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Re: Nigeria At 55: The 10 Biggest Cultural Groups In Nigeria by AreaFada2: 6:26am On Nov 01, 2015 |
Deejavuu: @Deejavuu, This is actually incorrect. Many Edo people will claim what you have said because they are unaware. But they are wrong. Perhaps 80% would be unaware. The Oba of Benin & others have long said BENIN is the correct version for both place & language. People still erroneously cling to Bini (from Ile-Ubini) as the language. But wrong. In fact, it was Oba Ewuare who decided to change from Ile-Ubini to Edo. I guess that apart from honouring his servant called Edo, who had saved his life as a prince but lost his (servant's) in the process, it was also very deliberate. To expunge the name given by foreigner(s). He was a strident politician, reformer and empire builder. Edo representing loyalty, principle, courage, strength and matyrdom was more appealing than Ile-Ubini (Land of Fury/Vexation). We Benin people never called ourselves Bini/Beny/Benin/ in the first place. It was initially Yoruba & coastal Itsekiri/Portuguese/British. Although post 1440 AD, Benin/Edo was also commonly called Ado in Yorubaland. We called ourselves Igodo/Igodomigodo before that. Hope you see the logic of Benin being preferred in all cases just like Edo represnts both language & place. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria At 55: The 10 Biggest Cultural Groups In Nigeria by orimsam: 4:17pm On Nov 03, 2016 |
bigfrancis21:but Igbo population is not exaggerated |
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