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Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by limamintruth: 6:33pm On Dec 25, 2014 |
Truckpusher: Yea. Thats another aspect of the divide & rule tactics adopted by the Colonialists at the time. Truckpusher: Wow, nice. This now becomes the 3rd ethnic group in Rivers state that i'v heard of (cos i'v never been to Rivers state so far). Thanks for sharing boss. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by 2prexios: 6:38pm On Dec 25, 2014 |
cheruv:What can be more desperate than the need to slander others for gain and muse among wise people? It's a virtue to be wise, may wisdom set the desperate free. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by cheruv: 7:08pm On Dec 25, 2014 |
Truckpusher:Isoma is the name Igbos call people from owerri zone excluding the mbaise nation. some even use it in reference to the ikwerres,ogbas and etches |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by cheruv: 7:13pm On Dec 25, 2014 |
2prexios:and seriously brother I've seen how wise you're ..bia lekwa maagwa gi site n'inyo gi naede a hulam na ijizighi okwu! |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by 2prexios: 7:32pm On Dec 25, 2014 |
cheruv:I appreciate, thanks and you are wise too. My Yoruba at your post i quoted earlier, 'ejo laako kaato koja' means you must learn how to argue or explain issues in your favour before you learn to fight, lest you wont be able to wriggle out of trouble. Thats why Yoruba argues rather than fight, to make room for reconciliation. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by Nobody: 12:52am On Dec 26, 2014 |
cheruv: Funny though Most Yorubas would disagree with the mgbati tag. They also attach that stereotype to you. 1 Like |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by Truckpusher(m): 3:51am On Dec 26, 2014 |
cheruv:Who knows ,it could be true. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by pazienza(m): 8:18am On Dec 26, 2014 |
Truckpusher: Nnaa, the ancient Ogba kingdom lived in perpetual fear of the Abohs who were hell bent on conquering them, ask your elders, the Abohs were a constant pain in the ass to all around them. The pre colonial history wasn't that rosy o! Btw, thought you told me that you are not from Ogba, nawa for you o! |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by Truckpusher(m): 8:25am On Dec 26, 2014 |
pazienza:You're getting it twisted though partially true to a large extent. Your question was on a wrong thread ,wrong timing and of course considering our history I'm a bit skeptical about what you represent though there is room for a change. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by pazienza(m): 8:36am On Dec 26, 2014 |
Truckpusher: A leopard never change it's spots. I represent unity peace and love for all who say "Bia" for come, and "Eze" for king, aka, the Igbo speaking people. You and hopeathand are so difficult, and you both often misunderstand me. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by Truckpusher(m): 8:49am On Dec 26, 2014 |
pazienza:I'm not a difficult person but I have this dislike for ethnic supremacists especially even to other ethnic minority that shares a lot with them. Mbiri ka mbiri is where I stand. Who's hopeathand? Hey! we are one but we need to first disabuse our minds of our ugly and shameful history/past that were mostly told by a bitter set of people from both side of the divide, but when youths like you and some other folks subscribes to such concocted lies and propaganda then one would certainly need to do some soul searching before embarking on a journey of searching for a long lost relative who might be more of a threat than provide the companion and friendship you yearn for.Never the less we are just one people with one destiny. I still dey the game |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by 2prexios: 9:05am On Dec 26, 2014 |
Truckpusher:Very impressive post. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by pazienza(m): 9:14am On Dec 26, 2014 |
Truckpusher: No one in SE holds any grudge over any Igbo speaking group outside the SE. Nzeogwu the originator of the "Igbo coup", is not from the SE yet you don't see any body in the SE deny him or his Anioma people, instead we insist they are Ndiigbo when we could easily deny them. Yes, we are one people, regardless of how we want to see each other. I found it interesting that the eldest man in an Ogba town royal family goes by the surname "Igbokwe", it shows that not all in Ogba has given up hope on Igbo unity. Hopeathand is an Ikwerre brother. http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2014/07/25/egwu-ogba-kicks-off-with-cultural-festivities/ |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by Truckpusher(m): 9:22am On Dec 26, 2014 |
pazienza:You're beginning to lie now and it makes it more difficult.Whatever ,lessons have been learnt what is now needed is mutual respect and transparency for everyone to understand that we can't move forward by continuously being a divided people. Igbokwe,yes we have all that name and I proudly bear one. We shall overcome when we begin to think beyond self gratification and tribal superiority instead see ourselves as a people kept down against their wish and must achieve self determination |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by pazienza(m): 9:48am On Dec 26, 2014 |
Truckpusher: Would have liked to make somethings clear, but I don't want to derail this thread any further. Happy boxing day bro. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by HopeAtHand: 9:49am On Dec 26, 2014 |
Pazienza so u had to invite me down to this thread as if u are unaware that the Ikwerres call the Igbos ISOMA. Ikwerre words are somehow annoying close to Igbo words. Because the Igbos travel alot to far lands to mix with people, im postulating that all shared words between us were words Igbos borrowed from Ikwerres. Makes perfect sense. 1 Like |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by Truckpusher(m): 9:56am On Dec 26, 2014 |
pazienza:Yeah. Happy boxing day - We should just keep it for another day. Enjoy |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by Truckpusher(m): 9:57am On Dec 26, 2014 |
HopeAtHand:Don't you think it's high time we go beyond these back and forth arguments to enable generations forge a united front? 1 Like |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by christopher123(m): 9:58am On Dec 26, 2014 |
HopeAtHand: Owerri people call non natives isoma including ikwerre Alhambra call |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by pazienza(m): 10:00am On Dec 26, 2014 |
HopeAtHand: Haha! Nice attempt at ruffling my feathers. Happy Boxing day bro. Ikwerres called their Owerri brothers Isoma, my Idemili ancestors never knew of the existence of Ikwerres anymore than they knew of the Ehugbos(Afikpo people). |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by cheruv: 10:47am On Dec 26, 2014 |
HopeAtHand:there's nothing sensible about what you wrote.. just like saying that Chinese borrowed heavily from Korean or Japanese,when we know the reverse is the case. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by limamintruth: 10:49am On Dec 26, 2014 |
Truckpusher: HopeAtHand: christopher123: pazienza: Guys, its really common to find the natives of different tribes (esp. those that share territorial boundary with one another) using/speaking certain similar words as a part of their respective local languages. That was why i stated (earlier on this thread) the following: limamintruth: So no need arguing about this issue further so that we wont derail the thread pls. Will expect more insightful contributions from fellow nairalanders. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by WORLDPEACE(m): 12:47pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
Truckpusher:Don't you people think you are messing up a thread that's suppose to be fun and informative? No one is interested in your tribal rivalries. The thread was fun until you came with your mu.mu tribal arguments. Let go of your feminine emotions and stick with the subject under consideration. 1 Like |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by Truckpusher(m): 12:53pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
WORLDPEACE:
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Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by WORLDPEACE(m): 1:00pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
Yorubas call Urhobo- Isobo Nupe- Tapa Ijaws - Ijon ( my particular Yoruba dialect not all) |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by 2prexios: 1:03pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
Truckpusher:Good moves, onto the Odudu nwa stuff, is it a freestyle thing of yours or a term that has always been in the language? For instance, the Igbos will say 'odudunwa bu eze' and that's natural in their language. What circumstance created Odudu nwa as Yoruba identity with your beautiful people? |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by Truckpusher(m): 1:16pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
2prexios:I think they got it from other neighboring tribes and ethnic group and then related it to their own language. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by 2prexios: 2:23pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
Truckpusher:Is the term commonly used by the youth or the oldest generation? I'm only trying to peruse the usage, maybe it sprang from self determination spirit that spread across southern Nigeria at the wake of the civil war, or from political dynamics of pre-independence, where Awo created egbe omo oduduwa b4 60s. I believe you can handle this, thanks. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by Truckpusher(m): 2:26pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
2prexios:It came from the oldest generation. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by 2prexios: 2:50pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
Truckpusher:Thanks, just want to be sure its not modern area code. To some on this platform, oduduwa was an allusion and not real, because they were clueless as to the name. But if Yoruba were known as that, it means that in prehistoric time some in Yoruba neighbourhood reckon with the historicity of an ancient empire builder. Yoruba favours city~state names as their identity, common name decayed a long while ago, perhaps after inception. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by WORLDPEACE(m): 5:02pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
2prexios: 'Yoruba' as a common name for the people who have linguistic cultural and historical affinity is a recent development. In my own opinion based on research, it is a 19th century invention. The first group who were referred to as Yorubas were the Oyo by the Hausas. The Oyo people who inhabited an area geographically closer to them than other Yoruba groups who lived in the forest regions. Other groups identified themselves with the names by which their Yoruba neighbours knew them. There were the Ijebus, Ekiti, Egba, Ijesha and so on. This groups mostly believed in a common origin of migrating from Ife. Although there were groups who believd they originated from Benin. But the name has not always applied to all the groups that now now bear that name. My point is that it is often outsiders that see the similarities among different groups and give them or solidify their common identity. The Anglo Saxons were given that name by a visiting Bishop who thought they behaved like angels. Ethiopeans were named such by the Greeks, Ethiopia meaning 'region of the burnt faces' because of their darker skin complexion to the greeks. The ancient kingdom of Ghana was named Ghana by the Arab writers who applied the title of the kingdom's ruler to the entire people. Everywhere, if you make your research, this is often the case. Just like the Op did not name himself. |
Re: What Names Do You Refer To Natives Of Other Tribes With In Your Dialect? by limamintruth: 5:52pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
WORLDPEACE: Interesting. So there exist disparity in language even within the yoruba ethnic group right? Same with the hausa lang. too. Which specific yoruba dialect do you speak @worldpeace? |
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