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Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by dapsonlou(m): 7:59pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Why do Igbo people like claiming everything for themselves? Oyinbo means peeled skin in Yoruba and oga means someone high , do u guys think we will forget our language cos u claim it for yourself? 2 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by MrT2011(m): 8:00pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Waspy: You got nothing on me a***hole You will until your curse will begin. I am the DEVIL behind you - following you everywhere you go! |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by Nobody: 8:00pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Which Area Did The White Visited First In Nigeria? I Need Reference On This And The Origin Of Oyibo. |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by OdenigboAroli(m): 8:01pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
homerac7: Albosa is a northern word....we in Anambra call onion "yabas". |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by Nobody: 8:05pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Okada (motorcycle) is also an igbo word. Here's the story as my grandfather narrated to us. When the first motorcycles were brought to Lagos, Nigeria, everybody was surprised. When passengers rode on it, people taught they would fall off the bike, because it was not like the bicycle that was pedaled When ever people rode on the bike, Nigerians would ask themselves, "he would have fallen down" The igbo would say "o ka ada" ....meaning (he would have fallen down). The bikes created then were not as strong as the modern ones and people fell from it easily. The igbo phrase "o ka ada" grew so popular around Lagos and its environs that it finally became the nickname of the motorcycle Source: My late grandfather, who never lies. 5 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by henryobinna(m): 8:05pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
CharlieMaria:hahaha... definitely |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by Waspy(m): 8:07pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
sandijey:These are my thoughts exactly, now some goons are all over me like they want to give heads . I wonder why they always come up with stuffs like this, trying to measure up as if they Tyson against Evander 2 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by henryobinna(m): 8:10pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
tuffgongjo: he took Zobo like Amahala.hahaha.. imagine.. that her manager self na wa oh |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by continentalceo(m): 8:11pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Waspy: Stop deceiving yourself OP .... Ya'll don't have to make it look as if Igbos gat things to prove always or needs to be seen as winners/contenders in some kind of imaginary rat race. Stop the unneccesary aggrandizement . Its kinda annoying and basically for losers. I see deep anger and pain in you boy, resentment and hate has eating down ur spine. Now bitterness has overtaken your brain. I suggest you seek therapy bcus what will cure ur case is not on this Post or on Nairaland as a matter of fact...No matter how much you hate on the igbos, we will still run things and this will only break you heart further. save yourself now boy and seek therapy cus in your case a stitch in time will save 500more! Now wipe ur tears boy! Lol 8 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by EMMABC1(m): 8:11pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
sandijey:Yes we know that d words u listed above originate frm yoruba. However we have our equivalent of those words which are popular too. In Igbo Oya is Ngwa, Ashewo is akwuna or onye akwuna, abi and shey mean okwa ya. See, my people are open-minded and progressives. He is right about Oga which is derived frm ogaranga ( a big man who calls the shot). If u dispute it, then tell us your own. 6 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by Waspy(m): 8:11pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
MrT2011:Keep following goon... you are meant to....you are born to come behind. As*licker. Keep at it loser/attache-by-force |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by azezola(m): 8:17pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Omo aje okuta mamu mi don come again ooo, inferiority complex Igbo people. 1 Like |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by EMMABC1(m): 8:18pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Alexkene: Okada (motorcycle) is also an igbo word.You cud be right anyway. But popularly, Okada is an Edo word. 4 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by EMMABC1(m): 8:19pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Alexkene: Okada (motorcycle) is also an igbo word.You cud be right anyway. But popularly, Okada is an Edo (benin) word. |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by smallJagaban: 8:23pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
ROYALD: You mean wikipedia anyone can edit to suit his or herself |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by EMMABC1(m): 8:23pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
dapsonlou: Why do Igbo people like claiming everything for themselves? Oyinbo means peeled skin in Yoruba and oga means someone high , do u guys think we will forget our language cos u claim it for yourself?Aren't u s2upid. How does a peeled skin mean white man. Are the two synonymous? 6 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by Nobody: 8:38pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
EMMABC1: Me sef dey wonder ooo 2 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by Ihuomadinihu: 9:08pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
EMMABC1:I wonder. Tribalism and sentiments will not allow them to see the truth. 3 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by redsun(m): 9:10pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Alexkene: Peeled skin means underneath the black skin,like a burnt out black skin.My ancestors thought they were taboos/wraths from the gods that should never be dealt with,go near or touched |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by fearlessigboman(m): 9:14pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Oyibo has nd wil always will be from the Igbos... I don't care for Oyinbo... oyibo is 100% Igbo.. 2 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by heedsa10: 9:14pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
u know y I hate naira land? pple abuse and pass insults to themselves anyhow. cant you pple show some decorum. we argue to learn, I don't blv you have to insult the other person simply because he does not buy to you idea or your view. |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by AnanseK(m): 9:25pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
The Hausa no deh inside this fooolish argument. They call the whiteman Bature and white woman Baturia. This is from the British Queen Victoria who reigned from 1837 to 1901. Every whiteman is called Bature and the white woman Baturia ( Victorian ). Britain and in fact the whole of Europe is called Turai. |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by omowolewa: 9:28pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Thank God you were not. ROYALD: |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by Ranchhoddas: 9:40pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
ajoguegbe: What's the origin of Oga is it Igbo or Yoruba?it's yoruba... O ga meaning he's big. |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by timilehing(m): 9:50pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Codedrock: What the??No mind those igbo ppl jare. dere language no complete, na borrow borrow dem dey Guess next topic will be: "What is the origin of 'Oga & Oya'" |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by timilehing(m): 9:54pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
fearlessigboman: Oyibo has nd wil always will be from the Igbos... I don't care for Oyinbo... oyibo is 100% Igbo..Really? then, "Oga, Abi & Oya" are igbo too?? ndi ara. Igbo would say: i na-asu beekee meaning "do you speak english. wher oyinbo kon take enter am? iwu grade 1 iti 2 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by timilehing(m): 10:00pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
EMMABC1:When u ve those words na asusu igbo, i wonder y u ppl neglected it for d Yoruba words. Ofeke |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by timilehing(m): 10:09pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Pvin:the "oga" in that ogaranya is (do-do) while d real "oga" is (do-mi).. Ndi Igbos na Nairaland, your claim of superiority is getting outta hand. Be a good followers &u'll learn a lot. Una aghota?? 2 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by jamace(m): 10:15pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Waspy: Stop deceiving yourself OP .... Ya'll don't have to make it look as if Igbos gat things to prove always or needs to be seen as winners/contenders in some kind of imaginary rat race. Stop the unneccesary aggrandizement . Its kinda annoying and basically for losers.So, tell us what the binis and yorubas call the "oyibos" or are you telling us the binis and yorubas started/coined the name for the whites? Please complete your argument so that we know the truth. 2 Likes |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by redsun(m): 10:20pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
Oyinbo pepper,if you eatee pepper,you yellow more more.It was more like nursery rhyme when i was growing up. |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by omokab: 10:40pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
EMMABC1:mr man I have no single headache on this but just to correct your impression on unnecessary lie you are trying to tell your people.Is somebody like you that started the spread of telling people on the internet that driking of salt cure Ebola while it is harmful to heath.As people use alubosa as an example,alubosa is not a nigeria language is an Arabic language but people credit it Hausa been that they are the largest producer of Alubosa and they are conversant with Arabic language.It is a borrowed language. |
Re: The Origin Of The Word Oyibo by Desola(f): 10:43pm On Aug 08, 2014 |
timilehing: the "oga" in that ogaranya is (do-do) while d real "oga" is (do-mi).. YOU killed it! 2 Likes |
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