Igbo or Ibo Tongue Twisters
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Original:
Ukochukwu Okechukwu kwulu okwu chukwu n'ulo chukwu di na Arochukwu.
English:
Reverend Okechukwu preached a sermon at the church in Arochukwu.
Original:
Papa Peter kwatara pawpaw kwanye Papa Paul.
Papa Paul kwata pawpaw kwanye Papa Peter.
English:
Peter's father plucked pawpaw and gives it to Paul's father. Paul's father plucks pawpaw and gives it to Peter's father.
German:
Peters Vater hat eine Papaya gepflückt und gibt sie Pauls Vater. Pauls Vater pflückt eine Papaya und gibt sie Peters Vater.
Original:
Nwanyi n'akwa akwa, ina-akwa akwa na okuko yili akwa nenu akwa ikwalakwa di nenu akwa?
English:
Lady Tailor, are you crying because the hen laid an egg on the dress you made that is lying on the bed? (Akwa=Bed, Akwa=Dress, Akwa=Crying, Akwa=Egg, ikwa-akwa=to make dresses, ikwa-akwa=to cry, iyi-akwa=to lay eggs)
Original:
Ije unu choro nke a dighi uzo
English:
The travel of the birds that fly is swift
Original:
Chukwuokike adiro onwe-ha
English:
God's power is great
Original:
Ije unu choro n'ulo, oku n'ulo
English:
The travel of the birds that fly is swift, the sky is wide
Original:
Agwula uno choro
English:
The tortoise's travel is slow
Original:
O di uka di uka di uka
English:
He who goes to the farm, goes to the farm, goes to the farm