@tomX:

No the Idomas (from Benue State) are not Igbos. But they share a lot of boundaries though. My village borders one of the towns in old Anambra State (either Obolo-Afo or Obolo-Eke) we have similar market days and some names (like Ada, Onuche, Ede, Eke). There has been a lot of inter tribal marraiges naturaly and inter town trades on market days. But the tribes are different.

@tomX:

Thr Igbos in Rivers State and Delta State still speak Igbo (or at least a semblance of it). There is no distinguishable similarity between the Idoma dialect and that of the Igbo's however. Having some similar names is not a proof of similar ancestry. Tribes can sample names from neighbouring tribrs. There are similiarities between Idoma names and Tiv Names (eg Ako/Akor) and with the Igalas (of present Kogi State) (eg Idoko, Eje). Should all these neighbouring tribes also lay claim to the Idomas?
Whatever similarities that can be observed is due to cultural exchange between both tribes.
Will it make sense to deem the English as being of French origin because a lot of English words and names have French origins?

@tomX:

The village in question is my village. It's name is Owukpa. Its part of the New Ogbadigbo LGA. We even have alot of Igbos livin there but trust me we don't speak Igbo as a primary language. It's a language we learnt from our neigbhours and we use it to comunicate with them and not to ourselves. I speak fluent Hausa but that does not make me hausa. I've started picking up yoruba as well since I live in Lagos.

Everyone should be proud of their tribes but no one should annex another tribe (you guys are not Sadam afterall).

excanny:

Are you Idoma, or a[b] Benue Igbo[/b]? there's some mix-up in your post.

This boy, you are here again . . .which one be Benue-igbo? Very soon you will have Yoruba-igbo, Hausa-igbo, Fulani-igbo, Kanuri-igbo and the list goes until you have Ghana-igbo, Saudi Arabia-igbo. . _hisses . . .

oludashmi:

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[color=#000099]This boy, you are here again . . .which one be Benue-igbo? Very soon you will have Yoruba-igbo, Hausa-igbo, Fulani-igbo, Kanuri-igbo and the list goes until you have Ghana-igbo, Saudi Arabia-igbo. . _hisses . . .

oludashmi:

Gbam!
You have said well.
This boy, you are here again . . .which one be Benue-igbo? Very soon you will have Yoruba-igbo, Hausa-igbo, Fulani-igbo, Kanuri-igbo and the list goes until you have Ghana-igbo, Saudi Arabia-igbo. . _hisses . . .

All Nigerians are directly or indirectly related but there is still distinct traits like language which separate us.Some Igalas and Idomas are of Igbo origin just like some Igbos are of Igala and Idoma origins.The rearrangement has been done in the past and we should accept our present ethnicity while we tolerate our other brothers.

poweredcom:


TRUTH BRO,
Idomas aint Igbos




I am an igala boi , bu we share close border with delta, Edo state,  and if you take a speed boat for 100Naira you will get to Onitsha, our culture is similar to Igbos even the day the marlet is counted, you see we are all related . no body should tagg any Igala or Idoma man a northerner, at all.its just politricks,

In Anambra North  area they have Igala Ancestary

ADUGE Oyi LGA
IGALA Anambra LGA
IGBO Anambra State, Aguata, Anambra, Awka, Idemili, Ihiala, Njikoka, Nnewi, and Onitsha LGA's


in ebu Area of Delta north Oshimili LGA  Illah, Ezi, Ebu,,these community have Igala ancestary somehow
Aint Igbos but you should know some of them including IGALAS That live whithin the borders on Enugu and Anambra, have similar culture , that shows we are one, by roots , ok you knw Igbor r infulential in businss so an Igala or Idoma person live in Onitsha, for long and does business with igbos he tend to look like igbos

ezeagu:

Eri counted the market days and the children of Nri, Eri's son founded Idah. The Igala royalty trace their roots to Nri. The Igala probably 'gave birth' to the Yoruba as well.

PhysicsQED:

You say a lot of strange things.

alj harem:

idomas are not igbos

they are edo people

excanny:

Hahaha,

Amazonia, the Edo codec.

How is Amazonia coded in Edo?

Eri counted the market days and the children of Nri, Eri's son founded Idah. The Igala royalty trace their roots to Nri. The Igala probably 'gave birth' to the Yoruba as well.

idomas are not igbos

they are edo people

Obiagu1: Do you know that more than half of both Igala and Idoma are Southerners and not Northerners?
They were not originally in Northern Nigeria.

amazonia:


You are right. IDOMA in EDO

IDO------- trade, doing, a place away from home

MA-------- Good

so, idoma means ------ A good trading place/ my home away from home is good./ a place for trading for betterment.

darfur:
he he he heeee, another "igbo origin" thread

igbo people go do strike for nairaland o o o haba.

israel, then egypt, some say east africa, some even said afghanistan, usbekistan, lol

now idoma

others say the black americans are igbos, some say jamaicans . . igbo this, igbo that if no where they came from, it is where they went. haba
used to get me angry, then it got me mad, then makes me wonder, now it makes me laugh

aljharem:
idomas are not igbos

they are edo people

oludashmi:





Gbam!
You have said well.


This boy, you are here again . . .which one be Benue-igbo? Very soon you will have Yoruba-igbo, Hausa-igbo, Fulani-igbo, Kanuri-igbo and the list goes until you have Ghana-igbo, Saudi Arabia-igbo. . _hisses . . .

ezeagu:


Since when did Benue become an ethnic group like Yoruba? What language is Benue?

oludashmi:





Gbam!
You have said well.


This boy, you are here again . . .which one be Benue-igbo? Very soon you will have Yoruba-igbo, Hausa-igbo, Fulani-igbo, Kanuri-igbo and the list goes until you have Ghana-igbo, Saudi Arabia-igbo. . _hisses . . .

Hero:
Why would those groups deny being Igbo? Is being Igbo seen as a bad thing in Naija or something?

Mortiple:
Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia reveals that "Their ancestors are from Igboland", talking about the Idomas.

In my opinion, I do not think the totality of Idomas are Igbos. However, some Igbo communities may have erroneously been carved into Benue State during state creations.

I must confess that the Idomas have proven to be good neighbours of Ndigbo overtime. They are perhaps one of few, if not the only Igbo neighbours that identify with us.

Unfortunately, many Igbo communities that are in South South and even in South East have consistently denied their Igbo origin. For example, the people of Asaba, Onitsha, Ogbaru, Ukwuani, Ikwere, Etche, Egbema, Uguta, Agbor etc. These only claim to be Igbos when it is convenient. By the way who cares? Igbos are more than enough! Igbo Kwenu!
Kwenu!! Kwezuonu!!!