Episode 5: Udaume I

<p>Initial Dialogue&nbsp;</p> <p>I: Maazi Omenka nno, kee kwanu?&nbsp;</p> <p>O: Adi m mma, Obi di m mma ino ebe a, soro nyere aka ikwuzi asụsụ Igbo.&nbsp;</p> <p>I : Daalu rinne maka i nonyere anyi ebe a. Review of Diagraphs from previous episode&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Exercise 1: Try to Identify the correct digraph just by listening first before looking below. Also test yourself on the meaning before looking at the answer.&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>&nbsp;Igbo • Ígwè– metal also often used to refer to a bike&nbsp;</li> <li>Kpo- call • Nwaanyi – woman&nbsp;</li> <li>Chinyere – name God gives&nbsp;</li> <li>ghere – fry&nbsp;</li> <li>akwukwo- paper/book (and many other things in context)&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Semi vowels- should not be confused with udampki.&nbsp;</p> <p>The first letter is the tone bearing sound Nkem Nna Nne Mma (Nma) “nn” and “nk”&nbsp;</p> <p>Udaume- Vowels&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Uda- means sound&nbsp;</li> <li>Ume- means breathe&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>There are two categories of vowels in Igbo:</p> <p>&nbsp;Udaarụ – The heavy vowels &nbsp;(aru- means heavy) = &nbsp;I E U O&nbsp;</p> <p>Udamfe- The light vowels &nbsp;(mfe- light/easy) =Ị A Ụ Ọ&nbsp;</p> <p>Vowel Harmony in Igbo dictates that in a word typically only vowels from a particular set is are used to formulate that word.&nbsp;</p> <p>This typically holds true with the exception of:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Compound words&nbsp;</li> <li>Borrowed Words&nbsp;</li> <li>Natural and/or Dialects&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Follow along from here as each vowel sound is recited: 23:57:&nbsp;</p> <p>Udaarụ (Heavy Vowels)</p> <ul> <li>E example eze (king)&nbsp;</li> <li>&nbsp;U example ukwe (song)</li> <li>&nbsp;O example ogologo (long/tall)</li> <li>&nbsp;26:10 Udamfe (Light Vowels)&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Udamfe</p> <p>&nbsp;• A example akpa (bag)&nbsp;</p> <p>• Ụ example&nbsp;</p> <p>• Ọ think of saying “awwww”&nbsp;</p> <p>• Ị</p> <p><br></p> <p>Check out Udaume II for more.&nbsp;</p> <p>Music: Ife Onye Metula- Chief Osita Steven Osadebe</p> ---