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Igbo names and spellings for various settlements
Abakaliki is Abankaleke; Afikpo is Ehugbo; Awgu is Ogu; Awka is Oka; Bonny is Ubani; Enugu is Enugwu; Ibusa is Igbuzö; Igrita is Igwuruta; Oguta is Ugwuta; Onitsha is Onicha; Owerri is Owere; Oyigbo is Obigbo... any more will be added.
Showing posts with label Nibo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nibo. Show all posts

Thursday, May 7, 2020

A Lady of Nibo

An Igbo woman from Nibo, present-day Anambra State. Photographed by Northcote Thomas c. 1911. MAA Cambridge.

Posted by Chiadikobi Nwaubani on May 07, 2020 0 replies
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Sunday, May 3, 2020

Ùlì

An Igbo girl from Nibo, present-day Anambra State, with ùlì designs on her skin. Photographed by Northcote Thomas c. 1911. MAA Cambridge.

Posted by Chiadikobi Nwaubani on May 03, 2020 0 replies
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Nwauko

An Igbo girl photographed in Nibo and noted as ‘Nwauko’ in Northcote Thomas’ photographic register, c. 1910-11.

Posted by Chiadikobi Nwaubani on January 29, 2019 0 replies
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