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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Macelliot(m): 5:08pm On Apr 23, 2015

walemoney007:
What of d jews in isreal? @op

The Jews are the descendant of Judah and benjamin...
Igbo are the Descendant of Nri the son of Gad.
We Igbos and Jews are both Israelites....

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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Kanyol(m): 5:08pm On Apr 23, 2015

Umunnam, amu na ekeli unu o. Ouch! Mistake lipsrsealed

Umunnam, anam ekele unu o!

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by somegirl1: 5:10pm On Apr 23, 2015

donshaddow:

Sorry to disappoint you!

I'm not igbo and we don't say "kedu" in my home town.

Kedu is not used in all Igbo dialects.
It's been acquired in most Igbo areas that use it.
Old people in my village don't greet that way and they are Igbo.

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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by OneNaira6: 5:10pm On Apr 23, 2015

tonychristopher:
are you sure, kedu local government ha, are they in ohaneze...

Yes I am sure. Just read what they narrated they are going through

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=56412

I feel so sorry for them. If I can get them out of benue myself, I will do it. In as much as I want Anioma state to become a reality, my heart feels this people need all the hands they can get to get out of that state. Even Igbanke wey complain since no dey get this type of mistreatment. I seriously pity them and it's a shame that noone is barely talking about them despite calling out for help.

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by ican2020: 5:13pm On Apr 23, 2015

OneNaira6:
So OP you disregarded the best Igbo group, ANIOCHA?
You added Ukwuani but no Aniocha? You added Ika but no Aniocha? You added Ikwerre but no Aniocha?
Okay kwa

Ika is not Igbo and you dear not call an Ika man Igbo man or you get hot s.

Our kingship is by hereditary but that of the Igbo is not.

We are totally different, do you research b4 posting

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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Kanyol(m): 5:13pm On Apr 23, 2015

That Ikwerreboy posting epistles so as not to be called Igbo is a mugu. Who told you we want more people to join us? We are still very great in number despite the amount of people killed during the Biafran war. Just come to Owerri during Xmas and you'd think you're in Idunmota, Lagos due to the swarming crowd.
Ngwa mechie onu now, inugo? cool

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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Nobody: 5:14pm On Apr 23, 2015

yesterday was yoruba dialects... now today is igbo dialects... tomorrow would be hausa dialects?

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Macelliot(m): 5:14pm On Apr 23, 2015

Adeyinka12:
This people normally counter thread with yoruba sha nii,not bad keep follow yoruba

It's never a counter....
I was inspired to do research and collate the Igbo dialects.....
Though, I was inspired when I saw the Yoruba's own...
It's an Inspiration and not a ~~Counter.~~

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by HopeAtHand: 5:14pm On Apr 23, 2015

Double post.

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by MbaanabaraAgu(m): 5:15pm On Apr 23, 2015

Ikwerreboy:
Igbos igbos igbos, hw mny times hv i called u dirty migrants, Ikwerre,Ekpeye and Ogba are not igbos, they have desame ancestrial root trace to benin,(Then Oba awure).. As for the Ndoni people they have never accepted been igbo, only time shall tell, we shall all be here and hear that Rivers state Govt deports 1,000 igbos back to south east under the administration of Gov-elect Chief Nyesom wike, Continue bringing hatred for your self..

Under the administration of former governor of rivers state Dr. Peter Odilli of Ndoni, you igbos organised a prayer for all ur igbo brothers to come together and pray, concerning there stay in port harcourt (ikwerre land) and other part of rivers state, that there is an evil plan to be carried out on the igbos in rivers state.

You were been invited to the state house of assembly for organising such a prayer with the concept of the state govt, which the so called Gov. Amaechi from ikwerre who have demolished thousands of ur shops, arrested most of you who tried to acquire ikwerre local govt identification because of our similarities in names, who claimed his igbo during buhari presidential campaign in abia state, because he knows how tribalistic you people are, was the speaker of rivers state house of assembly then.

Not only that, the ikwerre concil of elders summoned you igbos and asked you people to pay fine for organising such a prayer with out the concept of the ikwerre people who own the land you derive ur daily bread. just to name a few.

You igbos are group of confused people who have no direction, the most divided ethnic group in nigeria, you are so hated all over nigeria because of your silly attitude.

The ikwerres,ogbas,ekpeye,etche and Ndoni of rivers state are not members of your Ohaeze ndi igbo organisation i wounder why you idiots include us in your irritating igbo identity we dnt belong,

Below is a brief history of the ikwerre,ogba and ekpeye people of rivers state which the benin cultural heritage have confirmed it when they visited port harcourt (ikwerre land), Ogba and ekpeye you fools:

Chief N.M.T. Solomon (2004), native of Ikodu Ubie in Ekpeyeland, in
his narrative draws heavily from the now authenticated written
historical records delivered by various informed sources including
“Eketu (Weber) of Ubeta, assumed to have lived for over two hundred
(200) years as the oldest man in all Ekpeye, Ogba and Iwhnurọ hna (or
Ikwerre), at that time (and) was asked to narrate the history and
customs of Ekpeye people” as unfolded in his lifetime. Here is what he
said, which has been validated by the accounts of the current
generation through responses to our questionnaires and direct
interviews thereby increasing our level of confidence on the data:
Ekpeye, born in Benin, was the first of the three sons of Akalaka.
While in Ndoni, he married a second wife to gain the love and favour
of the people. The new wife gave birth to a son, which he named Ogba.
Akalaka was still in Ndoni when his first wife, the mother of Ekpeye,
gave birth to his third son called Ihruoha (Ikwerre) .

Proudly Ikwerre..

Ikwerre has 4 local govtment areas in rivers state for those who thinks its only Port harcourt, no see image below:

Pathetic amala eater claiming to be Igbo/Ikwerre....you are a yourobber...jealous tribe

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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Kanyol(m): 5:15pm On Apr 23, 2015

happydays1:
they should check Zambia, they bear some kind of IBO names like EMEKA and more.

Hmm, are you sure?

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by OneNaira6: 5:16pm On Apr 23, 2015

ican2020:

Ika is not Igbo and you dear not call an Ika man Igbo man or you get hot s.

Our kingship is by hereditary but that of the Igbo is not.

We are totally different, do you research b4 posting

Look at this monkey. I even see you Ika people as inferior beings, beneath me and every anoicha/oshimili and igbo man out there. I was telling how dare he include a non important people like you ika and dare disclude us. So don't quote me again, beating your chest. You ika people are beneath me. Get out of my face

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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by HopeAtHand: 5:16pm On Apr 23, 2015

pazienza:

Nwokem, even Rivers state official website classify Ikwerre as an Igboid language. Chill.

Which Rivers website, it can never be an official Rivers website. A snapshot should follow your claims.

Pazienza i am Ikwerre and can surely tell you my people take it badly whenever they are referred to as Igbos, it is about the worst insult you can give an Ikwerreman.

If we are Igbos, what then was the point of ensuring we are recognised as a separate entity.

The Ikwerres and Igbos share common boundary so it shouldn't come as a surprise when words, traditions and customs are sometimes shared, but it doesn't necessarily make us the same people.

If you wanted to experience the sentiment firsthand, then i suggest you come into an Ikwerre gathering and tell them they are Igbos.

You wouldn't do that in yoir right senses.

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by ojsmscom(m): 5:16pm On Apr 23, 2015

ISHIAGU is spoken by ebonyians too in igboland

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by meetfrank(m): 5:16pm On Apr 23, 2015

Macelliot:
Arochukwu is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Abia state.

Ngwa is an Igbo group, constitute the largest and most populous sub-ethnicity, in southeastern Nigeria. They are found in Abia State.

Nsukka is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Nsukka, Enugu State.

Enuani is an Igbo dialect spoken in Nigeria by the Igbo people of Delta State, Onitsha, Obosi and Ogbaru in Anambra State and Ndoni in Rivers State.

Ukwuani (Anioma) is an Igboid Language. They are found majorly in the Northern part of Delta State and in some parts of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Ukwuani is the second largest ethnic nationality in Delta state after the Urhobo people. It is also the largest in Delta North region which is referred to as the Anioma...

Ozara is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Nkanu west in Enugu state...

Ogba (also Oba) is an Igbo dialect of the Ogba people of Rivers State, Nigeria.
Umuezeohaka is an Igbo dialect/group of people in Ado, Oju, Obi and Okpoku LGAs of Benue state.
Ekpeye is an Igboid language of Rivers State, Nigeria.
Mgbo language, Mgbolizhia, is an Igbo language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria.

Ikwerre, is an Igboid language spoken primarily by the Ikwerre people who inhabit Rivers State, Nigeria.

Ezaa is an Igbo language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. It forms a dialect cluster with closely related Izii, Ikwo , and Mgbo , though they are only marginally mutually intelligible.

Ikwo is an Igbo language spoken in Ebonyi state in Nigeria.
Ohuhu is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Umuahia, Abia state...

Owerre is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Owerri, Imo state...
Agbor is an Igboid dialect with bini influence spoken by the people of Ika south, Delta state..
Ibeku is an Igbo dialect spoken by some people of Owerri and Umuahia in Imo and Abia respectively....
Isuama is an Igbo dialect spoken in by the emacipated slaves from Igbo Origin in Sierra Leone...
Afikpo is an Igbo dialect spoken by some group of people in Ebonyi state...
Ohafia is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Bende in Abia State...
Enugu-Ezike is an Igbo dialect spoken by the Enugu-Ezike people of Enugu state..
Izugbe is an Igbo dialect spoken generally by all Igbo groups..
Idemili is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Idemili North and south in Anambra state...
Mbaise is an Igbo dialect spoken by the people of Mbaise in Imo state...

Ezeagu spoken by the people of Enugu state. #Team Ezeagu where you @?

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Chigold101(m): 5:18pm On Apr 23, 2015

Ishilove:
Ukwuani is not exactly igboid. There are elements of Yoruba and Edo contained therein.

the yoruba & edo element you get in Ukwuani is cos of proximity & relationship it has with those people. “Ukwuani“ is actualy and igbo word.

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by chinex276(m): 5:20pm On Apr 23, 2015

Reping IKWO

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Nobody: 5:21pm On Apr 23, 2015

There is this town in rivers called mgbede.
Pls where do u classify their own?
All around that town speaks igbo. Theirs are better than ikwerre igbo.

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Makamuanwuo(m): 5:23pm On Apr 23, 2015

Mbano nko

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Onyiridike(f): 5:23pm On Apr 23, 2015

ican2020:

Ika is not Igbo and you dear not call an Ika man Igbo man or you get hot s.

Our kingship is by hereditary but that of the Igbo is not.

We are totally different, do you research b4 posting

Nobody is begging you to be Igbo. Infact, you are Hausas.

The CBN Governor is from Ika and answers Ifeanyi. Is Ifeanyi which language?

Onitsha kingship is hereditary too.

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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Lilimax(f): 5:25pm On Apr 23, 2015

Macelliot:

The Jews are the descendant of Judah and benjamin...
Igbo are the Descendant of Nri the son of Gad.
We Igbos and Jews are both Israelites....

obodo NRI bu be nna m

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by somegirl1: 5:26pm On Apr 23, 2015

HopeAtHand:

Which Rivers website, it can never be an official Rivers website. A snapshot should follow your claims.

Pazienza i am Ikwerre and can surely tell you my people take it badly whenever they are referred to as Igbos, it is about the worst insult you can give an Ikwerreman.

If we are Igbos, what then was the point of ensuring we are recognised as a separate entity.

The Ikwerres and Igbos share common boundary so it shouldn't come as a surprise when words, traditions and customs are sometimes shared, but it doesn't necessarily make us the same people.

If you wanted to experience the sentiment firsthand, then i suggest you come into an Ikwerre gathering and tell them they are Igbos.

You wouldn't do that in yoir right senses.

You don't seem to appreciate the use of the "oid" prefix.
No one has called ikwerres Igbo but Igboid. Ikwerres (generally) lack certain Igbo qualities so their migration story is almost believable.

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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Macelliot(m): 5:26pm On Apr 23, 2015

OneNaira6:
So OP you disregarded the best Igbo group, ANIOCHA?
You added Ukwuani but no Aniocha? You added Ika but no Aniocha? You added Ikwerre but no Aniocha?

Okay kwa

Am sorry.

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Lilimax(f): 5:26pm On Apr 23, 2015

@ OP, How about Onicha dialect?
...spoken by people from Asaba and most parts of Anambra state.

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by ogbo17: 5:27pm On Apr 23, 2015

EHUGBO OHA UNU KA

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Pearlyfaze: 5:27pm On Apr 23, 2015

Ohafia dialect is entirely different from Bende. Please do more research next time before posting.

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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by ideykwum: 5:28pm On Apr 23, 2015

It's basically Igboid; Ohafia has a large mix of Efik and Bini in it, (more than Ukwuani's mix) yet they are Igboid! Like it or lump it!

Glottochronology classifies people according to language attrition! If 70% of your dialect is Igboid, then definitely it is!!

Ishilove:
Ukwuani is not exactly igboid. There are elements of Yoruba and Edo contained therein.

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Lilimax(f): 5:29pm On Apr 23, 2015

ogbo17:
EHUGBO OHA UNU KA

The OP missed this as well

Ehugbo dialect are mostly spoken by people from Afikpo and environs

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by postmann: 5:29pm On Apr 23, 2015

Ishilove:
Ukwuani is not exactly igboid. There are elements of Yoruba and Edo contained therein.

it's 99% igboid.

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Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by donshaddow(m): 5:29pm On Apr 23, 2015

Ishilove:

K'oma

Funny enough i have never attended ukwata before

Awwwww!!! Guess we've been both lost in South-West.

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by Lilimax(f): 5:31pm On Apr 23, 2015

martineverest:
What about 'IGBANKE' ppl of EDO STATE?

Re: A List Of Igbo Dialects And Where Their Speakers Are Found. by HopeAtHand: 5:31pm On Apr 23, 2015

somegirl1:

You don't seem to appreciate the use the "oid" prefix.
No one has called ikwerres Igbo but Igboid. Ikwerres (generally) lack certain Igbo qualities so their migration story is almost believable.

Do not include Ikwerre in anything that has Igbo( with the oid ).

Also keep your 'awesome' qualities..We cared less about it.

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