Do you know the Igbo names of most diseases we suffer?
Kitikpa – measles
Otulu -cholera
Iba- Malaria
Ahu oku – Fever
Obiri na aja ocha- Hiv/AIDS
Ukwara nta- Tuberculosis
Okiri mgbawa isi- Migraine
Eba ocha na anya- Yellow Fever
Akirikpa- Chicken pox
Akwukwu- Seizures
Ekpenta- Leprosy
ọrịa oke – lassa fever
ọrịa enwe – ebola
ekpenta – leprosy
ọrịa ọchananya – hypatitis
ụkwara – cough
ọrịa mamịrị – diabetes
Opa Afor – Fibroid
Oyi (na-atụ atụ) – cold
Ahụ ọkụ – running temperature
Ọbara mgbali elu – High BP
Onya afo – Ulcer
…….. and all the ones I can’t remeber
Please correct me if I’m wrong.
Add yours.
Igbo Names For Most Diseases
