teeowl:
yesterday was yoruba dialects... now today is igbo dialects... tomorrow would be hausa dialects?

emmysoftyou:
awusa re not much on nairaland bro.
Ndigbos in nairaland re the one making this site look more interesting.
i dnt want to join nairaland in 2007 when i discovered it via google but
when i saw some igbos comments in 2012 via culture forum defending
igbo pple.
i decided to join since i am not alone.
Igbos makes the world look so interesting.

donshaddow:


Hmmm! So, ibu onye Ukwuani?

Iwebewe yo, amarim.

Igboid mean it has some igbo influence in its pronouciantion.

I'm not an Igbo, but the language is closely related cos they do understand when I speak and I do understand theirs also.

Seunpaul01:


Lol, u still dont get my point, am not saying d same thing.

HopeAtHand:



Nice one.

The truth is Igbos are a bunch of confusionists, liars, selfish and subverting people, they are always willing to generate hatred for themselves from the natives whenever they find themselves.

Ikwerres do not bother anyday about Igbos but they are dyeing over themselves to have Ikwerre included as Igbos primarily for their selfish desires to covet our natural resources and access to sea.

Ikwerre as a group is simply too sophisticated to be a subgroup of anytribe..Igbos should wake up to that reality,

somegirl1:


Come and seize our devices.

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

teeowl:
Another chest-beating Igbo gorilla man!

HopeAtHand:


Which Rivers website, it can never be an official Rivers website. A snapshot should follow your claims.

Pazienza i am Ikwerre and can surely tell you my people take it badly whenever they are referred to as Igbos, it is about the worst insult you can give an Ikwerreman.

If we are Igbos, what then was the point of ensuring we are recognised as a separate entity.

The Ikwerres and Igbos share common boundary so it shouldn't come as a surprise when words, traditions and customs are sometimes shared, but it doesn't necessarily make us the same people.

If you wanted to experience the sentiment firsthand, then i suggest you come into an Ikwerre gathering and tell them they are Igbos.

You wouldn't do that in yoir right senses.

Ikwerreboy:
Igbos igbos igbos, hw mny times hv i called u dirty migrants, Ikwerre,Ekpeye and Ogba are not igbos, they have desame ancestrial root trace to benin,(Then Oba awure).. As for the Ndoni people they have never accepted been igbo, only time shall tell, we shall all be here and hear that Rivers state Govt deports 1,000 igbos back to south east under the administration of Gov-elect Chief Nyesom wike, Continue bringing hatred for your self..

Under the administration of former governor of rivers state Dr. Peter Odilli of Ndoni, you igbos organised a prayer for all ur igbo brothers to come together and pray, concerning there stay in port harcourt (ikwerre land) and other part of rivers state, that there is an evil plan to be carried out on the igbos in rivers state.

You were been invited to the state house of assembly for organising such a prayer with the concept of the state govt, which the so called Gov. Amaechi from ikwerre who have demolished thousands of ur shops, arrested most of you who tried to acquire ikwerre local govt identification because of our similarities in names, who claimed his igbo during buhari presidential campaign in abia state, because he knows how tribalistic you people are, was the speaker of rivers state house of assembly then.

Not only that, the ikwerre concil of elders summoned you igbos and asked you people to pay fine for organising such a prayer with out the concept of the ikwerre people who own the land you derive ur daily bread. just to name a few.

You igbos are group of confused people who have no direction, the most divided ethnic group in nigeria, you are so hated all over nigeria because of your silly attitude.

The ikwerres,ogbas,ekpeye,etche and Ndoni of rivers state are not members of your Ohaeze ndi igbo organisation i wounder why you idiots include us in your irritating igbo identity we dnt belong,

Below is a brief history of the ikwerre,ogba and ekpeye people of rivers state which the benin cultural heritage have confirmed it when they visited port harcourt (ikwerre land), Ogba and ekpeye you fools:

Chief N.M.T. Solomon (2004), native of Ikodu Ubie in Ekpeyeland, in
his narrative draws heavily from the now authenticated written
historical records delivered by various informed sources including
“Eketu (Weber) of Ubeta, assumed to have lived for over two hundred
(200) years as the oldest man in all Ekpeye, Ogba and Iwhnurọ hna (or
Ikwerre), at that time (and) was asked to narrate the history and
customs of Ekpeye people” as unfolded in his lifetime. Here is what he
said, which has been validated by the accounts of the current
generation through responses to our questionnaires and direct
interviews thereby increasing our level of confidence on the data:
Ekpeye, born in Benin, was the first of the three sons of Akalaka.
While in Ndoni, he married a second wife to gain the love and favour
of the people. The new wife gave birth to a son, which he named Ogba.
Akalaka was still in Ndoni when his first wife, the mother of Ekpeye,
gave birth to his third son called Ihruoha (Ikwerre) .


Proudly Ikwerre..

Ikwerre has 4 local govtment areas in rivers state for those who thinks its only Port harcourt, no see image below:

ideykwum:
You're Igbo my friend! Stop fooling yourself! Hear yourself.."they do understand me when I speak and I understand them too". To imagine so-called educated people are posting this kind of tribe gives me the jives! Tuffiakwa!

HopeAtHand:


I dnt need you to tell me what my ancestors passed down my lineage.

Theres absolutely no Igbophobia anywhere.

All we want is fot the Igbos to learn to respect the collective will of a people and the constitution of Nigeria which recognises same.

It is really disheartening to see Igbos so willfully turn truth on its head and deceive Nigerians with such falsehood as Ikwerres being Igbos.

It is a unacceptable and is clearly a total show of shame.

Ishilove:
Ukwuani is not exactly igboid. There are elements of Yoruba and Edo contained therein.

somegirl1:

I did, hence my initial reply.
What you seem to view has some sort if achievement had nothing to do with you and everything to do with your colonial masters.
Let me break it down....it's not remarkable that your language is spoken in 2 neighbouring countries as Benin could have been part of Nigeria or SW Nigeria part of Benin, depending on how the sharers chose.
Same way some south eastern states could have been part of Cameroon if Britain and France, mainly, so decided.
What might have been remarkable is if you had non-recent migrant, native speakers of your language further afield.

Nomswag:
am from ukwuani.....i love my tribe

Adaezeagu:
I speak and understand ukwauani language fluently. Der is no element of Edo or yoruba der. Ukwuani language is like turning igbo upside down. Infact an igboman can understand d language if u listen attentively

ideykwum:
You're Igbo my friend! Stop fooling yourself! Hear yourself.."they do understand me when I speak and I understand them too". To imagine so-called educated people are posting this kind of tribe gives me the jives! Tuffiakwa!

Radoillo:



It is Elizabeth Isichei. And I have read her books. And no where did she claim Ohafia as the most divergent dialect.

Secondly, the list is NOT my list. This is the current linguistic classification of the lects spoken in the Igbo area.

Repeat: It is NOT my list. As a matter of fact, I actually disagree with the lumping together of all the Southeastern lects (save for Ezza-Izi-Ikwo-Mgbo) as one 'language' called Igbo Proper, while recognising the distinctiveness of the other lects. I feel if the same criteria are used, Igbo Proper could be further broken up into over a dozen 'languages'.

Bants:


Ara is thunder nobody really goes by that name but hey im just trying to clarify something so people wont misinterpret words

donshaddow:


The Itsekiris who are my neighbor do understand Yoruba and does that make them Yorubas?

Are you learned at all?

We share boundaries with the Isokos, Urhobos, Itshekiris, and the Aniocha people.

Do you know how many tribes you will jump before you get to asaba who share boundary with the Igbos.

Guess you are the fool here.

In the old Nigerian map, where was Bendel located? Guess you don't know that as well.

It was located under Western Nigeria.

Go read your history book (that's if you do have one).

I'm not Igbo, but my language is Igboid.

Go get the meaning of igbo and igboid.

BabaO2:

No, they can't counter, only to display their inferiority complex, reason why they can't have complete holy bible in ibo language. It is good to lead and others follow.

emmysoftyou:
we will keep beating our chest until yu stop hating..

ideykwum:
What incorrigible stupidity! My good man, work on your senses or dementia would turn the corner! Stop fooling yourself! Okay, you're Yoruba, satisfied? Good! Now go suck on your pacifier!

nonjebose:
No,there are no yorubas or edos in ukwuani. Op,Agbor people with some neighbouring like umunede abavo speak ika, a form of ibo

donshaddow:


Sorry to disappoint you!

I'm not igbo and we don't say "kedu" in my home town.

Kanyol:

Please help me tell Okudiover1

sonnie10:
Isuama is an Igbo dialect spoken in by the emacipated slaves from Igbo Origin in Sierra Leone...

Lets know the part of Igbo land where they are currently found

shaboti:
lol. Hehe, what do you say then

donshaddow:


As idiotic as you are.

Did I mention in this thread that I'm Yoruba?

We are distinctive ethnic clan and you cannot add us to your formula.

Our language was influenced by Igbo language doesn't make us Igbo.

Is Benin Republic Youruba? Cos the speak Youruba there also... Are the French? Cos the speak french also...

Fvcktard... Guess I'm wasting my time explaining and educating you on how to respect a tribe and not to marginalized them into your tribe.

HopeAtHand:



Nice one.

The truth is Igbos are a bunch of confusionists, liars, selfish and subverting people, they are always willing to generate hatred for themselves from the natives whenever they find themselves.

Ikwerres do not bother anyday about Igbos but they are dyeing over themselves to have Ikwerre included as Igbos primarily for their selfish desires to covet our natural resources and access to sea.

Ikwerre as a group is simply too sophisticated to be a subgroup of anytribe..Igbos should wake up to that reality,