I am asking because I can't understand anything they are saying

i think they are Calabar

dialfa:
I am asking because I can't understand anything they are saying

Tune your ears.
You have spent too much time listening to township Igbo

If u can't understand them it means u are not igbo,when u do understand afikpo dialect how can u understand the izza and ezza dialect?

imhotep:

Tune your ears.
You have spent too much time listening to township Igbo

ol boy, it's not for lack of trying
i have tuned everything, my ears, lip reading, etc, i can't get them
I understand Igbo from nsukka dialect to ikwerre to asaba, owerri, anambra, ngwa etc, but afikpo people make no sense

EastLebanon:
If u can't understand them it means u are not igbo,when u do understand afikpo dialect how can u understand the izza and ezza dialect?

He probably is from a far place. Someone from Abiriba, Ohafia, Edda, Nkporo, Ishiagu, Ohaozara and Arochukwu area understands Ehugbo with ease.

Igbo dialects are generally not easily intelligible to someone who has not mixed with all parts of Igboland.

EastLebanon:
If u can't understand them it means u are not igbo,when u do understand afikpo dialect how can u understand the izza and ezza dialect?

ezza is very easy to understand

have you heard afikpo people speak amongst themselves?

Op yes they are Igbo with their own dialect. Now allow this Thread to die and go open it in culture section. It doesn't belong here.

EastLebanon:
If u can't understand them it means u are not igbo,when u do understand afikpo dialect how can u understand the izza and ezza dialect?

Igbo Igbo Igbo every were nawa for unaoo

They are Igbos.

Thread closed.

Ali Ehugbo nwo'm ni jokwa!

dialfa:
I am asking because I can't understand anything they are saying

OP are you suffering from igbophobia , if they are not igbos , wht then are they? south south or yoloba-igbo

abagoro:
Ali Ehugbo nwo'm ni jokwa!

see what i mean

dialfa:
I am asking because I can't understand anything they are saying

their Igbo language is different, but they are igbos.

But for ur info, ur language does not really make u Igbo, the main thing that makes u Igbo is tradition, culture, etc. Igbo marriage, burial rites , child dedication, cultural circumscision etc is what connects all igbos together.

As an Igbo man with deep knowledge of almost entire Igbo dialects I believe the form of Igbo spoken in Afikpo and Ika are the purest even though they both occupy the extreme fringes of Igbo speakers.

abagoro:
Ali Ehugbo nwo'm ni jokwa!

Tokwu uhuu!!! Afikpo dialect is very easy to assimilate and is far better than Nsukka, Ezza or Izzi. I spent some years here in my formative period.
I can still vividly remember some historic and cultural rivers such as iyiechi Ukpa, otalenkwo, oziza beach etc. Afikpo people are very friendly but stingy

The only people I have problem understanding their dialect is Effium people of Ebonyi State.

abagoro:
Ali Ehugbo nwo'm ni jokwa!

tell me if i'm near: Ehugbo land owns me and ijokwa

abagoro:
As an Igbo man with deep knowledge of almost entire Igbo dialects I believe the form of Igbo spoken in Afikpo and Ika are the purest even though they both occupy the extreme fringes of Igbo speakers.

The same here, with the exception of Effium dialect which I am 100% sure is not an Igbo Language.

Afikpo also has a very rich culture. I love their masquerades In the days of yore, they used to chase "shit" out of us the students, especially the "ote erus"

From their own account, it seems they are descendants of another tribe called Akpa, that were adopted by Igbo Ukwu

The origin of Ehugbo is wrapped in myth and mystery. No one is certain of the time the geographical entity called Afikpo came into existence. The most reliable account of the origin of Afikpo states that the founder was a man of Hebrew race who migrated from the east. It is believed that a great warrior called Igbo Ukwu and his followers set out from the east (Israel) in search of conquest and settlement. He got to North Africa from where he crossed to Nigeria and settled at Ikoyi, Lagos.

Later, Igbo Ukwu proceeded to Calabar from where he attacked and defeated the Ibibios but met with stiff opposition from a tribe known as the Akpa. Angered by the obstinacy of Akpa people, Igbo Ukwu waged war of attrition against them. He exterminated almost the entire tribe and rendered the land desolate. A few remnants of the Akpa people surrendered to Igbo, while others scattered to other places. Among those who surrendered was a man called Egwu Urochi.

Egwu Urochi was a powerful warrior and the greatest of the Akpa people. He and a few other captives were taken to Arochukwu by Igbo Ukwu. Because Egwu Urochi was a powerful warrior and had other sterling qualities, Igbo Ukwu adopted him as his son and made him the leader and commander of his army.

http://www.ebonyionline.com/origin-of-afikpo-ehugbo/

Yes they are, they are also biafra

dialfa:
I am asking because I can't understand anything they are saying

The same way you can't hear interior Ngwa unless you decode few words based on the context being discussed.

Ngwa people have different language from the Igbos hence they are not Igbos but Biafrans.

dialfa:


ol boy, it's not for lack of trying
i have tuned everything, my ears, lip reading, etc, i can't get them
I understand Igbo from nsukka dialect to ikwerre to asaba, owerri, anambra, ngwa etc, but afikpo people make no sense

Ok no wahala
Igbo language has about 20 dialects.
I understand LoL

IsraeliAIRFORCE:


The same way you can't hear interior Ngwa unless you decode few words based on the context being discussed.

Ngwa people have different language from the Igbos hence they are not Igbos but Biafrans.

I understand ngwa completely.

No, they are from the west north tribe.

m4una:
No, they are from the west north tribe.

mba, they are from the interior northern west east central tribe. , stupid topic

As an Afikpo guy, YES!!! we are IGBO. Incase you dont know.. Ehugbo means, Afoigbo. Hope you know now. You dont understand our dialect isnt our fault but yours.

okpukpu:
As an Afikpo guy, YES!!! we are IGBO. Incase you dont know.. Ehugbo means, Afoigbo. Hope you know now. You dont understand our dialect isnt our fault but yours.

i wonder why you dey answer the OP, nna let us close this topic

chuna1985:



their Igbo language is different, but they are igbos.

But for ur info, ur language does not really make u Igbo, the main thing that makes u Igbo is tradition, culture, etc. Igbo marriage, burial rites , child dedication, cultural circumscision etc is what connects all igbos together.

true

willow0802:


mba, they are from the interior northern west east central tribe. , stupid topic

Bros, i tire for all these useless ajuju's.

The current president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide is a native of Afikpo. His name is Chief Gary Enwo-Igariwey.

I hope that answers the question

abagoro:


He probably is from a far place. Someone from Abiriba, Ohafia, Edda, Nkporo, Ishiagu, Ohaozara and Arochukwu area understands Ehugbo with ease.

Igbo dialects are generally not easily intelligible to someone who has not mixed with all parts of Igboland.

I am from mbano,but most times d Mbaise dialect confuses me.

OfoIgbo:
The current president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide is a native of Afikpo. His name is Chief Gary Enwo-Igariwey.

I hope that answers the question

No, it doesn't.

We have been raised to believe many things that history don't agree with.
They may or may not be Igbos. I don't know which is why I'm asking. From what's posted above culled from their website, even themselves doubt as per their origins.