Author: Mark Uzomba Onyekwere
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1463436149
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 285
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Igbo Idioms are the ornaments and the jewelry that beautify the Igbo language and make the listeners pay great attention to any talker that uses them. Such a person is held to a high esteem. They are words of wisdom part of which intelligence is measured in Igbo land. Wat butter is to bread, Igbo Idiom is to language and a speech in Igbo that has no idiom is like soup without salt. The Igbos are known to be smart go ahead people, figuring out the meaning of idioms from infancy plays definitely a role in that.
Author: Francis Nwonwu
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496984196
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 147
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The book is a philosophical and didactic discourse on thirty-six Igbo proverbs that center on the chicken. The chicken is used as a point of departure to illustrate the travails, vicissitudes, and triumphs people experience in life. The selected proverbs cut across many issues and teach morals that convey desirable ethical and moral standards in society.
Author: Onyekachi Ibekwe
Publisher: Henry Onyekachi Ibekwe
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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A selection of 1,000 proverbs in Igbo language, each accompanied by a usable English translation.
Author: J. Obii J. Nwachukwu-Agbada
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Igbo language
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Author: Ije Bima
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 193
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101 Igbo Proverbs From My Father with short stories is a collection of 101 Igbo proverbs and idioms written in Igbo language and their equivalent English translation with added illustrations and short stories to explain each proverb. This book offers a unique look into Igbo proverbs and Igbo language. And it honours my father and all the elders who came before him and those before them who passed on these proverbs to each next generation as a way of imparting wisdom and knowledge. My hope is for the reader to learn, reflect and enjoy these 101 Igbo proverbs.
Author: Goddy A. O. Obi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789783215306
Category : Igbo language
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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Author: Solomon Amadiume
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Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Author: Julius Eke
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ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Author: Maria David-Osuagwu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789782900906
Category : Igbo language
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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Author: F. Chidozie Ọgbalụ
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Category : Erotic proverbs, Igbo
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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