This page of the names of human body parts should be meant as a guide and not being scientifically genius. It is meant to provide the description that every human body is equal regardless of pigment of skin.
Human body parts are the same as other human body parts everywhere in the world but we need to make the explanation basing on such names of our different component parts of our bodies in Igbo language. In Igbo ethos Sometimes it is difficult for a father or mother to be explaining parts of the body to children. Thus, children relay on getting such information from their uncle, aunty, nephew, niece or from other children around them.
The following are basic human parts' names in Igbo Language:
Ankle is ụkwụ
Back is azu
Belly button is otuwe; akpa otuwe
Belly is afo
Blood is obara
Body is ahụ
Bone is ọkpụkpụ
Bottom is otele; ike
Breast is ara
Chest is obi
Chin is agba
Ear is nti
Elbow is apa aka
Eye is anya
Eyebrow is iku anya
Face is ihu
Finger is nkpịrịsi; nbu aka
Foot is ike ukwu
Forehead is etiti isi
Hair is abuba isi
Hand is aka
Head is isi
Heart is obi
Intestine is eriri afo
Jaw is agba
Kidney is akpa nwamịrị
Knee is ikpere
Leg is ukwu
Lip is egbugbere onu
Liver is imeji
Lung is nkpofuru; ngwu
Moustache is asị onu; aji onu; afọ ọnụ
Mouth is onu
Neck is olu
Nose is imi
Pubic hair is asị ikpụ; asị amụ; aji ikpụ; aji amụ; ajịị ikpụ; ajịị amụ
Shoe is agbalu ukwu
shoulder is ndabi olu; nkụnbụ
Stomach is afo
Teeth is eze
Toe is nkpịrịsi ukwu; nbu ukwu
Tongue is ire
Tooth is eze
