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Initial Dialogue 

I: Maazi Omenka nno, kee kwanu? 

O: Adi m mma, Obi di m mma ino ebe a, soro nyere aka ikwuzi asụsụ Igbo. 

I : Daalu rinne maka i nonyere anyi ebe a. Review of Diagraphs from previous episode 

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. 

•  Igbo • Ígwè– metal also often used to refer to a bike 
• Kpo- call • Nwaanyi – woman 
• Chinyere – name God gives 
• ghere – fry 
• akwukwo- paper/book (and many other things in context) 

Semi vowels- should not be confused with udampki. 

The first letter is the tone bearing sound Nkem Nna Nne Mma (Nma) “nn” and “nk” 

Udaume- Vowels 

• Uda- means sound 
• Ume- means breathe 

There are two categories of vowels in Igbo:

 Udaarụ – The heavy vowels  (aru- means heavy) =  I E U O 

Udamfe- The light vowels  (mfe- light/easy) =Ị A Ụ Ọ 

Vowel Harmony in Igbo dictates that in a word typically only vowels from a particular set is are used to formulate that word. 

This typically holds true with the exception of: 

• Compound words 
• Borrowed Words 
• Natural and/or Dialects 

Follow along from here as each vowel sound is recited: 23:57: 

Udaarụ (Heavy Vowels)

• E example eze (king) 
•  U example ukwe (song)
•  O example ogologo (long/tall)
•  26:10 Udamfe (Light Vowels) 

Udamfe

 • A example akpa (bag) 

• Ụ example 

• Ọ think of saying “awwww” 

• Ị

Check out Udaume II for more. 

Music: Ife Onye Metula- Chief Osita Steven Osadebe