bigfrancis21:


How did you know this when you do not speak nor understand Ikwerre? Don't you think you're being ridiculous?

You made a claim, can you provide evidence THAT IKWERRE HAS A DIFFERENT LEXICON?

Let us start from there.

bigfrancis21:


Like I said you are not brain worthy to prove anything to you.

bigfrancis21:

Like I said you are not brain worthy to prove anything to you.

omonnakoda:
There is published research on the matter,the leading authority in the field was a woman called Kay Williamson who was the foremost academic authority on Igboid languages before she died. If you have not heard of her than you have a long way to go. Ask ChinenyeN to enlighten you

Dhugal:

Jesus,you're just realizing this?.
Give it a rest,stop giving the thing attention.Its

bigfrancis21:


That's still not your evidence is it? kikikiki

bigfrancis21:


My brother ehh, sometimes you just gotta deal with trolls.

omonnakoda:

So why was Ogbakor Ikwerre created?
Why did this incident in Port Harcourt in 1963 happen

Why did the Ikwerre insist on their own Bible?

omonnakoda:
Jesus after all was a Jew of Hebrew descent did he speak Hebrew?

bigfrancis21:


First, that was not me. Second, I just reviewed her ban log now and the offence for which the moderator (whom I won't mention his name) banned her was grave as she made a very tribalistic comment, against the rules of nairaland.

bigfrancis21:


That's immaterial because your examples are different languages. Lingistically, Ikwerre still remains classified as an Igbo dialect. That's just what it is. Politically, it may claim something else but linguistically it is an Igbo dialect. You do not have to agree with me nor reply me though.

iSlayer2:

Better not bring Jesus into your hopeless twaddle

jomonic:
The Ikwerre can to hell belong to themselves or wherever. It doesn't matter. All the argument are not necessary. There is nothing for the Igbo to gain by having the Ikwerre declare they are one of us. It's all cosmetic impact and no advantage whatsoever. One common denominator however, is that no matter how much the Ikwerre distance themselves those who hate the Igbo also hate them to the same degree because they don't buy the perception that Ikwerre is not Igbo. How can we explain that 90% of Port Harcourt city belong to the Okirika. Most of Ikwerri land was converted by their neighbours because they were helpless.

jomonic:
The Ikwerre can to hell belong to themselves or wherever. It doesn't matter. All the argument are not necessary. There is nothing for the Igbo to gain by having the Ikwerre declare they are one of us. It's all cosmetic impact and no advantage whatsoever. One common denominator however, is that no matter how much the Ikwerre distance themselves those who hate the Igbo also hate them to the same degree because they don't buy the perception that Ikwerre is not Igbo. How can we explain that 90% of Port Harcourt city belong to the Okirika. Most of Ikwerri land was converted by their neighbours because they were helpless.

waternogetenemy:
@CeterisXVII: wat does this comment sound like to u? if i respond, i am a tribalist? We react not initiate.

Every tribal war is started by a yoruba prfessional thread pusher and we cannot allow such statement slide as other readers might be misled.

GTkester:
@bigfrancis, please pity that hopeless troll 'omonakoda' or whatever the nonsense handle he goes by. You're too big to engage these illiterate trolls. BTW, thanks for your 'educative' posts.

lyricalpontiff:


U r a certified slowpoke and phooooool, ignoramus and illiterate

rusher14:


Even Urhobos bear the name.

blues2022:

Ehen, even the Okoro in Malaysia awaiting the hangman noose is Urhobo

rusher14:

Possible.

blues2022:

If I hear una abuse Igbo for here again... on drug waka....

bigfrancis21:


First, that was not me. Second, I just reviewed her ban log now and the offence for which the moderator (whom I won't mention his name) banned her was grave as she made a very tribalistic comment, against the rules of nairaland.

ZoneBslayer:
this hackneyed and divisive thread has been regurgitated again by the Op..isn't it ironic that I, an Igbo man from ikwuano in the present day Abia state, can't understand the unadulterated igbo dialect of the ohafia man who happens to share the same ancestral land(and state) with me....BUT I can fully understand what Duncan mighty a proud ikwerre man says in his songs..hide it as much as you want, but the truth will always shine brighter than the sun..peace out.

waternogetenemy:


ur not from Rivers, u are from the SW or western minority. i can bet my car keys on dat.

lyricalpontiff:


Language is never a criteria in determining culture and identity. Language can be influenced by many factors like trade, conquest etc but origin can be different just like this case. We are not business like as the igbos and our cultures like masquerades and food are never the same.
Assuming but not conceding that we are the same,in our present world. If majority of the Ikwerres agree not to be part of the igbo formation will it be a crime? Are we bound to always accept what we don't like? Is it by force?