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 . . .

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 . . .

SUNNYsparkle:


That's not the optimum illustrating example, Benue is a State and not an ethnic group like your Yoruba, Hausa etc. Before you finally go mental beyond repairs

Anusiemgood:

Brother,are u from dia..plz help me wit my question abeg.

OmoIgala:


Idomas are found in Benue state.
Their closest neighbors are my tribe, the Igalas. The two are friendly neighbors.

Anusiemgood:

i mean state from eastern region that is close to benue.

OmoIgala:


There are some Idoma in Enugu state.
Ette in Northern Enugu is an Idoma/Igala mixed town.
Igbo Eze North share border with Ogbadibo which is an Idoma local government. Even some people in Orokam are bilingual in Idoma and Ibo.

Anusiemgood:

What about the benue state polytechnic...where is it located.

OmoIgala:


Ugbokolo

tomX1:
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.

tomX1:
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?

OgidiBoy:
This thread brought back old memories. Has anyone here traveled from Jos to Enugu, there is this very small village I don't know the name, but it's just before obolo afo It's in Benue state but the speak Igbo like Nsukka people. My dad would always stop there to get palm wine. He says they have the best palm wine in the whole of Igbo land.

tomX1:
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).