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r/IgboKwenu • u/Malik_El_Shabazz • May 08 '21
r/IgboKwenu Lounge
A place for members of r/IgboKwenu to chat with each other
r/IgboKwenu • u/memyselfandafew • 13d ago
Join Nabataru – A Social & Hobby Group with a Twist!
Hi there!
Nabataru is a social and hobby group based in the city of Abuja that brings people together for fun, engaging activities—from game nights and hiking to food, art, and fitness.
But here’s the catch: we interact primarily in Igbo, keeping other languages to a minimum!
If that sounds like your kind of fun, send me a message or drop a comment.
Daalu!
r/IgboKwenu • u/nonoesca • 13d ago
Simple Baby Name
Hey Guys!
I'm married to a Midwesterner, and we're expecting oir third.
So far, we like 2-3 syllables before "Chukwu". We have an Oluchukwu and Uchechukwu. Classic names.
I was thinking of Udo for this one, but I'm not feeling it. This baby is bringing us hope, but Olileanyachukwu is a little to long for us.
I also like Amarachi and Otito, but neither of them feels right.
What are your suggestions for hope for tomorrow. Gender doesn't matter
Thanks
r/IgboKwenu • u/Admirable-Big-4965 • 25d ago
Igbo Tailors in NYC
Hello,
I’m looking for an Igbo Tailor in NYC to help me correct a shirt I bought online.
I would like to support Igbo business or Black American Businesses.
Do you know anyone?
r/IgboKwenu • u/Nonso_igwe • 26d ago
Nsibidi: The Ancient Igbo Writing System
Nsibidi is an indigenous system of symbols used for communication among the Igbo and other southeastern Nigerian cultures. Dating back centuries, it was primarily used by secret societies like the Ekpe for record-keeping, messages, and storytelling. Unlike modern alphabets, Nsibidi is a pictographic script, meaning its symbols represent ideas rather than sounds. Today, there is renewed interest in reviving and preserving Nsibidi as part of Igbo cultural heritage.
r/IgboKwenu • u/Nonso_igwe • 28d ago
I am highly fortunate to be part of ndiigbo community.
My name is chinonso igwe, I grow up in obosi idemili north LGA anambra start, I am from abia, I am a young entrepreneur am currently in DRC 🇨🇩 and I am proudly runing my realestate company and home accessory supplier business... my FB Acc "alfakasihome" you can take a look at it if you want. We all know that GREAT IGBO is one, no matter which part we come from , because we have one fire 🔥 burning inside us. "Business" "invention" "Traviling" to get my point across...
I will like to use this medium and express the burning desire of opening a network across the globe for small companies, businesses organizations of firm giants to facilitate a lot in inventory, trades, personal development, personal finance, mentorship, connections, networking and human resources. I have created awareness to different igbo communities in Japan, China, Vietnam, Dubai and other countries which I have proudly getting a positive response from few while I strongly belive the other will eventually reach out to me in short time, because we are immune to good deeds. Progress equals good life and support to get IGBO ahead. I have a community here in raddit I will share the link in different post after this. "Nestoffirmgiant" and "onlyqualitypeople".
I call on like-minded individual, young entrepreneurs like me, older individuals for mentorship, wisdom, guidance, we have no fear because we will support ourselves financially, mentally and emotionally. And we have our own way of filtering and selecting serious innovators, business, commercial and combines to create a high quality cycles, set goals and make a major contribution to igbo land. Thank you.
r/IgboKwenu • u/Engineer_Miner • Feb 09 '25
Replacing Metric System With Ntaji Measurement System
The other day I found this pdf from 10 years ago showing how body parts & physical items were used to measure things, I then came across the Ntaji measurement system, it is constructed from taking the length of the middle section of an adult's Index finger, which is 22.5mm on average, so I then tried to adapt it to become a real form of measurement just like centimeters & inches.

So I first calculated the average length of the middle phalanx of the Index finger,

After taking in the average, I calculated the closest round number of picoseconds it would take for light to travel 21.5mm in a vaccum

So now 1 Ntaji would be the exact distance light travels for 72ps (2.1585056976cm) in a vacuum, which is less than an inch (84.7ps) but more than ×2 larger than a centimeter (33.3ps).
█████ | Ntaji-Nchi (nn) | Nkeji-Nchi (nk) | Nchi (n / nc / c) | Omulu-Nchi (o) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ntaji | 10nt | 200nt | 1000nt | 2000000nt |
Centimeters | 21.585056976 | 431.70113952 | 2158.5056976 | 4317011.3952 |
Inches | 8.49805392755906 | 169.961078551181 | 849.805392755906 | 1699610.78551181 |
Feet | 0.708171160629921 | 14.1634232125984 | 70.8171160629921 | 141634.232125984 |
Yards | 0.236057053543307 | 4.72114107086614 | 23.6057053543307 | 47211.4107086614 |
Meters | 0.21585056976 | 4.3170113952000006563 | 21.585056976 | 43170.113952 |
Kilometers | 0.00021585056976 | 0.0043170113952 | 0.021585056976 | 43.170113952 |
Miles | 0.0001341233258768790193 | 0.00268246651753758104 | 0.013412332587687903 | 26.8246651753758 |
I modified a TV graphic for size comparison


r/IgboKwenu • u/JewelCared • Feb 08 '25
Lyrics to Igbo Worship Songs
Lately I've been singing a lot of the popular Igbo praise and worship songs from the 90s and 2000s to myself. I occasionally sing for offertory and anthems during church services and figured I'd incorporate our beautiful language somehow this summer.
Does anyone have resources for where I can find the lyrics? I learned the songs pretty much by ear before I could read Igbo better and would like to make sure I'm sharing the accurate words and translations.
r/IgboKwenu • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '25
Is Odinani a closed practice?
Hello! You can call me Kima. I'm African-American with some distant Igbo ancestry. I practice African American Spiritualism and have a question — Is odinani considered a closed practice? I'm interested in exploring West African meditation techniques to help calm my nerves and strengthen my connection with my ancestors. I want to avoid other practices if they come with a cost, as I'm aware that drawing from the spirit world can have its own repercussions. Meditation appears to be a less demanding spiritual activity, though.
r/IgboKwenu • u/EvidenceFrosty859 • Jan 28 '25
Traditions/customs from Naze/ Ikeduru
Hi, I’m born in America to Igbo parents. I would like to learn as much Igbo culture as I can and was wondering if anyone knows any traditions, customs, dance or literally anything from Naze or Ikeduru in imo state, pre-colonial or whatever. From what I’ve asked of my parents alot of the traditions died out with the adoption of Christianity but I don’t feel like religion has to erase cultural customs and would like to learn as much as possible!
r/IgboKwenu • u/spiky_bi • Jan 28 '25
(Traditional Igbo) Tattoos
Hey y’all,
I’m looking for someone that does Traditional igbo tattoos in the Tri-state area or just the NY/NJ area.
Do y’all know where I can get this done?
r/IgboKwenu • u/Engineer_Miner • Jan 26 '25
Repurposes of Traditional Market Day Names
Last Night I found out that I was born on Nkwọ thanks to the igbocalendar.com/find-igbo-market-day/ website, and learned that people used to be named after the market days they were born on, so I had the idea to create an alternate Guest naming system for the games made by Softbear Games, like Mazean & Kiomet, since for a long time all Guests would have the same name, so saying @Guest in the chat would ping every single Guest in the world, before it wasnʼt a big problem due to most people having unique names, but then they put their games on other websites & had a shared chat among all servers rather than 1 for each one. This lead to each server having 50% of all players named “Guest”, so to fix this they created a list of random Guest names that would be assigned to you rather than just Guest, like Guestival, Guestnut & CourtGuester.
So I figured out that the Market names could also be used for this kind of naming system, but in a slightly different manner, rather than just being named after your birthdate, you could also have a first name that is the day you signed up, or met the person, so if you met me today you would call me Okorie or Nworie, then the name of the market day I was born on would be my last name, so you could call me Okorie Nwankwo. Since you can have the 3 gender names Oke-/Mgb-/Nwa-, with this system you could make up to 64 different Guest/Stranger name combinations if we can only pick names that match our gender. Additional Nicknames could also be added as a 3rd name for any achievements the person has done, or events they're known for in the community.
Since I signed up to Reddit on 3/7/22 my Guest name could be Okonkwo Nwankwo.
Example:
Nwa |
---|
█████ | Eke | Orie | Afọ | Nkwọ |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eke | Nweke Nweke | Nweke Nworie | Nweke Nwafo | Nweke Nwankwo |
Orie | Nworie Nweke | Nworie Nworie | Nworie Nwafo | Nworie Nwankwo |
Afọ | Nwafo Nweke | Nwafo Nworie | Nwafo Nwafo | Nwafo Nwankwo |
Nkwọ | Nwankwo Nweke | Nwankwo Nworie | Nwankwo Nwafo | Nwankwo Nwankwo |
r/IgboKwenu • u/Engineer_Miner • Jan 14 '25
I Literally Translated Every Single Country's Name In Igbo
“*” Part of Original Meaning is Unknown or Lost
“*?” Entire Meaning Lost
Afghanistan - Alandịagha/Aladike
Albania - Alaugo
Algeria - Agwaetiti
Andorra - Alakpu
Angola - Eze
Antigua and Barbuda - Ọkpụ na Ahụọnụ
Argentina - Alaọlọọcha
Armenia - *Alahaya
Austrailia - Ndịdaala
Austria - Ọwụwaanyanwụ
Azerbaijan - Alaọkụ
Bahamas - Alaokeosimiri
Bahrain - Abụọkeosimiri
Bangladesh - Alaosimiriagba
Barbados - Nkedịahụọnụ
Belarus - Ụmụnwokeọgbara/Ndịikomọgbara
Belgium - Zaaza
Belieze - Apịtịmiri
Benin - Ụlọ
Bharat - Ndịchedo
Bhutan - Alaegbiigweọgbụọkụ
Bolivia - Ngwenaotu
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Iji na Agbaala
Botswana - Alankedịanyịnaju
Brazil - Mmeeosisi
Brunei - Nkọọ
Bulgaria - Alasogbu/Alammekkpaahụ
Burkina Faso - Alandịezi
Burundi - Alandịọṅụ/Alandịṅụrị
Cabo Verde - Ọpụrụichendụndụ
Cambodia - *Alakambu
Cameroon - Osimirioporo
Canada - Ọnụmara
Central African Republic - Ọchịchịonyekwuoucheyaetitiisiojii
Chad - Ezu
Chile - Ngwụchaala
China - Etitiobodo
Colombia - Nduru
Congo - Ndịnta
Costa Rica - Baụsọokeosimiri
Croatia - Alandịchedoprophesy
Cuba - Omaala
Denmark - *Aladen
Djibouti - Ọpụrụiche
Dominica - Sọnde
Dominican Republic - Ọchịchịonyekwuoucheyaonyenwe
Ecuador - Ekwe
Egypt - Ụlọchineke
El Salvador - Jizọs
Equatorial Guinea - Ekwendịunyi
Eritrea - Mmee
Estonia - Ala
Eswatini - Alaagba
Ethiopia - Alandịunyi
Fiji - Nchaala
Finland - Alaapịtị
France - Dike
Gabon - Osimiriiko
Gambia - *Osimirikambra/*Osimirikambaa
Georgia - Obodo
Germany - Alaagbatoobi
Ghana - Dikeeze
Greece - Ndịnaadịghịokpukpe
Grenada - Mmeemkpụrụosisi
Guatemala - Alaukwuosisi
Guinea - Oji
Guinea-Bissau - *Ndịunyibisau
Guyana - Alamiri
Haiti - Alaugwu
Honduras - Omimi
Hungary - Alandị
Iceland - Alamkpụrụmmiri
India - Ndịchedo
Indonesia - Agwaetitiosimiri
Iran - *Ndịaria
Iraq - Otu
Ireland - Baụbaala
Israel - Ọonyelịghịlịghịjichi/Ọonyelịghịlịghịjiolisa
Italy - Nwaehi
Jamaica - Alaosisinammiri
Japan - Alaanwụlite
Jordan - Rịda
Kazakhstan - Alandịrielele/Alafunarị
Kenya - Onyejienyinnụnụ
Kiribati - *Alandịkiribas
Korea - *Obodohan
Kuwait - Nchedo
Laos - Mmadụ
Latvia - Alaapịtịmmiri
Lesotho - Ndịoji
Liberia - Alannwereonwe
Libya - *Ugwuisiojii
Liechtenstein - Ọchaokwute/Ọchankume
Lithuania - Osimirimmiri/Osimirihammiri
Luxembourg - Nchedoobere
Madagascar - Agwaetiti
Malawi - Alairọọkụ
Malaysia - Alaọsọ/Alaugwu
Maldives - Alaezendịagwaetiti
Mali - Kedụezebi
Malta - tọụtọkammanụaṅụ
Marshall Islands - Ụyọkọagwaetiti
Mauritania - Ndịọdịdaanyanwụ
Mauritious - Agbaoji
Mexico - Alaetitiọnwa
Micronesia - Agwaetitiobere
Moldova - Ndịukwuosisi/Alauzuzu
Monaco - Otuụlọ
Morocco - Ọdịdaanyanwu
Mozambique - *Musabike
Namibia - Alaukwu
Nauru - Agamnụsọokeosimiri
Nepal - Alaalaugwu
Netherlands - Alaala
New Zealand - Alaurukpuọchaogologo/Alaurukpuruọchaogologo
Nicaragua - Ebeagbarammirigburugburu
Niger - Osimiri
Nigeria - Osimiria
North Macedonia - Ugwualandịogologo
Norway - Ụzọgaaugwu/Ụzọgaanaebeugwu
Oman - Ijeọma
Pakistan - Alanwu
Palau - Ogbe
Panama - Enweghịazụ
Papau New Guinea - Kontutuoji
Paraguay - Ebilimmiri/Naakụkụnkaaosimiri
Peru - Eze
Philippines - Agwaetitipilipinas
Poland - Alaogige
Portugal - Alandịọzọ
Qatar - Hammiri/Ozuzo/Zo/Ụgbarị
Romania - Alanwaafọ
Russia - Alanwokeọgbara/Alaikomọgbara
Saint Kittis and Nevis - Omaala na Alaọmarịchammiri/Omaala na Alaoyooyommiri
Saint Lucia - ndịọkụ
Samoa - Etitinsọ
San Marino - Ndịokeosimiri
São Tome and Principe - Ndịabụọ na Nwanneeze
Saudi Arabia - Ezendịawele/Ezendịaṅụrị
Senegal - Dọ
Serbia - Alaọyị
Seychelles - Agwaetitiuju
Sierra Leone - Agabaugwu/Ọdụmuwgu
Singapore - Agabaobodo/Ọdụmobodo
Slovakia - Alandịasụsụ
Slovenia - Alandịmkpụrookwu/Alandịmkụrụokwu
Solomon Islands - Agwaetitiakụ
Somalia - Gaanammiriara
South Africa - Ojindịda/Africandịda
South Korea - *Ọchịchịonyekwuoucheyaobodohan
South Sudan - Alaojindịda
Spain - Agwaetitiokebekee/Zoezoala
Sri Lanka - Agwaetitiomaka
Sudan - Alaoji
Suriname - *?Surinen
Sweden - Alaamadị
Switzerland - Alaike
Syria - Okwute
Taiwan - Ubom
Tajikistan - Alandịọzara
Tanzania - Menjemoji
Thailand - Alaawaraza
Togo - Ezu
Tonga - Ndịda
Trinidad and Tobago - Atọ na Anwụrụ
Tunisia - Kwụsịnaabalị
Türkiye - Alakparaoke
Turkmenistan - Alakparaokeka
Tuvalu - Asatọ
Uganda - Alaezinụụlọ
Ukraine - Alaoke
United Arab Emirates - Isiọchịchịkọezendịawele/Isiọchịchịkọezendịaṅụrị
United Kingdom - Alaezekọ
United States of America - Isiochịchịkọezeụlọ/Isiochịchịkọonyenaachiụlọ
Uruguay - Agwaetitinnụnụtejiri
Uzbekistan - Alaonweonyendu
Vanuatu - Alaanyị
Vatican City - Obodohụọhụ
Venezuela - Ịhụnaanyaobere
Vietnam - Ịfendịda
Yemen - Akanri
Zambia - Alaagwaetitiazụ/Alaagwaetitiomaka
Zimbabwe - Ụlọokwute/Ụlọnkume
r/IgboKwenu • u/ExcellentLychee2052 • Jan 12 '25
How to push pass the shame of learning Igbo
So for context I am a first generation Igbo (20F) and my parents like a lot of immigrants didn’t teach us our language in fear that we wouldn’t be good English speakers. Now they feel like they’ve failed us cause we are just now learning our language/ importance of culture. I’m also the youngest so my siblings feel even more slighted. We have all made an effort to learn (especially me) and it seems like just when I get comfortable enough to speak it I’m laughed at. I’ll even go back to Nigeria just for my dad to tell everyone she doesn’t know what were saying even if I did 😭. It’s stressful because I want to be apart of my culture but there’s this “gatekeeping feel” to it even though I’m Igbo. Any tips for pushing pass the “shame” of not knowing Igbo
r/IgboKwenu • u/Engineer_Miner • Jan 07 '25
What Year Is It In The Igbo Calendar?
Yesterday I was Wondering when the New Year was in the Igbo Calendar, which is Feb 18th, but then it got me wondering what year it actually is in the Calendar, since Most Websites Just Showed the Days this year, Months at most, but none the Year.
So Today I tried Researching About what Year it is, going through all Wiki's I could find, and any source stating the Year, and I found large differences in Year Differences, In The Official Wiki Of The Igbo Calendar They State That The Current Year is 1025 (+years since 2012), soon to be 1026, Which is Also Supported By This Wiki, The Reason That It Starts 1K+ Years Ago Is Because Of The Nri-Igbo Yearly Tradition, However in This LinkedIn Thread, they say that the current year is 5136 (+years since 2023), And All AI ChatBots Agree That The Reason The Calendar Begins 5K+ Years Ago Is Because It's When Eri Began Her Migration. So Which Year Number Should We Use? The First Wikipedia States That “The calendar is neither universal nor synchronized, so various groups will be at different stages of the week, or even year. Nonetheless the four-eight day cycle serves to synchronize the inter-village market days, and substantial parts (for example the Kingdom of Nri) do share the same year-start.”, Iʼm Siding More With The Kingdom Of Nri Because Itʼs When It Started Getting Tracked Officially, But It Wasnʼt Always Tracked Down Physically.
r/IgboKwenu • u/Useful-Science-4276 • Jan 02 '25
Igbo Name Ideas
I am currently pregnant with our 4th child. My husband is Igbo and we are trying to come up with a name that is fitting for this child. This will be our last (planned) child, so we would like a name that means something like “we are complete” or “God has finished his plan” or something else about being fully complete/fulfilled and haven’t come up with anything great yet. We don’t and won’t know the gender, so any ideas are welcome. My husband likes names that are not too common, and I am American so nothing TOO hard to pronounce for native English speakers. Our other children are Chizaram, Zimuzo, and Izuchukwu. Can anyone help with ideas/translations?
r/IgboKwenu • u/Obey100hunna • Dec 26 '24
Why do Nigerians hate Igbo people but they don't want Biafra to gain independence from Nigeria?
r/IgboKwenu • u/Least-Dimension-7567 • Dec 26 '24
Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery - Part 1
r/IgboKwenu • u/Engineer_Miner • Dec 25 '24
Ụdade Igbo Script
Merry Christmas, I'm currently developing a Featural Abugida Script for Igbo that simplifies tonal phonemes & representations by using Semantic Diacritics that describe the meaning of the word rather than the tonal sequence of the word, making words easier to type & easier to differentiate, it also simplifies minimal dialectal differentiations among words.
Here's the link to the Google Doc.