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Sep. 13, 1961

The Onwu Committee Convenes To Provide Resolution on Modern Igbo Alphabet

On this day, the 11 member Onwu Committee convened in Enugu. The goal was to put to rest debates on Igbo orthography (writing). The report "The Official Igbo Orthography," provided guidelines on how writing should proceed. This ended 32 years of debates and spelling/writing inconsistencies …

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Word

ezinụlọ (eh-zee-noo-loh)

Otu ndị mmadụ bi ọnụ, ndị metụtara ibe ha site n’ịmụ ma ọ bụ alụmdi na nwunye.

A group of people living together, related by birth or marriage.

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Proverb

"One does not tell a deaf person that war has broken out"

An important or powerful thing demonstrates itself

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