Okowaokwu Igbo Umuaka : Igbo Dictionary for Children

by Yvonne C Mbanefo

Okowaokwu Igbo Umuaka : Igbo Dictionary for Children is the first fully illustrated modern Igbo dictionary. It is a useful resource for any child learning Igbo as a first or second language. Children learn quicker with engaging illustrations that they can relate to; and this dictionary comes with words, phrases and simple sentences which occur in everyday life. - Easy to use No more struggling to teach your child Igbo language. - Helps you create a special bond with your child when using the dictionary together. - Takes the guesswork out of so many Igbo words. - Perfect for children at home, children at school or at Igbo learning groups. - Designed for modern day learning. This dictionary has the following useful features : Easy to use, with the Igbo alphabet on every page and current alphabet in bold. - Great for beginners, with sample sentences written in simple Igbo, and English translations. - Appealing illustrations, which helps put the sentences into the right context. - Dictionary entries are made up of frequently used words as well as “service words” (pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs). - Written in an Igbo – English format This dictionary is perfect for children aged 6 and above as they can easily understand the words and illustrations. It is designed for children learning on their own, with adults, or in a group.

308 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 16, 2016

Reviews

[Chichi · Rating 3 out of 5]

A comprehensive dictionary those (adult and children) who are starting out learning the Igbo language. It's also a refresher course for those already versed in speaking the it especially in this day where English are used in place of simple Igbo words rather than their original translations. For instance, I didn't know "watermelon" was "anyụmmiri" in Igbo.

What stops me from giving this book the remaining 2 stars is, though the author makes tremendous efforts with the book's vast compilation, lots of words/phrases are missing. Also, beginners will find the book a bit hard to use because though there's Igbo-English translation, there is no English-Igbo version. So you have to search through all the pages to find particular words/phrases (those who read the Kindle version won't have this problem. I read the print version). There are also no intonation marks for most of them. Hopefully, there'll be updates in later print editions.