In the latest Glamourist History book, I have a discussion of glamour in different parts of the globe. One of the participants is a native Igbo speaker. Although she’s speaking in English during the conversation, I have a couple of phrases where she uses her own terms rather than the European ones. I’m looking for someone who speaks Igbo to look at the terms I came up with. I took an online tutorial, but that’s only going to get me so far.
I’m worried that I’ve come up with a term that’s a) a real word or b) slang for questionable activities.
There are around a dozen words to look at and I can offer a $50 honorarium for doing so.
EDITED TO ADD: Thank you so much. I was able to work with someone to translate those terms.
Maybe you could talk to this guy?
http://emeagwali.com/discoveries/11_Last-Speaker-of-Igbo-Has-Died_Philip-Emeagwali.pdf
A friend in New York tweeted this link to me since because she thinks that as a Nigerian I may be of help. If you feel like working with me on that, you can contact me through my email & twitter; @joadediran Also, how many are these words?
It’s about a dozen terms.
While I am a native speaker and I understand the language, I’m not fluent by any means. Still, I can offer my services.
Hello Ms. Kowal,
I am a native Igbo speaker and I also studied Igbo in school during the years I lived in Nigeria. I can be of help if you have not found anyone yet. You can email me the details. Thank you.
Thank you so much, I found someone and neglected to update the post. So sorry about that.