Tag: Igbo
All the articles with the tag "Igbo".
Onwu: Why 'death' in igbo names
Published: at 12:00 AMOnwu expressed as Ọnwụ in the Igbo orthography and pronounced /Aw-nwu/ means death in the Igbo language. Typically, Ọnwụ as a name could be a shortened form of any of the Onwu inspired names. Onwu names commonly appear as surnames suggesting an older origin of the names...
A history of the igbo people and the traditional christmas return
Published: at 12:00 AMPeople of other cultures often ask why Igbos do the seemingly mandatory yearly return to their homeland. It is something that even younger Igbo generations may ask. Some may assume that it is a more recent tradition. The history of Igbo and this tradition might be older than we assume...
Igbo vocabulary of the blacksmith vocation
Published: at 12:00 AMI foraged a little and found a few things Akpụtaakpụ/Chikereguru Chikelụagụlụ/Ọgadazụ/Anya Ụzụ= god of the smith, Agụlụ= Smith, Ụ́zụ́= Smith, Nsó= Chisel...
Enyi: The Elephant and its significance in igbo names
Published: at 12:00 AMIn a song 'Ka esi lee onye isi-oche' from the album 'Akụkọ n'egwu', Gentleman Mike Ejeagha, sings about the story of Mbe (Tortoise) and Ényí (Elephant) [not to be confused with Ényì- "friend"] which I would attempt to summarize...
meaning and significance of ofor in igbo names
Published: at 12:00 AMThere is an Igbo saying re-echoed in a song by a popular Igbo highlife group Onye ukwu siri na ya ji Ọfọ, onye nta siri na ya ji Ọfọ. Mana Ọfọ maara onye ji ya...
Translation of 'Alor' in igbo names
Published: at 12:00 AMWhen you search "Ofor", Google returns diverse images of items presented as Ọfọ. Images were often at variance with what multiple sources describes. But I found that many...