Ofodirinwa:
Nigerians in general have a primitive mentality about accents. Jamaicans, Spaniards, Americans and British people are using their own accents to make income. In Nigeria if you have accent they laugh, if you don't have they laugh, if you have their own they will fight you, if you have own, fight. Forming up and down to no gain.

not just a yoruba problem. everything in nigeria is an excuse to discriminate and hate

Aphrygian:
What pple termed Eko accent is actually ijebu accent of the Yoruba language

ThEGodFaThEr111:
If you hear Ibadan person accent ehn...na die.

laiperi:
If I may agree in part and disagree with you.

Attitude about Eko accent is the same worldwide as in Jamaca, London, New York etc.

I completely agree that whatever accent you utter in those places, you cannot win.

I personally, get jealous maybe even more when Kora speak perfect Oyo dialect.

Aphrygian:
What pple termed Eko accent is actually ijebu accent of the Yoruba language

Ofodirinwa:


Nobody in New York or London will laugh because someome has an accent lol. I live in the US and that's extremely bizarre. In a place like NY you will spend your entire life laughing because the average New Yorker will hear at least 5 accents from all over the world daily. I promise you this is only a Nigerian mentality born out of abnormal thinking, low self esteem and under-exposure.

Nigerians that come to the US newly think accents are funny, or laugh about how people pronounce things, but after a year they usually realize that mentality is low and adjust. Its usually ppl that have never travelled or people who haven't been outside of nigeria for a consistent year that carry the mentality.

If you tell 10 Americans that an Anambra man says Lefridgator 9 won't even know you're trying to tell them something funny. The remaining 1 will say 'well its not their first language'. It is like laughing because someone used their left hand.

Unless that is not what your saying.

Aphrygian:
What pple termed Eko accent is actually ijebu accent of the Yoruba language

helinues:
True oo..

You can't speak your local Yoruba dialects in some place. You are automatically JJC

They used to mock my friend when we first arrived in Lagos to hustle.. He was forced to learn it

Mini mini mide mide..

christistruth01:



No

Lagos Yoruba speak their own version of the Oyo dialect but mixed up with some Ijebu

laiperi:
You are still wrong sir. You have not lived in US long enough.

New Yorker have distinct accent obvious to everybody. Their pronunciation of "sh or s" is closer to Ibadan accent.



Kai, Lagosians cannot even understand Ijebu accent.

Sammy07:



I actually don't like their accent.

helinues:


The Lagos accent is becoming universal in SW now.

Sammy07:


Says who? Lol.
Never!


I never heard Mike, mide bla bla anywhere outside Lagos.
Even in Ogun.

helinues:


That's the recognized Yoruba accent on street, outside Nigeria.

Sammy07:


Oyo Yoruba will still gain ground irrespective bro.

As long as YORUBA is taught in Primary/Second and tertiary schools even Jamb, waec, neco

helinues:


See have you heard Okeho,Iseyin people speaking Yoruba before? You no go understand anything.

Wan SE ogiri lekan Ina tan yen. ..

Sammy07:



Have not heard sha. Buh they are closer to Oyo, I think their dialect should be.simple.

If you hear Akoko ehn

Ofodirinwa:

I was born and raised here and live here right now lol. Will you listen?
New Yorkers have a distinct accent but you're not going to make anyone laugh (in the US) by having a different accent than them. My post is stating that Americans don't play politics with accents the way Nigerians do. Read slowly

laiperi:
This is my last reply to you on this.

helinues:


The Lagos accent is becoming universal in SW and outside the region

Aphrygian:
What pple termed Eko accent is actually ijebu accent of the Yoruba language

Sammy07:


Says who? Lol.
Never!


I never heard Mike, mide bla bla anywhere outside Lagos.
Even in Ogun.

I think such morphen like 'de' 'ke' sound similar to Ijebu dialect.

Aphrygian:
What pple termed Eko accent is actually ijebu accent of the Yoruba language

oyatz:


Not exactly but an Awori+Ijebu+ some Egba syncretized accent