Efewestern:


bro relax, I think you need to counter his claim. this is an educative thread, not meant for ewar.

just table your matter for ground, bring up the Yoruba words to that.

It's quite obvious tho.

kn23h:


Go and play with your red, green and yellow crayons.

YOU MEAN THIS


YOU JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING BIAFRA....THE LAND OF RISING SUN

Olukunmi are in northern Delta state, in Ugbodu I believe.

https://www.nairaland.com/2278577/facts-yoruba-enclave-heart-aniocha

Efewestern:


nope, haven't meant any of them before, I think yoruboid ends in itsekiri land.

Not true. Olukunmis speak a more Yoruba language than Itshekiris.

Efewestern:

only heard of olukunmis online

Me too. I will like to meet some of them.

ezeagu:
Olukunmi are in northern Delta state, in Ugbodu I believe.

https://www.nairaland.com/2278577/facts-yoruba-enclave-heart-aniocha

Thank you ezeagu. Very informative.

FisifunKododada:

Not true. Olukunmis speak a more Yoruba language than Itshekiris.


Me too. I will like to meet some of them.

lolx.. you really haven't listen to an itsekiri man speaking, those from ondo can understand him clearly, the olukumis only bear Yoruba name, they ain't yoruboid believe me, they are more igbo.

Efewestern:


lolx.. you really haven't listen to an itsekiri man speaking, those from ondo can understand him clearly, the olukumis only bear Yoruba name, they ain't yoruboid believe me, they are more igbo.

Again not true. The language called Olukunmi is a Yoruba language NOT Igbo. Yes, I have heard that some Olukunmis now see themselves as Igbos.

realestworld:
bros abeg create urhobo thread. GATS learn my language.

oniovo no wahala, will do just that and I will definitely mention you. make I alert my guy Mathias about this development .

onuwaje:
next is greetings and salutations in Itsekiri and d response is in bracket
1. Doh (hello)
Response (Doh)

2. Aghan doh (also pronounced "Ahn dooh) it means "well done all"
Response : (Éné jé) it means "we accept"

3. Ere - Ówuró/Erówuró (Good morning)

Response: Ere- Ówuró ra to ósón/ Erówuró tosón (let d morning bring forth good to the afternoon) but the typical response is usually "Erówuró Omeremi" (good morning my person)

more loading when i charge my fone. lol

Sounds like ilaje language

FisifunKododada:

Again not true. The language called Olukunmi is a Yoruba language NOT Igbo. Yes, I have heard that some Olukunmis now see themselves as Igbos.

now if I may ask how do you intend claiming those people?, just forget about it and forcus on what you have @hand. to me olukimi only exist online.

Efewestern:

now if I may ask how do you intend claiming those people?, just forget about it and forcus on what you have @hand.

Claiming? Who is talking about claiming? Calm down and educate yourself.

Efewestern:

to me olukimi only exist online.

Again. Not true. Olukunmi - the language EXIST even though the number of speakers are not as many as they used to be.

onuwaje:
next is numbers in Itsekiri i will list 1-20

1. Mééne
2. Meji
3. Mééta
4. Méérén
5. Maaru
6. Mééfa
7. Meeje
8. Mééjó
9. Méésan
10. Méégua
11. Okan légua
12. Eji légua
13. Eta légua
14. Érén légua
15. Maaru légua
16. Éfa legua
17. Mééta ee Jeto Ogun
18. Meji ee Jeto Ogun
19.. Okan ee jeto Ogun
20. Ogun

Oduduwa, I sight your handwork here ooo

Weldone with your away games

Efewestern:


nope, haven't met any of them before, I think yoruboid ends in itsekiri land.

only heard of olukunmis online

No it doesn't. Read up on the Olukumis.

http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/the-history-of-the-olukumi-people-in-nigeria

Surrounded by predominantly Ibo-speaking tribes, they speak a variant of the Yoruba language, which surprising is yet to be subsumed by those of their dominant neighbours.

kn23h:

Is this a Yoruba dialect

yes the Itsekiri language has its roots from the Ilaje/Ijebu areas
so its a Yoruba dialect

Efewestern:


what's the meaning of ofemi? i was thinking he combined itsekiri oriste and Yoruba femi since his mom is Yoruba.

Oritsefemi, more like orishafemi in yoruba, both meaning the gods like me

dollarlander:

Are you sure you are going to keep to this? I want to learn o.

i will try my best sir

Yorubas are just scattered everywhere across West Africa; Senegal, Togo, Bini, Nigeria, Ghana [the Fon people], etc.

What a nation.

sissoko22:
The number can easily be understood by an Igala people in Kogi state
2. Eji
3. Eta
Instead of the prefix "Me"

if the Igala has a little Yoruba in its roots den we can say Igala is Yoruboid (i stand to be corrected)

FisifunKododada:

Numbers in Yoruba language: 1. eni 2. Meji 3. Meta 4. Merin 5. Maaru 6. Mefa 7. Meje 8. Mejo 9. Mesan 10.Mewa 11.Mokanla 12. Mejila 13. Metala 14. Merinla 15. Medogun 16.Merindinlogun 17. Metadinlogun 18. Mejidinlogun 19.. Mokandinlogun 20. Ogun

what part of Yoruba is this
cos i know the number 1 as Okan

I'm sooooo following! High time I got to know these our neighbours

kn23h:

No it doesn't. Read up on the Olukumis.
http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/the-history-of-the-olukumi-people-in-nigeria
Surrounded by predominantly Ibo-speaking tribes, they speak a variant of the Yoruba language, which surprising is yet to be subsumed by those of their dominant neighbours.

kn23h thank you for this - very informative.

onuwaje:
still.on Itsekiri 101

Greeting
Ere-Ósón/Erósón (Good afternoon)
Response: Ere-Ósón ra to alé (let the good of the afternoon lead u to the evening) or Ere-Ósón Omeremi (good afternoon my person

Greeting
Ere-alé/Eralé (Good evening)
Response
Ere-alé je (we enjoy d evening together) or Eralé Omeremi

Greeting
Ode-ejuma/Odejuma (good night)
[Ejuma means tomoro in Itsekiri]

Response: Ode-ejuma/Odejuma

Other salutations and response in Itsekiri includes (with their reply in bracket)
Erubó "welcome" (Adokpe "thanks"

Also when in a gathering to acknowledge the presence of everybody one is expected to say the following

1. Oma-Iwéré dede mo kiaghan (pronounced "Omiwéré dede mokian) which literally means "child of Iwéré i salute u all"
The response is
Ené jé (we accept)

N:B Itsekiri call their homeland in general IWÉRÉ


2nd form of greeting in itsekiri is
Aja mo kiaghan (pronounced Aja mokian) it means i salute the community/village as Aja in Itsekiri means village/town/settlement


The reply is
Aja jé (the town/village/community accepts)


So on nairaland i can say

Nairaland Mo kiaghan lol the response will be nairaland jé

Ekiti will also say 'erubo' meaning welcome, and 'adupe' is thanks

Badonasty:


This one na ijebu dialect fa

well u can say that because the founder of my Community (Omadino) is from Ijebu and his name is Nenuwa

onuwaje:

what part of Yoruba is this
cos i know the number 1 as Okan

That's pure grade Yoruba. Okan is also acceptable.

Efewestern:


lolx.. you really haven't listen to an itsekiri man speaking, those from ondo can understand him clearly, the olukumis only bear Yoruba name, they ain't yoruboid believe me, they are more igbo.

True. I've met one. Her dad Olukunmi, her mom Igbo. They all bear Yoruba names tho. But they neither see themselves as Yoruba or Igbo, she sees herself as a Deltan or Olukunmi girl, but she's more inclined and closer to her Igbo side than Yoruba. She understands the Igbo language. Maybe because her mom is Igbo from Imo. She also told me most Olukunmi men love marrying Igbo. I.e her Dad

FisifunKododada:


kn23h thank you for this - very informative.

Anytime.

When it's time to split Nigeria, it will be very very interesting. Yoruba, in culture and language is very dominant. It won't fade out. Yoruba groups left in Niger Delta Rep and Arewa Repub go suffer o

Akell:

Wait..... Do these folks have similarities with the Yorubas?

From your posts, I see so many Yoruba words.

yea the only thing that differentiate them is their cultural practice (almost 99% benin)

Landmark445:
True. I've met one. Her dad Olukunmi, her mom Igbo. They all bear Yoruba names tho. But they neither see themselves as Yoruba or Igbo, she sees herself as a Deltan or Olukunmi girl, but she's more inclined and closer to her Igbo side than Yoruba. She understands the Igbo language. Maybe because her mom is Igbo from Imo. She also told me most Olukunmi men love marrying Igbo. I.e her Dad

One person doesn't speak for thousands.

Opiletool:
Sounds like ilaje language

yea i have an Ilaje friend and we understand each other well

Landmark445:
True. I've met one. Her dad Olukunmi, her mom Igbo. They all bear Yoruba names tho. But they neither see themselves as Yoruba or Igbo, she sees herself as a Deltan or Olukunmi girl, but she's more inclined and closer to her Igbo side than Yoruba. She understands the Igbo language. Maybe because her mom is Igbo from Imo. She also told me most Olukunmi men love marrying Igbo. I.e her Dad

That's not the issue. The issue is this: Is the language Olukunmi a Yoruba language or an Igbo language?

kn23h:

Anytime.
When it's time to split Nigeria, it will be very very interesting. Yoruba, in culture and language is very dominant. It won't fade out. Yoruba groups left in Niger Delta Rep and Arewa Repub go suffer o

You are right. Our ancestors were very busy. Respects to them.