Igbo rhyme (ringa ringa roses Igbo version) - Kpa kpa ngolo

Igbo nursery rhyme, playful animation and catchy tune suitable for all ages and above all engaging. It An introduction to sounds in Igbo language. It is not designed to replace a more structured approach to the Igbo language but to complement and enrich the learning process. It helps in pronouncing Igbo words. This specific video Kpa kpa ngolo is a popular rhyme in parts of Nigeria sung and accompanied with rigorous physical activity. As a game, in which people hold hands and move in a circle, the aim is to identify the slowest squatter. The squatting differentiates it from ring-a-ring-a-roses. The game continues until the people involved get tired. Have fun.

Egwu Igbo di ụtọ e ji etoputa mmadu. Ọ diri onye ihu na onye azu mma. Ọ na enye aka imụta asụsụ Igbo. Emeghi ya ka onochie anya ụtọasụsụ Igbo ahaziri ahazi, kama, ka mmụta asụsụ Igbo gaa werere. Kpa kpa ngolo bụ egwu ama ama. Ndi Aha m efula hazitụrụ ya ka onwee ezigbo nkumegwu na ihe onyonyo esere ese na emeghari ahụ. Ọ bụ ebumnuche anyi na ọ ga abara ndi choro imụta asụsụ Igbo aka na obi ụtọ maka oha niile. Igbo nwe mmadu, ya dikwara unu mma.

Kpa kpa ngolo kpa ngolo
Kpa kpa ngolo kpa ngolo
udu m oooo (my musical clay pot) ogene (metal gong)
udu m oooo (my musical clay pot) ogene (metal gong)
onye ọ mara (whoever is marked) Su ya ya ya ya su yaaaa
onye ọ mara Su ya ya ya ya su yaaaa

The rest of the words are simply words we think are just musical fillers although unique. It could be that they used to be meaningful.