Igbo Idioms
Title | Igbo Idioms PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Uzomba Onyekwere |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | 285 |
Release | 2011-10-12 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1463436149 |
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.
Philosophy of Proverbs in Igbo Culture
Title | Philosophy of Proverbs in Igbo Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Nwonwu |
Publisher | Author House |
Total Pages | 147 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1496984196 |
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.
Igbo Proverbs: a Compilation
Title | Igbo Proverbs: a Compilation PDF eBook |
Author | Onyekachi Ibekwe |
Publisher | Henry Onyekachi Ibekwe |
Total Pages | 108 |
Release | 2021-12-26 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
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A selection of 1,000 proverbs in Igbo language, each accompanied by a usable English translation.
101 Igbo Proverbs from My Father
Title | 101 Igbo Proverbs from My Father PDF eBook |
Author | Ije Bima |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 193 |
Release | 2021-06-08 |
Genre | |
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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.
The Igbo proverb
Title | The Igbo proverb PDF eBook |
Author | J. Obii J. Nwachukwu-Agbada |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Igbo language |
ISBN |
Igbo Proverbs and Their English Translation
Title | Igbo Proverbs and Their English Translation PDF eBook |
Author | Goddy A. O. Obi |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 54 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Igbo language |
ISBN | 9789783215306 |
Ilu Ndi Igbo: Suitable proverbs for different occasions translated ; similarities between Igbo and Yoruba proverbs
Title | Ilu Ndi Igbo: Suitable proverbs for different occasions translated ; similarities between Igbo and Yoruba proverbs PDF eBook |
Author | Solomon Amadiume |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 90 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
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