Igbo's Be United {from Ikwere To Kwale} There Is Nothing Like Fake Igbo

All these Moldova, Stupidova talks are unneccesary because they do not apply here. Igbo language is a continuum of dialects, if your dialect falls into that continuum, you speak Igbo, end of story. All these communities we're been arguing over here have languages which fall into that continuum. There is no unique Igbo language so this argument by Lakal is seriously INVALID.

Try something else because when it comes to language, these communities speak Igbo which is why they're Igbos.

You ask stupid questions. Why are the Spanish not Portuguese? Same reason, that's why the Itsekiris are not Yoruba, Itsekiris do not speak Yoruba, stop lying to yourself. Igbo language is not like any of these languages, the language differs widely from on locale to another which is why many people including Chinua Achebe disagree on any standard Igbo. Almost every community have their own modification of the language but after it's all said and done, they all fall into the continuum.

If you do not know what a dialect continuum is, you can read up here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialect_continuum

In the true sense of it, the Igbo language is a dialect continuum with very wide variance often placed at 30 different dialects. So do not come in here and argue that just because someone speaks a different dialect, he/she is not "Igbo". What exactly is your "main or standard" Igbo language that others are judged from to determine which one is really Igbo and which one isn't?. . .There is none to begin with so your argument is flawed due to your lack of UNDERSTANDING of what you're trying to discuss.

You probably think Igbo is like Yoruba or some other language, sorry bro.!


All thse areas speak Igbo and for that they're Igbos, whether YOU Lakal likes it or not.

@ebeledi

There are NATIVE Igbo speakers in Ahoada LGA, not Ekpeye speakers, native Igbo speakers so obviously the people I've met from Ahoada are the Igbos, not the Ekpeyes who I'm sorry to say number only about 30,000.

And from the Ugbajo Itsekiri USA website, a report by J. O. S Ayomike

Itsekiri my calloused feet!
when did they become part of this discussion?
Are Itsekiris from a land called Itsekiri?
Ikwerres are from Ikwerre and Anioma people are from Anioma.
These are localities not tribes.
Yorubas are not from a place called Yoruba neither are Efiks from Efik!
_{It may take you days to get this one}

read through your arguments again and again and if it doesn't sound funny to you,someone ought to refund the school fees paid on youir behalf.
You have continually dodged my question as to why abor,agbor,anioma and Ikwerre were listed under an umbrella Igbo organisation.

again,keep away from topics you cannot contribute intelligently to.

Donzman, do you speak Yoruba or are you a certified linguist to say if it's a limited dialect continuum?  It's a combination of dialects, "standard Yoruba" is simply one major dialect.  Who gave you the authority to say so?  And Yorubas are diverse culturally as well--I think it's more along the lines of self-identification, as well as common cultural elements.  Yoruba is defined pretty much like Igbo is!  While Itsekiris are Yoruboid, they are NOT Yoruba, and are a distinct people  This comparison is highly relevant, as anything you can say about Itsekiris could also apply to various groups in the Delta region.

Issele-Uku

http://issele-ukuassociationofhouston.org/page8.html

Donzman, I don't think that any Igbo hsitorian would dispute that "obi" is a Bini word, especially as the other terms for kingship regalia come from Bini.  And apparently some Onitsha people consider themselves distinct from their neighbors, care to etymologize "Onitsha Ado n'Idu?"

And you never answered why Edo-speaking Ikas, Yoruba-speaking Ikas (Olukwumi in Odiani), and Isoko-speaking Ukwuanis consider themselves to be Ika or Ukwuani respectively, not Edo or Isoko.

For my final point:  language=/= ethnicity.

By the way, I'm done with this topic, Lakal does not really know much and I'm not a good teacher. If you do not want to be Igbo, go ahead, Donzman does not care and is only telling you what the knows. My grandma from Asaba sees herself as Igbo and I see her as such but to Lakal, she is not. Ukwuani people around 925 referred to themselves as Igbo but Lakal says they're not because. . . HE HAS NEVER ACTUALLY GIVEN US A REASON!

Go figure this guy's level of intelligence!

Here is what someone from the same aread said (same thing I've been hammering into this Lakal for DAYS):


Go ahead, tell him he's not Igbo, NONSENSE!

Igbo people is nothing other than Igbo-speaking people, now keep playing around, Donzman won't spoonfeed you anymore.

From now on, I'll just take this guy's viewpoint:

http://odili.net/news/source/2006/oct/3/304.html

Infact, deny your identity all you want!

who told you that ikweres are from a place called ikwerre,  i don't know where you get your info from, but there is no way a poplulation of 2 million people can reside in one LGA

ikwerres are the majority of rivers and they are found in p-town, obio-akpor, ikwere, and some in ogba land

lol
so a local government area is now the basis?
Prior to the creation of rivers state and its LGAs what were they?

are Ikwerre people chained down to one place that they can't migrate anywhere else?
Please don't make me laugh,I spent sometime in PH .

regardless of your hypothesis there majority of  those people have always been ikwerre igbo

na lie

Origin Of Ubulu-Uku
||King Ezemu ||| Obi Ofulue  | St Anthony's & Anglican Colleges ||                                        Festival  | |Origin Of Ubulu-Uku | The Colonial Era| || Ubulu Uku Development Union ||

Ezemu was a hunter of un-equalled marksmanship, a herbalist who was known just in ubulu-uku and its immediate environs but down to every corner of the one time Benin Empire. He was so famous as a herbalist that the Oba of Benin during his time invited him to Benin to prepare certain herbs for him. “Izo-Idayi”. This helped to prolong the life of the Oba and so he told his successor to invite Ezemu or his descendants to prepare the same medicine for him any time he came to the throne. Before arriving at Ubulu –UKU however, Ezemu  and his brothers first settled at Ubulu-unor. It was from Ubulu-Unor that Ezemu left for Ubulu-Uku. “Ubulu” is the name of a huge tree which today stands at the centre of Ubulu-uku. “UKU” means big or huge. It was at the foot of this tree ( which still exists today but which has experienced severe burns) that Ezemu pitched tent. A deep gulley was adjacent to the tree, and the presence of water attracted the wandering normand.

From Afor To Ubulu-Unor

In fact Ubulu oral tradition states categorically that the grand-parents of Ezemu migrated from Israel and settled at Ife hence Ezemu was often referred to as the king with long hairs – “Ezi Isi Iyomiyo”. From Ife Ezemu and his relations migrated to Afor a village in present day Ndokwa Local Government Area of Delta State.

After  a long stay in Afor, Ezemu’s parents assembled five of their namely Obodo, Ezemu, Alibo, Aniga and Ekelie and asked them to get ready to migrate and found other settlements.

Before they left Afor, their parents gave them a pot (Ududu) containing a mixture of some herbs and instructed them to settle anywhere the pot fell, each facing a different direction. While wandering from place to place they came to Ubulu-Unor, the pot fell and they settled there as their parents had instructed them. It was from Ubulu-Unor that Ezemu went to found Ubulu-Uku.

Ezemu Moves To Ubulu-Uku

When Ezemu made up his mind to settle in ubulu-uku he went and pleaded  with his sister Obodo to come and join him. She refused told Ezemu that since he, Ezemu had founded a new and bigger Ubulu ( Ubulu-Uku) their first settlement should be called a home (Ubulu-Unor).

There was also the strong argument that Obodo was never the king of ubulu-unor because she was a woman neither were her descendants kings of ubulu-unor rather they have always been and  are the Okpalas of Umuata (the descendants of obodo).

Ezemu had two children , one boy called Ijedinka-Jezie and one girl called Ozim. Since Ijedinka-Jezie was the only son, Ezemu hoped that he would succeed him on the throne and so he was grooming him with the role. He had the hope that Ozim would be given out in marriage.

Introduction

Ubulu-uku is situated some thirty kilometres (30kms) west of the River Niger in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State. Eastwards it shares a boundary with Ogwashi-Uku, westwards with Obior; northwards with Issele-Uku and southwards with Ubulu-Unor.

Ubulu Uku is sited in an undulating environment with its Enugu-Iyi and Abuedo end at the top of a long stretch of hills, while its centre, fanning out from the Ubulu tree, to Isho, Akwu, Ogbeofu, Idumu-Osume etc are located in a valley.Rolling down these hills are rivers which run through the entire clan to the sea through other neighbouring clans. Iyi Agor ( River Agor)  stands out prominently among these.

Ubulu-Uku is the largest and most populated town in Aniocha Local Government Area. Topograhically it is a hilly town that could be easily compared to Agbor in Delta State, Auchi in Edo State and Ibadan in Oyo State. This hilly nature of the town accounts for the serious problem of erosion which it faces. The Problem has made some of the streets impassable especially the street leading from the major road to Ogbeofu.

On the other hand when one looks at the town from any of the hilly spots especially at night, one sees a beautiful scenery that could be said to be one of the best that nature has bestowed on this part of the earth. The town has one major stream called Iyi-Agor which was the main source of water supply before the advent of pipe-borne water. A few other minor streams like Nkpitime-Isho, Iyi-Nta, Iyi-Eko and Iyi-Ozala also serve people in various parts of the town.

Three major roads run through the town . One runs from Asaba via Ibusa to ogwashi-uku then through Ubulu-uku to Obior and Umunede. The second road branches out from Ubulu-uku to umunede road at Idumu-Osume village via Akwu village and then to Issele-Uku. The third road branches out from Ubulu-Uku to Umunede road at the post office junction and runs through Akpama, Agbonta-Udogwu and Isho village to Ubulu-Unor.

Occupationally Ubulu-Uku men are farmers, weavers, hunters, and palm wine tappers. As for Ubulu-uku women they are expert weavers. With their hand looms they produce materials that are highly treasured by both foreign and Nigerian visitors to the town.

The Union that made up Ubulu-Uku

Ezemu meets Ekei                                                                                                            One day while Ezemu was under the “Ubulu” tree he sighted smoke at a distance. He became curious and moved towards the direction from where the smoke was rising to find out its source. On getting to the spot called Ani-Ekei which now forms part of Udo Village, he met a man  called Ekei, a black –smith. He was the leader of a few settlers there.

Ezemu meets Anugwe                                                                                                         Just as Ezemu discovered Ekei and his people, he sighted some smoke rising from a spot in the bush around the present Abuedo village. Like the brave hunter that he was, he moved to find out the source of the smoke. On reaching the spot he saw a man called Anugwe working in his large farm. The exchanged greetings and introduced themselves.

  Ezemu becomes the first king of Ubulu-uku

When Ezemu saw that he had surrounded himself with enough settlers he went up to Ekei and told him that it was necessary for the three groups of settlers to come together and that one of the three leaders should be made their king.

After listening to Ezemu, Ekei told him that he was already getting old and was not interested in being the king of Ubulu-Uku. Ezemu went up to Anugwe and told him of his proposals. Anugwe told Ezemu also that he was not interested in being a king. He asked Ezemu to become the king  if he so wished. Thus Ezemu was accorded recognition by all the settlers in Ubulu-uku.

Then Ezemu went to Ubulu-unor and told Obodo that he was to be coronated formally. Obodo congratulated him and shaved his bushy hair in order to make him look neat on the coronation day. When Ezemu returned to Ubulu-uku he was crowned the king of ubulu-uku with a lot of pomp and pageantry.

  source : C.E.A Ikemefunah and Obi Anene

Thank you for visiting Ubulu- Uku Website   

Stop wasting your time, Mohadana. Those who have their own opinions about the origins of Isele-Uku, have made it known. They are not likely to change it. 

Take your leave before they start accusing you of referring to the people of Isele-Uku or Ubulu-Uku, as 'Edoid' groups.