Japanese Lady Speaks Igbo Fluently, Shares What Her Father Tells Her Whenever She Visits Nigeria
- A Japanese lady grabbed the attention of many people on social media as she spoke the Igbo language fluently in a viral video
- The young lady spoke about her father and told people what he always instructed her to do whenever she was in Nigeria
- Her use of words and the identity she spoke about in the viral video stunned many people who watched the trending clip
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A young Japanese woman stunned people online by speaking Igbo fluently and sharing what her father told her whenever she visited Nigeria.
In the video, she conversed with another woman who spoke a bit of the Igbo language and was also stunned that the lady beside her was Japanese and Nigerian and could also speak Igbo.
Source: TikTok
Japanese lady speaks Igbo fluently
According to the Japanese woman, who made most of the statements in the video and wore a sleeveless top, she revealed that her father had told her on several occasions not to tell people she is from Japan whenever she visits Nigeria, but to insist that she is an Igbo woman.
In the TikTok video posted by @katysice, she said:
"My dad, he doesn't allow me to tell people I'm from Japan. If I go to Nigeria, he expects me to tell people that I am an Igbo woman."
Speaking further about what her father, who is an Igbo man and a Nigerian, told her, she added that he wants her to always claim and be proud of her identity.
Source: TikTok
Her statement in the TikTok video:
"He wants me to stand my ground and own my identity as an Igbo woman."
Reactions as Japanese lady speaks Igbo fluently
E63s_frank added:
"She is so fluent i love it."
@Sunsky solar wrote:
"This two beauties are making me proud for my igbo brothers. Both of you should always get what you want in life."
iamNna😎 noted:
"i said it ... I said it...that leaf Chijioke use and cook beans for me was not ugu...my ear and eyes are no longer working together...but this is cute."
Koffee said:
"Just want to say keep doing what you do, I wish you even more success💕, as a Nigerian I’m so happy and I love how proud you are to be Nigerian, so don’t listen to nobody for real."
𝐎𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 wrote:
"I have be clean from smoking for over a month now what’s going on here."
Senator. Victory Henry added:
"I don't do drugs or seems like my TikTok is glitching cause the video I'm watching is different from what I'm hearing."
mmesoma shared:
"Abi I wake up from other side of my bed."
♡𝑻'𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂 said:
"I'm not high guy wetin dey actually occur?"
Joshua noted:
"Am happy for you my dear God bless your father."
Nnemeka Nonso wrote:
"MY beautiful sister you are all beautiful, Igbo to the world."
anodebenze-umuchu0 added:
"You sure this is not AI?."
Nonchalant boo said:
"I’m high rn someone should tell me this is real."
Mr. Godwin Ogwuche, a relationship expert at Goru Counseling and Therapy Services, spoke with Legit.ng on the incident when contacted.
Speaking on how parents from different cultural backgrounds can raise their children, Ogwuche said parents should allow their children to experience and appreciate both cultures instead of making them feel they have to choose one over the other.
"I believe the best approach is to expose the child to both cultures and allow the child to appreciate where he or she comes from. Parents should not make the child feel that one culture is superior to the other."
"In this story, what is beautiful is that the Japanese mother and Igbo father allowed their daughter to connect deeply with Igbo language and culture. Children who grow up in multicultural homes can benefit greatly when both parents teach them their language, values, traditions and history."
"The goal is not to make the child choose between the two cultures, but to help the child understand and proudly embrace both sides of their identity."
He also explained that making a child feel that only one side of their cultural background matters could affect how they relate to the other parent. According to him, children should be encouraged to appreciate both sides of their identity without feeling that loving one culture means rejecting the other.
"Yes, it can. When a child is constantly told that one side of their background is the only one that matters, the child may begin to feel that accepting one parent’s culture means rejecting the other parent."
"Over time, this can create confusion, resentment or even emotional distance from the parent whose culture is being rejected. Children need permission to love and appreciate both parents."
"Parents should be careful not to turn culture into a competition. Instead of saying, 'You are this, not that,' they should help the child understand, 'You are connected to both sides, and both are part of your story.'"
Mr. Godwin Ogwuche spoke further about some of the challenges couples from different cultural backgrounds may face when raising children. He noted that disagreements could arise over issues such as language, values, religion, traditions and parenting methods.
"One major challenge is disagreement over what values, language, religion, traditions or even parenting methods the child should follow. One parent may want the child to speak their native language, while the other may not see it as important."
"There can also be pressure from extended family members who want the child raised according to their own culture. If the parents are not careful, the child can become caught in the middle."
"The solution is for the couple to have these conversations early and agree on how they want to raise their children. They should respect each other's culture and avoid using the child as a tool to fight cultural battles."
"In a multicultural marriage, communication and mutual respect are very important because the child should experience both cultures as a gift, not as a conflict."
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In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that a White woman married to a Nigerian man shared a video of her son, who was born and raised abroad, speaking the Igbo language fluently.
She encouraged Nigerians living overseas to intentionally teach their children their native language and culture, saying being born abroad should not stop them from learning Igbo. The heartwarming video drew praise from many social media users.
Hausa man speaks Igbo fluently
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a Hausa hawker amazed many Nigerians after a video of him speaking the Igbo language fluently went viral.
The hawker conversed effortlessly with an Igbo woman, leaving people around him impressed, with some even shaking his hands in admiration. The video sparked reactions online from many social media users.
Source: Legit.ng
