Before English there was Igbo

Igbo is said to be
the lost tribe of Israel''
Igbo kwenu! I always feel like crying whenever I
see teachers or parents flog their children because
they were speaking Igbo language. They want
their children to speak English not knowing that
the English they want their children to speak was
borrowed from Igbo. Do you know that there are
more than a thousand words in English, French,
Latin, Hebrew and other languages that were
borrowed from Igbo Language. Did I just hear you
say ''na lie'' ? Ok. Because of space, let me only
give you 23 English words stolen from Igbo
language. If you need more, you can contact me.

1. Cherubim – Borrowed from Igbo phrase ‘’chere
ubim’’ which means ‘’guard my home’’
2. Book – Borrowed from Igbo phrase “bu uka’’
meaning ‘’carries the facts’’
3. Water – Stolen from Igbo word ‘’wuta’’ which
means ‘’pour’’
4. Nurse – Coined from the phrase ‘’noro nso’’
meaning ‘’stay near’’
5. Animal – Coined from the Igbo phrase ‘’anu
malu’’ which when translated means ‘’meat that
knows’’ or ‘’flesh aware of life’’ or ‘’meat is
conscious’’
6. Bank – Got from the phrase ‘’uba na aka’’
meaning ‘’wealth at hand’’
7. Answer – got from ‘’nsa’’ which means
‘’response’’
8 Carpenter – coined from the phrase ‘’ka apita’’
which means ‘’carve out’’
9 News – got from ‘’nu zuo’’ which means ‘’hear
it all’’
10. Soccer – coined from ‘’oso ka’’ which means
‘’running is greater’’ or “there is more running
done’’ or ‘’greater at running’’
11. Patrol – got from ‘’puta uli’’ meaning ‘’come
out for strolls’’
12. Sabbath – coined from ‘’Asaa bu taa’’ which
means ‘’today is seventh’’ or ‘’seventh is this
day’’
13. Amen – got from ‘’ya mee nu’’ which means
‘’may it be done’’
14. Genesis – coined from the phrase ‘’jee na isi
isi’’ meaning ‘’go to the very beginning’’
15. Conquer – got from ‘’nku ka’’ which means
‘’break down’’
16. Queue – borrowed from ‘’kwih’’ or ‘’kwunye’’
meaning ‘’join in’’
17. Music/Musical – got from ‘’mee uzu ka’’
which means ‘’make the greatest noise’’
18. Quote – got from ‘’kwute’’ which means
‘’make mention’'
19. Page – coined from ‘’pia jie’’ meaning fold
20. Boy – got from ‘’bu oyi’’ which means ‘’be
friend’’
21. Girl – coined from ‘’ga alu’’ meaning ‘’will
marry’’
22. Embassy – coined from the phrase ‘’mba zie’’
which means ‘’nations message’’
23. Catastrophe – coined from the phrase ‘’akata
asi tufia’’ meaning ‘’when mentioned the Igbos
eject saliva from the mouth and say ‘tufia’ ‘’

Hope you are now convinced that before English
there was Igbo and Igbo is the lost tribe of Israel.
For those who don't know, Igbo is a tribe from
south eastern part of Nigeria. Read more about
them on Wikipedia. How una see am. Igbo
Kwezuo nu!