omonnakoda:
Ikwerre is Ikwerre and NOT Igbo

zebra:


gwari, zuru, nupe, kataf, jukun and others in the north speak hausa and bear hausa names. infact hausa language is the means of communication among the minority groups in the north; does that automatically make them hausa?

Afam4eva:
Here's a post i curled from a Nigerianvillagesquare.



My people,

First of all, let me say that I am Ikwerre-Igbo. I have had to ask my dad to clarify all these confusion among the Ikwerre about who they really are. He was really enraged about that question. He said to me; "son, you are Igbo of Ikwerre extraction." He said any Ikwerre man who says he is not Igbo is a bastard, and that it's civil war politics.

I have read all the articles posted on this site, and believe me, I do not understand why the hatred on Igbo by other Nigerians. The Igbo has never ruled Nigeria since after the civil war, so why this animousity toward them. Nigerians should direct their anger towards the North and the West, and not the East. What have the Igbo done wrong?

One Pukpabi was attacked for using statistics to show Nigerians that truly, the Igbo are the most educated Nigerians. But why? His was in response to the insinuation that Ndi-Igbo are all traders. Remember, a female Yoruba Nigeria federal minister made the most stupid statement about Igbo going back to do what they know how to do: trading, instead of aspiring to be President.

Just in case you guys have forgotten, Nigeria's "leader" since 1970 has been Gowon (North), Murtala Mohammed (North), Buhari (North), Obasanjo (West), Shagari (North), Buhari (North), Babangida (North) Shonekan? (West) Abacha (North), Abubakar (North), obasanjo (West).

My question to these hate mongers is, "which of these 'miracle workers' is an Igbo man?"

Chinda Amadi, MBA
Illinois, USA

jollyboyvic:
Am an ikwerre boy.. Full blooded ikwerre boy.. I know my history and origin.... Please igbos leave us alone..

You are not making any sense at all. Abiriba and Abam people call money okpogho instead of ego. Does that make them non IGBO.
Am sure you and your confused Ikwerre people will be the first people to travel to America if for instance President Trump permits free visas for Ndi Igbo to America.


We know who we are... I no that at the very beginning we didn't produce scholars who will tell and explain our origin and history to the world.. Yes we have similar language.. Our bia (come is your come) but our LA (GO is different from yours) our money..ewhyia is different . U call money ego... Our traditional believes are different from yours ...the way we dress our masquerade is very different from yours... Our cultural and traditional dance is different from yours... Our way of life is also different.. Our royal highness throne moves from family to family . But ur royal highness throne remains in one family.. We wear etibo... You wear different.... Yes we all wear red beads.. Red caps.. But we are different people. But still one love brings us together.. We loves ourselves.. Ikwerre marries igbo.. Igbo marries ikwerre. . An I even loves the way igbo women loves marring our men... Pls let's stop this argument.. We are all one.. BE you bayelsa.. Rivers state.. Akwa ibom.. Calabar.. Delta.. All the igbo states.. We are all one.. We wear the same red caps.. The same red beads.. The same culture and tradition..the same dressing patterns.. That's what makes us one.. That red and white caps.. Proves to us we are one.... Can't you see we all loves ourselves.. We are not afraid to visit any of our lands.. Because we know we must be welcomed.. Please stop the argument.. We are one..

oturugo:
How about Abiribas who call money okpogho. By your poor reasoning, they are not IGBO. Am sure if there is a free education program for IGBO people lets say in Canada, all the confused people deny Igbo will jump to it. What a shame.

TheSonOfMark:
"OKPOGHO/OKPOHO/AKPOHO" actually means in the Akwaibom languages. Still we don't tag the Abiribas 'Ibibiod ' like the Igbos would do in similar instances.

TheSonOfMark:
"OKPOGHO/OKPOHO/AKPOHO" actually means in the Akwaibom languages. Still we don't tag the Abiribas 'Ibibiod ' like the Igbos would do in similar instances.

Enyindah:
we are igbos there's no arguing that, am from obio-akpor

Igboid:
Yes we have similar language.. Our bia (come is your come) but our LA (GO is different from yours) our money..ewhyia is different . U call money ego...

This is crazy and ignorance driven.
Go is said different ways in different parts of Igboland.
In parts of Anambra it's "Puo", in parts of Imo and Abia, it's "Fuo/Ghuo/Puo, in Ezza( Ebonyi) it is " Lufulu", in Ehugbo( still Ebonyi) it's "Sohu".
You know nothing about SE, yet you speak like you do.

Like someone pointed out, Money is not called "Ego" in all parts of SE, some say "Okpoho"/ "Okpo".

Abagworo:


Some parts of Imo State equally call money "Awai" and still use "wa" for go. That's Ohaji subgroup and then Uratta subgroup use "li" instead.

I will still maintain that the standard Southern and Northern urban Igbo lingos is the best thing to happen to us. Almost all Igbos understand them while a minor percentage cannot speak urban Igbo.

As for ethnicity Ikwerre isn't Igbo and Igbos should accept that we have no common front in politics or identity. The arguments should purely be about language and history.

Oduduwaa:
Lol

grafikdon:
Igbo people and their nonsense!  Bunch of silly buffoons


What's the big deal here? My name is Uchenna Nwaobiaeri, I am not Igbo, I am Ekwulu. The word for "no" in my language is "eene" while the Igbo say "mba". The word ''here'' means ''ebea" in Igbo while my people say ''kana'', So what gives? Igbo people should leave us alone, na by force? Ah ah!

It is very frustrating explaining to people that I am not Igbo, my name Uchenna Nwaobiaeri is definitely not Igbo, my ethnic group is not Igbo. Igbos should really stop this madness.

Like we say in my language; Unu wu ndu Igbo ejehu ekwe nwa mmadu nuo mmiri togbo iko. Nkene owu ifwe emere eme? Agwa nwata ya wele nwayoo ka ofwhe lolo alo zuo onye owuna, okpoo ekwo nku.

grafikdon:
Igbo people and their nonsense!  Bunch of silly buffoons


What's the big deal here? My name is Uchenna Nwaobiaeri, I am not Igbo, I am Ekwulu. The word for "no" in my language is "eene" while the Igbo say "mba". The word ''here'' means ''ebea" in Igbo while my people say ''kana'', So what gives? Igbo people should leave us alone, na by force? Ah ah!

It is very frustrating explaining to people that I am not Igbo, my name Uchenna Nwaobiaeri is definitely not Igbo, my ethnic group is not Igbo. Igbos should really stop this madness.

Like we say in my language; Unu wu ndu Igbo ejehu ekwe nwa mmadu nuo mmiri togbo iko. Nkene owu ifwe emere eme? Agwa nwata ya wele nwayoo ka ofwhe lolo alo zuo onye owuna, okpoo ekwo nku.

zebra:


The same thing happened to me, I told them in one of the threads that no ikwerre man sees himself as igbo, they almost crucified me. Now here it is coming from an ikwerre man that they are not igbos; yet some igbo people here are still insulting him. Is it now by force to become igbo??

grafikdon:
Igbo people and their nonsense!  Bunch of silly buffoons


What's the big deal here? My name is Uchenna Nwaobiaeri, I am not Igbo, I am Ekwulu. The word for "no" in my language is "eene" while the Igbo say "mba". The word ''here'' means ''ebea" in Igbo while my people say ''kana'', So what gives? Igbo people should leave us alone, na by force? Ah ah!

It is very frustrating explaining to people that I am not Igbo, my name Uchenna Nwaobiaeri is definitely not Igbo, my ethnic group is not Igbo. Igbos should really stop this madness.

Like we say in my language; Unu wu ndu Igbo ejehu ekwe nwa mmadu nuo mmiri togbo iko. Nkene owu ifwe emere eme? Agwa nwata ya wele nwayoo ka ofwhe lolo alo zuo onye owuna, okpoo ekwo nku.

texazzpete:
If they don't want to be Igbo, why not let them? Why the hate? Abeg focus on more important things in life!

Why are the so-called Igbo's hounding the Ikwerre's?

Isn't that akin to 'Nigeria' hounding Biafra for wanting to breakaway?

If the Ikwerre's do not want to be recognized as Igbo's then keep it moving.

I must say though that having lived in PH for so many years a fair few Ikwerre's actually see themselves as Igbo.

edoyad:
The beautiful thing about society is that nothing remains the same. The ikwerre probably bear historical links to the igbos but like most other cultures, over time and through evolution they're now a nation of their own. My echie friend during service, David categorigally distinguished himself as an ikwerre man though he was very fluent in igbo language. Infact i never knew of the link between igbo and ikwerre till i saw it on NL.