Like NA, GA, and KA, “MA” has several functions in Igbo grammar. I have already treated the first three in my past blog posts. Here, Attention will be focused on the roles of “ma”. I will continue the presentation in English to permit those who do not have enough knowledge of the Igbo language to access this course. However, I’m going to always give examples, first in the Igbo language, then their…
There are 36 alphabets in the Igbo language. They are generally divided into three categories: consonants, vowels, and semivowels. The Igbo alphabets we use, today are made up of our normal English alphabets coupled with a few digraphs different from all the Euro-Asian languages’ diphthongs. On the other hand, our alphabets were not always 36 from the beginning. It evolved to our present-day Igbo alphabet through reforms and counter-reforms. There were five…
Anya hụrụ ugo, fere ugo ajụ maka na ọ bughi ụbọchi nile ka a na-ahụ ugo anya. N’elu ụwa nke a anyi nọ n’ime ya, ọ bụ onye ọbụla ka ọ diri i zara aha nna ya. O nweghi onye ga-enye gi oke diri gi ma ọ bụrụ na i jighi aka gi were ya, maka na sọsọ obere umuaka ka a na-atinye nri n’ọnụ. Ọ bụ ihe umu Afrika atọ gisiri…
Ndi mgbasa oziọma iri na-asato agbakọrọla ọnụ wee tinye olu n’okwu gbasara oziọma na omenaala. Ndi mgbasa oziọma a na-arụ ọrụ na nzuko di iche na Kebek ezutele onwe ha n’ụlọ ndi echichi ana-akpọ Jezuwiti iji ghọta nke ọma nsogbu di iche ndi na-arụ ọrụ mgbasa oziọma n’ebe enwere omenaala di iche na-ahụ. Na mkpụrụ ụbọchi atọ a puru iche, anyi lebere anya n’isi okwu : Nsogbu nke mbikọrita omenaala di iche…
Baie-Comeau Diocese started its new pastoral year discussing about the youth ministry. During the two days work, entitled “With the youths, let us pass to action in the joy of the Gospel”, the attendees discussed issues related to the absence of the youths in the Church activities. It was noticed that among other things, the youths often feel disconnected from our realities. They also often feel unattracted to our liturgy and sometimes…
Onye nkuzi ụka a ma-ama nke a na-akpọ Benny Hinn siri na ya agbanwola mana ndi mara ya nke ọma chere na otu a bughi ezi. Otu n’ihe e jiri mara Benny Hinn bu nkuzi nke na-egosi na ngozi nke Chukwu na ọganihu bu ụgwọ Chineke na-akwu ndi na enye nnukwu ego n’ụlọ ụka. Na nkuzi ya, ọ na-ekwu na amara Chukwu na ngozi ya bu weta nke a were nke ọzọ.…
Ọnwu egbuola Maazi Robert Gabriel Mugabe (1924-1919) n’ụlọ ọgwụ di na Singapọ. Maazi Mugabe bu nwa amadi ruru ọrụ nkụzi tupu ọ banye na ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchichi obodo. Na mbu, Maazi Mugabe rụrụ ọrụ di ka minista nke mbu nke obodo ya tupu ọ chiri egbe na ụta chupu onye isi na-achi mba Zimbabwe. Na mbido, mmadu nile huru Maazi Mugabe di ka nna ndi Zimbabwe. N’ezie, mgbe Maazi Mugabe busoro ndi…
KA dika NA na-arụ ọrụ di iche iche n’asụsụ Igbo. Ọ na-arụ ọrụ di ka ngwaa, nnyemaaka ngwaa, n-yiri onwe, ebu m n’uche, nsonaazu, njiko mkpọaha, njiko nkebiokwu na njiko ahiriokwu 1. KA na-arụ ọrụ dika ngwaa. a. Ihe ndi a kariri uche mmadu nghta – This is more than human understanding. b. Ọ kacha di mfe – It’s easier. c. Ọ kagburu ugwọ ya – S/he cancelled his or her debt.…
Ndi Igbo si na nke mbu, bu amaghi ama, nke abuọ bu akpachaghi, ma na nke atọ putara na onye o mere amachaghi ihe. Ofifie Chineke bu otu n’ihe njirimara mba ọ bula. Tupurii ndi otu Kristi na ndi uka alakuba abia n’Afrika, ndi Afrika maburu Chukwu. Sọsọ ihe ọhụrụ ndi mgbasa ozi nke ndi otu Kristi na nke ndi otu nkuzi nke Mohamedu wetere anyi bu nkuzi gbasara etu Chineke siri…
Ga bu otu mkpuruokwu di nnukwu mkpa n’usoro edemede asụsụ Igbo. Ọ na-arụ ọrụ di iche n’asụsụ Igbo. Ọ na-arụ ọru di ka ngwaa, nnyemaaka na mgbochi, 1. GA na-arụ ọrụ dika ngwaa. Mgbe ga na-arụ ọrụ dika ngwaa, ga na-akwuru onwe ya. a. Ọ gaa ụlo akwụkwọ — S/he goes to school. b. Ha gawara ebe ahu – They went there. …
