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Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by bigfrancis21: 9:02am On Dec 26, 2013 |
Navidad! Feliz navidad - happy christmas. Feliz ano nuevo - happy new year. |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Odunharry(m): 9:19am On Dec 26, 2013 |
bigfrancis21: Navidad!wia r u 4m? |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Beehorn(f): 9:35am On Dec 26, 2013 |
Ukpè(edo) |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by macof(m): 10:01am On Dec 26, 2013 |
bigfrancis21: Navidad! which language be this? |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Nobody: 10:53am On Dec 26, 2013 |
Mannylex:Ediye Idioke o |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by expaboy(m): 10:59am On Dec 26, 2013 |
Ekeresimesi(ibo) |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Libkid(m): 11:06am On Dec 26, 2013 |
mimi237: mimi237:kul |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by TonyTone1: 11:48am On Dec 26, 2013 |
Upe(Igarra. Edo state--the Spain in Naija) |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by bigfrancis21: 11:53am On Dec 26, 2013 |
macof: Take a wild guess? |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by bigfrancis21: 11:53am On Dec 26, 2013 |
Odunharry: Guess? |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Andemduncan(m): 12:22pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
Rityben: Efik- Ukabadeh Isua!I hail u bro. |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by macof(m): 1:39pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
bigfrancis21: Spanish or Latin I googled found out it was Spanish. |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Nobody: 3:50pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
Christmas is called OFARA in ika dialect. |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by bigfrancis21: 4:49pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
macof: Hehehe. Correct. That was spanish. |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by comforterbility(f): 11:24pm On Dec 26, 2013 |
Rityben: Efik- Ukabadeh Isua!dat new year not christmas |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by samsus(m): 7:29am On Dec 27, 2013 |
keleshimashi #igala# kogi |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Nobody: 8:03am On Dec 27, 2013 |
comforterbility: dat new year not christmasNew year is "Obufa Isua" |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Boyooosa(m): 8:39am On Dec 27, 2013 |
Won kere si mesi |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by kiddyking(m): 12:26pm On Dec 27, 2013 |
dino escobar:ikor |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Nobody: 9:34am On Dec 28, 2013 |
kiddy king: |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Idunobaehis(m): 11:19am On Dec 30, 2013 |
It's called Ofara in Ika language 1 Like |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by iconize(m): 8:58am On Dec 31, 2013 |
Idun'oba ehis:Ika na language? |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Nobody: 9:21am On Dec 31, 2013 |
iconize:yes ika na language. |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Fulaman198(m): 3:49pm On Dec 31, 2013 |
mz mariah: yes ika na language. It's a dialect of Igbo language 1 Like |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Idunobaehis(m): 8:26pm On Dec 31, 2013 |
iconize:Yes, Ika na language. Hope dat answers your question? 1 Like |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Idunobaehis(m): 8:30pm On Dec 31, 2013 |
Fulaman198:I don't know why you people are so obsessed with Ika people? We are the Ika speakers and we say it's a language, and that's it. If Itsekiri can be a language, why not Ika too? 1 Like |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Nobody: 3:32am On Jan 01, 2014 |
Idun'oba ehis:ika is a language my dear. |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by bigfrancis21: 4:20am On Jan 01, 2014 |
Idun'oba ehis: I travelled to Lagos on saturday, dec 28 2013. On our way, our car spoilt because the fan belt cut. This was in Delta state, right there in Ika land at Ekwuoma communtiy. Being a first time visitor to Ikaland(I've passed before severally, usually while travelling), I decided to walk around a little. I looked for where to buy credit and I walked up to 3 people sitting down under a shade(a woman and 2 men) and I asked in Igbo where to buy a card and they all replied me in igbo willingly and directed me to where I could get it. I got there and there was this old woman who was talking to her grandchild in Ika and I understood her 100% because it sounded almost like general anambra dialect. And the grandson(about 18/19 years old) was replying her in 'Ika' which I also understood. Its personal experiences like this that make me find it difficult to believe half-baked lies and untruths that some people would rather peddle here. Truth be told, ika is a dialect of the Igbo/Igboid family. However, the people may choose to see themselves as distinct from Igbo. Fine. Americans are not English but yet speak the language of the English, which is English. Yet, Americans recognize their British ancestry and revere the British adorably. Language and ethnicity must not always be the same, but in most cases they are - the English people speak English, the French people speak French, the Hispanic speak Spanish, the Zulu speak Zulu, the Igbo speak Igbo etc. Two languages are regarded different languages when both of them are distinct from each other with very little or no commonalities between both. The average ika speaker understands central Igbo and can speak it effortlessly, and vice versa. Under language, Ika is an Igbo dialect. 2 Likes |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Fulaman198(m): 6:39am On Jan 01, 2014 |
bigfrancis21: That's very interesting, thanks for sharing 1 Like |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by bigfrancis21: 8:31am On Jan 01, 2014 |
Fulaman198: You're welcome. 1 Like |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by donphilopus: 8:26pm On Jan 02, 2014 |
Tony Tone: Upe(Igarra. Edo state--the Spain in Naija)Lol, I'm equally from Igarra! "Upe" is celebration/festival. You can use it for Chistmas,New Year, Easter and other traditional festival. We call it "Keresimesi". |
Re: What Is Christmas In Your Native Language? by Idunobaehis(m): 6:57pm On Jan 05, 2014 |
[quote author=bigfrancis21] I travelled to Lagos on saturday, dec 28 2013. On our way, our car spoilt because the fan belt cut. This was in Delta state, right there in Ika land at Ekwuoma communtiy. Being a first time visitor to Ikaland(I've passed before severally, usually while travelling), I decided to walk around a little. I looked for where to buy credit and I walked up to 3 people sitting down under a shade(a woman and 2 men) and I asked in Igbo where to buy a card and they all replied me in igbo willingly and directed me to where I could get it. I got there and there was this old woman who was talking to her grandchild in Ika and I understood her 100% because it sounded almost like general anambra dialect. And the grandson(about 18/19 years old) was replying her in 'Ika' which I also understood. Its personal experiences like this that make me find it difficult to believe half-baked lies and untruths that some people would rather peddle here. Truth be told, ika is a dialect of the Igbo/Igboid family. However, the people may choose to see themselves as distinct from Igbo. Fine. Americans are not English but yet speak the language of the English, which is English. Yet, Americans recognize their British ancestry and revere the British adorably. Language and ethnicity must not always be the same, but in most cases they are - the English people speak English, the French people speak French, the Hispanic speak Spanish, the Zulu speak Zulu, the Igbo speak Igbo etc. Two languages are regarded different languages when both of them are distinct from each other with very little or no commonalities between both. The average ika speaker understands central Igbo and can speak it effortlessly, and vice versa. Under language, Ika is an Igbo dialect. [/quote] Your story is cooked up. our Aniocha and Ukwani neighbours dont understand Ika language 100% talk more of you, that day being ur first encounter with an Ika and also being an Easterner. except maybe the woman in question is an Aniocha immigrant since Ekuoma shares boundary with Aniocha land. 2 Likes |
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