And owing to the linguistic affinity, others affirm the Yoruba connections. For Byng Halt notes that, "It is not surprising that within a short period of arrival in Igala land, a Yoruba is well acquainted with the language.” He attributes the ease in learning the language to the closeness of the two languages. Armstrong sticks to this same view when he said: "the most definite historical statement that can be made about Igala is that . they had a common origin with the Yoruba and that the separation took place long enough ago to allow for their fairly considerable linguistic differences. There is a whole corpus of oral traditions on the origin of the Igala people.

The tradition, which holds that the Igala has the same origin with the Yoruba seem to be a plausible one. This humble submission is based on the fact that the Igala language has a lot in common with the Yoruba. Okwoli supports this view when he said: "When people speak the same language. or related languages, there is every reason to believe that they have common origin or have met somewhere.

http://igalaassociationusa.org/ViewContent.aspx?id=13

shymmex:
The Yoruboid group is a branch of Defoid, which itself is a branch of the Benue–Congo subfamily of the Niger–Congo language family

Ptolomeus:
Dear friend:
Your article is extremely interesting, and I have read carefully.
I do not speak English, I use translator, so I may not understand all of the above. I am a researcher of culture, traditions and stories Yoruba. I've surprised a little, with his claim that the Yoruba line descended from Congo.
Could you expand a little on that?.
I would like to clarify that my only intention is to learn and exchange knowledge, I do not critique any opinion, and I'm not questioning your comment, at all!.
I am interested in having a dialogue with you.
I express my respect, and thank you for the beautiful article!

Ngodigha1:
I can't believe you are serious with this land-grabbers and tribalists here. What a joke. The thread itself is a joke. Do not be deceived, the Itsekiris, Igalas and Yorubas are not same, nor close. They are independent nations.Posters of yoruba origin are fond of claiming their neighbours. But it is wrong.

Ptolomeus:
Dear friend:
Maybe I'm very naive.
My role in the forum is to exchange information with the utmost seriousness. I do not think being tribalist is something offensive.
I appreciate the warning.
I deeply regret that (whether one or whether others) tease or not properly respect such serious matters as the history of a nation.
My respects.

Ngodigha1:
It is a pity you did not understand my post. What I mean is that you have nothing to learn from this idiotic thread. The truth is not told and the aim is to see independent nations cajoled and pushed to surrender their independence to the ethnic group pf the poster and his fellow bigots.
What a wrong place to learn.

Ptolomeus:

Right.
I really thank you.
I am a foreigner, I am a researcher of the Yoruba culture, and of course the thread I found interesting.
I do not understand the intent of such persons as opening a thread so I think something very aggressive, aggressive free.
I deeply appreciate your kindness.
You're very kind.
I send you a friendly greeting

Ngodigha1:
Thank you.
If there is a thread that seeks to educate the yorubas about their history, this yoruba fools in this thread will go silent, because they have nothing to offer rather than bigotry. There was a thread about Yoruba civil wars and that thread brought the best Yoruba brains together. Search for it.

shymmex:

Why do you always spam my thread? Why do you care about who is Yoruba, or not?

Ngodigha1:
That is what happens to bigots. Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand.

shymmex:

Repent for what, you prick..

I didn't classify them as Yoruboid, the Igala and Itsekiri people themselves did.. My post was culled from the Igala people's website..

Go write letters to Ikwerre people, and stop spamming my thread.

Ngodigha1:
Then you should have allowed the Itsekiris nad Igalas start this moronic thread. Why you?. You should be contented with what you have, longer throat will send you to early grave, lil boy.

shymmex: [s][/s]

Can you stop spamming my thread?

amor4ce: Ptolemeus, please understand that some peoples hate the Yoruba so much. The Itsekiri know that they are one with the Yoruba but some Igbo just want to paint the Yoruba negatively.

amor4ce: Ptolemeus, please understand that some peoples hate the Yoruba so much. The Itsekiri know that they are one with the Yoruba but some Igbo just want to paint the Yoruba negatively.

Ngodigha1:
I can't believe you are serious with this land-grabbers and tribalists here. What a joke. The thread itself is a joke. Do not be deceived, the Itsekiris, Igalas and Yorubas are not same, nor close. They are independent nations.Posters of yoruba origin are fond of claiming their neighbours. But it is wrong.

amor4ce: Using your metric, isn't this post of yours imbecilic? You have not shown which other Nigerian language, apart from Yoruba, is closer to Igala, nor have you provided any proof of your assertion that Yoruba and Itsekiri are not close despite the tons of evidence to the contrary.

flairlady: Am igala and am still wondering how igala is yoruboid,we are an independent tribe abeg,we have got totally different cultures from the yoruba people.

Ngodigha1: No be today. That article and website was created by a bigoted yoruba to claim Igalas as part of them It is a failed mission. Igalas, Itsekiris are wise.

ronkebp:

Why are you so bitter...... hummm

It is just a post, we yorubas do not need the Igalas and itsekiris, we are even more than complete...no need to throw insults around...man!!! .