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The UMBC ringtones should be louder.

mbatuku2:
Quote by aribasala0

An Ikwerre Bible, if it exists, will still be an Igbo Bible.

Correct, just as the the new testament translated to Izzi is still Igbo.

ChinenyeN:
Only as far as linguistics is concerned.

The Izzi people in Ebonyi state have translated the new testament into their dialect, yet no linguist is saying that it is not Igbo. No harm if Ikwerre translates the bible into Ikwerre.

If Lampard had played that match, Chelsea would have won. Lampard would have scored those two goals missed by Ramires. Lampard should play ahead of Ramires.

ChinenyeN:
The first Bible translation is Union Igbo, [i]claimed [/i]to supposedly be a composition of (I think) 5 dialects from different culture-zones. Isuama is the first ever wordlist/dictionary. Onitsha is the first non-diaspora literary Igbo. Now, are we done?

Chinenye, you are correct.
At the first Igbo language conference at Asaba in 1907, four dialects were recommended for Fr Dennis e.g Isuama, Afikpo, Bonny and Onitsha so that he can choose one, but instead of going for one of them, Fr Dennis used all the four in translating the Igbo bible.

One_Naira:
O buro akwa nwa ye a ye.
O buro akwa nwa wey gbam gbam
O bu onye muru nwa?
___________________________
Translated
Isn't that the cries of a baby?
Isn't that the cries of a baby like a thunder?
Who gave birth to the baby?

The women repeat the song, dancing around with the mother in the middle carrying her baby.
I had the blessing to watch this display after my sister delivered. It was such a joyful thing to watch.

Another song they sang was

onye muru nwa n'ebe akwa
{Afa nwanne mu} muru nwa n'ebe akwa
weta uziza we ta ose
we ta amara ngalala ofe
k'umu mmadu ra cha ya
________________________________
Translated
Who gave birth to the crying baby
{My sister name} gave birth to the crying baby,
Bring uzuza and pepper,
Bring what i'll use to prepare the soup
for people to enjoy.

NICE.

This Bonny issue has been discussed several times in nairaland.Shall we all agree that Bonny is a fusion of Igbo and Ijaw groups.

NRI PRIEST:
Mister, I dont know if you are joking or not; I wil love for the federal government to create some more ethnic groups,so that clans like Ngwa,Ika and any other group who as much as little ever denied being Igbo can have their own ethnic group. In doing this we might have trimmed down ourselves and arrive at conclusion at who and who is Igbo. Even if its only Anambra,Imo,Enuani,Enugu,Ebonyi and parts of Abia that stood up boldly and called themselves Igbos I will be more than proud to know that we have ppl who we didnt have to tell what makes them Igbos. Ezi oyi ka ajo nwanne.

I have never seen any Ngwa who disclaims Igbo. Igbo denials is mostly in Ikwerre, Ika and Ukwuani. However, they are in the minority.

Perhaps early 1960's but definitely not in 1959.

190_@:
People calling Piazon world class already are either mad or know nothing about football.

I watched him on Chelsea T.V play against Arsenal reserves yesterday. He and Lukaku destroyed Arsenal. He also scored in that match. The chap will go places.

nateevs:
You beat me to that bro.
All those Chelsea fans looking down at Napoli, heaven help us.
I hope AVB has his eyes on talents already lined up because these are the sorts we should be looking for.

The links with Lucas Ocampos and Sergi Roberto seem to have died lately. Maybe Roman has had a blood rush again and he is about to splash on Andy Carroll.

I learnt Gary Cahill, Rodwell and Tiote are coming.

egift:
Kingsway Building - Opkara Avenue, Enugu,1959.

https://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/400873_10150446085549263_363111729262_8797264_34601053_n.jpg

This is a no 1959 photograph. Can you see Nigerian green and white flag on top of one of the buildings?. As at 1959, Nigeria wasn't using green and white flag.

alj_harem:
I don't think Oduduwa came from middle east as some historians would say.

the confusion started from people finding similarity between yoruba and arabic.

It is good to admit that there is confusion in Yoruba history of origin.

mbatuku2:
How can you be omo oduduwa when he came to meet you? Your people are really funny and confused at times.

That is it. Well done.

alj_harem:
since you know that, don't you think that if you hate a yoruba person, don't you think you are only hating your half brother ?

How would you know his mother is not igbo or father igbo ?

We can extend this to the olden days when cultures were not defined yet

Take a look at Jaja of Opobo, if not for documentation, would you know he was igbo in an ijaw settlement ?

Documentation aside, the people of Opobo has maintained cultural and lineage relationship with the people of Amaigbo for over 120 years now. I learnt that until recently, the people of Amaigbo-Jaja's original home in Orlu division do not intermarry with the people of Opobo because they are same.
Delegates from Opobo are always present whenever an Eze is crowned in Amaigbo.

At the moment, the Obi and Ugbodu people are Igbo.
The progenitor of the Yorubas-Oduduwa came from the middle east, but today Yorubas are not Arabs. Isn't it?.
@Ah Harem.

NRI PRIEST:
The day my wife(when I get married) will give birth I will unlock the the bank and throw a big party.

May God grant you your wishes. Do you have some Igbo names in mind for the kids to come?.

I wish to know the role of the new generation churches in the community developments in Igboland. Most Christian efforts in the development of my native community is always carried out by the catholic and Anglican churches.

@Alh Harem, Onitshas migrating from the west does not mean that they came from Yorubaland. According to the current Obi of Onitsha, Oitsha people have never been anything else but Igbo. They were Igbo in the east of the Niger then moved across the river for farming and other economic activities but later came back to Igboland.

Shanay:
I am in a friendship with an Nigerian guy. His ethnic group is Ibo. He is a first year medical surgeon. I am African American with a regular paying job. We have only been friends for 1 month in a half. He had a birthday recently and I offered to by gift of cologne or shirt, which he declined and ask for expensive 300.00 USD gift. Which I did not buy. Then I ask his sister What would be inexpensive gift for him for Christmas. Thinking that she is woman with family she would understand times are hard and have better understanding of inexpensive than he. She gives me ideas of 200.00, 300.00, and 450.00 USD gift. Then she request a gift for herself that cost over 100.00 USD. Is this normal? This kind of behavior is frowned upon in the US. When I refuse these gifts he calls me stingy. I am the most giving person, but I feel like they are trying to take advantage of me. Am I wrong in my thinking?

It is not certain that the dude is Igbo. If at all he is Igbo, do not use his case as a generalisation of Ndigbo. Any dude that behaves as such does not worth you be him Igbo or Nigerian etc.
What do you mean by the bolded?.

Congrats Mr Osuji.

Igbo na asi kwa na mmiri doro na ejuju dokwara nwa nkita.

Good move. Ezes in the east should lead by example. Fraudsters should not be made Ezes/Obis/Igwes in their respective kingdoms.
For Imo state legislative chamber, Ezes should be screaned before they are crowned.

@The O.P, the problem lies with the Yorubas themselves. They rely on govt to provide everything for them. No community effort to assist those schools. In the East, communities do not solely rely on govt to maintain their schools, roads, bridges and other infrastructures.
They have to wake up.

Nchara:
Please stop being funny.

Am not funny, but my good knowledge of Ogun state makes me believe that Ijebu Ode and Sagamu requires city status along side Abeokuta.

Ogun state is one exceptional case.
Abeokuta.
Sagamu.
Ijebu ode.
Otta.
Ilaro.

Where is Sagamite to do justice to this thread.
Oyedepo followers, pray that Sagamite does not see this thread?.

tpia@:
so, @ topic

are we to assume these other universities are also due for renaming sooner or later:

university of ibadan

university of lagos

university of jos

university of maiduguri

university of benin

university of port harcourt

university of uyo

university of ilorin

etc etc.

Not for University of Ibadan.

Okuko nyuo ahu, ala achuo ya oso.
Igbo ekelem unu.

Igbo ndi oma m ji eme onu, onye nwe anyi nonyere unu.
Ndi nile ga ala Alaigbo na oge mme mme ekeresimesi nke afo aa, ijeoma nuoo. Onye nwe anyi dube unu.
Igbo noo ebe obula, Udo diri unu. Ka omumu onye nzoputa anyi bu Jisos mere anyi amara. Amara ya bara uba n'ebe anyi noo.
Kwezuo nuu.

There might have been numerous churches in Igboland as well as non christians, but they all believe in the existence of God.

The Niger bridge at Onitsha, may be this bridge should be renamed and known as:Chukwuemeka Ojukwu bridge.