odumchi:

Amadiora isn't mine. According to Chinua Achebe, it's yours. Since none of you have bothered to provide any substantial evidence to dispel that, I'm forced to maintain my belief.

Antivirus92: then stop bothering urself and stop writting craps in the name of igbo. Just write about ur arochukwu Nri.

salam001: This is one of the funniest threads i have ever seen on Nl,hilarious if you ask me
i would say Igbo are one cos if not then tell who are the aborigines and who are the Migrants and how come they speak one language but different dialects

odumchi:

Amadiora isn't mine. According to Chinua Achebe, it's yours. Since none of you have bothered to provide any substantial evidence to dispel that, I'm forced to maintain my belief.

odumchi:

Amadiora isn't mine. According to Chinua Achebe, it's yours. Since none of you have bothered to provide any substantial evidence to dispel that, I'm forced to maintain my belief.

NRI PRIEST:

You keep mentioning "Amadiora" but you forgot to understand that the book which Chinua wrote was a work based on the reflect of Igbo traditions and not a comprehensive Nri portrayal. He may have reflected the traditions of other Igbo groups in his books. My point is that just because Achebe metion "Amadiora" doesn't mean Northern Igbo had it. For example,the stories of the "Ibini Ukpabi" reached the northern Igbo but they never had it. If you know any northern group that has "Amadiora" let me know,so,we can nip this in the bud. I know Ogidi like I know Umuoji and Ogidi doesn't have "Amadiora".

ChinenyeN: Looooool. Abegi, I am a proud Ngwa, and I'm not denying Nri footing in the formation of 20th century Igbo ethnicity, but please. You Eri spawn should know your limit. When communities surrounding you are pointing and calling you settlers; when communities near and beyond don't even recognize your name or your eze; you should simply know then to shut up.

salam001: na so e dey pain u reach eh?
hmmm,ngwa ke!,i fear u from today,i heard human flesh known as 'ajuri' is a delicacy in your Area,how true?

ChinenyeN:

Lol come make we chop hnw'uru 2geda.

kwangi: ^Of course you have every right to do that...
But the big question is are your people distinct?
I think this particular problem as we are discussing was birthed by the British.
However, it is my opinion that it was inevitable.
Fact is, the Igbo nation as we know it today "is a creation of British officers,and based off a deluded and false understanding of Nri as a centre."
But, we would have still grown to become a nation in the present context, however on a different foundation. They disrupted the whole process and hastened the formation, which is why this issue exists in the first place.

salam001: mbanu,nwa Nri will rather eat Dog or Python

ChinenyeN:

Eehn? You be nwa Nri?! Jhahu wo nnu. Don't worry. My pipu go soon introduce you to true indigenous life, hnw'uru and all. Haha

ChinenyeN:

Until the 20th century, my community remained distinct, as a people. Igbo being the creation that it is does not all of a sudden delegitimize the distinction of my community or any community for that matter, especially considering how we continue to maintain our sense of distinction, despite this new "Igbo" tag.

ChinenyeN:

Until the 20th century, my community remained distinct, as a people. Igbo being the creation that it is does not all of a sudden delegitimize the distinction of my community or any community for that matter, especially considering how we continue to maintain our sense of distinction, despite this new "Igbo" tag.

Antivirus92: then all of this ur thread should be deleted and the title be changed to "arochukwu culture" because every thing in it is of arochukwu(ibibio) and not igbo. I will say it again, my anscestors founded the igbo and it's cultures/traditions.

kwangi: Yeah, I get your drift.
I'm of Agbaja origin aka Wawa and I know I ain't got no business with that Nri gist as most people understand it.
However, I'll like you to explain what you mean by distinct/distinction so that...

ChinenyeN:
Distinction in terms of history, traditional culture and spirituality, and ethnic consciousness.

EzeUche:

When you insult the Arochukwu, you insult one of the largest Igbo clans in Igboland.

Remember the Aro have settlements in all Igbo states. We even have settlements in Anambra and they do not recognize the authority of Nri, but the Eze Aro in Arochukwu.

ChinenyeN:
Distinction in terms of history, traditional culture and spirituality, and ethnic consciousness.

kwangi: How far back can you trace the history of your people?
What is in the core of your community's spirituality that qualifies it as 'distinct' from 'Igbo' spirituality?