Igede Language 2: Parts of the Body

PARTS OF THE BODY IN IGEDE LANGUAGE (EGINYIRO or Ega Nya Inyiyo)
Welcome to the second edition of the Igede language class called Igede Culture Class. The aforementioned nomenclature has been chosen to use because, the people’s language and culture is inseparable. On this edition, we will be making use of the Igede Alphabet we presented before you on the first edition.

There is no special magic one does to be able to read any local language. The same steps you took while reading English Language is the same steps you are to follow to read this particular language, Igede. For instance, a+b+a is Aba. What one should take into cognizance after combining letters together like is done above is that, what is the intonation of the word the letters have formed? And that’s where what we called diacritics comes in.

Also read: Igede Alphabet and how to pronounce them

What is ‘diacrictics’? It is a mark near or through an orthographic or phonetic character or combination of characters indicating a phonetic value different from that given the unmarked or otherwise marked element. It is that dot under a letter or on the letter, that shows how a particular letter should be pronounced. Diacritics helps us to distinguish between ‘olo‘ meaning course in Igede language and ‘olo‘ which means load in the same language.

Almost all African languages are tonal, they are therefore difficult to read without diacritics. In Yoruba language, we have 5 words with the same spelling, but has different meanings. E.g: ogun-war, ogun-charm, ogun-20, ogun-in-law, ogun-it’s long. The words are homophonic and only diacritics can help differentiate them.

To kickstart the Igede Culture Class particularly on language, we will begin with parts of the body and how they are called in Igede language.

ENGLISH                    IGEDE

                      Singular            Plural     
Head            Egbeju               igbeju
Hair.             Inyih.                  inyi
Face             Ahi                     ahi    
Eye.              Ehi                      ahi
Mouth.        Onu                     inu
Teeth           Enghiri               anghiri
Tong            Elele                   alale
Tongue       Ugbonu              egbinu
Gum            Ichina                 ichina
Chic             Ubaa                   abaa
Ear               Uru                      aru
Nose           Okwunyi              ikwinyi
Jaw             Itinchwo             itinchwo
Neck           Ukpiroko             akprako
Shoulder    Umuchwo           amwuachwo
Hand          Ubwo                   abwo
Armpit        Igengine              ingengine
Arm            Ugburuvo            egbirabwo
Finger        Ukuchwu             Akachu
Chest         Okiletu                  ikiletu
Breast        Eme                      ame
Stomach    Epwu                   apwu
Back           Ekpe                    epe
Rib              Aka                      aka
Navel         Ukpeechi             ekpaachi
Foot           Epete                    apate
Toes           Achu                     uchwuu
Bottom      Omu                      imwu
Pennis       Ogbe                     igbe
Virgina       Imwo                   imwo

Also read: Top 50 Igede Names and Their Meanings

Source: igedeonline.com

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