The Igbo Language Club Febụwarị Newsletter

Ndewo! (Hello!) Daalụ (thank you) to everyone who joined the February meeting this past weekend! If you're new to the club, nnọọ (welcome)—we’re thrilled to have you! You are now part of a growing community of people worldwide dedicated to preserving Igbo culture through language learning. Everything that was covered during the most recent meeting is below:

Here’s what we covered:

We had a very special guest, Amarachukwuka Okafor, an Igbo culture and language instructor based in Nigeria with over five years of teaching experience. She studied Igbo at the Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria and has a great passion for promoting the Igbo language. She offers both online and offline classes, and you can contact her directly through her social medias or via email at [email protected] 

• 🗣️ Amarachukwuka taught us how to express encouragement and affection through compliments and pet names. She also introduced us to a few common insults that you could hear in Igbo culture. In addition, she taught us the interrogatives, specifically asking 'who,' 'what,' 'where,' 'when,' 'why,' 'which,' and 'how' questions in Igbo.

• 🖥️ The presentation slides from the February session include the entire lesson and audio recordings, allowing you to follow along with the content.

Upcoming Meetings

Meetup in Durham, North Carolina, USA

Ndewo, ndị North Carolina! Come mingle, make new friends, and practice your Igbo at our next in-person event at Namu in Durham, NC, USA, on March 1st from 1-3 PM Eastern Time. This is the perfect opportunity to practice speaking Igbo in a fun and encouraging environment. All levels are welcome, and beginners are especially encouraged to attend!

Sign up for the next virtual Club meeting on March 15th

Click the link below to sign up for the next virtual meeting. This session will feature a shorter lesson than usual and more breakout rooms, giving you plenty of opportunities to practice and connect with other learners. If you're a beginner or if you have never joined a previous meeting before, don't worry – I’ll provide all the tools you need to feel confident, ready to learn and practice speaking.

Have you followed the Igbo Language Club’s Instagram yet? If not, what are you waiting for?! Exciting new things will be announced in the upcoming weeks, so follow to be the first to know and to stay connected.

Remember to utilize your resources and practice speaking Igbo daily! This Shared Resource is a curated collection of resources and an Igbo survival guide of phrases and Igbo words. Please feel free to add to it.

Daalụ (Thank you) and I look forward to seeing you at future meetings! Ka ọ dị (Goodbye)! 👋🏾

-Chisom