Suo Asusu igbo taa

About the Book

Tourists and other friends of Ndi Igbo can pick up this book and teach themselves the language without much external assistance. A look at their adequate translation of the English words, added to the depicting imagery which serves as a road map to a complete understanding of the dictum, projects this book as an excellent Igbo learning book of our time. To Ndi Igbo who seem to be losing their language, this book beckons on you to trace back your root. You do not need to be in Igboland to speak Igbo. It is your identity at home and abroad, an identity God has given you just as he has given to others. I believe the years of ignorance of gentile psycho-manipulations are over, and we truly need to start looking at ourselves the way we were made. Let us not allow the cultural imperialism in the context of the superpower status of English Language to remain potent in our continued existence. It is sad to note that Igbo Language and Culture, which recorded modest gain in the past, has been in limbo since the death of its founder and foremost exponent, F.C. Ogbalu, in 1989. Let me borrow the words of Jawaharlal Nehru in rounding off this forward: “A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology. It is the poetic testament of a race and culture and the living embodiment of the thoughts and fancies that molded them.” This Igbo book is worth reading for every Igbo student and lovers of Igbo culture. The authors of “Suo Asusu Igbo Taa” are highly commended for taking Igbo people back to basics, a foundation which is important for the true understanding of the language. They have through this well researched work made Igbo language easier for all to read, understand and speak…

About the Author

Chief Kilian Emeka Okoro (Ike N’Ogugu 1) is a Marketing Director at World Financial Group, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was a Real Estate Consultant at Keller Williams Realty, Woodbury Minnesota and he also worked as a Real Estate Consultant at Coldwell Banker Burnet Realty, Woodbury Minnesota. He was a member of National Association of Realtors, USA, Minnesota Association of Realtors and Saint Paul Area Association of Realtors. He holds many certifications and licenses: Graduate of Realtor Institute, Certified Home Marketing Specialist, Accredited Buyer Representative, e-PRO Internet Technology Professional, Certified Internet Agent, Licensed to practice Real Estate in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Personnel Administration Specialist Course (Military), Infantry Leadership Training Course (Military), Master of Science degree in Microbiology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He was former President of Obinwanne Mbaise Minnesota, current Publicity Secretary of Imo Progressive Association of Minnesota and he was the owner of former Magical Travel & Cruises, Inc., Saint Paul Minnesota, USA. Dr. Clara Ada Ogbaa is currently the Director of Library Services of Gateway Community College, New Haven Connecticut. Most recently she was the Head of Reference and Instructional Services at Texas State University, San Marcos. She was an Associate Professor and the Coordinator of Library Instructions at Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven. Dr. Ogbaa was a lecturer for eight years at former Imo State University, Okigwe from 1982 to 1990 and a pioneer NCE graduate in English, Igbo Language & Literature, Alvan Ikoku College of education, Owerri. She has been an Igbo community activist, a former President of Igbo Women Association of Connecticut and current Vice-President of Igbo People’s Congress of Austin Texas. Dr. Ogbaa holds a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership, Master’s degree in Library and Information Science, and a Bachelors degree in English.