FACE:

Although he is not Igbo, his name was likely inherited from Igbo slaves that were in Sierra Leone.

Schon was a German missionary who learnt a variation of Igbo (Isuama ) in Sierra but was soon disappointed when he got to Igbo land because that variation was not readily understood as it was highly adulterated.

Ajayi Crowther was next and he also learnt Igbo in Sierra Leone and actually went with Sierra Leonan Igbo men (Simon Jonas and Taylor) on the second expedition and they acted as interpreters. I can't recall now but I think Taylor was later ordained to remain in Onicha. Although the Isuama Igbo was not widely understood they still based their first publication of bible texts in Igbo on the dialect.  

My point is that his name "Obi" has the roots in Igbo land, but Igbo language and culture in Sierra Leone was not carried forward.


This is about John Christopher Taylor.

http://www.dacb.org/stories/nigeria/taylor_jc3.html

This is about Simon Jonas and Augustus Radoillo

http://gospelanglicanchurch.org/bishopcharge.html

FACE:

Although he is not Igbo, his name was likely inherited from Igbo slaves that were in Sierra Leone.

Schon was a German missionary who learnt a variation of Igbo (Isuama ) in Sierra but was soon disappointed when he got to Igbo land because that variation was not readily understood as it was highly adulterated.

Ajayi Crowther was next and he also learnt Igbo in Sierra Leone and actually went with Sierra Leonan Igbo men (Simon Jonas and Taylor) on the second expedition and they acted as interpreters. I can't recall now but I think Taylor was later ordained to remain in Onicha. Although the Isuama Igbo was not widely understood they still based their first publication of bible texts in Igbo on the dialect.  

My point is that his name "Obi" has the roots in Igbo land, but Igbo language and culture in Sierra Leone was not carried forward.

ezeagu:

Kanu is a very common name in Sierra Leone as well. (Looks at EzeUche_)

Igbo descendants have been president twice in Sierra Leone. Irony.

Christopher [b]Okoro Cole
Yahya Kanu[/b]

One of my uncles has 'Ojukwu' as his middle name and yet still we have no ties to igbos.

mukina2:

Yeparipaaaa ohhh 
una wont kill me for hia

Okoro and Kanu are NOT Igbo .
Kanu is from Temne/Susu/Mandinka tribe, they have nothing in common with igbos.

Pa Chris's last name is Cole.

One of my uncles has 'Ojukwu' as his middle name and yet still we have no ties to igbos.


Una too dey claim sef. 

mukina2:

Yeparipaaaa ohhh
una wont kill me for hia

Okoro and Kanu are NOT Igbo .
Kanu is from Temne/Susu/Mandinka tribe, they have nothing in common with igbos.

Pa Chris's last name is Cole.

One of my uncles has 'Ojukwu' as his middle name and yet still we have no ties to igbos.

Una too dey claim sef.

excanny:

^^,  Ofcourse, kanu and okoro are Igbo. What do they mean in those sierra leonian languages? That could help reveal their origin.

ezeagu:

It would be the Creole people with Kanu that would be the Igbo descendants.

Someone with an Igbo name has only been president once then.

ezeagu:

Kanu is a very common name in Sierra Leone as well. (Looks at EzeUche_)

Igbo descendants have been president twice in Sierra Leone. Irony.

Christopher Okoro Cole
Yahya Kanu

Why would you visit 'random' people? Oh creoles (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Caribbean, US)! No longer need for any bitterness!

sbeezy8:

kanu is a name shared by alot of people from different countries

Colonel Yahya Kanu, an ethnic Temne;

Temne people with the name kanu
Alhaji Andrew Kanu
Ahmed Kanu,
Colonel Yahya Kanu

igbo gal nice one sef i kno kanu is not only an ibo name cause ive met different people with the name kanu but from different countries as for okoro ojukwu girlllll you igbo well atleasst you uncle is haha how does it feel.

I personally only highlighted the yorubanames cause there aint no confusion there people in Ogun and Lagos state will tell anyone that their ancestors were egba slaves from who came from freetown at the end of slavery

mukina2:

not true!!!

tpiah!:


rofl!!!!!!!

so you're igbo then.

take your hanshake.

sbeezy8:

kanu is a name shared by alot of people from different countries

Colonel Yahya Kanu, an ethnic Temne;

Temne people with the name kanu
Alhaji Andrew Kanu
Ahmed Kanu,
Colonel Yahya Kanu

igbo gal nice one sef i kno kanu is not only an ibo name cause ive met different people with the name kanu but from different countries as for okoro ojukwu girlllll you igbo well atleasst you uncle is haha how does it feel.

I personally only highlighted the yorubanames cause there aint no confusion there people in Ogun and Lagos state will tell anyone that their ancestors were egba slaves from who came from freetown at the end of slavery

excanny:

That is if both words mean the same things in both languages or the creoles do not know their meaning. Then, those bearing such names are possibly descendants of Igbo slaves(though some might just like the names and bear them)

udezue:

You can go and have that argument with him. He is in MD. You want his number? Silly
The man is well over 57 years old so what makes you think you know more than him child?

mukina2:



I just do not like the way they are claiming people right and left
Creoles do not bear the kanu surname.

Creole surnames are mostly English names/sherbro names. Creoles/oku are more related to Yoruba, the Oku language has many words/phrases similar to yoruba,that i have read/seen here on NL. Most creoles/oku bear yoruba names/

Surnames like :-
Johnson
Cole
Thomas
Roberts
Davies
Taylor
Williams
Wilson
baker
Walker and so on
child please
anyone can claim anything. I have never heard of or seen any igbo tribe in Freetown or anything similar, When Nigerian igbo marries that's different from having a tribe there.
The only tribe known for light skinned people in Freetown are the fulas/kono.

mukina2:



I just do not like the way they are claiming people right and left
Creoles do not bear the kanu surname.

Creole surnames are mostly English names/sherbro names. Creoles/oku are more related to Yoruba, the Oku language has many words/phrases similar to yoruba,that i have read/seen here on NL. Most creoles/oku bear yoruba names/

Surnames like :-
Johnson
Cole
Thomas
Roberts
Davies
Taylor
Williams
Wilson
baker
Walker and so on
child please
anyone can claim anything. I have never heard of or seen any igbo tribe in Freetown or anything similar, When Nigerian igbo marries that's different from having a tribe there.
The only tribe known for light skinned people in Freetown are the fulas/kono.

ezeagu:

What is Oku? You mean Krio? And what does Baker mean in Yoruba? Trying to tell me Okoro and Ojukwu are not Igbo, what is this?

ezeagu:

What is Oku? You mean Krio? Okoro and Ojukwu are not Igbo, what is this?

And what does Baker mean in Yoruba?

mukina2:

Creole surnames are mostly English names/sherbro names.

Surnames like :-
Johnson
Cole
Thomas
Roberts
Davies
Taylor
Williams
Wilson
baker
Walker and so on

mukina2:

where did i say Ojukwu is not Igbo?
I said one of my uncles have Ojukwu as his middle name but we do not have any ties to igbos.

Oku is not Krio, its the language being spoken by the people of  Fourah Bay/foulah tong/Aberdeen.
Read this post https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-603183.0.html#msg7712800


This flew over your head right?
and erm do not drag me into your tribal wars. i am simply not interested
You people should stop  claiming everything with Similar Igbo names.
and there is nothing like igbo tribe in freetown

mukina2:

where did i say Ojukwu is not Igbo?
I said one of my uncles have Ojukwu as his middle name but we do not have any ties to igbos.

Oku is not Krio, its the language being spoken by the people of  Fourah Bay/foulah tong/Aberdeen.
Read this post https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-603183.0.html#msg7712800


This flew over your head right?
and erm do not drag me into your tribal wars. i am simply not interested
You people should stop  claiming everything with Similar Igbo names.
and there is nothing like igbo tribe in freetown

mukina2:

I didnt say there are no creoles of igbo descendant, all i said is that there is nothing like igbo tribe in Freetown and i said  that creoles are more related to Yorubas.
na by force to have igbo tribe everywhere?

henry101:

You have no ties with Igbos but your uncle have an Igbo middle surname.

You are contradicting yourself.
Nobody is trying to claim anybody but It's obvious that your uncle have an Igbo ancestry.
The Yoruba had a high number of Creoles that returned to Freetown though.

ezeagu:

Was there a time I said there was an "Igbo tribe" in Freetown? Isn't you that went on to call the Krio "Oku"?

udezue:

Silly dudes, they are just decendants of Igbos and Yoruba slaves.

My aunt by marriage is Efik-Ibibio from Sierra Leone and one of her relatives is an Igbo man from Awka (Oka) but he is also from Sierra Leone. I was shocked when he told us "I am from your native town Awka and we are Igbos of Sierra Leone." According to him the Igbos of Sierra Leone don't really intermarry so much with other ethnic groups and they are "usually the light-skin ones" tho he was actually dark in complexion.

mukina2:

did it occur to you that parents name their kids after friend/heroes/villains/stars and so on?
smh

where you not the one that posted this :- 

mukina2:

sorry i already rectified it.

udezue  posted it, my post for no igbo tribe in Freetown  was directed at his post.

mukina2:

did it occur to you t[b]hat parents name their kids after friend/heroes/villains/stars and so on? [/b]
smh


rectifiedsorry
i was only replying this post on the igbo tribe thing in freetown

mukina2:

did it occur to you that parents name their kids after friend/heroes/villains/stars and so on?
smh

Obiagu1:

.
It seems like Creoles (Krios) like to "name their kids after friends/heroes/villains/stars"  of Igbo and Yoruba descent. Interesting.
The 2 tribes most be very interenting to them.

Maybe they should "name their kids after friends/heroes/villains/stars" of other African descents like Mobutu, Mandela, etc