lazsnaira:


And if you're not an Ika as you claim May your days be doomed.

FemiFaniKayode:
a Rivers man is NOT and will NEVER be an Igbo man

nkemdi89:
Am proudly ukwuani and am proud of my people. Ndokwa is one, that's why I will never forget musicians like smart williams,agu risky and ibulu and bright iwuogbue also I always pray the crises between ogume and emu should come to an end. Have never attended nkwatta festival and I wish to. Also I wish to have more ukwuani friends in my current state of residence cos I don't hv any. My children must learn d language cos am not fluent at all.

diegs:


It is good to understand. It means igbos in Sierra Leone. I know u wud ask how come? Igbos again.

They are d slaves taken to USA. After slavery was abolished, they were taking to Sierra Leone but the slaves decided to remain there and not return but still kept their original identity. I had a class mate back then and he confirmed it.

For the records even a part of Congo speaks igbo. Had a neighbour who told me this on hearing my name. Though the spelling was different. But he told me there were people who spoke igbo language in his country.

donshaddow:


Its not a ploy.

All I'm trying to say, we have a tribe, an ethnic group call Ukwauni...

The language is 90% related to igbo, but we share same culture as the Itsekiris, Urhobos and the Isokos.

We are a minority group in Nigeria, but a majority in Delta state because lots of people (about 7million) speak the language.

So please, we prefer to be called what we are.

"The
one spoken by the majority of the people
which is regarded the standard dialect is the
Utagba dialect. It is easily understood by the
speaker of the other dialects and it is the
dialect that is used for Ukwuani language
studies. Ukwuani language is also included in
the list of 27 Nigerian languages approved by
the Federal Government for the purpose of
"mother tongue education". The Ukwuani
culture is related to several culture in the
Niger-delta but have more social and cultural
affinities to the Igbo speaking people of
Nigeria".

Kanyol:

Vansnickers and Ikwerreboy are the same person. I followed the link you dropped and confirmed it. Check the time intervals they used to converse and also check their past posts. His arguments were stolen from either a copy and paste or a google result

stynhaq:


Mr Man you are talking pure and undiluted rubbish. The Ika's which I am proudly one, have no affiliation with the Ibos. Matter of Fact, our mom's hardly approve of marriages to you people.

We have an independent king, HRH Benjamin Kiagborekuzi (Agbor) and HRH Efeizomor for the Owa Kingdom.

I am well versed in my culture and I can tell you our only external affiliation is with the Oba of Benin, Omo n'Oba N'Edo, Oba Erediawa.


So all you are saying is fallacy.

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

bigfrancis21:


My mom used to have an Igbo bible (Akwukwo nso), same for my grandmother too. What are you talking about?

It is even online as you can read it here: https://www.bible.com/en-GB/bible/77/gen.1.igbob

Download: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCoQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgospelgo.com%2Fq%2FIgbo%2520Bible%2520-%2520New%2520Testament.pdf&ei=6D05Vci9L6TdsASo1YCwAw&usg=AFQjCNG5eXVTW4hBhjxyGc6GW8vLglYEBw&sig2=FRoWNPxQSDi_q-jj6o_Psg&bvm=bv.91427555,d.cWc

If you are ignorant about something, educate yourself first before you open your mouth to expose your ignorance.

Excerpt from the book of Genesis in Onitsha dialect during the early days of Christianity before Igbo Izugbe (Central Igbo) was introduced.

stynhaq:


And if I am Ika and Deltan, May you and Your Generation, Up to the Sixth be doomed. Both on Earth and on Judgment Day.

somegirl1:


He said he was Igbo dear. Not Igbo speaking from Ukwuani or from the Ukwuani tribe.

Joe82834:

I am in my late twenties and we always had an Igbo Bible right from when I was a kid. Problem with Nigeria is that we rarely travel to other places or even bother to learn about them so we make so many false assumptions. You really don't realise how big and diverse this country is.firstly, this is not a counter but another educative piece ( maybe not complete) just like that of yoruba,for us to learn.looking forward to seeing same for other languages.Nigeria will be better, if we begin seeing things this way.thanks

stynhaq:


Mr Man you are talking pure and undiluted rubbish. The Ika's which I am proudly one, have no affiliation with the Ibos. Matter of Fact, our mom's hardly approve of marriages to you people.

We have an independent king, HRH Benjamin Kiagborekuzi (Agbor) and HRH Efeizomor for the Owa Kingdom.

I am well versed in my culture and I can tell you our only external affiliation is with the Oba of Benin, Omo n'Oba N'Edo, Oba Erediawa.


So all you are saying is fallacy.

Seunpaul01:


I mean igbo is not spoken in other country like yoruba in benin republic nd others.

pazienza:


Your ancestors told the colonials they were "Ibos" as early as 1920s but you will have us believe that you are no longer "ibos" from 1970.

You would have all recorded history destroyed and rendered void.

You will make up ridiculous stories of your original name being Iwhuruohna and that Ndiigbo were the ones who caused your name to become Ikwerre because according to your fabricated stories, the Igbo interpreter was asking the Ikwerres if they agreed to the terms and conditions of the white men, upon which they said "Ekwerellam" and from hence forth you lots became known as Ikwerre.

You fabricate stories of Bini migration. You lots are a disgrace.

I only engage in Ikwerre arguments these days because of proud Igbo men amongst you lots like Uche Okwukwu.

Psuedy:


Wrong....there is and has always been a complete igbo bible...R u not tired of all.dis igbo bif/hate..Ow do u live wit it?

Macelliot:

A thread created by an Ika man in 2009.
https://www.nairaland.com/251901/ika-people
go through the article. He claims that there are 4 Igbo group in Delta(Ukwuani, Ika, Oshimil, Enuani)

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Go through this one too.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ika_people

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You lack deep root in your history....
I can show you the link where Miss Tourism of Delta state was interviewed...
She said she is from Ika North LGAs...
When She was asked of her tribe, she said that she is proudly Igbo....
All my claim is will fact.....
Show your fact....
I'm not sure you are an Ikan..
You speak like a Yoruba....
Yoruba boy claiming delta....
Yoruba people dey Jealous.....

delpee:
Who knows about the roots and language of the Olukumis of Delta? Or better still is there someone from their place on NL who can throw some light into their origjn.?

donshaddow:


Its not a ploy.

All I'm trying to say, we have a tribe, an ethnic group call Ukwauni...

The language is 90% related to igbo, but we share same culture as the Itsekiris, Urhobos and the Isokos.

We are a minority group in Nigeria, but a majority in Delta state because lots of people (about 7million) speak the language.

So please, we prefer to be called what we are.

"The
one spoken by the majority of the people
which is regarded the standard dialect is the
Utagba dialect. It is easily understood by the
speaker of the other dialects and it is the
dialect that is used for Ukwuani language
studies. Ukwuani language is also included in
the list of 27 Nigerian languages approved by
the Federal Government for the purpose of
"mother tongue education". The Ukwuani
culture is related to several culture in the
Niger-delta but have more social and cultural
affinities to the Igbo speaking people of
Nigeria".

bigfrancis21:


@bold... while writing out their supposed names, you clearly omitted the the Ikechukwu in Benjamin's name and Obi in Efeizomor's name. How crafty of you.


1) HRH Ikechukwu B. Nkeagborekwuzi (nke agbor ekwuzi - what will agbor people now say?)

2) HRH Obi Onyeike Efeizomor.


Baby attempts at corrupting an Igbo name such that it looks non-Igboid, however pronunciation, just like the winter breeze, still exposes the rump of the fowl.
Ikechukwu Nkeagboekwuzi is a full Igbo name. However, Efeizomor is clearly of foreign origin, in accordance with the tale of bini migrants who settled in Ika land. Majority of Ikas are of Igbo origin who the few bini migrants met on arriving in Ika. Do not twist history around to claim all Ikas are from Bini, for else the Bini language should have been spoken here and there.

Also, it baffles me when certain Igbo groups speak an Igbo dialect of >98% Igbo words, and with just a few borrowed words from another language, turn around and claim they come from the language territory that accounts for less than 1% of their vocabulary. English is a well-known language of borrowing french, latin, spanish etc words. Does that suddenly mean it no longer English but those languages?

Weird human thinking.

donshaddow:


D'elee... Ibu onye ukwuani esi?

BabaO2:

Hahahahah

H-Net Announcement The Union Igbo Bible:A Centenary
Location: Nigeria
Symposium Date: 2013-11-25 (Archive)
Date Submitted: 2013-08-10
Announcement ID: 205796
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, GREGORY UNIVERSI TY UTURU NIGERIA in Conjunction with the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Cordially invite you to 3rd International Symposium tagged:

THE UNION IGBO BIBLE: A CENTENARY.
Exactly hundred years ago, the Union Igbo Bible was produced in Egbu Owerri(1913).The translation from English Bible to Igbo lasted between 1906 to 1913.The Archdeacon Dennis led committee used the Igbo dialects of Onitsha, Owerri,Bonny, Arochukwu, and Uwana. Instead of embracing Union Igbo Bible as breakthrough in Igbo language development, an attempt towards Igbo language standardization and collective means of communication of NDI IGBO, it was out rightly rejected. The Union Igbo Bible was described as artificial lingua franca (Esperanto), a language of the prayer book and the Bible. To a large extent, inter denominational rivalry aroused when the Union Igbo Bible was produced. This great disservice to appreciate Archdeacon Dennis ingenuity is unscholarly, subjective and uncalled for. Unfortunately, leading scholars have described the Union Igbo as unreadable and unacceptable. It is against this background that the following sub themes are selected but not restricted to it:
.The Role of Christian Missionaries in Igbo Language Development
. Archdeacon Dennis, Union Igbo, Anglican Communion and Other Denominations
. Esperanto Igbo language and the School Curriculum
.The Rise of Igbo Orthography
.Igbo Izugbe,(Standard Dialect)and the Igbo novelists
.Literary Criticism and the Spoken Igbo
.Igbo Nollywood,.Engli-Igbo Film and the Theatre
.Igbo Language and the fear of Extinction
Historical Perspective of Igbo Language Development
Standardization Controversy: A Review
Igbo Language and The Christian Worship

nkemdi89:

Do you know a place in agbor they called ozanogogo and alifikade? They speak edo.

HopeAtHand:


Uche Okwukwu is a persona non grata.

That useless posturing of his is the sole reason he has never won any election he ever contested as pro-Ikwerres will never vote for someone that doesn't know where he is coming from.

Please do not include Ikwerres in Igboid whatever.We are very comfortable as Ikwerres and do not need any unnecessary association.

We should respect the sanctity of the constitution in this,

stynhaq:


You are been plain stupid. I was born and schooled in Agbor. precisely Gbenoba Boys Grammar School. Do you hear the name of my school? Gben-Oba. Has a mix of Benin in It.

You Ibos always aint contempt with yourselves. It is not negotiable, we have no affiliation with you guys just as the Ikwerres of Rivers. Can't you respect one's Independence? How difficult is that?

I initially thought the Yorubas and Hausa's were been sentimental, now I know that are 100% right.

We have no roots with you guys. Period. Come to Agbor or Owa (Boji Boji) the only Ibos you see are the one's that came for trade as obtainable elsewhere in Nigeria.

My summary: Mind your own business, do not claim what is not yours. If you need detailed History of Agbor, Go to Ika National Library in Agbor, COE Agbor, Delsu Abraka and Uniben. Stop talking what you assume.

John Odigie Oyegun massively stole Edo peoples' money within the short opportunity he had.

Ask me how I know? I was born and brought up in Benin There wasn't PDP or APC then so don't conclude I'm taking sides.

izu777:
Igbo is a very diverse language must people don't know this but there is a central igbo language which all igbos understand

lazsnaira:


Why you dey stress yourself. These people you're arguing with are yorubas.

Yoruba *spits* I'd rather come as a dog than be yoruba

izu777:
Igbo is a very diverse language must people don't know this but there is a central igbo language which all igbos understand

stynhaq:


Mr Man you are talking pure and undiluted rubbish. The Ika's which I am proudly one, have no affiliation with the Ibos. Matter of Fact, our mom's hardly approve of marriages to you people.

We have an independent king, HRH Benjamin Kiagborekuzi (Agbor) and HRH Efeizomor for the Owa Kingdom.

I am well versed in my culture and I can tell you our only external affiliation is with the Oba of Benin, Omo n'Oba N'Edo, Oba Erediawa.


So all you are saying is fallacy.

veuttoutlemonde:


Pls does Ukwuani language have a written one different from Igbo?