Igbo Paper 2 WASSCE (SC), 2022

Question 12


Here, candidates were required to state three Igbo beliefs about children in (a); in (b) conditions Igbo people consider while giving names to their children and in (c) examples of names associated with such conditions/situations in (b).

The expected answers were thus:

  1. -           Ndị Igbo kwenyere na ọ bụghị otu onye nwe nwa/ nwa bụ nke mmadụ niile.

-           Ndị Igbo kwenyere na nwa nwoke na-eme ka ama mmadụ ghara ichi.

    1.        Ha kwenyere na nwa na-ejikọ ezinaụlọ na ezinaụlọ, ogbe na  

ogbe, obodo na obodo.
-           Ha kwenyere na Chukwu na-enye nwa.
-           Ha kwenyere na a naghị agụ ụmụ ọnụ. 
-           Ha kwenyere na ọ bụghị otu onye na-azụ nwa.

  1. (i)   -           Nkwenye na Chineke

-           Otu onye enweghị nwa
-           Nwa kacha ihe niile
-           Ọnọdụ dị mgbe a mụrụ nwa
-           Ọnọdụ nwa n’ezinaụlọ (onye mbụ, onye abụọ, dg)
-           Ịgụ mmadụ ogbo
-           Ụbọchị a mụrụ nwa
-           Onye lọrọ nwa ụwa
-           Iyi/Agbara/Arụsị obodo

      (ii)  -           Nkwenye na Chineke: Chibụikem, Chinweụba, Chukwudị, Chukwudebere,
Chijioke, Chinaza.
-           Otu onye enweghị nwa: Adaọra, Adaọha, Nwaọra, Nwaọha, Obiọha, Obiọra, Nwaobodo, Nwaozuzu, Ọhasịrị.
-           Nwa kacha ihe niile: Madụka, Nwakaego, Ifeyinwa, Nwakamma, Nwakakụ, Nwabụisi.
-           Ọnọdụ nwa n’ezinaụlọ (onye mbụ, onye abụọ, dg): Adanna, Onyeabọ, Ụlụmma, Iheanachọ, Ezuomike, Ihentuge, Ọbịageri, Ọbịanuju.
-           Ịgụ mmadụ ogbo: Enyinnaya, Ogbonne, Ogbonna, Nnamdị, Ezinwanne, Nneka.
-           Ụbọchị a mụrụ nwa: Nwaeke, Okafọ, Mgbeke, Mgborie, Okorie, Nwaụka.
-           Onye lọrọ nwa ụwa: Nnenna, Nnanna, Agụnnaya, Nnenne, Ọnọchie.
-           Iyi/Agbara/Arụsị obodo: Ụlasị, Nwaigwe, Nwagbara, Njọkụ, Imo,  Ụbụdịegwu, Anyịm.
-           Ọnọdụ dị mgbe a mụrụ nwa: Ọsọndụ, Udokamma, Nwaọgụ, Ọnụmajụrụ, Ọnụkwube, Ekwutọsịla, Ọgụeri.

  Some candidates that attempted this question made good effort in the (b) part but could not match the situation with correct names.