Abu na egwuregwu odinala Igbo 0582636345, 9781391340

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ABU• Na Egwuregwu ·Qcijnala

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Nnabuenyi Ugonna dere

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Longman Nigeria Pk 1980 First published 1980 · Reprinted 2002 2008, 2009

ISBN 0 582 63634 5 ISBN (Nigeria) 978 139 134 0

Prl,:tted by:Estorise Nigeria Limite.d

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Nkwupifri+ ~i· .nile nyeere m aka n'1,1z¢ Q bl,1.la idep\lta \lffiV di n'akw.vkw a. Ndj m kachasi ekele b1,1 nwunye m, Jucli, maka aji Q mawara m n'ume ; P9linusu Ezike\1 na Ag\lmag\1 Afrika, Yunivasitii LegQsi, maka. jtaip1,1r1,1 m man1,1skriptu akw1c1kwQ a. Ekelekwara m ndi i;>kwaegwu na ndi amara nile m seere olu eg~ ha, di ka ndi Egwu A.w1,1ka na nd1 mm9nw1,1 di ichti iche. · ~kele m agaghi izu oke ma Q b1,m,1 na m ekelcg~ Ngalaba As\IS\1 na Agl,lmag\1 Afrjka, nke Yunivasitii Leg9sj, ekele pl,lr\1 iche maka enyemego nch9cha ha. nyerc m, nke mere

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1. Jkw9 aka i;it(lh) .. . 2. n~u Ala .. . · .. . 3. . Ebelebe: egwu inworo 4: Oliwere oke ehi ... S. Nwa Dike anw~tQla

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Odiike 7. A.ta Uputurupu

ABl) JHl)NANYA NA ABl) NKQCHA

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Ada Nwaigwe

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Mmekpaah1,1 SiQrQrQ mgba

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ABl) EGWUREGWU

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ya o\cu ya agbara bja oo. kl); kwara n'ihe oo; Ebelebe oo, Ebelebe oo. Njiji bu \ilQ ya gbajiri oo, . Ide ji \llQ ya gbajiri oo, OPW\l na-eme lea chi ojiji oo Onye o jibidoro nke ya agw\lla oo · Qnw\l gburu nwa am, gbuo ya ncha oo; Ebelebe oo, Ebelebe oo. ·

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Oliwere oke ehi

0 jee jeee jee, o jee; O jee o jee , o jee. Oliwere oke ehi, o jee, Ya liwe mb1)ba, o jee . .Oke ehi tiblri, o jee, Oke rhbl)ba ana-ach\1 ya, o jee. 0 jee jee jee, o jee; ·o jee o jee, o jee. Nwata mara uchichi, o jee, Uchichi amara ya, o jee. Ihe emeghi na mba, o jee, Ma mba amaghi ihe, o jee. Oche echetaghi ome, o jee, Ma ome emeghi ihe, o jee. O jee jee jee, o jee; O jee o jee, o jee. Qnw\1 b\lkwa odudu, o jee, Odudu beere n'am\l, o jee, A maghi egbu ya, o jee. Nwata mara mm9nw\1, o jee, O mara QilW\1 gburu ya, o jee. Ma ihe m na-agwa \lil\1, o jee, Aka r\]ta egbelu, o jee, Ya zuo ya ah\l, o jee. 0 jee o jee, o jee; O jee jee jee o jee.

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Nwa dike anw'!-Qla

Nwa dike anW\IQla; a ha, a poo, a ha; Okorjenta anW\lQla; a ha, a 0000, a ha. Qnw\1 jere be obi; a ha, a 0000, a ha Gjni did\l ka QilWl,1 ama; a ha a 0000 a ha Qnw\l eruteghi be uju; a ha a 0000 a ha, 0 were ak\1 gbara onwe ya; a ha, a ooo a ha. Qnw\l rutep\l be ike; a ha, a ooo, a ha;

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Dike adjzie ka dil,ljQ; a ha, a ooo, a ha. QnW\1 na-eme n'inyo mgbe ncha; a ha, a ooo, . aha; Omekeji ya rah\lr\I; a ha, a ooo, a ha.

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Gini di ka oke agl,l; a ha, a ooo, a ha Nwa dike na nwa di\lj; a ha, a ooo a ha Qnw\l biaf\lp\1, ha ekwe.ren\); a ha, a ooo, a ha.

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b nkw\I; Agbara m ijiji gharaghara.

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An9 m n'egbemkpu. Okpoko b\I nwanne ugwumalglla; Ugwumalglla b\I nwanne Okpoko. Nti chie ~kperb;na,

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buru ~gbfa n'aka.

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Nwa dike na-eri, ni\a m aka, Mee gbaraghara. . Ar'Qr\l m ala w~ 299 nwa bgbbdi,

Jere cmi na ndi ntm\19? Q b) m inawara oju n'iro,' Were na-ekwu okwu. Ebelebe egbuola e~~~ E~~ ~gbuola i~ ·ya. Oilibuti nwa Eanwaka, Nwua Vml,lelle a m\U\l na mma. Q gbajuol~, onye ekwuzila okwu.

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Nwoke di ka bde akW\1kW9, Ada akiriaki Nwaezmogwu, 31

Q bl;l gj di n'WQ'\)? Ugolo9ma ah1;1ghi dibja,

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A.kataaka nwudere 9z9dimgba,' Nwata hiirii ebule rie, Ohara 1;1kw1,1 n'akp1;1; Onye ga-ah1,1 ebule Kp9 ya ihe oriri? Ebelebe!

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Jenllisi Akvb\leziokwu,

A. na-arata Qr\l an(l n'ofe?

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Ka a na-agbata ohiji n'QSQ? Ebelebe egbuola ! Okor9bja gbak¢r9chaa Mkp9elu be nna ya daa, A mata na Q tara ah\lhl,l lara n'iy1,

Nwoke P\lta l,lWa kpata ego, .. 0 rie \lfQd\l, o debe l,lfQd\l;

l)b9chi nwoke ga-ala obodo ahl,ldebe; Nna,di zulcQQ, h\l ego, A.1 tlwasie nwoke ike. Izu at9 Qha ogbodi ji laa Chukwu,

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Nnadi zuk99, ah\lghi ego, e yighaa, 0 rub izu at9 Qha ogbodi

Jiri laa obodo ah\ldebe, Qt\liremire ogbodi na nke ffinl\lQ abie.. Ndi gbaraak\l gburu, onye kwara ha 7 Ndj otoro gburu, onye kwara ha 7 Ndj af9 toro na ndi 9chambe gburu, Onye kwara ha 7 Enweghi ego j9r9 nwoke nj9. T1,1gharjadin\l, ~kechukwu, Nwata rine ya nw1,1r\l

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bnye ga-akp9 ya oku, Ma a Jl\l ihe oriri?

Ebelebe egbuola. Jje ghQ ogori, Q kpara nk\l e doro ille. Nwata lja ak\l o nwee ji. Vm\l QS\lkW\l, adQekwe ndal\l ni,I. Ada riunarigo m, Vn\l ga-ekwekwara m nkwerenkwere?

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NnQQ, eze

Nn99, Eze, nnQQ, Eze oo ooo oo. NnQQ, Eze, nnQQ. A h\l eze e kele eze ekele. Ezekwereobi, nnQQ; .,.. '> EzekwereDbi amawa oju n'¢gbQ. , Anyanas9, nnQQ, AnyanasQ emewe ure n'iro. · Omeri~bokwe, nnQQ, . Omerigbo agbawa egwu n'¢gb9 Ude9g\maedo, nn991 UdeQ8\l ach\lwa 08bodi QSQ.

Nna nlm\18Q, E8wugwu ka ije na·a8\l o kporo, Nna ereere, Akirjaki Ezei8bo, onye Qcha.

Nna nun\18Q, Omeri8bO m P\ltara zu n'iro,

.Akwaeke ap\ltarusie · · Kp9 m nwa 9kwaai(irag~ mmQ~W\1. Si m lee egwu g\lWa.

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