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  • Meaning of African (Igbo) Symbols in Kendrick Lamar’s – All The Stars

    06/02/2018 – Kendrick Lamar releases the video to his latest single “All the stars” and it’s riddled with Igbo symbols. Most Igbo people will instantly be able to recognise the very familiar Igbo red cap (fez). The “red cap” in Igboland is currently a symbol of authority, culture and tradition.  The golden graphical symbols displayed…

  • LEARN IGBO – What to eat – Basic dialogue #6

    Gini ka anyi ga eri? Deciding what to eat in Igbo Basic dialogue between Chidera and her mother Amara. Chidera:   Nne, gini ka anyị ga-eri n’abalị taa? Mum, what will we eat tonight? Amara (Mother):    Nwa m, anyị ga-eri  akara. My child, we will eat akara. Chidera:   Mana, achoghi m akara. But,…

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    FACT FILES: Arochukwu + the Aro Confederacy (Igbo History)

    Okwu ID provide a crash course in Igbo history starting with a look at Arochukwu and the Aro Confederacy So, What exactly is Arochukwu and what was the Aro confederacy? Arochukwu and the Aro Confederacy Arochukwu is a town situated in modern-day Abia State, an Igbo state located in south-eastern Nigeria. The town is positioned…

  • LEARN IGBO: Daily Routine #5

    DAILY ROUTINE IGBO ENGLISH Ihe(ife) anyị na-eme n’ụtụtụ What we do in the morning Anyị kulie/kulie (bilie/bulie) n’ụtụtụ We wake (get) up in the morning Anyị ga ekpe ekpere We (go to) pray Mgbe anyị mecha When we finish M ga ekene (ekele* Imo dialect) nne na nna m. I greet my parents M ga…

  • LEARN IGBO: Common Verbs 1 (Imo and Anambra dialects) #4

      IN THIS LESSON WE LEARN: English Igbo (Infinitive) Igbo (Root verb) To Be Ịwụ Bụ Ịbụ Wụ To Be Idi  Di To Take Iwe We To Do Ime Me To Say Isi Si To Go Ije  Je To Know Ima Ma To See Ifụ Fụ Ihụ