SEFAGO:

U definitely did not do you high school education in Nigerian just like Jenifa. Trust me there is a lot of confusion about Igbo versus Ibo. I was taught in school to use Ibo, then I come on NL and people jump on me. Anytime I bang my ibo girlfriend- She shouts "Yoruba" and I shout (well I dont shout really, I kind of say it in my mind), Ibo.

zstranger:

^^^

Do you have an ibo name?

I think a lot of Yorubas do, yours truly included

Justcash:

Yeah, Just as Yoruba reminds me of Very dark, boobyliciouse Ladies with "Lion scratches" on their faces in the name of tribal mark.  

SEFAGO:

^^^ For one, I dont understand the hullabaloo. Personally I think Ibo sounds way cuter than Igbo.

I wish all ibo could understand that being called ibo by their brothers is a show of deep love for the ibo people.

Dont you just love being ibo. I would if I was ibo by the way. Hey, I have a quick question to ask, if I wanted to give my kid some cool ibo name what do you think would be a suitable name? Personally, I like Emeka, awesome ibo name but pretty common.

SEFAGO:

No, I dont have an ibo name. Wanna give me one.

Most of their names are quite generic though. You just annotate Chukwu to anything. Chukwuemeka, chukwupeter, chukwustone and you are good.

Justcash:

Yeah, Just as Yoruba reminds me of Very dark, boobyliciouse Ladies with "Lion scratches" on their faces in the name of tribal mark.  

For real, you can call Igbos anything you want. Personally, I will reciprocate it. No harm intended. By the way, "Yorooba" sounds more trendy, don't you think so? Gives impression of the "roots".

I think your Yorooba name should be good enough for you. It will be weird for you to have an Igbo name. My 1,2 though.

Jenifa_:

lion scratches? what's that supposed to mean?
I digress,
so do you want to be called igbo or ibo? I'm talking about pronunciation here because  most igbos I know say "ibo" and here you are correcting us that it's pronounced "igbo".
plz make up your mind and let us know.

Justcash:

Nah, no insult intended. "Lion Scratches", as in "Big Tribal marks". I served in Ipokia Local Government of Ogun state. So, I know what I am talking about. I am talking out of what I saw.
It is "IGBO". With the "GB". Like "AGBO". Even if you cannot pronounce properly, write it correctly.

SEFAGO:

Ok. Cool. Ibo.

Justcash:

Nah, no insult intended. "Lion Scratches", as in "Big Tribal marks". I served in Ipokia Local Government of Ogun state. So, I know what I am talking about. I am talking out of what I saw.
It is "IGBO". With the "GB". Like "AGBO". Even if you cannot pronounce properly, write it correctly.

Justcash:

Ok, no wahala. farewell "trouble seeking" Yorooba nairalander.

Justcash:

It is "IGBO". With the "GB". Like "AGBO". Even if you cannot pronounce properly, write it correctly.

Ileke-IdI:

Sorry oh, my "g" button was working there for a while.

For the record, I meant IGBO!!

Justcash:

I am tempted to call you Stoopid like some Yoroobas here.  

Ileke-IdI:

Maybe it's just accent.

Some Igbos would say . . . .Ibo

Yorubas would say  . . . . . . . . . . . Igbo

Hausas would say . . . . . . . . . . . . Ebos

Kanurus would say. . . . . . . . .  . . Egbos


Some SEastern groups would say. . Igbos


I dont get it sha. The many variance of Igbos (Ibos, Igbos, Ebos, Igbo, Igbos). I prefer Igbos tho. Reminds me of Igbo.Igbo is the Yoruba work for weed or grass.
Was Igbo spelled as Ibos before and the Yorubas changed it to Igbo? Maybe the gb [/b]is easier for Yorubas to say than the [b]bo.

Justcash:

Sorry oh, my "U" button was working as "OO" for a while.

For the record, I meant YORUBAS!!

Ileke-IdI:

What is your problem gan sef?
We all thought this thread was a joke.

But on the real, this is an important part of the different Igbo/Ibo/Igbo/Ebo variation in academic journals.

SEFAGO:

Na we dont mind. Yorooba if you cant spell correctly. We know its hard managing a spare parts shop, pirating playstation video games, and having time to learn how to spell at the same time.

For every book/article/journal that you can find where it is spelled Yorooba, I can give u a million were it is spelled ibo.

Why do u like being stooopid

Justcash:


This thread is not a joke. Show some respect to Igbos. You are a Nigerian. You know how to pronounce and spell the name. Stop giving excuses with some foreign or Oyibo journals and show some respect to the name, just as I do for your ethnic group's name. If you don't want to, then wahala no dey. you can carry on with whatever you want to call the Igbos. I will reciprocate it. Respect is reciprocal.

SEFAGO:

Ileke-Idi hear the ibo man. Call him ibo.

Justcash:

Nah, no insult intended. "Lion Scratches", as in "Big Tribal marks". I served in Ipokia Local Government of Ogun state. So, I know what I am talking about. I am talking out of what I saw.
It is "IGBO". With the "GB". Like "AGBO". Even if you cannot pronounce properly, write it correctly.

Trust me there is a lot of confusion about Igbo versus Ibo. I was taught in school to use Ibo, then I come on NL and people jump on me.

Jenifa_:

ok I see. it was meant to be a funny joke.

anyway, I think I know where the problem lays.

the spelling error is correlated to the pronounciation error IMO. so try to solve the pronouciation error (among yourselves) and the rest will fall into place.
like I said, most igbos I know call themselves ibo (in terms of pronunciation).

I also have a feeling that this has to do with some fragmentation within igbo society.
sometimes, I don't even know who's igbo and who's not. today, goodluck jonathan is claimed as igbo. tomorrow he is niger deltan.
I think you guys should figure things out among yourselves, come to a concensus and come back to us with a final decision on how you want us to pronounce your name/ identify you.

yeah I have a feeling they are confused among themselves and need to solve that first before coming to us.

Justcash:

I don't need journals to tell me how to Spell Yorooba. Anyway, I am too busy making money that I don't have the time to start scavenging for Yorooba in journals.

Ileke-IdI:


Even some Jews say "Ibo".

Ileke-IdI:

LOL Stop mistaking me for one of the enemies you made on this forum. I believe I spell "Igbo" as "Igbo" lol

This thread seems a bit childish. People are just pressing your button, so slow your roll.

Jenifa_:

the spelling error is correlated to the pronounciation error IMO. so try to solve the pronouciation error (among yourselves) and the rest will fall into place.

Justcash:

Contrary to what you think, I am so cool over here. Presently with a bottle of Bacardi, relaxing beside my hotel's pool, watching my angel swim while contributing to this forum.  I am presently in Singapore from Naija election hustles. It is 11:25 am here. If you were me, will you be bothered about anything?
I am  Just used to multi-tasking, hence my urge to keep my finger busy. So don't be deceived that I am bothered on bit about illiterates.

SEFAGO:

How was market? Did you sell enough spare parts? Man you ibo are good at selling spare parts no be lie. Anytime I need a tyre for my car, I always remember Uche, my spare parts dealer. Brilliant Ibo chap. Oh my God and Uche Number 2, the guy who sold all those fake DVDs to me as a kid, I miss that guy no be small. Anyways sha definitely love ibo people. But my favorite was Uche number 3, my houseboy. The guy can cook, anything you ask him.

Man Can I repeat how much I love Ibo People.

Justcash:

Contrary to what you think, I am so cool over here. Presently with a bottle of Bacardi, relaxing beside my hotel's pool, watching my angel swim while contributing to this forum.  I am presently in Singapore from Naija election hustles. It is 11:25 am here. If you were me, will you be bothered about anything?
I am  Just used to multi-tasking, hence my urge to keep my finger busy. So don't be deceived that I am bothered on bit about illiterates.