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| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 8:06pm On Nov 04, 2015 |
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| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by dynamicone38: 8:22pm On Nov 04, 2015 |
BabaTony:upon that you still do not have any language but dialect cause what you guyz are speaking presently are still efik's please dont judge me in a hurry answer this first (how do you say COME in ibibio language) |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by dynamicone38: 8:58pm On Nov 04, 2015 |
[quote author=BabaTony post=39676064] Before you start claiming go and ask your father were you came from as far as i know an illetrate has never given an exact date of any incident. majority of ibibios do not even know their date of birth not to talk of their history how would you regard somebody who do not know his or her date of birth yet claims knowing his ancient story or fact this is stupidity you have seen the handwriting on the wall and if i were you i would have been ashamed of my self for not knowing my pass. GOD BLESS EFIK KINGDOOM koro "ABASI MME IKPAHA EFIK NDE INYUNG IKPAHA" 1 Like |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by obia62: 10:50pm On Nov 04, 2015 |
The Ibibio have lived in the Cross River area of modern day Nigeria for several hundred years, and while written information about them only exists in colonial records from the late nineteenth century on, oral traditions have them in the region much earlier than this. "Ibio-ibio" means short or brief and doesn't have anything to do with "ulok" and while it is called "ufok" by some other Ibibio groups. The name "Ikot" often replaces "the house of... or the people of ", referring to their origin or ancestors. Another meaning for Ikot in Ibibioland is bush. |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by BabaTony: 12:45am On Nov 05, 2015 |
Cowards! Create as many monikers as you like the truth has been established long time ago even by outsiders! This is the worst kind of tribal bigotry I have seen in many years. I can't just imagine how you look like because with this kind of mindset you will be a very grumpy person blaming all your calamities (including bad phone connection  ) on the very successful ibibio man. |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by christemmbassey(m): 11:27am On Nov 05, 2015 |
BabaTony:da there is no need to insult ourselves. Any real Cross Riverian/Akwaibomite who was born befor the creation of Akwa Ibom State knows who is 'owo Efik', 'owo-Oron' or 'owo Ibibio' We also know that the worst insult/abuse to an Efikperson or Oron person is to refer to him/her as 'owo ibibio' even an ibicio person will be offended . so the OP has commited the worst crime by this thread, he is lucky this is an online forum. 1 Like |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by BabaTony: 12:41pm On Nov 05, 2015 |
christemmbassey: I get you but someone here started the name calling and abuse which wasn't warranted at all. The OP summarised researches on the history of the languages in that region and surmised that they all came from one source- a fact that has been established over and over again by other researchers (foreign and local), then all of a sudden someone who has ulterior motives became very flippant and started raining abuses and curses on whom he considers his enemy. I didn't just get that! |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by christemmbassey(m): 4:50pm On Nov 05, 2015 |
BabaTony:ok, but research is not copying and serving wrong info. I did a research on Nigerian prisons and recidivism and instinalization and rehabilitation the mentaly challenged in each case I spent good time at the Nigerian prisons Afokang-Calabar and the neuro-psychiatric hospital. If what t OP presented here is as a result of a research he should av quoted historical custodians in/from Efikland (Calabar/Akpabuyo/Odukpani), O ron nation, Obolo, Ibibio etc. He did not interview any Oronman, Efikland or in Eket but he copied, cooked and pasted wiki and call it a research. Bros between u n I we know dat owo Oron, owo Efik is not, can not and has never been owo ibibio. Is like calling Ibibio, Efik and Oron Igbo bc we were in Eastern region, inter-married and have linqgistic similarities.. In Niigeria, the North has been ruling, is it bc they are more educated/capable than the west or east? Or when igbo were dominating in d former eastern region they were better than Efik, Oron or Ibibio? Peace. 4 Likes |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by christemmbassey(m): 10:21am On Nov 06, 2015 |
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| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Chinachriss(m): 1:10pm On Nov 06, 2015 |
Fratermathy, I now see the reason why Efik/ Ibibio and their brothers can never become the 4th, 5th 6th, 7th or 8th tribe in Nigeria. They need to learn from the Hausa/ Fulani folks. It's a pity. As for Son of Mark, He is just presumptuous. He thinks he's grandiloquent but has never seen anything yet. Until laurels are given to verbose English speakers, then we will encourage him to go and disgrace himself. Saw the bloopers you pinpointed from his much emphasised impeccable expressions. What a treat you gave him! Our lecturer, keep on inundating us with your rich articles. Your scholarly articles will fetch you awards in time to come. More power to your elbow. 2 Likes |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 4:06pm On Nov 06, 2015 |
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| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by fratermathy(m): 6:39pm On Nov 06, 2015 |
Sowell24:  If it hurts you so much, then permanently deactivate your account. If, as you said, Nairaland makes you irritated, why come back after several deactivations only to engage in stale, illogical and verbose arguments? It says something about you! |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 6:58pm On Nov 06, 2015 |
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| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 7:21pm On Nov 06, 2015 |
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| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by christemmbassey(m): 11:15pm On Nov 06, 2015 |
Sowell24:this is from a 'clear' head and educated braind. God bless u. 1 Like |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Chinachriss(m): 2:57pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
Sowell24:You are the one that needs to be schooled. Yeah, I mentioned Hausa/ Fulani because they are far more distinct that you guys but can be mistaken to be the same due to their togetherness. Well, you can be whatever you want to be. As for me, I see you guys as one. Shekina! 1 Like |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by baldeagle15: 8:04pm On Nov 14, 2015 |
Please what is unam ikot in english? |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 10:25am On Nov 15, 2015 |
baldeagle15: Sounds like 'bush animal'. Probably an insult, like the Igbo 'anu ofia'. 1 Like |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by odumchi: 10:47pm On Nov 19, 2015 |
^^ It's funny and interesting how we utilize that insult where I'm from, even though we only use it to tease in a playful manner. It's actually thrown about more frequently than 'ani ovia', which we reserve as a more serious insult. 1 Like |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by hollywhyte: 3:12am On Dec 07, 2015 |
nigerianvenom:sowell ur wrong, who told you that eket and annang has not embrace their true oringin it left some part of oron because i know okobo have accepted WE ARE ALL IBIBIO, AM FROM EKET AND I AM AN IBIBIO MAN iBIBIO HAS DIALECT WICH ARE ANNANG ORON EKET EFIK |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 3:41am On Dec 08, 2015 |
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| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 7:21am On Dec 11, 2015 |
hector:Most ibibios are cowards and gay and like taking diick up their asses while most Ibibio girls are cheap prostitutes . Ibibios are not as powerful and strong as Oronians ,both mentally and physically. twerp. an Anng man developed uyo. Akpabio killed ibibios like chicken and you still worship him as your God. aren't you ashamed? Ibibios are only good at multiplying like rabbits and doing house boy and house girl. Ibibios will remain slaves forever. |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by blackJr: 3:06pm On Dec 11, 2015 |
Most ibibios are cowards and gay and like taking diick up their asses while most Ibibio girls are cheap prostitutes . Ibibios are not as powerful and strong as Oronians ,both mentally and physically. twerp. an Anng man developed uyo. Akpabio killed ibibios like chicken and you still worship him as your God. aren't you ashamed? you are running mad.... Ibibios outnumber oronians by far so what makes you strong? |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by blackJr: 3:29pm On Dec 11, 2015 |
AkwaIbomrep1:you lie alot. I am an Ibibio from ibiono ibom lga and there are no igbos in akwa ibom |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 9:07pm On Dec 11, 2015 |
Ignorance at its peak, just google Ohaobu and Akirikaobu in Ika LGA to cure your ignorance blackJr: 1 Like |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by tpiar: 3:02pm On Jan 04, 2016 |
fratermathy: true. |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by christemmbassey(m): 9:39pm On Jan 04, 2016 |
History[edit] Oron was in existence in the pre-colonial period in Nigeria and was formerly a part of the province called the South-Eastern state. Natives of this area speak the dialect also known as Oron. Most Oron people also speak and understand the Efik language fluently. The Oron also have some dialectical similarities with the Ibibio and Annang people, hence their communication in Ibibio and Annang languages is very proficient. History has it that by 2370 BC Oron also known as {Oro Nation} had already been settled down in the present location known as Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria on the West Coast of African Sub Region, Akwa Ibom Gulf Line to Gulf of Guinea Atlantic Ocean South, after the Great flood (Noah`s deluge). The Community as at then and up until this moment is embedded with their dialect Language originated by them as far back as 2370 BC, not borrowed elsewhere or from the Bantus, Cameroun and/or Palestinian. The mass movements raided by Bantus the warriors, into many Communities did not mean that Oro people migrated from the Bantus, the Cameroun or Palestinians. Neither the Bantus attire nor any other cultural equivalent anywhere portrays that of Oro language or names. None of Oro Nation culture or names was derived from Bantu or any language elsewhere as immigrant. The Oros are peculiar people, strong contenders in nature wherever they are found, with the accolade `Oro Ukpabang Okpo`. Oro man complexion is not reflecting other ethnic nationalities or immigrant somewhere into Oro Nation. Their complexion is not as fair as the Palestinians or of the Israelis nor as dark as people residing around Cameroon mountain when Oro Nation had already came into being after creation of the world, even before pre colonialism came to being, when Nigeria and Cameroon did not come into existence as Countries. Abang was a warrior so powerful with huge muscles, the Head and Chief wrestler known as `Mbok'. The wrestling known as (Mbok) was originated by Abang the warrior from Africa which was displayed by the African slaves after a day`s job, to the admiration of the Guards who watches over them at work thereby creating relaxation chances for them at work before it spread and developed as wrestling around the whole world today. Abang the warrior with his group gallantly fought against the slave masters who were in the area for slave trade business. One day, he was over powered and captured with few of his group and were taken to the present day Israel of what was then Egypt. This is perhaps why it may be more than a mere coincidence that the only two nations on earth with places named “Oron” are Israel and Nigeria. Later, he escaped from Egypt during the Moslem celebrations period through River Nile as a strong contender in boat regatta with few of his men . He sailed down to Sudan via Lake Chad and settled within the North East now Jigawa State, Nigeria in a small area and named it `Oron` which was written and pronounced as `Oronny` in line with Oros` phonemes migrations. As he was not comfortable with Islam, he escaped to a place call Usahadit area in the present day Cameroon. There, Abang begot Do, Do begot Doni, Doni begot Oro and Obolo. That is why there is a prevalence of Cameroon names as Akan, Ekang, Abang, Etong, Osung, and Etang in Oron today. Among the Oronians, there is a saying that the farthest point in the world is Usahadit which is in the Cameroon. He did not know that other people were already established on that land and due to dispute over farmland, the group later returned home to their original homeland of Oro Nation. It is this return of Abang that has made some historian believe that Oro Nation is one of the Palestinian and Bantu ethnic nationalities that migrated from somewhere around Israel through Egypt (North Africa) to North Eastern Africa through Ethiopia (Abyssinia) to Central Africa (around the present-day Congo Republic & Democratic Republic of Congo) and through the southern Cameroons to the present day Niger Delta region of South-Southern Nigeria. On their return, Doni moved to establish the present day Andoni in Rivers State while Obolo established the present day Eastern Obolo of Akwa Ibom State. Oron people own up to the fact that the Ibeno, who dwell among the Ekids share similar ancestral history with them. [b]One controversy says that the relationship of Oron with Ekid is said to have gone sour when the Eket under the regime of Brigadier General U.J. Esuene declared and agreed to be called a subgroup of the Ibibio nation to gain political relevance and advantag[/b]e. U.J. Esuene was also said to have denied the Oron people of the opportunity to site the Exxon Mobile's first terminal in Mbo and Effiat Oro areas of Oron. Another common controversy tha 2 Likes |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 8:46pm On Jan 05, 2016 |
christemmbassey:OP, the better term to use would be AKWACROSS since the region has no name to classify it . "Dialects of Akwacross ,not Diaclect of ibibio" .You can not base your research on a silly guess work by two colonial writers . If you call all of them ibibio,then you are disrespecting their heritage. It's just like calling all igbos Aros or Omambala or Anioma. Anioma,omambala,ngwa,Aros,mbise,etc make up the igbo ,not the other way round . So does Efik,Oron,Ibibio and anang make up Akwa cross or whatever name they later decide . similar to how Norway,Denmark,Sweden and Finland make up Nordic region as nicely explained by someone earlier. Efik would likely be the lingua franca.Also,words from the different tribes can be borrowed to create a general lingua franca. Ibibio has the largest population and the capital is in uyo so its only normal for you to mostly hear ibibio when you are ibibio land . it's normal to hear Oron when you are in Oron land ,its common to hear annag when you are in anang land . it's common to hear Efik when in Efik land . every language just depends on how you propagate it . if the capital was in ikot ekepne ,annag would be more popular. if the capital or commercial area is in Oron ,then Oron would be propagated and become popular. Below is my own ongoing research and presentation. Oron is a distinct entity.Efik is a distinct entity . Ibibio is a distinct entity . Annang is distinct entity . they are all linguistic neighbors as someone stated earlier . Ekid is clearly a dialect or subgroup of ibibio and ibono is a dialect or subgroup of Oron just as the northerly Okobo is a dialect of Oron . Eket does not have a peculiar and rich history nor culture enough to be classified distinct. Eket surnames are the same as ibibio; Essien,Akpan,Ubong,edinyang,Akpabio,Udosen,Udofia,Udofot,Etuk ,etc. In fact you can tell that eket language is a corrupt version of ibibio. Annang is similar to ibibio many ways .in fact in my personal view and perspective,I think that Annang is a dialect of ibibio. annang and ibibio have affinity. Oron and Efik have affinity. These names are ibibio names : Ekaete,Ubong,Akpan.etc. those are neigther Oron nor Efik names . Some names are general due to long term intermingling. names like :Okon,Effiong,Bassey,Umoh,Ekanem,Ita,Etim,etc. Oron is a distinct entity and has a rich culture and history.Any similarities are purely based on long term association rather than bloodline . Their body language comes across as an independent force . the pattern comes across as opposing the status quo , and also comes across as fierce or superior. Oron behavioral pattern seems to be more fiery or forceful than ibibio behavioral pattern which comes across as more servile in outlook. ibn my personal anaylisis.the beahvioural pattern in comparison of the akwa cross with igbo : Oron is similar in behavioral pattern to Anambra igbo. Efik is similar to Enugu igbo,Anang is similar to abia igbo, Ibibio is similar to Imo Igbo. Below are some typical Oron surnames Anwana,Amana,Esin,Ebieme,Eminue,Esu,Offisong, Medekong, Uloh,Ndentuokit,Edunoh,Nduonyi,Iyanam,Odokwo,Isangedighi,Bassey,Essang,Amana,Etienam,Edunam,Abang,Otong,Ating,Obisung,Offong,Oyong,Esio,Oyobio,Onukak,Akan,Emenyi,Uno,Afahaeme,Attih,Amba,Otoyo,Akaiso,Oboho,Utin,Okwong,Antai,Oyonung,Iniekung,uduminue,Mkpofor,Osung,Onwi,Isikong,Uyeh ,Uweh ,Effretuei ............... 2 Likes |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by christemmbassey(m): 8:58pm On Jan 05, 2016 |
propeller7:1ml likes. God bless you sir! 1 Like |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 10:10pm On Jan 05, 2016 |
nigerianvenom:your write up exposes your ignorance and shows your warped third world mentality.I guess that's why that Sowell gave up on you and deleted his comment and profile. you are justifying marginalization.what do you mean by you dont reap where you don't sow . wow ! how old are you? In a sane society,it's a disgrace for any road to be unpaved . also,Larry Esin helped made crossriver a success while udom was imposed on you. don't you get it ? who knew Udom before akpabio fosted him on you? nigerianvenom:wow your IQ must be below 30 . Eket has no oil at all . the Oil is in Oron and Ibeno . you are a lost cause. Chinachriss:wow your IQ must be below 10. were was it ever stated by that guy that Oron ,ibibio and efik werent related .he clearly stated that they are lingusitic neighbors . also ,this thread is full of fallacy and came at a wrong time full of political tension. Imagine marginalizing someone and then coming here to say they are one . Oron was the one marginalized and the guy reacted and you are calling him the hater? wow your level of reasoning is mindboggling . Eket has no oil. Your comparison with afikpo and nsukka is just silly. igbo region is different from the akwa cross region. igbo has 35 dialects while akwa cross has just 4 . ibibio is popular in ibibio land ,Oron is popular in Oron land ,nnag is popular in annag land ,efik is popular in efik land . I can see that your fellow ignoramus in nigeria liked your comment ,but that's because the Average Nigerian IQ is about 50 . there['s nothing like general language in the akwa cross .if there ever was it would be Efik language with some borrowed words from the other dialects . Ibibio has a larger population and the capital is in ibibio land .where you expecting to hear Oron language or Efik language there? such silly reasoning you have . |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by Nobody: 10:34pm On Jan 05, 2016 |
TheSonOfMark:Annang and ibibio have affinity. Efik and Oron have affinity. who told you that Efik likes Ibibio ? Efik dislikes Ibibio just as Oron dislikes Ibibio. anang and ibibio are historical team mates while efik and Oron are historical teammates. But Efik and Oron have a stronger bond than Annag and ibibio. annag and ibibio relationship is love hate relationship . In what way has ibibios dominated the affairs of the akwa ibom state .What positive impact has ibibio contributed to the betterment of akwa ibom? Ibibio has a large population and if anything has contributed to the negative image of the akwa cross region. larger population means more poverty and other ill social vices like house maid syndrome ,etc. ibibios are not more educated than any other tribe. If ibibio population is 10 with 5 educated and Oron population is 7 with 3 educated, that doesn't mean Ibibio is more educated. It means that there are simply more ibibio people . which area of ibibio land produces oil? absolutely none . ibibio does not have 18 local governments . What does number of local governments have to do with anything . Nigeria is larger than countries like Singapore and Japan,but what does it matter? China is by far larger than Jpan,does it matter? You are just boasting about stupidity. Ibibio is just an opportunist because if every tribe in the akwa cross were to handle their own resources then ibeno and Oron would be the most developed and richest. so because there's little development in Uyo,you think ibibio is all that ? well if an ibeno man is governor then ibeno would be developed ,if an efik man is governor efik will be developed ,if Oron is governor then Oron will be developed ? Uyo development is nothing to boast about .no one has monopoly of development brother. When the time is right ,the other places that aren't developed will also be developed . Bottom line / Final verdict :Black people are stvpid. 1 Like |
| Re: The Dialects Of Ibibio And Where They Are Spoken by tpiar: 10:39pm On Jan 05, 2016 |
sowell: your post is full of irony. |
It's unfortunate that you choose ignorance over reason , based on what has been explained so far. It doesn't come as a surprise since Nigeria is just a third world country with a poor educational system. It's so frustrating and sometimes irritating dealing with the inferior reasoning on this forum.(that's why I've deactivated like 5 times now). You and the OP and 95% of Nigerians need exposure. I see no hope for that fictitious country nor for sub saharan africa .(1) (2) (3) ... (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (Reply)
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