In 2012 UNESCO predicted that my language will die in 2025

However, many dedicated activists have been working to counter and reverse the trend of parents deliberately not passing on the Igbo language to their children. While Igbo still is not at the level that it should be at, it is heartening to see that it is still alive and is still one of Africa’s major languages.

Some people were displeased with UNESCO but it is not UNESCO’s fault that so many of us are ashamed of who we are and desperately want to be as white as possible.

“However, we’re a colonised people. We hold everything we do to the standard of the white man, so our food, language, and culture have become gentrified. Our children learn Chinese, Spanish and other foreign languages, but there’s a need to reorient our way of life and the value of our languages. We can’t continue to be embarrassed about ourselves. At some point, our culture will become revived and fashionable again.”

ASỤSỤ IGBO (L2) JSS 2 TAM NKE ABỤỌ https://ift.tt/2BhHgoE

PLEASE TEACH YOUR SPOUSES AND KIDS THE NAMES OF ANIMALS IN IGBO LANGUAGE (NA ASỤSỤ IGBO)😃 1) Goat = Ewu (Male = Mkpi, Female = Nne Ewu) 2) Fowl = Okuko (Male = Oke Ọkpa, Female = Nnekwu) 3) Guinea Fowl = Ọgazị 4) Chicken = Nwa Ọkụkọ 5) Turkey = Tolotolo/Torotoro 6) Duck = Obogwuma/Obogwu 7) Pigeon = Nduru/Nduli 8.) Ostrich = Enyi Nnunu 9) Antelope = Mgbada 10) Deer = Ene 11) Cow = Efi 12) Horse = Ịnyịnya 13) Rat = Oke 14) Guinea Pig = Oke Bekee 15) Squirrel = Ọsa 16) Dog = Nkita 17) Hyena = Nkita Ọfia 18) Cat = Nwonogbo/Buusu/Nwamba 19) Sheep = Atulu 20) Ram = Ebune/Ebule 21) Pig = Ezi 22) Lion = Ọdụm 23) Leopard = Agụ/owuru 24) Elephant = Enyi 25) Monkey = Enwe 26) Chimpanzee = Adaka 27) Gorilla = Ọzọdimgba (Ọzọ, the king of wrestling) 28) Snail = Eju/Ejune/Ejula 29) Snake = Agwo 30) Python = Eke 31) Lizard = Ngwele/Ngwere 32) Wall Gecko = Agu uno 33) Crocodile = Aguiyi 34) Toad = Awo 35) Frog = Mbala/Mbara/Nte/Akiri 36) Tortoise = Mbe/Nabe 37) Vulture = Udene/Udele 38) Eagle = Ugo 39) White Ant = Aruru 40) Black Ant = Agbisi 41) Mosquito = Añu Nta 42) Grasshopper = Ukpana 43) Kite = Nkwo 44) Spider = Ududo 45) Praying Mantis = Okongono 46) Earth Worm = Idide 47) Worm = Okpo 48) Scorpion = Akpi 49) Butterfly = Ilokolo Ibuba 50) Cockroach = Uchicha 51) House Fly = Ijiji 52) Cricket = Mbuzu/Mgbaja 53) Bed Bug = Chinchi/Ogii 54) Bee = Añu 55) Crab = Nchiko/Nshiko 56) Bat = Usu 57) Millipede = Esu 58) Centipede = Ogbakuluu 59) Rabbit = Ewii 60) Grasscutter = Nchi 61) Owl = Ikwikwi/Iyi Ochi 62) Wood Pecker = Otu Kpokpo 63) Chameleon = Ugwumagana 64) Fox = Nyanwuruede 65) Fish = Azu 66) African civet = Edi Ura (a nocturnal animal known to sleep all day during the day. Used to refer to anyone who sleeps a lot) 67) Wasp = Ebu (Isi kote ebu, O gbakasia nya aru wink) 68) Taylor Ant = Akpolide (Usually found on mango trees) 69) Porcupine = Ebi Ogwu 70) Shrew = Nkakwu/Nkapi (Mole-like rat that is known for its pungent smell.) 71) Eneke Nti Oba = Swallow (A type of bird that hardly perches on trees when in season to avoid being gunned down by human hunters) 72) Hawk = Egbe 73) Beetle = Mbuzu/Ebe 74) Periwinkle = Isam 75) Bush Fowl/Goose = Okwa 76) Stork = Okpoko