tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65344191593001972462012-01-08T12:47:31.269-05:00~Igbo Rocks! Go Forth and Speak It!~Sugabellynoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534419159300197246.post-51772761738326910922010-07-26T16:13:00.015-04:002010-07-30T13:53:00.988-04:00

Igbo is a tonal language and this means that while it is made up of sounds like any other language, varying the tone of the sounds in Igbo changes the meaning of what is being said. As a result, when speaking Igbo, you must be very careful to express the correct tone or you could find yourself saying some very embarrassing things. (Case in point, Ike can mean strength, power, energy, - among

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The Ndebe Project is featured this week on African Digital Art as part of the fourth installment of their African Weekly Inspiration. Click the screenshot to visit our featureA big thank to African Digital Art for featuring us, and thank you to everyone that loves and supports the Ndebe Project.

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The following pictures are of two Igbo women in different traditional Igbo attire. The first is of an Igbo woman wearing the huge Igbo ankle plates that were very fashionable at the time, a torque, a short wrapper and a head scarf. Notice also the mbubu marks that run down the middle of her torso and on her arms. These marks are raised scar bumps that are made on a girl either right before or

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