The riddle (agwụgwa) is a very popular form of amusement for children.
Its educational value lies chiefly in that it exercises the mind in intuitive thought,
teaches comparison, and encourages us to look for the inner significance of things around us.
Ther are two kinds of Igbo riddle.The majority require one to look beyond the question itself
for the answer, but the "tone riddle" requires, as an answer, a phrase which
follows the tonal contour of the question.
The first six of the following riddles are tone riddles.
Igbo Riddle - Gwam tụm tụ gem gem
Answer - Ọsọ mgbada bụ n'ugwu.
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m Oooo.
Answer - Isi ji sịrị ọdụ ji kelee ala.
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m akwụkwọ kịrịkịrị mgbada ata.
Answer - Nwa nne anaghi alụ nwa nne.
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m idigiri n'akwụ ọsa
Answer - Ị nwụghi, ị na-eche onye?
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ogirisi ngidi ngi.
Answer - E lighi dike nli naabọ
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m kọkọ nkọ gwa gị
Answer - Ajị ewu anaghi akọ n'ọgwa.
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ihe kuru mmiri rịa elu.
Answer - Akụ bekee (coconut)
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ihe sịrị eze rachaa ntụ
Answer - Ube (Pear).
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m kporokpotoo n'obi ọgaranya
Answer - Ọgbiịrị ehi.
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m kporokpotoo na be ogbenye
Answer - Ọgbịrị atụrụ
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m tụpuo ala hụ mmụọ
Answer - Ọdụ ji
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ihe a nụrụ ka ọ dara ma a nụghi ka e gburu
Answer - Ogbe ụkwa (African Breadfruit)
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ihe nọ n'ezi be nne gị eche gị mgba
Answer - Apịtị
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m nwa agbọghọ ara anọ
Answer - Ikwe (odo)
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m oti nwata n'anya nne ya
Answer - Agụụ
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m nwanyị nọdụrụ okwu
Answer - Oche ọkpọga
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m nwoke gba aka wụọ ng̔i;ge
Answer - Imi (e zịpụrụ ezipụ)
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ihe gị na ya soro baa n'ọhịa, o buru gị ụzọ pụta
Answer - Ntụ
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ihe nọ n'azụ ụlọ nne gị na-agbọ gị taa
Answer - Ụkpaka/Ugba
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ihe nọ n'elu ụlọ nne gị na-agọrọ gị ọfọ
Answer - Ngwere (lizard)
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m otu ibe ji zuru ụwa ọnụ
Answer - Ọnwa
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m nwa okoro ọcha gbara aka rịa ọjị
Answer - Ido
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ihe ji nganga akwụ aja
Answer - Ukukorobụba
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ọdara ọbụ ereghi ure
Answer - Nkume
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m nwanyị ọgbọrọdọ ara
Answer - Ụkpaka
Igbo Riddle - Gwa m ihe otu onye nwe ma ọha enwere olu akwa ya
