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Are Afikpo People Igbos? by dialfa: 11:34am On Aug 11, 2015 |
I am asking because I can't understand anything they are saying |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by likila: 11:39am On Aug 11, 2015 |
i think they are Calabar |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by Nobody: 11:43am On Aug 11, 2015 |
dialfa:Tune your ears. You have spent too much time listening to township Igbo 20 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by EastLebanon(m): 11:44am On Aug 11, 2015 |
If u can't understand them it means u are not igbo,when u do understand afikpo dialect how can u understand the izza and ezza dialect? 16 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by dialfa: 11:46am On Aug 11, 2015 |
imhotep: ol boy, it's not for lack of trying i have tuned everything, my ears, lip reading, etc, i can't get them I understand Igbo from nsukka dialect to ikwerre to asaba, owerri, anambra, ngwa etc, but afikpo people make no sense 5 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by abagoro(m): 11:47am On Aug 11, 2015 |
EastLebanon: He probably is from a far place. Someone from Abiriba, Ohafia, Edda, Nkporo, Ishiagu, Ohaozara and Arochukwu area understands Ehugbo with ease. Igbo dialects are generally not easily intelligible to someone who has not mixed with all parts of Igboland. 5 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by dialfa: 11:47am On Aug 11, 2015 |
EastLebanon: ezza is very easy to understand have you heard afikpo people speak amongst themselves? 7 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by Nobody: 11:48am On Aug 11, 2015 |
Op yes they are Igbo with their own dialect. Now allow this Thread to die and go open it in culture section. It doesn't belong here. 8 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by johnmark1234(m): 11:48am On Aug 11, 2015 |
EastLebanon:Igbo Igbo Igbo every were nawa for unaoo 1 Like |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by ifyalways(f): 11:49am On Aug 11, 2015 |
They are Igbos. Thread closed. 23 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by abagoro(m): 11:50am On Aug 11, 2015 |
Ali Ehugbo nwo'm ni jokwa! |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by Nobody: 11:51am On Aug 11, 2015 |
dialfa: OP are you suffering from igbophobia , if they are not igbos , wht then are they? south south or yoloba-igbo 14 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by dialfa: 11:53am On Aug 11, 2015 |
abagoro: see what i mean 1 Like |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by Nobody: 11:54am On Aug 11, 2015 |
dialfa: their Igbo language is different, but they are igbos. But for ur info, ur language does not really make u Igbo, the main thing that makes u Igbo is tradition, culture, etc. Igbo marriage, burial rites , child dedication, cultural circumscision etc is what connects all igbos together. 24 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by abagoro(m): 11:56am On Aug 11, 2015 |
As an Igbo man with deep knowledge of almost entire Igbo dialects I believe the form of Igbo spoken in Afikpo and Ika are the purest even though they both occupy the extreme fringes of Igbo speakers. 10 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by NgeneUkwenu(f): 12:04pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
abagoro: Tokwu uhuu!!! Afikpo dialect is very easy to assimilate and is far better than Nsukka, Ezza or Izzi. I spent some years here in my formative period. I can still vividly remember some historic and cultural rivers such as iyiechi Ukpa, otalenkwo, oziza beach etc. Afikpo people are very friendly but stingy The only people I have problem understanding their dialect is Effium people of Ebonyi State. 5 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by dialfa: 12:05pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
abagoro: tell me if i'm near: Ehugbo land owns me and ijokwa |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by NgeneUkwenu(f): 12:09pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
abagoro: The same here, with the exception of Effium dialect which I am 100% sure is not an Igbo Language. Afikpo also has a very rich culture. I love their masquerades In the days of yore, they used to chase "shit" out of us the students, especially the "ote erus" |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by dialfa: 12:11pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
From their own account, it seems they are descendants of another tribe called Akpa, that were adopted by Igbo Ukwu The origin of Ehugbo is wrapped in myth and mystery. No one is certain of the time the geographical entity called Afikpo came into existence. The most reliable account of the origin of Afikpo states that the founder was a man of Hebrew race who migrated from the east. It is believed that a great warrior called Igbo Ukwu and his followers set out from the east (Israel) in search of conquest and settlement. He got to North Africa from where he crossed to Nigeria and settled at Ikoyi, Lagos. http://www.ebonyionline.com/origin-of-afikpo-ehugbo/ |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by brize(m): 12:11pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
Yes they are, they are also biafra 2 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by IsraeliAIRFORCE: 12:20pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
dialfa: The same way you can't hear interior Ngwa unless you decode few words based on the context being discussed. Ngwa people have different language from the Igbos hence they are not Igbos but Biafrans. 2 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by Nobody: 12:32pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
dialfa:Ok no wahala Igbo language has about 20 dialects. I understand LoL |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by dialfa: 12:37pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
IsraeliAIRFORCE: I understand ngwa completely. 2 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by m4una(m): 1:11pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
No, they are from the west north tribe. |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by Nobody: 1:15pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
m4una: mba, they are from the interior northern west east central tribe. , stupid topic |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by okpukpu(m): 1:15pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
As an Afikpo guy, YES!!! we are IGBO. Incase you dont know.. Ehugbo means, Afoigbo. Hope you know now. You dont understand our dialect isnt our fault but yours. 10 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by Nobody: 1:17pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
okpukpu: i wonder why you dey answer the OP, nna let us close this topic 1 Like |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by shineeye: 1:19pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
chuna1985:true 1 Like |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by m4una(m): 1:23pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
willow0802:Bros, i tire for all these useless ajuju's. |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by OfoIgbo: 1:33pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
The current president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide is a native of Afikpo. His name is Chief Gary Enwo-Igariwey. I hope that answers the question 5 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by Nobody: 1:34pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
abagoro:I am from mbano,but most times d Mbaise dialect confuses me. 5 Likes |
Re: Are Afikpo People Igbos? by dialfa: 1:38pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
OfoIgbo: No, it doesn't. We have been raised to believe many things that history don't agree with. They may or may not be Igbos. I don't know which is why I'm asking. From what's posted above culled from their website, even themselves doubt as per their origins. 1 Like |
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