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I am going to be honest with you, in my own humble opinion without being sentimental of course, without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter from a distinctive perspective, I would like to say I have nothing to say |
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Every Mallam to hin own kettle....  |
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Culture › Re: Relationship Between Yoruba Language And Igala Language. by akunjohn(m): 4:46pm On Aug 18, 2022 |
scholes0: @OP look at it this way, the closeness btw the aboriginal Igalas (Akpoto) & Yoruba is ancestral. A result of both groups descending from the same ancestors in deep prehistory that is soo old that nobody recorded it. The relationship between Igala & Igbo you friend talks about is as a result of geographical closeness/inter-relationship along border areas & some culture rubbing off each other. There r even igalas in today's SE. So actually, depending on the Igala u ask, there are varying degrees of closeness with neighbors. Some Igalas will tell u they r closest to Agatu/Idoma, some will tell u it is Bassa-Nge/Nupe. These are all location induced relatedness.
Igala looks like heavily modified archaic Yoruba.
Many of the words are the same. For those that are not exactly the same, I observed the following changes/modifications.
1) I noticed keenly that they have evolved to replace nasal vowel (Añ, Eñ, Iñ, Oñ, Uñ Etc) endings in Yoruba with their open oral vowel equivalents. Because Yoruba has 7 oral and 7 nasal vowels... but seems Igala has only oral ones.
* And also some consonant mutation in Igala , i.e (R to L), (L to N), (J to Bÿ), (S to R/L) etc.... Here are some RULES:
Rule A*: Nasal vowel ending words in Yoruba to open vowel ending in Igala. Middle diphthong eliminated when present Jeuñ (eat) - Jeñwu Igbiñ (snail) - Igbi Ohuñ (thing) - Eñwu Eyiñ (tooth) - Eñyi Ọkuñ (illipede) - Ọkọ Eguñ (ancestors) - Egwu Oguñ (medicine) - Ogwu Fuñfuñ (white) - Fufu Fañ (blow) - Fa Agañ (barren) - Aga Kañ (sour) - Ka Okañ (one) - Oka Oduñ (year) - Odo Agbañ (chin) - Agba Ouñ (he/she/it) - Oñwu Ofuñ (throat) - Ofa Oyañ (breats) - Eñya Idiñ (maggot) - Ide Ekuñ (leopard) - Eko Tituñ (new) - Tito
Rule B* Consonant mutation R to L and vice versa Kekere (small) - Kekele Irawo (star) - Ilawo Iri (dew/mist) - eli Olu (lord) - Onu Ro (cultivate) - Lo Olamide (name) - Uramide Iru (seed) - ilu Akere (toad) - Akele Ra (buy) - La Erira (ants) - Elila Ri (see) - Li Ora (fat) - Ula Oruñgbe (thirst) - Olugbe
Rule C* Consonant mutation S to R/L Ese (leg) - Ere Eso (fruit) - Ero Se (block) - Re Sø (throw) - Rø
Rule D* Consonant mutation S and SH to CH It seems like the “Sh” sound in absent in some Igala dialects , and they replace with a 'CH'... These dialects that lack the the SH sound seem to have become the standard for the whole of Igala.
Sheyi (done this) - Cheyi Oshu (moon) - Ochu Ishu (yam) - Uchu Ashe (authority) - Ache Isha (pot) - Ucha Shu (defecate) - Chu
Rule E* Consonant mutation J to BŸ Aja (dog) - Abya Eje (seven) - Ebye Ẹjɛ (blood) - Ẹbyɛ
Rule F* Consonant mutation W to GW just like in the South-Eastern Yorubaland dialects Ewa (beans) - Egwa Ku (die) - Kwu Gun (pound) - Gwu Ekun (cry) - Ekwu Oogun (sweat) - Uugwu Wɛ (wash/bath) - Gwɛ
Rule G*: Consonant mutation L to N Oluku (friend) - Onukwu Ile/Ale (land) - Ane Ale (night) - Ane Ala (dream) - Ona Ola (tomorrow) - Ona
Rule A* + B* Eriñ (four)- Ele Oruñ (neck) - Olu Iruñ (hair) - Ilo Aruñ (five) - Alu Oruñ (sun) - Olu Eruru (ashes) - Elulu
Rule A* + C* Esañ (nine) - Ela Suñ (sleep) - Lu
Rule A* +D* Eshiñshiñ (housefly) - Achichi
Rule A* + F* Egunguñ (bone) - Ogwugwu Iguñnu (vulture) - Ugwunu Oguñ (twenty) - Ogwu
Rule A* +G* Olokuñriñ (man) - Onokele Olobiñriń (woman) - Onobule
Rule B* + C* Sure (run/hasten) - Rule
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Other Minor differencess with irregular rules Bayii (like this) - Abayii Øbɛ (soup) - Øbø Owo/Ogho (money) - Oko Wo/Gho (look) - Go Ijo (dance) - Ido Monamona (lightening) - Omamañya Oru (midnight) - Odu Iwowo (nudity) - Owowo Eru (slave) -Adu Ehoro (rabbit) - Efolo Adiye (hen) - Ajuwe Akuko (coc.k) - Ayiko
And finally,False friend cognates Yo in Yoruba = Fully fed Yo in Igala = Plump / Fat
Du in Yoruba - To contest an object Du in Igala - To take an object
Oyuñ in Yoruba = Pregnancy Oyu in Igala = Fat
Ebo in Yoruba - Sacrifice Ebo in Igala - Deity
Edø in Yoruba = Liver Edø in Igala = Heart/Chest
Wewe in Yoruba = Pieces Uwewe in igala = Many
ilɛ in Yoruba = Earth (as in land) ilɛ in Igala = Earth (as in the planet)
There are many countless words that are exactly the same in both languages and need no further elucidation, since we are focusing more on what has made the two languages different over time. That being said, there are many other words too that are very different... Hence the reason why Igala shares approximately only about 64% or so word cognates with the General Yoruba we speak. The 40% that do not align between both is already enough to make inter-comprehension between both very hard... The biggest chunk of non Yoruboid words in Igala is from the neighbouring Idoma according to some research.
With this, I would give a Yoruba - give or take 6 months to master this language under complete exposure like going to live in Idah or Dekina.
Yoruba is Igala Pro Max. Once you master the grammatical rule of thumb in the formula required to convert from one dialect gloss to the other gloss ... you will master the language sharply. You nailed it, sometimes ago around 1994 to 1996,I was posted to Idah for a road projects with my friends from Ibadan and before we left that place, we've mastered the language very well...they always call us omoyaji... My colleagues even got married there. The good old days  |
Nairaland General › Re: Some Of The World's Most Expensive Items Ever Sold At Auction (Photos) by akunjohn(m): 4:11pm On Jul 18, 2022 |
Explorers: Sometimes, i dont understand why people spend millions of $ on just rough drawings.  |
Politics › Re: Your State And Who You Are Supporting For The 2023 Election by akunjohn(m): 11:06am On Jun 18, 2022 |
From here in Ibadan city... I am OBIDIENT.  |
Nairaland General › Re: My Neighbour Always Stand In My Veranda, Is This Normal (pictures) by akunjohn(m): 4:13pm On Jun 11, 2022 |
Samakus: Hi guys..
There's something I would like to have y'all's opinion about.
My neighbour, male, married with children, always leaves his house to come to my veranda and stand. Especially when I'm indoors or he suspects that I'm out of the house.
Did you say you're playing ludo with another man's wife?
Overtime I have tried to check his motive and I can't seem to find any ulterior motive. He will just leave his flat upstairs, come to my flat's Veranda in the ground floor and stand there, moping at empty space. If I come out from my parlour, we will greet and he will hurriedly leave
I'm beginning to find it not so funny. Should I confront him? From my investigations, he doesn't do anything, doesn't peep, but just stay there and be moping, sometimes with a bottle of water in hand.
Why always the front of my crib? If he needs a thinking session, he can as well use another place. What do you guys think? I should confront him or let it be?
Edited....
He has a young wife who used to come down stairs when she's bored to play ludo OUTSIDE with me and my friends if they come around.
This man's behaviour made me to stop the ludo thing. I no get strength abeg.
My door is always locked by the way but I just want to have different opinions about why he's always in my veranda when he has a house and family to go to |
Business › Re: Which Business Can One Start With ₦200K In 2022? by akunjohn(m): 5:43pm On May 06, 2022 |
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Business › Re: Which Business Can One Start With ₦200K In 2022? by akunjohn(m): 3:21pm On May 05, 2022 |
chatinent: You can begin selling first grade OK shoes. First grade shoes look like new.
I actually do the business and it's profitable. I sell wholesales, per bale.
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diportivo: u better no enter 1 chance
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Nigerians sef Thanks brother for the enlightenment. |
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What's the total cost of it? |
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quote author=00FFT00 post=112179028] She escaped death by whiskers after her yet to be identified boyfriend, suspected to be a ritualist butchered her?. Like seriously?. Nigeria journalism. I give up.[/quote]  |
Crime › Re: Man Bathes Wife With Hot Water In Ondo by akunjohn(m): 8:11am On Apr 16, 2022 |
Malory: Just because of amala and ewedu Can't you just be reasonable at all? |
Politics › Re: Nigerian Soldier Begs God To Protect Him In The Bush After Colleagues Ran Away by akunjohn(m): 9:53am On Mar 31, 2022 |
ote author=Fahdiga post=111518491]This one is looking for promotion. If this man has any atom of sense in him he should run away just like others. Nigeria is not worth dying for[/quote]Run to where exactly? |
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bibianna: Most powerful this most powerful that.
All I know is this man is nothing but pencil in the hand of the creator! Well said ma'am. |
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Being alive and in sound health, ageing gracefully. |
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This is something I cleaned on 31st December morning, sparkling clean. Look at it now. If not that I've been around, I would have thought maybe the appliance got burnt. And guess what? I never leave my window open without my net closed. This is the air we literally breathe-in everyday! I don't even want to snap my feet. I'm very light skinned but under my leg looks like I'm from Kenya  Please mods move this to FP let people see what we're going through. It's okay...but why Kenya in matter? |
Educational Services › Re: Tutor Needed -iwo Road Or Olodo Area by akunjohn(m): 1:59am On Dec 31, 2021 |
BuddhaPalm: "Olodo area" 
This tutor already has their work cut out for them. Not what you think... Olodo is an area in ibadan...eniti o ni odo..(someone who owns a mortar).. Now, you get d drift? Not the other way round. |
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I doubt if that woman don't do drugs  |
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