I have realised unusual attachment or prefixation of the word"Igbo" to some Yoruba towns. Igbo-ona is a very good example, a sub cultural and ethnic Yoruba scattered across present day osun and ekiti state. We may also take notice if another ancient Yoruba town "ijebu-igbo" located in Ogun state. Other Yoruba/Igbo towns include, igbomina town/tribe, Igbo-ona, igbo-ijesha, igbo-orangun, igbo-igbaja, located mostly in ekiti state. Ooni of ife, a prominent Yoruba ruler, in recent time has continue to stress the historical tie between Yoruba and Igbo. Could yoruba's be sub-decendants of Igbo's?

Frankdoz3:
I have realised unusual attachment or prefixation of the word"Igbo" to some Yoruba towns. Igbo-ona is a very good example, a sub cultural and ethnic Yoruba scattered across present day osun and ekiti state. We may also take notice if another ancient Yoruba town "ijebu-igbo" located in Ogun state. Other Yoruba/Igbo towns include, igbomina town/tribe, Igbo-ona, igbo-ijesha, igbo-orangun, igbo-igbaja, located mostly in ekiti state. Ooni of ife, a prominent Yoruba ruler, in recent time has continue to stress the historical tie between Yoruba and Igbo. Could yoruba's be sub-decendants of Igbo's?

Like you haven’t heard of Oke Igbo?

Igbo in Yoruba means forest

Moreover, the People raiding Ife and claimed to have founded Ife aren’t Igbo, but Ugbo people now in Ondo state (having Obateru Akinruntan “Obat” as the king) who were the aborigens of Ife then

Lies. Go and confirm the meanings of Igbo in Yoruba before you can claim any attachee by force

Rednaxelot:
Like you haven’t heard of Oke Igbo?

Igbo in Yoruba means forest

how can great Igbo race which Ooni of ife loves so much only translates to forest in Yoruba, I smell lie here.

Frankdoz3:
how can great Igbo race which Ooni of ife loves so much only translates to forest in Yoruba, I smell lie here.

like you have smoked weed!

O ti mu igbo abi?

Rednaxelot:
Like you haven’t heard of Oke Igbo?

Igbo in Yoruba means forest

Moreover, the People raiding Ife and claimed to have founded Ife aren’t Igbo, but Ugbo people now in Ondo state (having Obateru Akinruntan “Obat” as the king) who were the aborigens of Ife then

you can twist history, Ooni of ife, the Paramount ruler of ife kingdom made it clear Igbo founded ile-ife, how come your saying otherwise! Are now more historic than Ooni?

Igbo means bush or forest in Yoruba language

Frankdoz3:
you can twist history, Ooni of ife, the Paramount ruler of ife kingdom made it clear Igbo founded ile-ife, how come your saying otherwise! Are now more historic than Ooni?

weed in action!

engreo:
Igbo means bush or forest in Yoruba language

That does NOT necessarily mean that references to 'Igbo' in Yoruba ALWAYS denote the bush. Why would place-names be named 'the bush' anyway? Who does that? They could instead, infer some historical connection to the Igbo people or ethnic group. That sounds more plausible in my view.

Frankdoz3:
I have realised unusual attachment or prefixation of the word"Igbo" to some Yoruba towns. Igbo-ona is a very good example, a sub cultural and ethnic Yoruba scattered across present day osun and ekiti state. We may also take notice if another ancient Yoruba town "ijebu-igbo" located in Ogun state. Other Yoruba/Igbo towns include, igbomina town/tribe, Igbo-ona, igbo-ijesha, igbo-orangun, igbo-igbaja, located mostly in ekiti state. Ooni of ife, a prominent Yoruba ruler, in recent time has continue to stress the historical tie between Yoruba and Igbo. Could yoruba's be sub-decendants of Igbo's?

The Igbo that founded those places were those ostracized from Awka for eating monkey meat

Smoking too much igbo is not good for you. You may start posting garbage on Nairaland.

This is what igbo means in Yoruba

Rossikk:
That does NOT necessarily mean that references to 'Igbo' in Yoruba ALWAYS denotes the bush. They could infer some historical connection to the Igbo people or ethnic group.

thank you very much. How can Igbo translate to bush in Yoruba and they still buoyantly attach it to their town. Now imagine: oke-Igbo(oke-bush), ijebu-igbo(ijebu-bush). This will amount to Yoruba's insulting themselves by calling their town bush. Just like Ooni of ile-ife earlier said; there's strong historical connection between Igbo and youruba. Yoruba's are invariably descendants of Igbo's.

Gabriel004:
This is what igbo means in Yoruba

And this.

I think the igbo they refer to is weed

Oga go and sleep

Rossikk:
That does NOT necessarily mean that references to 'Igbo' in Yoruba ALWAYS denote the bush. Why would place-names be named 'the bush' anyway? Who does that? They could instead, infer some historical connection to the Igbo people or ethnic group. That sounds more plausible in my view.

Every town and villages was once a bush or forest, and Yoruba people were known for naming their town and villages after the nature or their first experiences at their place of settlement. What can you say about igbo-irumole or oke-igbo, igbo-oloyin, igbo-ora, are they making references to igbo tribe too?

engreo:
Every town and villages was once a bush or forest, and Yoruba people were known for naming their town and villages after the nature or their first experiences at their place of settlement. What can you say about igbo-irumole or oke-igbo, igbo-oloyin, igbo-ora, are they making references to igbo tribe too?

why Ooni now linking Yoruba's to Igbo. The truth is Yoruba's are sub-decendants of Igbo's.

Frankdoz3:
why Ooni now linking Yoruba's to Igbo. The truth is Yoruba's are sub-decendants of Igbo's.

Is that what you want to believe, please go on and believe in that. You're entitled to your own opinion

This Yoruba king is seriously courting and begging Igbo friendship unfortunately Igbo no Even send am

celeiyke:



The Igbo that founded those places were those ostracized from Awka for eating monkey meat

na lie, na ofe manu

Rossikk:
That does NOT necessarily mean that references to 'Igbo' in Yoruba ALWAYS denote the bush. Why would place-names be named 'the bush' anyway? Who does that? They could instead, infer some historical connection to the Igbo people or ethnic group. That sounds more plausible in my view.

sorry please, are you a Yoruba by tribe?

engreo:
Every town and villages was once a bush or forest, and Yoruba people were known for naming their town and villages after the nature or their first experiences at their place of settlement. What can you say about igbo-irumole or oke-igbo, igbo-oloyin, igbo-ora, are they making references to igbo tribe too?

Same with 'ikot' in Akwa Ibom languages.

Igbo, apart from being bush, also means 'headbutt' in Yoruba language

engreo:
Every town and villages was once a bush or forest, and Yoruba people were known for naming their town and villages after the nature or their first experiences at their place of settlement. What can you say about igbo-irumole or oke-igbo, igbo-oloyin, igbo-ora, are they making references to igbo tribe too?

don't mind the clown!

The aboriginal people of Ife then were the Ugbo people now in Ondo state.

Moreover, if not for the modern time when we started seeing the South Eastern people being called Igbo, we Yoruba knew them and did call them Ibo, Y¡bo, never as Igbo.

There was never a time it was recorded we had any encounter with them during our historical activities and formation.
They don’t even have any history to back it up in their archive

Frankdoz3:
I have realised the prefixation of the word"Igbo" to some Yoruba towns. Igbo-ona is a very good example, a sub cultural and ethnic Yoruba scattered across present day osun and ekiti state. We may also take notice of another ancient Yoruba town "ijebu-igbo" located in Ogun state. Other Yoruba/Igbo towns include, igbomina town/tribe, Igbo-ona, igbo-ijesha, igbo-orangun, igbo-igbaja, located mostly in ekiti state. Ooni of ife, a prominent Yoruba ruler, in recent time has continue to stress the historical tie between Yoruba and Igbo...

Rednaxelot:
Like you haven’t heard of Oke Igbo?

In Ugbo, you have a town called Igbo Nla. The title of Olugbo used to be Olu Igbo. Ooni of Ife (A Great Yoruba King)has challenged historians to look into the Obatala history of the Igbo. The Obatala's titles included Oba Igbo and Osere Igbo. Igbos and Yorubas are brothers.

igbodefender:

In Ugbo, you have a town called Igbo Nla. The title of Olugbo used to be Olu Igbo. Ooni of Ife (A Great Yoruba King)has challenged historians to look into the Obatala history of the Igbo. The Obatala's titles included Oba Igbo and Osere Igbo. Igbos and Yorubas are brothers.

Igbo is simply Bush in Yoruba. Those towns with Igbo used to describe forest dwellers and their towns. Just like Abeokuta describes the people who live under or by the rock. Ibadan means people who live between valleys and so on and so forth. There is also Ijebu-Remo, Ijebu-Mushin and so on and so forth. Naming of Yoruba towns describe a topographical element as opposed to a tribe or subgroup.

baby124:

Igbo is simply Bush in Yoruba. Those towns with Igbo used to describe forest dwellers and their towns. Just like Abeokuta describes the people who live under or by the rock. Ibadan means people who live between valleys and so on and so forth. There is also Ijebu-Remo, Ijebu-Mushin and so on and so forth. Naming of Yoruba towns describe a topographical element as opposed to a tribe or subgroup.

What do you have to say of Obatala's titles of Oba Igbo and Osere Igbo?

igbodefender:

What do you have to say of Obatala's titles of Oba Igbo and Osere Igbo?

King of the forest and all the beings that exist in it. The forest is a sacred place in Yoruba culture because they believe it contains spirits, animals and the gods. It is usually not a place that people dwell in. Which is why when a clan decide to go and dwell in or near the forest, they make it a point to point out that fact. It also means they are probably backward in a way. So, you see why it’s fitting that a god will be described as the king of the forest?

The pronounciation Of Igbo the tribe and Igbo ascribed to these towns and titles is different. Yoruba pronounce those Igbo like the pronunciation for weed. Not the ways Igbo’s pronounce their tribal name.

I strongly believe that in a time before history as we know it, the now Igbo people and Yoruba and possibly further west up to Akan in now Ghana were one giant race.

Frankdoz3:
thank you very much. How can Igbo translate to bush in Yoruba and they still buoyantly attach it to their town. Now imagine: oke-Igbo(oke-bush), ijebu-igbo(ijebu-bush). This will amount to Yoruba's insulting themselves by calling their town bush. Just like Ooni of ile-ife earlier said; there's strong historical connection between Igbo and youruba. Yoruba's are invariably descendants of Igbo's.

Firstly, Igbó in Yorùbá is pronounced differently from the the Igbo (ibo) pronounced. All these attache makes no sense. And to answer the question of why would someone call his town bush remember that towns are formed from villages which are started either far away from other bigger towns and most of them start from thicker forests. So it wouldn't be wrong to call those people living there by what you observe around them.
Secondly, go to North Carolina, there is a town called forest city, why was it called forest city? Does it mean that they are demeaning the town? Think about it

rhektor:


Firstly, Igbó in Yorùbá is pronounced differently from the the Igbo (ibo) pronounced. All these attache makes no sense. And to answer the question of why would someone call his town bush remember that towns are formed from villages which are started either far away from other bigger towns and most of them start from thicker forests. So it wouldn't be wrong to call those people living there by what you observe around them.
Secondly, go to North Carolina, there is a town called forest city, why was it called forest city? Does it mean that they are demeaning the town? Think about it

biblical david's era, there was jebus of the plain and jebus of the forest.

bluke:


biblical david's era, there was jebus of the plain and jebus of the forest.

Jebusites in the Bible is not the same as the ijebu of present day Nigeria