PhysicsMHD:

lol, the woman in that portrait has a weird smile

As for the question in the title, Edo are sometimes erroneously referred to as Yoruba by people who aren't all that knowledgeable about Nigeria. I've seen it in about 6 different websites so far.

See these links for example:


http://www.historywiz.com/benin.html

http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/students/curriculum/m9/activity3.php

alj harem1:

but was Edo not part of the yoruba empire just asking

PhysicsMHD:

lol, the woman in that portrait has a weird smile

As for the question in the title, Edo are sometimes erroneously referred to as Yoruba by people who aren't all that knowledgeable about Nigeria. I've seen it in about 6 different websites so far.

See these links for example:


http://www.historywiz.com/benin.html

http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/students/curriculum/m9/activity3.php

Akhenaten:

Edo part of the Yoruba Empire? That is quite funny. The Benin Empire has always been a separate entity. And their influence reached as far Lagos, which was a Bini outpost.

Akhenaten:

Edo part of the Yoruba Empire? That is quite funny. The Benin Empire has always been a separate entity. And their influence reached as far Lagos, which was a Bini outpost.

Ileke-IdI:

You're right, the Edo and Oyo ( Yoruba) empire were separate. However, there are some similarities between the two cultures.

Akhenaten:

There are similarities amongst most Nigerian cultures though. The Igbo clans of Onitsha, Anioma Igbo, Ika, Ukwuani, were heavily influenced by the Edo. Southern Nigeria has it linkages, that people rarely mention.

The Yoruba have been influenced by the Edo and Nupe and vice versa. We need to start recognizing our similarities instead of our differences.

Akhenaten:

There are similarities amongst most Nigerian cultures though. The Igbo clans of Onitsha, Anioma Igbo, Ika, Ukwuani, were heavily influenced by the Edo. Southern Nigeria has it linkages, that people rarely mention.

You are right Akhenaten.

I was looking at the evolutions of the word OKO few days ago.
The revelations was very interesting. It has some interesting elements
of our unified field.

amazonia:

You are right Akhenaten.

I was looking at the evolutions of the word OKO [/b]few days ago.
The revelations was very interesting. It has some interesting elements
of our unified field.

Do I want to know?

Akhenaten:

There are similarities amongst most Nigerian cultures though. [b]The Igbo clans of Onitsha, Anioma Igbo, Ika, Ukwuani, were heavily influenced by the Edo. Southern Nigeria has it linkages, that people rarely mention.

The Yoruba have been influenced by the Edo and Nupe and vice versa. We need to start recognizing our similarities instead of our differences.

Ileke-IdI:



Do I want to know?

Can you create a thread about the bolded? Sounds interesting. . . . seems like Edo cultures has/had a lot of influences of many Nigerian cultures. Why is that, apart from obvious pre-colonial conquering.

Recognizing similarities should be our goal, but never forgetting our differences should be praised.

A nation cannot move on if differences are set aside.

amazonia:

Hi lekedi,
I don't known if you want to know.
It seem interesting to me how some root words span across cultures.
I don't know much yoruba words. Can you supply some with OKO in it.
E.G. LOKOJA, OLOKOYA, KOKO, etc.

I agree with you, it is important will honor our differences, just as
necessary will embrace our sameness.

amazonia:

okosula------ Ijaw

Oko-Ita------Akwa-Ibon

Okoye-------Yoruba

olokoye------ Yoruba amukoko----yoruba

Okoni-------- Edo omokoro-------Urhobo

Okona------ Edo kokode------ Igbo

okon----- Ika/Rivers/Igbo kokoye

okode---- Ora /Igala/Esakon

okoshodin-----Ijaw
okosula---------Ijaw

amazonia:

okosula------ Ijaw

Oko-Ita------Akwa-Ibon

Okoye-------Yoruba

olokoye------ Yoruba amukoko----yoruba

Okoni-------- Edo omokoro-------Urhobo

Okona------ Edo kokode------ Igbo

okon----- Ika/Rivers/Igbo kokoye

okode---- Ora /Igala/Esakon

okoshodin-----Ijaw

okosula---------Ijaw

tpia@:

I beleive the reason why there's so much ambiguity or grey areas concerning the yoruba-benin relationship is due to the portuguese influence. They ( the portuguese) had much more inlfuence and a foothold in benin compared to yorubaland which doesnt seem to have allowed them as much access as benin did.

And some parts of the midwest or southeast as well. It seems there's a town called akassa in one of these areas that was actually founded by the portugues and which contains a portuguese gravestone, if the source i read was correct.

Add the influence of other tribes like nupe, itsekiri, igalla, tiv, hausa, etc on bini and you begin to see the point at which it diverges from yoruba.

It seems there's a town called akassa in one of these areas that was actually founded by the portugues and which contains a portuguese gravestone, if the source i read was correct.