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Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Kagawa10: 1:00am On Mar 20, 2016 |
BarryX:You're the confused one though. No wonder only you could imply that my statement ''of any Nigerian claiming to have been superior to the British is absurd" means we are inferior to the british. What a dumb head! |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by ariesbull: 6:07am On Mar 20, 2016 |
Kagawa10: I am not a Benin and I am not a yoruba but I must be honest Benin had impacts in Yoruba land and ruled the Yoruba land from ore to Lagos ..inshort Lagos wasa camp Benin brought the kingship to Yoruba land that's why they the Yoruba adopted the obaship..yes Benin man is the real oduduwa and it's a historical fact The fake oduduwa was from heaven descending with a calabash and a fowl...i mean it's so stupid to tell these stories that my 8 yr old girl won't believe this I think Yoruba might have given Benin some small deities..I really need to confirm how true this is but others mentioned are historical FACT . I think Yoruba should eat the humble pie and accept Benin impact in their lives ..just Luke Ilorin should accept the Fulani impact in their own 2 Likes |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by tpiar: 8:53am On Mar 20, 2016 |
bokohalal: Creole means mixed. What's the op's reason for the thread btw. |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Kagawa10: 8:56am On Mar 20, 2016 |
ariesbull:Coming from ipod loser says all. 3 Likes |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Opharhe: 10:00am On Mar 20, 2016 |
Kagawa10:It's very clear you have a very poor knowledge of linguistics and don't know beyond your closet(Yoruba). I'm an Urhobo and 'Omo' is the Urhobo word for child. Claiming we(the Edo-speaking) people borrowed this word among others from yoruba is very shallow. Your argument would have sense if you talked about the possibility of similarity in words being a result of a common ancient language or relations between various ethnic groups. Linguistically, there are some similarities of words used in Igbo and Yoruba languages, so do i now say yorubas borrowed those words from igbos or vice-versa? 3 Likes |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Opharhe: 10:07am On Mar 20, 2016 |
Back to the topic. Enough is not been done in preserving these treasures... A miniature city for example should be established to keep the memories if the glorious past ever fresh and also bring home some good money from tourists. Unfortunately, those in govt.(federal and state) do not think of tangible things they can do to better the society. |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Kagawa10: 10:40am On Mar 20, 2016 |
Opharhe:What's this one saying betwn! It's widely known Urhobo or whatever the sh!t borrowed many of their language from the Binis. That you got the word 'omo' from the Binis doesn't mean it didn't originate somewhere and I'm simply stating that the word is basically a Yoruba word. 1 Like |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Opharhe: 11:17am On Mar 20, 2016 |
Kagawa10:'Borrowed from Binis', hahahaha. It seems u're so obsessed with borrowing but your level of Knowledge is very shallow. You yorubas make too much baseless claims. Yes, Edos and Urhobos/Isokos + western Igbos are historically related but 'Ofua' is the Bini word for child for you info. Do you know that 'Oba' is not the Edo word for King as many of you yorubas erroneously think just as Emir in not the Hausa word for King? Let me stop here, lol. |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Born2Breed(f): 12:37pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
Kagawa10: When will you kids stop running around Nairaland and re-sit for jamb. Stop being dumber than dumb. OMO is an Edoid word. Same as Oba,Uwa..... 2 Likes |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Born2Breed(f): 1:10pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
Kagawa10: Listen up child. Obatala is not worshiped by BINI's and the source of Olokun can be traced to Benin same as Ogun. No Benin person bears such names like Ogunseyi and Okunla. To enlighten your almost blunt brain; There is what is referred to Edo n'kure or Edo's in Akure. These were the soldiers sent to keep the Ondo's and Ekiti's in check incase of failure to remit taxes. Some of them returned to Benin with Yoruba wives and my maternal great grand-mothers happens to be one of these women. Go to Owo,Ondo,Akure and you see traces of Benin in their royal court. 1 Like |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Kagawa10: 2:33pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
Opharhe:LOL! Need I remind you that I schooled in uniben for good amount of years to know that the bini word for child is Omo. Even the binis in the house hasn't refuted it or say otherwise. The word Omo, Oba re basically Yoruba words, only a dumb head would say otherwise. |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by coolitempa(f): 2:37pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
ariesbull: Sharrappp there.....did Yorubas even claim Benin was Yoruba |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Kagawa10: 2:40pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
Born2Breed:LOL! How can the landlocked bini with no access to the sea has Olokun as their god? Yeye dey smell. Do you know you've been having a discourse with an Ondo native? LOL at edo's in Akure! Abeg find something to chew on. Bini that was sent packing in Akure and even had their king killed in the battle is the one forming nonsense! Abeg swerve. 2 Likes |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Kagawa10: 2:48pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
Born2Breed:LOL! Bini claiming the word Omo, Oba etc doesn't change s.hit though because even the blind knows they are Yoruba words. Basically, The whole of Yoruba race which spread across Benin, Togo and even the Brazil use the word 'Omo'. Only the bini moonlight tales story teller would think the words belong to them. |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by skondo09(m): 3:11pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
I like history |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by texanomaly(f): 3:19pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
tbaba1234:Hello tbaba123. Long time. My point exactly. The problem is that even the learned, as you describe them, have these "predetermined prejudices ". It may very well take another generation or two to change them. Unfortunately much of the rich history of the many tribes of Nigeria could be lost in that time. Continue to read and study your history. Hopefully there are others, from other tribes, who are doing the same. You, and they, may very well be the keepers of your heritage. Don't allow it to be lost. Nice write up BTW. 1 Like |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by kettykin: 3:46pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
The great Benin empire has been reduced to a local government area no thanks to the political miscalculations mostly on the part of Benin people like Mike Enahoro, Tony anenih, aikhomu, igbinedion,Oshiomole all whose Myopic political affiliations has helped to further the decline of this great empire. To the extent that edo state is not even a viable state any longer, choosing to belong to a worthless and useless political party where never do wells belong. May God almighty pay back all those who furthered the decline of this great empire. If I may ask, please what is edo state still doing in APC, what has it benefitted from the party apart from economic decline and mismanagement of the state finances? |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by VirginFinder: 4:24pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
bokohalal: Come on, if i start listing Yoruba personalities that are more popular and recognised than your Oba locally and internationally, this thread wont end. Nonsense! |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by VirginFinder: 4:33pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
erusen: You are the real dullard! I meant the most important personality in Benin is the Oba. It is not so in Yorubaland. Our life doesnt revolve around any Oba. Got it? |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by SirAfoy1(m): 5:02pm On Mar 20, 2016 |
bokohalal:rubbish |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Nobody: 12:06am On Mar 21, 2016 |
coolitempa: Get the hell out of the thread. |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Nobody: 12:07am On Mar 21, 2016 |
kettykin: Enahoro, Anenih, Aikhomu and Oshiomhole aren't Benin. |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by VirginFinder: 12:21am On Mar 21, 2016 |
ariesbull: You are a dullard and semi-literate ibo man. Stick to selling spare parts if you cant do research into history. Btw, Oduduwa actually came from the middle east like most Yorubas. |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by VirginFinder: 12:27am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Born2Breed: Olodo! Omo(child) and Oba(king) are pure Yoruba words. They feature in many of our names. Edoid kor, Binoid ni |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by VirginFinder: 12:33am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Born2Breed: How can you Binis lay claim to pure Yoruba deities like Ogun and Olokun that make up Yoruba curriculum in higher institutions? Dont they sound Yoruba enough? You guys are pathetic o! |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by ariesbull: 6:43am On Mar 21, 2016 |
VirginFinder: Oh ..a middle East again ...nawa for Yoruba oooo Different version Stick to one na |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by ariesbull: 6:45am On Mar 21, 2016 |
VirginFinder: Pls list them for us |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by ariesbull: 6:47am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Kagawa10: Igbo call twins ejima Urhobo call ejime So what are u saying |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by tbaba1234: 6:49am On Mar 21, 2016 |
kettykin: PDP under Igbinedion who did nothing for 8 years in power is the reason why EDO is under APC. Compared to Igbinedion, Oshiomole has been 100% better. |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by coolitempa(f): 7:45am On Mar 21, 2016 |
aim5: ...have you taken your medication |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by Kagawa10: 2:13pm On Mar 21, 2016 |
ariesbull:And Yoruba call them 'Ejire'. Betwn, none of them are words for words. |
Re: Benin City, The Mighty Medieval Capital Now Lost Without Trace by VirginFinder: 2:02pm On Mar 22, 2016 |
ariesbull: Some are on Forbes' lists. Some are former presidents. Some are pastors - revered men of God. Innumerable industrialists. Now, go figure! |
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