Igbo or Ibo Tongue Twisters
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| Original: | Ukochukwu Okechukwu kwulu okwu chukwu n'ulo chukwu di na Arochukwu. |
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| 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. |
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| 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? |
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| 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 |
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| English: | The travel of the birds that fly is swift |
| Original: | Chukwuokike adiro onwe-ha |
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| English: | God's power is great |
| Original: | Ije unu choro n'ulo, oku n'ulo |
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| English: | The travel of the birds that fly is swift, the sky is wide |
| Original: | Agwula uno choro |
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| English: | The tortoise's travel is slow |
| Original: | O di uka di uka di uka |
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| English: | He who goes to the farm, goes to the farm, goes to the farm |