"Mummy Rest Now": Oyinbo Kid Born to Nigerian Mum Scatters Igbo Language in Heartwarming Video

"Mummy Rest Now": Oyinbo Kid Born to Nigerian Mum Scatters Igbo Language in Heartwarming Video

  • A beautiful girl who is born to a Nigerian mum and an Italian father has been seen speaking the Igbo language
  • In the video that has gone viral online, the pretty little girl used the Igbo language to properly introduce herself
  • Nigerians on social media find the video very satisfying, especially the fact that the mum taught her daughter her language

A pretty little girl has gone viral across social media platforms after she spoke the Igbo language.

What makes it interesting is that the girl is born to an Italian dad, but her mum is Nigerian.

Photos of Italian kid whose mum is Igbo speaks Igbo laguage very well.
The kid spoke Igbo language nicely and she has gone viral. Photo credit
Source: UGC

In a video seen online, the girl used the Igbo language to introduce herself nicely. She explained that while her mother is Igbo, her father is Italian.

She was able to use the language and make jokes that have cracked the ribs of so many social media users.

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When she was recording the video, her mother shouted her name, asking her to come.

She then replied to her mother, 'zukwanuike', which is translated to mean 'please rest.'

Watch the video below:

Social media reactions to video of white girl speaking Igbo

@dr.chubbygideon said:

"Mama biko zukwanuike."

@alexpaulnedu said:

"Osiri mma ya ya zukwanuike. Nna you did well! Proud that you are a proud Igbo. Kudos to their parents that thought them the Igbo language. Most parents even in Igbo land thinks their children learning their native language is primitive."

youngray49 added:

"Bring our daughter home."

Hausa man speaks Igbo perfectly in viral video

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that an Hausa man was seen speaking the Igbo language perfectly in a viral video.

The man spoke the language proudly with a near-clear accent that made many ask him how he learned it.

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The man said his daughter is named Ngozi and that he has lived in Igbo land for many years.

Those around him in the market where he spoke were amazed by his prowess as some of them gave him cash gifts.

Social media users also praised the man after the video went viral online.

However, some people said that Igbos also learn the languages of other tribes in Nigeria. They contended that what the man did was in no way strange.

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.