honeric01:

You are, stone and rock are not same.

bigfrancis21: Igbo: munwa - me
French: Moi - me

dont8: GOAT
Yoruba: Ewure
Igbo: Ewu

Most times too, some of this similarity could bring about different meanings and interpretations.

Check this: An Egbira boy took his friend, a Yoruba boy to his home and wanted to introduce him to his father and was shouting Ota mi de, Ada mi da. The word ‘Ota’ in Egbira language means friend whereas in Yoruba, the same word means enemy. By the same token, the word ‘Ada’ in Egbira means father, whereas in Yoruba the same word means cutlass or sword. Of course, the word ‘Mi’ in Egbira and Yoruba simply means mine, and the word ‘De’, ‘has arrived’ means exactly the same thing in both Yoruba and Egbira. Therefore, ‘Ota mi de, Ada mi da’ in Egbira simply means ‘My friend has arrived, where is my father’ (to help me welcome him). In Yoruba, the same statement means, ‘My enemy is here, get me my cutlass’.

If I was that friend in question, on hearing the word sword, I'll do Usain Bolt sharpaly.

dont8: GOAT
Yoruba: Ewure
Igbo: Ewu

Most times too, some of this similarity could bring about different meanings and interpretations.

Check this: An Egbira boy took his friend, a Yoruba boy to his home and wanted to introduce him to his father and was shouting Ota mi de, Ada mi da. The word ‘Ota’ in Egbira language means friend whereas in Yoruba, the same word means enemy. By the same token, the word ‘Ada’ in Egbira means father, whereas in Yoruba the same word means cutlass or sword. Of course, the word ‘Mi’ in Egbira and Yoruba simply means mine, and the word ‘De’, ‘has arrived’ means exactly the same thing in both Yoruba and Egbira. Therefore, ‘Ota mi de, Ada mi da’ in Egbira simply means ‘My friend has arrived, where is my father’ (to help me welcome him). In Yoruba, the same statement means, ‘My enemy is here, get me my cutlass’.

If I was that friend in question, on hearing the word sword, I'll do Usain Bolt sharpaly.

Afam4eva: SPOON
Igbo - Ngaji
Ogoni - Ngazi

Lanceslot: Some part of Igbo also call it IPA.

Afam4eva: SPOON
Igbo - Ngaji
Ogoni - Ngazi

seunbadmus:
Ka je is 'go on' in hausa.. jeka means bag.

macof:

Ngeji in Aniocha Igbo

Where is ogoni?? I hear that name but I what states are they present?

ibrews: let's go
Yoruba-Je a lo
Hindi - ja lo

languages of the world are similar...nt only Nigeria

In DJ Jimmy Jatt's voice, Now you know.

macof:


I didn't know Egbira language is like this

fijiano202: English-Pomo Yoruba-Pomo Igbo-Pomo Hausa-Pomo

PAGAN 9JA:
This thread just proves that all these South tribes have common/related roots.

temilexis: English - Yoruba - Itsekiri(Warri-in Niger Delta)

One - eyokan - okan

BlueMurder:

He's right, you're wrong. Bag is called "jaka" in Hausa.

Rudebwoy: BEANS CAKE

Akara-igbo
Akara-yoruba

temilexis: English - Yoruba - Itsekiri(Warri-in Niger Delta)
Come - wa - wa
Food - onje - oje
Hand - owo - Ewo
Leg - Ese - Esen
Meat - Eron - Eran
Door - ekun - ekun
Boat - oko - oko
Water - omi - omi
Cloth - ewu - ewu
One - eyokan - okan
Two - meji - meji
Three - meta - meta
Four - merin -meren
Five - mefa - mefa
Fish - eja - eja
Hear - gbor - gbor
Land - ale - ale
Wife - aya - aya
Take - gba - gba

Afam4eva:
Rivers state

ABAKA72: Twins
Igbo = Ejima
Urohbo =Ejime

Afam4eva: SPOON
Igbo - Ngaji
Ogoni - Ngazi

macof: ok. Are they ijaw??

macof:

True...I have realized that all southern tribes were one at a time...stretching even to bantus of central Africa

Kei144:

In my Igbo village, it is ngazi.