are actually saying scary things like that in real life xD
and WTF.. im frm Houston, TEXAS and we dnt speak lik tht. smh
zlovepurple 7 months ago
damm..the guy figured it out!!
zlovepurple 7 months ago
loooooooool....dis kids
hagipcares4u 9 months ago
"giriwa ihe a, ndi iberibe" lol, really?!! i hope he was not refering to the person asking the questions.. nice video tho. your Igbo pronounciation of "onye ocha" sounds good. was this in Anambra? trying to determine the kids' dialect..
moveurb0dy 1 year ago
@moveurb0dy
This is imo dialect. You can tell by the way the kids started it especially at 0:07
Naijagurl089 11 months ago
The correct spelling is Igbo. In Igbo gb makes a sound that's Not found in English. Ni Igbo ichorisi green oh akwukwoyi yello wu odo red wu boar moqa uvivye. Wonkeocha kanyi zitukwagi Assusu anyi.
Kenx95 1 year ago
its language de apes...
katribodkit 1 year ago
@katribodkit Very close minded human being you are
jebose69 1 year ago
Yellow is edo, red is obara, green is akwukwo ndu.
thirdexodus2008 1 year ago 2
@sprucepantherkmt i wasnt the one who used it. i was responding to another youtuber named "Nwuese" he used it when describing igbos thats why i put it in quotes... i dont ever say shit like negroid
ebeledi 1 year ago
00:56- LMAO! HAHAHAHA!
Chimier 1 year ago
It can be spelt either "Igbo" or "Ibo".
Chimier 1 year ago
we dont say no damn howdyy.. wtf?
AMiThystUNEEK 1 year ago
omg i havent heard this in sooo long! it's so weird to hear some words and u still remember what they mean. my parents speak it that's why. they speak english to us b/c we dont speak it but they speak it to themselves so sometimes when theyre talking about us, they speak it but i understand a lot of it haha. too funny
bellacinderellakk 1 year ago
It is spelt "IGBO" not "ibo".
quitejaded 1 year ago
can you at least spell it right. it's "Igbo" not "Ibo" like the British say.
goldenismonica 1 year ago
Being Jewish is not about being a caucasian. There were black Egyptians as well as black Jews. So don't talk about DNA and physical appearances. What is your beef if someone says he is Jewish, as a nigerian would say "What concern you now?". I am a Ga, from Ghana. We also consider ourselves as having Jewish blood and coming to Ghana from ille Ife, in Nigerian. We are not asking to go back to Israel, our culture and custom is Jewish, full stop.
KOOBISHOR 1 year ago
its spelled igbo
ezeanii10 1 year ago
lol. i don't say howdy, and i'm from Texas :p
MissVampireDiaries 1 year ago
Lolol! @ 0:45 one of the kids says "ndi biri"(spelling?) which means fool.
smartkid1985 2 years ago
I dont know why I took time to skim through these comments but i've been reading stuff on the hebrew stuff..some of it could be true but then again ..who knows..if it is..so what..if its not lets move on what matters is igbo now...also where is igboland africa? you saying it as if its NY or something thats not the point..I definately thought the focus was on these kids teaching and learning. I know this is old but um yea ..anyway igbo..no wait NAIJA KWENU!!
blueangel4lfe 2 years ago
Aww I miss nigeria...reminds me of the the kids that used to crowd my house to watch tv after 6(pm)..lol
blueangel4lfe 2 years ago
lmao me too!! and it was always the michael jackson video we always watched lol
pajamagirl123 2 years ago
HAHAHAHHAHA 0:45 one of this kids calls him a fool
fayfay02 2 years ago 2
@fayfay02 omg! r u igbo cause i am 2!
alvisred 2 years ago
lol me too!
pajamagirl123 2 years ago
The fact is ndibidi looks nothing like new or old written forms of hebrew. Niether does it look like Aramaic or Geez written forms. Stop wasting your time with this Jewish nonsense....
nograviti 2 years ago
@nograviti it's called 'NSIBIDI' and it's NOT Igbo...it's Efik/Ejagham!
vixxy02 2 years ago
@nograviti what??
alvisred 2 years ago
איך אתה יכול לשכוח איך לכתוב? Nsibidi אינה עברית
nograviti 2 years ago
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nenyemusic 2 years ago
Also, I wouldn't really call any of the Eze Nri's as head of Igbo civilization, but that's just me.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
I agree. The Eze Nri is only the head of Nri. End of story. We've always been democratic for the most part.
Nwuese 2 years ago
The Igbo people have never been democratic, only republican.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
Are replying to my post? Well what I meant by the head of the Igbo civilization was that Nri is really where all the culture comes from and it was the first and the oldest Igbo civilisation than any body considered Igbo can link to. Because of this some consider Nri the head or epitome of Igbo.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
I still wouldn't refer to Nri as head of, or foundation of, Igbo civilization. Reason being that, although I'm not an anthropologist, I'm familiar enough with various Igbo groups to know that Igbo is not as culturally homogeneous as some people may think. Aside from that Nri influence never really reached southern Igbo groups. I would know, because I'm southern Igbo
Still, people credit Nri as being the founders of Igbo civilization, and being the first Igbo people (which I doubt 100%).
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Well there wasn't any other Igbo civilizations found before Nri, which makes them the first known Igbo civilization, many communities in Nigeria can be traced back to Nri, and Nri culture seemed to be imposed on most of Igboland such as twin killing.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
Considering how the term "civilization" is arbitrary and subjective, I'd like for you to define for me, how you're using the term "civilization", and what exactly characterizes Nri as the "first Igbo civilization".
nenyemusic 2 years ago
It had a complex society and culture, it had established towns and villages, and also a complex social hierarchy. Can you tell me of any Igbo settlement that existed before Nri?
OftheSoil 2 years ago
Have you ever heard of Oru Igbo people? Also are you aware that when Nri Igbo people arrived at their current settlement, they came in contact with indigenes? Nri Igbo did not settle in empty space.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Then the Nri Igbo must have brought a more advanced culture for them to have had that much influence over the indigenous people.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
I doubt that. I my honest opinion, I think it is more appropriate to say that Nri Igbo culture is an off-shoot of previously established Igbo cultures.
Also, out of all the things credited to Nri Igbo, the only real influence they had was some religious aspects (which themselves aren't even pan-Igbo).
But, if you can, and if you don't mind, please tell me the advanced culture that Nri Igbo brought with them that had so much influence over the indigenes. Maybe there's something I don't know.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
The fact that Nri was a state shows how advanced it was.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
I'm really not concerned with Nri's statehood, or advancement. All I'm saying is that I doubt that Nri Igbo were the first Igbo, as well as the founders of Igbo civilization.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Anyway, ka m juo.. i si ebe ole n'ala Igbo?
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Umuahia.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
O di nma.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Hey, please check your facts before you conjure such meaningless statements about Igbos: Its better you dont say anything at all about the Igbos, because from all your statements, i can see thatyou are the least informed person trying to a make a point i have read from, apart from the white men of course!!!
blessedom 2 years ago
Can you point out the meaningless statements and correct them please? And then better inform me.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
Also, purple is Ododo
Nwuese 2 years ago
Wait.. so how would these sentences be said: "It was purple" & "It was indigo"? Would it still follow the "O chara" trend.
i.e.
O chara ododo, for purple
O chara amaloji for indigo.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Actually I think it's supposed to be
O di oji
O di amaloji
Odi ododo
Because Ocha is white to technically icha (verb) means to be white.
I'm not totally sure though.
Nwuese 2 years ago
Okay. Well, I would just go with 'icha' then because from the way we use it down where I'm from, it doesn't necessarily mean 'to be white'. It seems more like it means 'to shine'.
Maybe it's different in Anambra Igbo areas.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
I don't think Icha means to shine. I know it regards the colour of something, and I know it is used in the same SENSE of to shine, but then how do you explain the sentence: O cha oji
A thing can't 'shine black' you know what i mean?
Nwuese 2 years ago
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nenyemusic 2 years ago
I'm not sure about 'o cha oji". I've never heard/seen it before. We say "o jiri nji" instead.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
I say o ji oji too, but at the same time, i'm guessing you could technically say o cha oji because icha doesn't necessarily mean shining as much as colour. I don't know how to explain it, it's one of those things that doesn't translate well to english.
Nwuese 2 years ago
I think I get what you're saying, because whenever I hear "icha" being used, it is almost always in regards to colors, except for when we're talking about the sun. I guess, maybe, a close approximation we could make would be to say that, "icha", would be synonymous to "emit". Not necessarily, "shine", or "glow", but "express"/"emit"/"indicate" (if that makes any sense).
So 'icha' has a fluid meaning.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Lol...Obala or mmeyi =Blood
Akwukwu= Epilepsy
Akwukwo= Leaf, paper
lordcimek 2 years ago
cute kids :)
drroberson4 3 years ago
Lol i was just about to comment on the "Ibo" title but i guess others have beaten me to it..!!
barzdelight 3 years ago
im from nigeria but i dont know how to say the clors except for white LOl
Omarianlover65 3 years ago
Actually the children got the colours wrong. There are Igbo words for all the colours we just aren't taught them anymore.
Red is Urie
Black is Oji
White is Ocha
Yellow is Edo
Brown is Nchara
Blue is Amaloji
Green is Ndo
If something has many colours it is called Agwa.
Sorry I can't do the tones here, but those are the colours.
Nwuese 2 years ago
LOL FUNNY
chilolo24 3 years ago
Sorry, I meant to say born in Nigeria, raised in the U.S.
nenyemusic 3 years ago
I'm Igbo, born and raised in Nigeria, raised in the U.S. and I've always known..
Yellow - Edo (or edo edo -- golden/"goldish")
Blue - Uri
Green - Akwukwo Ndu
Red - Uhie
Brown - Anwuanwu
The kids are doing well though.
nenyemusic 3 years ago
Now that's a REAL son/daughter of the land, am Amaala if there ever is one! Well done! I've even forgotten what Brown was called. And I thought I knew Igbo. And Blue too... I knew we have it in Igbo as Igbos use Indigo dyes and so must have a name for colours/colors like that! Thanks dear...
ayolisah 3 years ago
Thanks...That was nice
lordcimek 2 years ago
Actually Green isn't Akwukwo Ndu.
Akwukwu Ndu means Leaves that sustain life i.e. Vegetables (which are green yes I know, but it still isn't the word for the colour green.)
Green is Ndo which is why there's often a confusion with Ndu which is life which leads a lot of people to think that Green is Akwukwo Ndu.
Green is
Nwuese 2 years ago
Sorry, but I didn't grow up knowing Green as "Ndo". Maybe "Ndo" is what describes "Green" from the area of Igboland you're from, but that's not what I grew up with. I guess I'll have to go back and ask my parents and other elders.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Well there are a lot of Igbo words that are no longer in use now. For example my Mom doesn't know the Igbo word for cup, but I do. It's Iko. (there's an tone but I can't write it here). There are lots of Igbo words that people don't know anymore.
For example, the Igbo word for lover or girlfriend or boyfriend is Enyi (again, can't write the tone). So ask around. Just because your parents say it isn't doesn't mean that it isn't.
Nwuese 2 years ago
I've also never heard of "Nchara" (we it call "Anwuanwu"), or "Amaloji" (we call it "Uri"), or "Ndo", or "Ododo". I can relate to everything else though (Urie, Edo, Ojii, Ocha).
I also asked about the color green to confirm, and I was told that we call it "Ndu" (we say something like, "icha ndundu" [to be green]). "Akwukwo Ndu" seems to be what standard Igbo would say, but we don't say the word "Akwukwo" before "Ndu". We just say "Ndu". So the way we say it is not far off from your "Ndo".
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Well it's different in different dialects but remember Akwukwo Nri (Nli) means leaves for eating and has nothing to do with colour. I think it's often an approximation made by Igbo dictionary writers because they and so many other people have forgotten the words for things.
Nwuese 2 years ago
Oh ok. As for lover or girlfriend or boyfriend.. I was unaware that that is what "enyi" meant, specifically. I always thought it just meant "someone of intimate acquaintance". So, the way I grew up knowing it, it could mean anything from "friends" to "lover", depending on context, but I didn't know that it meant "lover", "boyfriend", or "girlfriend" specifically.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
so while 'Oyi' means friend, 'Enyi' means sexual friend in other words lover, boyfriend or girlfriend.
Nwuese 2 years ago
Oh, and I forgot to add that your Uri(indigo - called Uli in my dialect) refers to the Indigo plant from which Igbos get the Indigo dye that we use to draw designs on our skin and houses. Indigo the colour however is Amaloji. Uri refers to the plant, the indigo liquid, and the designs (whether on skin or on a wall) :D
Nwuese 2 years ago
Wow... I hadn't heard "Oyi" until a few years ago when I became more familiar with some Anambra families. So "oyi" isn't something we say. We only use "Enyi".
In regards to "Uri"/"Uli", that's not something I'm familiar with. I've always just known "Uri" to be "blueish" coloring.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Well like I said, it depends on dialect. In Anambra Igbo (where I'm from) Oyi is used generally. Enyi is reserved for people you are extremely close to or that you have a sexual relationship with (but are not married). I guess "sexual relationship" could further be expanded to people that you have a romantic relationship with regardless of whether you are having sex or not, hence, boy/girlfriend, and of course, lover
Nwuese 2 years ago
i don't like this video at all..i'm tired of people preferrably Americans going into our native lands Showing only the people in the village. Nigeria is a beautiful country all around. Why do they only show the people in the village? I can't stand to see those commercials on tv saying..."the children of africa are starving" Yes Nigeria has the bad but deres also da good, but so does America.These types of videos cause ignorant people to think all Africans r poor bush people. And its IGBO not ibo
UZOdaStar 3 years ago 2
I'm Igbo and I don't see a problem with the video. The children looked healthy. I agree that the media should show different aspects of African life, but is there anything wrong with living in the village. Is it something to be ashamed of?
Dreamlover225 2 years ago 9
Lol, UZOdaStar "These types of videos cause ignorant people to think all Africans r poor bush people.", you just called the kids in the video "poor" and "bush"?
OftheSoil 2 years ago
@Dreamlover225 A lot of my family lives in the village. ain't nothin wrong, lol. As long as you keep sending them money.
quitejaded 1 year ago
This is so cute!!! aw. we do sound like that! Hei! i miss home so much!
is there a way to rename the video? the "ibo" is really kind of annoying.
prettynice08 3 years ago 3
God, I love children! Hehheh, sounds like he had lots of fun with them. Howdy y'all! :) They did pretty good with it, I thought. I'm in Texas myself. Some day, I'd like to visit Africa. My wife and I have discussed it and we may go some day. I hear it is an unforgettable experience. Thanks for the video. It made me smile.
philomelodia 3 years ago
Sassychioma, yes you are right yellow is 'Edo' not 'odo'/odoh' but going far deeper into ancient Ibo, my grandmother when she was alive called yellowish things Uhie, or Ufie after the colour of some wood grounded and used as body decoration. She would say 'o na-acha ufie ufie..' ie it is reddish yellow, or like the ufie colour which is yellowish red. And you know there are different variations of yellow as well as other colours, even white. Chi Ukwu gozie anyi nile oooooh Amen ooooh/Ise ooooh
ayolisah 3 years ago
see how all the kids started to laugh when he said white person
ichukwuka 3 years ago
But it's a pity we do not even teach Ibo children Ibo in our schools again! Something must be done fast. I plan to go home soon and visit our governors about this trend!
ayolisah 3 years ago
ayolisah, Do you know mother in Hebrew is ima just like in Igbo it is mma? There really needs to be some sort of serious investigation to see if Igbo people really are related to the Israelites.
ukabia 3 years ago
Yes Ukabia... that is not even where it ends, listen to this...am in hebrew for place is Ama for same in Ibo, Emuna=belief, omena or emuna=belief or culture ie the totality of how Ibos do their things. And this is why we Ibos say Omena-ala ie the belief/culture/tradition of the land. my friend Meche would say emunala ndi be anyi. And he is from somewhere in abia state.
ayolisah 3 years ago
some one the stuff they say is wrong like happy but some time children say some word different keep going children lol cya
ndy400 3 years ago
no they just know both languages. You learn english in school. And kids start school as early as 3 years old. But in the village everybody just speaks igbo, but the city...thats another thing
holladay42 3 years ago
My name is Chukwuebuka Enekwechi. I was born and raised in US. From my understanding, half of these are wrong.
black-good, oji
white-good, ocha
blue- goog, blu
yellow-wrong
red- wrong, me or mme
green- wrong akukwuo nri
If that guy is white, I'm proud of his attention and interest.
llennroy 3 years ago 2
Ebuka you are great!
ayolisah 3 years ago
thank you
llennroy 3 years ago
i love igbo people lol i am igbo
ndy400 3 years ago 2
Golden is edo,Yellow is edo too, red is okeme,meme,or me green is akwukwondu,white is ocha,those children dont know Ibo language well.They are still kids.
thirdexodus2008 3 years ago 2
You're right but I think Yellow can as well be 'Uhie'. Red is Mmee or to qualify it subjectively we can say 'obara obara' ie 'blood red' or 'bloodlike red' as obara means blood or mmanu mmanu- palm oil red.
ayolisah 3 years ago
As leaves are green we say 'akwukwo-ndu' ie literally 'leaf that is alive'- green leaf! Gray is 'awo' Ash is 'ntu-ntu' ie literally 'ash coloured' or 'ashen'. White can as well be 'Ugbana' and I think it is 'Hulbannah' in Hebrew too. Igbo is relly a mixture of ancient Ivrit/Ibrit ie Hebrew(Ibo) and remnant of that ancient form of Hebrew could still be seen by those that know what to look for.
ayolisah 3 years ago
Oh God, not this Hebrew bullshit again. We are IGBO! We are not Hebrew, Israelites or Jewish nor do we want to be. Why can't you be happy being IGBO?? For God's sake! God created us Igbo! Stop all this Hebrew nonsense I am SICK of it.
Nwuese 2 years ago
I never thought of igbos to be Hebrew but I looked it up yes they are stating that but that does not distance you from the land your family lives on now.
AfricanJamaicanDVDs 2 years ago 4
They say that but I only thought it was the Bantus and Akan people who were Isrealites but people are stating other wise.
AfricanJamaicanDVDs 2 years ago
WE ARE NOT ISRAELITES, HEBREW, OR JEWS. WE ARE IGBO. We have ALWAYS been Igbo.
Nwuese 2 years ago
I'm not sure, but did the South African Lemba people not trace positive for the Cohen gene? what about Ethiopia? Is their homeland not further away from Israel than ours is? Are there not people in Nri, including Eze Nri Ènweleána himself who have claimed that their ancestors claimed to come from the Israeli-Egyptians? Did Israel not aid Biafra with tanks, ammunition, and other aid during the war? Why? Do the Igbo know where their from, do we not have an ambiguous past?
OftheSoil 2 years ago
Igbo people originated in Igbo land. End of story. There are some sad misguided Igbo people with serious self esteem issues that keep wishing that they came from somewhere else (Israel) but we didn't.
Nwuese 2 years ago
Igbo people are not Homogenous, they originated from waves of migration.
The Igbo-Israel link originated from the Nri-Igbo who believe their ancestors came from Israel. The cultural similarities that were used to back up this claim cannot be ignored.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
Get over it! We are NOT Hebrew, Jews or from Israel! Why can't you be happy being who you are?
I'm tired. I really am.
Nwuese 2 years ago
Okay, regardless, I would still look into the reasons behind these claims before making my mind up.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
I hear alot that we could possibly Hebrew but I dont know=P
emeka1230 2 years ago
Eze Nri Enweleana is an idiot
He should take his black self to Israel and see what they do to him there
Igbos originated in Igbo land. Stop claiming people that don't claim you and don't want to have anything to do with you
Nwuese 2 years ago
You can believe that the head the Igbo civilization is an idiot. He's looking for money and fame, and its the white Jews in Israel and Europe who decide who is and who is not Hebrew, ignoring the thousands of non-white (Chinese, Indian, African) Jews around the world.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
Do you think there are any Israelis that even CARE that a random group of black people are trying to claim them?
Do you honestly think that if you went to Israel now and started calling yourself a Jew they would embrace you?
They'd laugh you into the ground and then ostracize you
Nwuese 2 years ago
Eh, actually the Israeli state was one of the only countries that gave aid to Biafra, although they were having a six day war (come on, even America didn't). An old Jewish shop keeper even told me they were protesting in London because of the injustices against Biafra. I don't really care anymore to explain the whole theory because everyone has a right to believe what they want and I would look as though I'm trying to 'convert' someone.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
The fact that the Israeli state gave aid has nothing to do with any kind of anthropological connections. They just saw people suffering and sent aid. Give it up. The Israelis don't want you, me, or any other African for that matter.
Why can't you be happy with what God made you?
Nwuese 2 years ago
Well, your right aid has nothing to do with anthropological connections, so in that case what those a group of people giving a care about another group have to do with anthropological connections? I don't know how you got the conclusion that I'm not happy with who I am, other groups of humans have roots someplace else but are still proud of who they presently are. As I said before, everyone has a right to believe what they want.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
obviously you are among those fomenting & insinuating this insult that Igbos are Jews. In other words, Africans could never be anything or achieve anything except Caucasian blood or culture had influence or contact. Please spread the message, ALL IGBOS ARE AFRICANS!!!! (ma ndi Igbo elu ma ala, ma ndi ukwu ma ndi nta) we are not from anywhere but Igboland AFRICA. Elements of Arab/Semantic influence is visible not only in
Igboland, but in all African cultures. DNA can nullify all this madness.
blessedom 2 years ago
Can you please tell me if the Beta Israel are caucasian? Can you also tell me how it is possible for every other human group on this planet to acknowledge their origins but still be proud of who they are, but this cannot be done for the Igbo? Can you tell me a group in this world that has solely evolved from the land they are presently inhabiting? Lastly, can you tell me how a group can have Semitic influence, but do not have semitic influence? Does that make any sense?
OftheSoil 2 years ago
I don't care if there is alpha, or beta or whatever Isreal, if they are not Caucasian, then they are foreigners who came to Africa---meaning the same thing---foreign and supreme influence on the primitive Africans.
blessedom 2 years ago
OftheSoil, the igbos are African end of story. Dont waste time with the jewish nonsense. A few jews may have ventured into igbo lands, but thats it. Jewish people should be inspirational not aspirational! Can you not see the hollowness of these lies....
nograviti 2 years ago
You mentioned DNA, I guess you haven't heard about the south African group in which a strong detection of the Cohanim gene were found in, ah but I guess those people are worshipping "caucasians" by having this gene running through their blood stream. Now that I think about it, you "obviously" conveniently missed out the fact that many Jews actually look like mixed race people and the fact that the Hebrews were seen as 'mulattos' in ancient times, but I guess people were mad back than.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
Good, have you and your Hebrew originated Igbos any DNA proof? or even any slightest of biological evidence? I mean this sound so stupid in this age and time. I suggest you guys start your comparison with DNA testing first, then armed with that fact, you can continue with this dialogue, until then, I suppose you have a lot of work on your hands, so please give us a break!
blessedom 2 years ago
First of all, since when have Ethiopians and south Africans been foreign to Africa, in fact since when has ancient middle eastern cultures been foreign to Africa? Second of all, you are the one that came at me, I never pushed my views or challenged any of your writing so I believe that it is you that should be giving me a break, thank you.
OftheSoil 2 years ago
Last but not least it would be good for you to got to 09:03 onwards on this video: watch ? v = WLVFiCTm1fo
OftheSoil 2 years ago
איך אתה יכול לשכוח איך לכתוב
nograviti 2 years ago
It's called Nsibidi, apart from that I'm hoping you researched the age of that alphabet your using. After that tell me that the original Hebrews were Aryan!
OftheSoil 2 years ago
actually yes Jews do. My boyfriend is Jewish and he talks about the Ethiopian jews. my Nigerian mother once told me Igbos were related to Jews. I looked it up online and it's true. I told my jewish boyfriend who then told his family and his father think i should look into it. i could have jewish blood. My father is Russian, he could have Jewish blood too.
MissVampireDiaries 1 year ago
@MissVampireDiaries Just because your boyfriend talks about Ethiopian Jews as an individual does not mean that the rest of the population of Israel cares about Igbos.
Also, Igbos are not Jews. DNA proves this. In fact, even just physical looks prove this. Igbos are completely negroid in appearance. If ANYBODY in Nigeria was secretly a Jew it would be FULANIS or maybe HAUSAS. And just because you saw something written on the internet does not make it true. Igbos are just plain old Africans.
Nwuese 1 year ago
@Nwuese dont speak to soon...Look at the Lemba of South Africa. They are definately "Negroid" in appearance and DNA proves that they ARE Jews.
ebeledi 1 year ago
@MissVampireDiaries Igbo people that go around claiming to be genetically Jewish just suffer from low self esteem and psychological trauma from colonisation. In fact, Igbos are more closely related to Yoruba, Igala, Ibibio, and Edo people than we could ever possibly hope to be related to Jews.
I really wish Igbo people would drop the whole Jewish thing. It's stupid and it makes the person saying it look so needy and desperate like they just need to feel among with a cool crowd to feel worthy.
Nwuese 1 year ago 2
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@Nwuese In the 70' -middle 80' most igbo's were saying that they were Egyptians. Now they are Jews? No I'm not a jew. I'm an Igbo from West Africa. Igbos were never egyptians nor jews. Even our culture has nothing to do with Jewish culture. We were a trading and farming nation. Why do most Igbos want to become something else, are they not proud to be Igbos?
What I say is Jews were Igbos and not Igbos were Jews. Evolution says every human being came from Africa and not from Asia.
pity1puty 11 months ago
@MissVampireDiaries your mother is a confused woman
BreadWinner06 1 year ago
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pity1puty 11 months ago
Igbo people are too quick, lol.
ukabia 3 years ago
lol
I think someone called him "ndi iberibe" at around 46 seconds into the video.
nawa4uoh 3 years ago
No! He was calling his mates 'ndi iberibe' meaning 'fools' as you cannot use 'ndi' which is plural for a person. Because his mates were getting everything wrong the speaker (Ibo boy/girl) spat at them in anger and called them 'foolish people'. He even corrected them when they said that green was green telling them it was 'Akwukwo-ndu'!
ayolisah 3 years ago
lol i think you clocked on after they were saying onye ocha :P.
Nice vid
k9colin 3 years ago
lovely!
cherubina 3 years ago
so cute!
SpirytSista 3 years ago
I guess you are from different part...lol
May be i spelled it wrong,How about odoh?
Maybe you are right,I thought i was right too.
Ok what is yellow then in igbo,in your own language or in general igbo language.?
lordcimek 4 years ago
"ndi berebe" loool, sooooo cute,
sayomsskiver 4 years ago
Yellow is "odo" I think so.
lordcimek 4 years ago
What part of Igboland are you from? We also say odo.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
Abia State, Abiriba
lordcimek 2 years ago
Oh okay, cool. I'm from Abia State too.. Ngwa.
nenyemusic 2 years ago
aww! they are all soo adorable!!^^
Kousei13 4 years ago 2
Duude that was the most amazing thing evar~ I get the feeling that you watch/have watched Spongebob. Either that or TX people are actually saying scary things like that in real life xD
DonutsChuck 4 years ago