, very, very insightful


im reading some pretty unanimous things.

no igbo called themselves igbo, they used to term to describe the tribes around them that spoke igbo but they felt no connection to.
a lot of ijaw peoples used the word igbo to mean slave
and ppl west of the niger used Igbo as an insulting blanket term for everyone on the east.

thoughts

This is 2009. Not slave era. Who gives a damn?

me,

Then go and seek for employment as a slave.

idk why im being insulted for presenting history and discussing nigeria in a forum where im supposed to be discussing nigeria.
anything else?

lmao^^^^^

@Poster, any reference or source for this? This is some interesting stuff that needs to be looked at as well. Would love to debate your findings,

Aloy~Emeka:

Then go and seek for employment as a slave.

my brother see me see trouble oh

I was reading a book on NetLibrary.com, hold on let me try to find it.

but it makes sense.

Igbo isn't and Igbo word, it has no meaning root in Igbo like almost every Igbo word. A lot of native american tribes got their names from whatever their neighbors called them and it was often derrogatory, so i wouldn't be suprised if this happened to the Igbo.







Captives and Voyagers: Black Migrants Across the Eighteenth-century British Atlantic World
Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World

by Byrd, Alexander X.
Publication: Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press, 2008.

is the book. Its free on net library and if you get and account there you can read it (its a quick process that's free as well)


Pre-colonial igbo history is so fascinating to be cause it's so mysterious.

Very Interesting,

Source please!

Ikengawo:

, very, very insightful


im reading some pretty unanimous things.

no igbo called themselves igbo, they used to term to describe the tribes around them that spoke igbo but they felt no connection to.
a lot of ijaw peoples used the word igbo to mean slave
and ppl west of the niger used Igbo as an insulting blanket term for everyone on the east.

thoughts

hellloooo


Europeans did the same (ie used Igbo as a blanket term for everybody) cos I dont see how people west of the Niger are involved in this matter.

maybe they copied it from oyibos.

ppl west of the Niger were involved by using Igbo as a blanket term. U mad?

plus wtf, they still do it today lol. Most Ijaw or ogoni ppl in lagos are assumed by non easterners to be Igbo as most northerns are assumed to be hausa and most westerners are assumed to be yoruba.

@ikengawo.eureka!you just discovered what has always been known.even inside the heart of igboland,people still refer to igbo thesame way.in my hometown,we say 'awum oru ma awudikwam igbo' which literally means you shouldnt call me igbo because i am an oru man.oru sees igbo as the people further up towards anambra state and benue.you should therefore drop the topic because it will end up imploding we igbos.

I am actually inteersted in slave narratives, very interesting topic---> never knew the igbo (or ppl around that area) kept slaves, i thot it was a yoruba and hausa things.

Ikengawo:

ppl west of the Niger were involved by using Igbo as a blanket term. U mad?

plus wtf, they still do it today lol. Most Ijaw or ogoni ppl in lagos are assumed by non easterners to be Igbo as most northerns are assumed to be hausa and most westerners are assumed to be yoruba.

shut up, get your act together and reread my post.

You started off by bringing in people west of the Niger. What do they have to do with your topic?

and I'm telling you instead of blowing your bloomers over people west of the Niger calling everybody Igbo, go and face the Europeans who did the same.

So how many westerners arent Yoruba?

and plz dont give me any Badagry ramblings.

SEFAGO:

I am actually inteersted in slave narratives, very interesting topic---> never knew the igbo (or ppl around that area) kept slaves, i thot it was a yoruba and hausa things.

What? You NEVER KNEW this? Dude, I hope you are not ibo cause that would mean you know little of your own people's history!

shut up, get your act together and reread my post.

You started off by bringing in people west of the Niger. What do they have to do with your topic?

and I'm telling you instead of blowing your bloomers over people west of the Niger calling everybody Igbo, go and face the Europeans who did the same.

So how many westerners arent Yoruba?

and plz dont give me any Badagry ramblings.

are you seriously getting mad because of the internet?

Edo are westerners that aren't Yoruba.
If you want to discuss the subject calm down first, i have nothing to do with the short comings in your life and you shouldn't be getting mad cause of internet

Ikengawo:

are you seriously getting mad because of the internet?

Edo are westerners that aren't Yoruba.
If you want to discuss the subject calm down first, i have nothing to do with the short comings in your life and you shouldn't be getting mad cause of internet

believe me, if I'm mad you'll know it. I dont pussyfoot like you.

The shortcomings in your own life may be weighing you down however- that's your problem, not mine.

So you need to calm down.

All I'm saying is Yoruba has nothing to do with your topic. Europeans were the ones calling everybody Igbo during your frame of reference, or are Yorubas the ones who enslaved Igbos?


Edos arent westerners- stop being so persistent in your ignorance especially since you want to tear your pantyhose over people calling everyone Igbo.

and when did Edos start calling every easterner/south southerner Igbo?

bloody liar.

You say you want to talk of Igbo slave narratives you still find a lopsided way of bringing in Yoruba. Typical yahoo yahoo boy.

believe me, if I'm mad you'll know it. I dont pussyfoot like you. (LOL why are you insulting me? its the internet calm down)
The shortcomings in your own life (LOL! jesus!) may be weighing you down however- that's your problem, not mine.

So you need to calm down.

All I'm saying is Yoruba has nothing to do with your topic. Europeans were the ones calling everybody Igbo during your frame of reference, or are Yorubas the ones who enslaved Igbos? (No, Yorubas were doing it to, dude calm down and read the book)

Edos arent westerners- stop being so persistent in your ignorance especially since you want to tear your pantyhose over people calling everyone Igbo. (If they are west of the igbo, they are, in this context westerners, why are you so angry?)
and when did Edos start calling every easterner/south southerner Igbo?(Its in the book dude, lol, everyone east of the Niger was called Igbo)

bloody liar. (hahahahaha, you're VERY angry)
You say you want to talk of Igbo slave narratives you still find a lopsided way of bringing in Yoruba. Typical yahoo yahoo boy.

I think the internet is ruining your life, lol calm down, i dont hate you, calm the Bleep down lol.