Names of Vehicles in Igbo Language

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In Igbo language, many people especially elder ones talk about three forms of vehicles. The three forms of vehicles they talked about are grouped. Airplanes, bikes, cars, buses, lorries, boats, and ships. The first is the flying vehicles that are called in Igbo language “ụgbọ elu” which comprises airplanes, helicopters, and air balloons. Meanwhile the second phrase is the land vehicles that are called in Igbo language “ụgbọ ala” which includes bikes, cars, vans, buses, and lorries. And the final one is the sea or water vehicles that are called in Igbo language “ụgbọ mmịrị” which encompasses boat, ships, and other kinds of vessels like submarine. Therefore, when someone says in Igbo language ụgbọ ala, the person is referring to those vehicles that run on the land such as lorries, vans, buses but mostly the person is referring to cars. When someone says in Igbo language ụgbọ elu, the person is referring to those vehicles that fly on air such as helicopters, aircrafts, jets but mostly the person is referring to aeroplanes or aircraft. When someone says in Igbo language ụgbọ mmịrị, the person is referring to those vehicles that run on water, sea or ocean such as boats, yachts, ferries, submarine but mostly the person is referring to ships. In this section, you have learnt the following: ụgbọ ala ụgbọ elu ụgbọ mmịrị