Isoko Wado!!

Hi, Ifyalways, Komekn & Elsie2, How una dey? abi make I say "ko-boo-woh?" (how's your home?)

and hello to everyone else, good to see this thread is still going on, gradually

Me gwolo support this kola with £50.00 (1ofall & Ono, as can see, man pikin just dey murder the language for here O! )

Komekn, don't know if there is an online Isoko forum here in London, but I do know that there are isoko meetings held at least once a month at SW London by a couple of family friends/relatives,

So you do your shopping at Woolwich I tend to do my African shopping at Peckham, I found a couple of shops where you can really get the native stuff for Banga soup, you know those small round/flat seeds, the dried leaves and even the piece of wood Urohobo's use to make am get that extra flavour!!, the damn thing cost me £2.00

Anyway sha, let's all continue to keep this thread going,

ISOKO WADO!!

Hi Liftedone,

Nope, I haven't got Ogogoro but I think we can manage Kaikai and alligator pepper for the elders,

ISOKO WADOOOOOO,

What's going on?! nothing on this thread since December? My bros and sis, make una come here quick quick. We need to take this thread to a higher level.

Any gist from any of the towns in Isoko? I need update o.

Isoko Wadoo!!

My brothers and Sisters - long time O

Ono where've you been all this while? True this thread needs to be kept going,

All, don't know if you've seen this but I found this Isoko video on the net, love this song as it really captures all that is unique about Isoko, plus the translations are really handy for those of us that aren't too good with the language,

Enjoy,


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bFKgvR_KoU&feature=related

ISOKO WADOOOO

Nice one Efe. Keep them coming. Haven't listened to some of those lately. Very nice songs.

Hi, My Fiance is Urhobo from Naija and I have never lived in Naija but visited a few times. I really would like to learn to speak a bit of Urhobo to show him that who he is, his heritage and culture is important to me, and let me tell you, did bobo is fine and proud to be Urhobo. Please can someone send me a few helpful phrases translated to Urhobo, like I I love you, I miss you, You really special to me, you make me happy etc, that would be really nice and it would make him smile. I love him so much I am ready to learn anything!!! Thank you gals and guys

where is Kome,Liftedone,Efe and others 
@all wadoo.Digwo !

Ha Ha!!!

Ify na your eye be dis? Long time O!

Oya as we wait for the others to come back, make you and Ono give us some Isoko gist as e be like say una travel

My brothers & sisters, ISOKO WADO!!

lol
" Oghene ru'kewe ma sire Ejiro "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6NDKC5xZrs
enjoy with me.

wow am surprised there is an isoko thread yea o its been long since i visited nairaland anywayz am happy now o 
DIGWO
am both frm OZORO and ALU.

Hi All,

Found this on the net, check out the isoko phonetics, really cool

although I must say this was recorded way back in 1962

http://archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/Language/ISO/iso.html

Does anyone know which isoko dialet this is? Doesn't sound Ozoro to me, especially the pronounciation of "Bottle" as "Ilolo" always thought it's prounced as "Ololo"

ISOKO WADOOOOOO

Jeez i didn't know they where that many Isoko peeps here can't speak the language at all but i wouldn't mind learning a thing or two i can only Digwe lol

Bottle = ololo in Isoko lang its same in igbo.
@*jona xter,pls just stop quoting me.
@all,Digwo

Isoko Waadooo!!!

I beg my brothers and sisters, please remind me, what is the Isoko names for 'Blessing' or better still change in life circumstances, ?
thank you

ozoro:

Isoko Waadooo!!!

I beg my brothers and sisters, please remind me, what is the Isoko names for 'Blessing' or better still change in life circumstances, ?
thank you

Hi Ozoro,

Welcome to the thread Isoko name for 'Blessing' is 'Oghale'

Not sure what it is for 'Change in circumstances' though, as my Isoko is too rusty

ISOKO WADOOOOOO

Thank you Efemena

As you can see am new to this blogging/ threads, so bear with me.
Thanks for the heads up on the name, details to follow later.
Am based in London & Naija
Always good to see forums like this.
keep it up

Isoko waaaaadooo !!!!

Ifyalways, i see Belfast on your location is that a reality or just a dream ? i have been to Dublin but i am kind of weary of Belfast IRA and all that, i know its over but just a bit skeptical, tell us more ??

Ono thanks for the latest on the villa situation i am more than overdue for a visit, so 4x4 is ecer so essential.

Kome,where have u been hiding?. . . .u and liftedone?.missed u guys lots 
Yaeh,i shuttle btw belfast  and  though Hubby stays there permanently.i must say,i dont like the enviroment,still same old story . . . Hubby been here for quite some time and claimed it has reduced or barely even existing but i dont totally buy it.But then,maybe am just being paranoid cos i have really never had/heard/seen anything negative sha 
wadoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 

Wow!! Suprised to find this forum and topic. It is great to associate with ppl from back home. Well, i grew up in warri and my family is very isoko oriented. So i speak and understand well even now that i don't live in 9ja anymore i still speak the language with my family over the fone as thats the best way to really relate matters that matter. Isoko wadoo!!!

good to see that our minority's cultures are not fading away.

I DONT KNOW HOW USEFUL THIS MIGHT BE TO EVERY ONE HERE
Isoko group faults DESOPADEC on projects
Vanguard, Nigeria
WARRI—ISOKO Action for Survival yesterday faulted the claim by the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) that the commission has successfully completed 40 housing projects in Owhe- Ologbo and Otor- Owhe and four other ,

Isoko wa doo i am from Olomoro in isoko south LGA, happy to see an isoko forum where pple from the same tribe can share there experience though i am not to good in speaking our isoko language but can learn very fast

ice_zik, whe kobiruo no whe rho karegheho no erhunu mai na re se no isoko o rhe whu hu. Oghene o rhe ghalo o hwe. ( ice_zik, well done for remembering that our language called isoko shall never die. God bless you.) By the way i am from Aviara in Isoko South.

I am new to this forum and its great to met people of the same culture on the internet.
My little contribution to this thread and to all who are from isoko is that they should not be ashamed of their language no matter who they get married to or where the live.I am blessed to have parents who did not tolerate any other language in our house other than isoko,despite the fact that we lived in Ughelli where the language is urhobo.
Now as an isoko woman married to an igala man,I choose to speak isoko my my 11 month old and the dad speaks his language or english as he chooses.Children can learn 3-4 langauges at the same time,it only depends on how consisitent the adults are .
Bottom line is ,if we are going to preserve our culture especially our language we have to speak it and teach it to our children;thats the only way the asians and other large cultures have maintained their identities in the face of western civillisation.

Hi, I am married to an Isoko guy from Idheze Town, but I am not Nigerian, and I really need help, as I really don't understand some cultural things. Can anyone help? What an Isoko man from Idheze town is looking for in a woman, and how women are seeying in Isoko culture? We are Christians. Thank you.

@Elena,Isoko men are not different from other men,find out what ur guy likes and stick with it.General stuffs like being honest,caring,understanding and maybe learning how to cook some of his local dishes and perharps a few words however might help u.
@all,Digwo.wheres Komekm and liftedone?

Elenayema

The deciding factor is that you are both Christians and if that is the case, culture, tradition, emotion, personal preference, intellect all bows to the word of God.

Both my parents are from Isoko and from the same village, we had a Christian culture and an appreciation of Isoko culture and tradition as complements to our conviction in Christ.

I am assuming that you are spirit filled, sold out 4Jesus born again believers, that is the elect of God and not academic Christians who allude to Christianity. No problem just be spirit led, equation balanced.

In truth the standard of Christ supersedes nationality, race, ethnicity, etc, etc. However, we are in flesh and it’s hard to get rid of the flesh sometimes. The key is to know your man in spirit, mind and body (when you don marry). Culture is constantly evolving and it is hard to answer your question specifically also we sometimes make up our own cultures, so a bit more detail pls.

Ifyalways, Liftdone, Ono, Waaaaaaado

Isoko Wado,

Well i want to support the Kola with N5,000 and also to used this medium to introduce myself. My name is Ovie and i am from Ibrede. I will say i'm addicted to NL and i am proud to associate myself with my people.

Me be gwolo aye(hope i speak am well) because my mama don tell me say na either Isoko or nothing else.

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