Igbo, orginally, but many spell it as "Ibo".

TheNigerianMan:
Like seriously, I think we shouold decide if its Igbo or Ibo... Too much insult already

there is nothing to decide. We Igbo and we can't kill anybody that calls us IBO but it will be a taboo for Onye Igbo to call us ibo .

postmann:


What do you mean by the "illegitimate semi igbo speakers from the south south"?

not true sons of the land. Migration took place,either by marrige,business or war.

Anybody that refer to himself as IBO is not a true flesh of the Igbo nation

The authority on Ibo language, Chinua Achebe, used "Ibo" in all his books, so it's Ibo and if you don't like it, go and hang.

IBO - I Before Others.

iGBO - Forest, Marijuana,
.which is better ?
Ibo.

IjeleNwa:
not true sons of the land. Migration took place,either by marrige,business or war.

Anybody that refer to himself as IBO is not a true flesh of the Igbo nation

I'm still not clear with the explanation.

Not true sons of what land? South south or south east?
And what migration from where to where?

Igbo kwenu
Heeeeee

hilroy:
I think many non-indigenous people with no "gb" sound in their language are the ones that call it Ibo. Many words are mispronounced by british across africa because of their inability to pronounce some african sounds

Yup, same as Enugu, which has no meaning in Igbo, it's supposed to be Enugwu; I just wish someone will be brave to change it to Enugwu..

postmann:


I'm still not clear with the explanation.

Not true sons of what land? South south or south east?
And what migration from where to where?

the igbos in south east have no other ethnic groups,igbo is only.
But south south has other ethnic groups nd Ibo re minor there.....they have similar cultures like igbos but not to loud,igbo language was adopted there bcus of migration and other fctors

Awaja:
Igbo kwenu
Heeeeee

how about ndigbo?

Igbotic

ibo simply mean 'I BEFORE ORDERS' that's why selfishness, robbery, fraud and rituals runs in their blood

Aldebaran:


it is Igbo

And Igbo in YORUBA means FOREST, CANNABIS ,HEADBUTT AND ELECTION

ELECTION IN YORUBA LANGUAGE IS IBO, NOT IGBO.

Kimcutie:
Only God knows why you guys hate igbos so much and that hatred is only showing on the internet, if only I was seun, I would made it compulsory to upload users pictures and manually approve users. It's a shame really.

Cry me a river.

Igbo in Yoruba means weed and bush.

bumi10:



If you are asking that, what does Yoruba mean in Yoruba language?

Betrayers?

Igbo mean coward and snake in ibo language.

That's why you are not proud of using an ibo moniker.

It's Bunmi, not bumi osu.

conductorl6:

Yoluba means coward or snake in my language.

Lame clapback!!! Try more next time dude!

GoroTango:
Igbo is the correct spelling in that language while Ibo is the spelling in English. I don't know why Igbos take offence when it is spelt as 'Ibo' when using it in the English language context

So you wouldn't take offence if someone misspells and mispronounced your name..

donbenie:
So you wouldn't take offence if someone misspells and mispronounced your name..

Ibo means Igbo in English and we are speaking English aren't we?

Adoptson:
Ibo=people igbo=language ndi Ibo and asusu Igbo. exactly as we have in english and england.

Don't talk what you clearly know NOTHING about..

GoroTango:
Ibo means Igbo in English and we are speaking English aren't we?

And you're pronouncing an indegenous name,so if you're speaking Yoruba or Hausa how then do you refer to the name..since you're no longer speaking English..

degamemaster:
It will end any day you begin to have and sense and make use of it.

Now say after me, IGBO AMAKA!

Akpa amu! I'm even more Igbo than u are.

Ifere eme. How many times do u see Yoruba, Ijaw or Hausa in the news like Igbo?

Nwa furu efu!

donbenie:
And you're pronouncing an indegenous name,so if you're speaking Yoruba or Hausa how then do you refer to the name..since you're no longer speaking English..

I wouldn't know because I'm not a Yoruba speaker and I only speak English. So Igbo to me in English is simply Ibo

GoroTango:
I wouldn't know because I'm not a Yoruba speaker and I only speak English. So Igbo to me in English is simply Ibo

Well,Igbos pronounce it Igbo since we are not English..

donbenie:
Well,Igbos pronounce it Igbo since we are not English..

That's OK so long as you're not speaking English

GoroTango:
That's OK so long as you're not speaking English

I don't need an English man to tell me how to pronounce my own name,whether am speaking English or not, I've heard English football commentators mutilate African names, according to your reasoning I should follow too.. because that's the Anglicised version..

If you don't know it was Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe that renamed Igbo to be IBO (I BEFORE OTHERS)

I did igbo language in secondary school. Then i was taught that the people frm eastern region are called 'ibos' while their language is called 'igbo'. Pls you all shld take note cos thats the difference b/w ibo and igbo

OP what do you mean by illegitimate semi igbo speakers of the south south? I refuse to believe your destiny has been used to wipe a herdsman's butt...be guided.

bakaredc:
I asked a friend of mine for clarification on this sometimes ago, she said igbo is the people and ibo is the language...how true?

Some time ago

not sometimes ago.

Very annoying


Sometimes means occasionally

What does Igboo mean I thoght they said it means bush and th eIgbo people are the bush dwellers or bush people

KingsleyCEO:
Which one represents weed I mean Marijuana

ipob Igbo

IjeleNwa:
the igbos in south east have no other ethnic groups,igbo is only.
But south south has other ethnic groups nd Ibo re minor there.....they have similar cultures like igbos but not to loud,igbo language was adopted there bcus of migration and other fctors

Though your diction is barely comprehensible, i seem to get your point.

Firstly, you believe Igbo is used as a term to describe the Igbos or Ibos of the south east, while Ibo is used to describe according to you the "semi illegitimate igbo speakers" from the south south.

My friend, you're poorly read and you obviously failed your Nigeria people's and culture GST course, that is if you made it to tertiary education.

The white man has a problem with the sound "gb" . They'd rather pronounced the G and B independently in modern times , eg Drogba. Ibo is the anglicized form of Igbo. The former may stick more among south south Igbos due to having non non-igbo neighbours around them which conditioned their later generation to speak the English language more.

Having said that, calling the igbos of the south south "semi illegitimate igbo speakers " exposed you as a naive, ill-exposed ignoramus. You're a victim of political manipulation and a shameless newt who has no knowledge of the geographical stretch of the igbo boundaries. Neither are you abreast with her history.

You should know that Onitcha, Obosi, Oguta etc are of the same Igbo stock as Delta Igbos with a common history / ancestry. But in your myopia, the geopolitical boundaries created by the north to divide our people became the benchmark for your twisted analysis of "legitimate and semi illegitimate Igbos.

You're a disgrace to our collective political and cultural integration and awareness.

aribisala0:


Some time ago

not sometimes ago.

Very annoying


Sometimes means occasionally

Tnx for the correction eventhough i dont know why u annoyed..