I want to know more about the Nigerian/West African culture.

So, if you are willing to share tell more about your culture.

Thanks!

Nigerians have westernized their culture so if you're interested in its stuff then be ready to join the bandwagon.

you have shamed the habesha people, why you after a nigerian gorilla. This is truly a sad day for my short eathiopian peeps.

somalia11: you have shamed the habesha people, why you after a nigerian gorilla. This is truly a sad day for my short eathiopian peeps.

What is wrong with you? Are you ok? Is your life so boring that you come on nairaland to find solace by trolling?

Please get a life!

Semira22:

What is wrong with you? Are you ok? Is your life so boring that you come on nairaland to find solace by trolling?

Please get a life!

Please don't go hard on him, he's not with his senses. Instead, you should view somali11 is a deluded psycho, only then would you be able to know the right response for him.

Semira! Finally I have another habesha on here

donedy:

Please don't go hard on him, he's not with his senses. Instead, you should view somali11 is a deluded psycho, only then would you be able to know the right response for him.

Then, he better get help before it is too late for him.

Eri8: Semira! Finally I have another habesha on here

You Ethiopian?

Selamnaw?

Why do these short midgets follow Somalis , try to keep up

Nigeria is culturally and ethnically diverse.Several of us Nigerians are oblivious of some ethnic groups and alien to some cultures within our country.

Beretta92: Nigeria is culturally and ethnically diverse.Several of us Nigerians are oblivious of some ethnic groups and alien to some cultures within our country.

Thanks!

Which ethnic group are you? Tell me a lil bit about it, if you don't mind off course.

Semira22:

Thanks!

Which ethnic group are you? Tell me a lil bit about it, if you don't mind off course.

I am of the Igala tribe.The Igalas are majorly found in Kogi state in Nigeria.They are the largest tribe in that state.Sparse populations of Igalas are also found in Anambra,Enugu and Delta States.The dialects of these igala minors are similar but markedly different from those in Kogi state though they can still understand each other.I am an Igala from Anambra state and our culture is very similar to that of the igbo.We speak ibo(the language of the igbo tribe)as well as igala and bear both igbo and igala names.The igbo tribe is a major tribe in Nigeria.You can learn more about the igbo tribe from google.Chinua Achebe,the recently deceased novelist was igbo and a lot about the tribe can be learnt from his books too .Another tribe with a very rich culture in Nigeria is the Yoruba.It is also a major tribe in Nigeria.Some Yorubas called Okun are also found in Kogi State.

@semira nah I'm eritrean. What brought you to this site? There aren't a lot of us on here.

[quote author=Beretta92] I am of the Igala tribe.The Igalas are majorly found in Kogi state in Nigeria.They are the largest tribe in that state.Sparse populations of Igalas are also found in Anambra,Enugu and Delta States.The dialects of these igala minors are similar but markedly different from those in Kogi state though they can still understand each other.I am an Igala from Anambra state and our culture is very similar to that of the igbo.We speak ibo
Bro, how do you differentiate?
I have a friend from Kogi state who identifies herself as Igbo.
So, how do you guys tell who is who, seeing you're from the other side.

Beretta92: I am of the Igala tribe.The Igalas are majorly found in Kogi state in Nigeria.They are the largest tribe in that state.Sparse populations of Igalas are also found in Anambra,Enugu and Delta States.The dialects of these igala minors are similar but markedly different from those in Kogi state though they can still understand each other.I am an Igala from Anambra state and our culture is very similar to that of the igbo.We speak ibo(the language of the igbo tribe)as well as igala and bear both igbo and igala names.The igbo tribe is a major tribe in Nigeria.You can learn more about the igbo tribe from google.Chinua Achebe,the recently deceased novelist was igbo and a lot about the tribe can be learnt from his books too .Another tribe with a very rich culture in Nigeria is the Yoruba.It is also a major tribe in Nigeria.Some Yorubas called Okun are also found in Kogi State.

Wow!

You 're one unique Nigerian. I love the fact that you took your time to explain yourself to me, i must commend you for that. And your post was insightdful too.

I have taken my time too to google and learn more about the igala tribe. According to what i googled, I think the igala's can be found more in Kogi state and sparsely in neighboring states. I also learn of Chinua Achebe one of African litrary icon, he passed away recently.

Do you know about the Ethiopian culture/history? Do you know that Liberia and Ethiopia are the only 2 countries in Africa that were not colonize?

Do you live in Nigeria?

Subscribes and now Following thread.....!

Eri8: @semira nah I'm eritrean. What brought you to this site? There aren't a lot of us on here.

Oh i see!

A Nigerian friend of mine introduced me to this site sometime in 2011. Even though i don't visit the site frequently, i pop in once in a while to check for interesting and educated topics.

And you what brought you to the site?

Saint Chukz: Subscribes and now Following thread.....!

Lol

Why are you subscribing and following?

Tell us about your culture. IYDM.

Semira22:

Lol

Why are you subscribing and following?

Tell us about your culture. IYDM.

it's because i'm a Nigerian and a unique one at that. 8-)

^ I am a dual-ethnic Nigerian. Firstly, i am of the Igbo ethnicity. The state i hail from in Nigeria is Delta state. Okay that's about that, the reason why i said i was dual-ethnic is because my mother is from the Edo tribe i.e the Benin Kingdom, an ancient kingdom in Nigeria with a lot of folklores and galant tales. If you read up the history of ethnic tribes in Africa especailly of West Africa - it is never complete without some facts on the great Benin kingdom. Phew...well this is not a history thread. Back to my own, like i said my father is from the igbo speaking area of the oil-rich Delta state of Nigeria,so authentically i'm igbo by ethnicity even though i barely know how to speak my language (hides face), but that's my father's doing he should have taught us how to. But nevertheless i'm still proudly igbo. There are a lot of interesting facts about my culture and where i come from, but one quick one i may mention here is the special clothing attire called;- Akwa-ocha(i hope i got that right) meaning - white cloth. It is a woven cotton fabric usually done by the women from my area. It is easily one of the identities of my culture.

[quote author=kwangi][/quote] It's kinda complex.Some of us claim to come from Anambra state while some choose to identify with kogi state.We're all still brothers whichever way.

Semira22:

Wow!

You 're one unique Nigerian. I love the fact that you took your time to explain yourself to me, i must commend you for that. And your post was insightdful too.

I have taken my time too to google and learn more about the igala tribe. According to what i googled, I think the igala's can be found more in Kogi state and sparsely in neighboring states. I also learn of Chinua Achebe one of African litrary icon, he passed away recently.

Do you know about the Ethiopian culture/history? Do you know that Liberia and Ethiopia are the only 2 countries in Africa that were not colonize?

Do you live in Nigeria?

Thanks.I really don't know much about Ethiopia,but I do know that the Rastafarian culture developed from the Jamaicans who saw Emperor Haile Salassie as their messiah.And I know that Ethiopia has its own native church that has quite influenced Ethiopian culture.And of course,I know that Ethiopia has lots of beautiful women too.BTW,I thought Liberia was colonized by USA.Several of Liberia's first presidents were Americans including the murdered president Roye.Ethiopia as I know,was an empire dating back to biblical times(talk about the queen of sheba in the OT and the ethiopian eunuch in the book of acts).I don't know much about Ethiopia's current government.Yeah,I'm resident in Nigeria,Lagos precisely.

Saint Chukz: ^ I am a dual-ethnic Nigerian. Firstly, i am of the Igbo ethnicity. The state i hail from in Nigeria is Delta state. Okay that's about that, the reason why i said i was dual-ethnic is because my mother is from the Edo tribe i.e the Benin Kingdom, an ancient kingdom in Nigeria with a lot of folklores and galant tales. If you read up the history of ethnic tribes in Africa especailly of West Africa - it is never complete without some facts on the great Benin kingdom. Phew...well this is not a history thread. Back to my own, like i said my father is from the igbo speaking area of the oil-rich Delta state of Nigeria,so authentically i'm igbo by ethnicity even though i barely know how to speak my language (hides face), but that's my father's doing he should have taught us how to. But nevertheless i'm still proudly igbo. There are a lot of interesting facts about my culture and where i come from, but one quick one i may mention here is the special clothing attire called;- Akwa-ocha(i hope i got that right) meaning - white cloth. It is a woven cotton fabric usually done by the women from my area. It is easily one of the identities of my culture.

Wow, this is lovely!

Actually the human race is unique, cuz are all created by God.

Thanks for the info about your culture and good to know that you are of mix ethnic background and i love the fact that you are proud of it.

Everyone seems to come from the Igbo tribe, at least from the people that have responded. Are the Igbo the most populated tribe in Nigeria?

Do you know anything about the Ethiopia?

Beretta92: Thanks.I really don't know much about Ethiopia,but I do know that the Rastafarian culture developed from the Jamaicans who saw Emperor Haile Salassie as their messiah.And I know that Ethiopia has its own native church that has quite influenced Ethiopian culture.And of course,I know that Ethiopia has lots of beautiful women too.BTW,I thought Liberia was colonized by USA.Several of Liberia's first presidents were Americans including the murdered president Roye.Ethiopia as I know,was an empire dating back to biblical times(talk about the queen of sheba in the OT and the ethiopian eunuch in the book of acts).I don't know much about Ethiopia's current government.Yeah,I'm resident in Nigeria,Lagos precisely.

I don't think Liberia was colonize, the free slaves from west indies and mostly America were settled there....but it wasn't formally colonize like the rest of Africa.

You know a lot about Ethioipia, the queen of Sheba, the Ethiopian eunuch in the book of acts and off course you know that Ethiopia has a lot of beautiful girls That's good.

The current Ethiopian govt is the continuation of the regime that outsted the socialist regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam otherwise known as the ( red terror regime). The current prime minister is an evangelical Christian called Haile Mariam Desalegn, he took over the reign of Government after the death of prime minister Meles Zenawi.

Semira22:

I don't think Liberia was colonize, the free slaves from west indies and mostly America were settled there....but it wasn't formally colonize like the rest of Africa.

You know a lot about Ethioipia, the queen of Sheba, the Ethiopian eunuch in the book of acts and off course you know that Ethiopia has a lot of beautiful girls That's good.

The current Ethiopian govt is the continuation of the regime that outsted the socialist regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam otherwise known as the ( red terror regime). The current prime minister is an evangelical Christian called Haile Mariam Desalegn, he took over the reign of Government after the death of prime minister Meles Zenawi.

Good to know...one more thing I'd like to know:is that u in your profile pic?

Nigeria has 3 major ethnic group- Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa. The Yoruba's can be found in the western part of Nigeria and are made up of Christians, Muslim and animist. The Igbos are found in the Eastern part and are predominant christains. The Hausa/Fulani are found in the northern part of the country and are predominant Muslims.

Beretta92: Good to know...one more thing I'd like to know:is that u in your profile pic?

Yes, it is me on profile...

nigeria has many rich cultural heritages .

check out thiss site ffor aa snap shot of fthe yorruba

http://frobenius-institut.de/images/stories/Ausstellungen/Nigeria/yorubaland.pdf

Semira22:

Yes, it is me on profile...

See why I like Ethiopian girls? Beautiful!

Beretta92: See why I like Ethiopian girls? Beautiful!

my bro is getting his mack on. i see you

*Kails*:


my bro is getting his mack on. i see you

My sister,how man go do na?LOL