₦airaland Forum

exotik:
lol, i wasnt talking about your niece,  who cares about your fictitious life. i was talking about the OP.

what if the man christygenious is talking about is yoruba and has sickle cell, then you convince her not to marry to a yoruba sickler and she took your advice and went to one of the several thick bushes in igboland to find a suitor. and after some years she now finds an igboman she loves and he is also madly in love with her and ready to marry her, but the igboman happens to be an igbo osu? then what would u do? tell her not to marry for the second time?

In the first  place you are not Igbo and do not understand how marriage works in Igboland. Marriage in Igbo culture involves relatives and kindreds. There is introductions in the roadmap to marriage. Ndigbo say ihe ihuma uzo ama, ihe ikutu aka na uzo etc. Before this is concluded, one would have known if there is compactibility between the bride and the groom. It is not just about Osu this or that, but to find out if this person is related to you or not and there are some kindreds that are blood relatives and do not marry each other. It is very important to learn about Igbo marriage.

exotik:
and what if she finds a local and they are madly in-love, but the local will turn out to be an osu. then what will u do? tell her not to marry?

Don't you get it, she is now happily married. There is no ifs and buts.

exotik:
ok, now i understand.

but i am wondering why u had to use sickle cell as an example because last i checked, sickle cell was not limited to a tribe in nigeria and this is a "tribal" issue.

so now what if the guy she is talking about is yoruba and also has sickle cell? then im sure u will go an cage her in one of those thick bushes in igboland till she finds a local, haha

No my niece is happily married within our locality. But am happy she took my advice and got rid of Taju. Their trado was awesome. I even posted a pic of the trado sometime ago here in nairaland.

exotik:
i dont understand that line.

is that also a taboo like it is a taboo to fall in love with an osu in igboland?

It is not a taboo. If your genotype is A.S and you want to marry a girl with same genotype as you, will you not thread with caution?.
Marriage should be between people who share same cultural outlook. The advice I have given the poster here is the same advice I gave a niece of mine last year when she came to tell me about one certain Taju from Kwara who was asking her hand in marriage. I showed disaproval even before she finished her story. Now she is happily married and locally. To God be the glory.

@iIfyalways. Obi di m uto ka gi na di gi sii eme na ihe gbasara nri oriri. Di gi bu Igbo bu Igbo makwara omenaala, ma marakwa uru ekele bara.
Igbo amaka.

[quote author=alj_harem link=topic=782669.msg9352617#msg9352617 date=1318788900]Na wa oooo

even in marriage, tribalism take part [/quote]Uche, it is not just about tribalism but caution. Uche, it is just like you coming here to claim you fell in love with a sickler. Moreover, am ashamed at the rate Igbo girls come here to tell us they fell in love with one Yoruba this or that. In every community in Nigeria, there are Ndigbo and there should be no problem marrying within those confines.
It is not proper for a woman to freely give herself to a man whom she is not sure if they will be compatible. This is not the first time they have come here to cry about this issue.
Igbo ladies, look before you leap.

@Christygenius, this guy is deceiving you. Let him go and marry a Yoruba chick and you marry an Igbo dude. We hardly see Yoruba girls begging for an Igboman's love. What a shame.
 Let him go for good as surely an Igboman will at some point come for you. Get yourself more involved in Igbo activities and Igbo people.

Uba zuo oke, iro ala. When wealth is equally distributed, there will not be envy, greed or jelousy.

This is too bad. Am happy he did not die from the injuries inflicted on him by those disrespectful foools.

Abagworo:
I think what the OP wanted to get is the salutations and not these kinds of greeting.
For example in Oguta,we hail "Aje",[/b]In Ikwerre its "Meka" in Ngwa it is "Mazi" in Ohafia it is "Kawo",in Afikpo it is "[b]jokwa" ,in Orsu it is "ooni", in Ozubulu it is "deme",in Etche it is "chika".

O dika ndi Abiriba, Abam Ohafia na ekele kwa jokwa.
Odi mma imata na ndi Oguta na ekelekwa Aje. Ndi Kwale na ekele kwa otu aha.
@ABAGWORO, i bu nna n'ebe Omenaala NdiIgbo noo.

@The poster: You are really wasting your time. Nairaland will not solve your problem. It's a pity as it's always one Igbo girl today and another Igbo tomorrow. The problem with Igbo girls like you is that you do not mix up much with your Igbo group whereever you are. If you do, there is no reason whatsoever you will not be attracted to Igbo groom.
My advice to you here is, if you reside in Ibadan for an example, there are so many Igbo groups and associations out there that you can join. It is like that all over the world. There so many Igbo dance groups, Igbo prayer groups, Igbo corpers, Igbo students and clan associations. There is no reason whatsoever that an estimated 40 million Ndigbo in Nigeria, none of them could be attracted to you. Search yourself girl.

aribisala0:
ARE YOU THEIR MINISTER OF INFORMATION.
I am sure they can speak for themselves.
let them inform nigerians that they want to delete ikwerre as one of the recognized ethnic groups

by the way that book is 18 years old and is not new.

more importantly the book does NOT say what you claim it does.

if you read the book you would NEVER have posted the link. go and read it

Elechi Amadi was one of the major contributors of this book and his views are widely known.

as a neutral person who lived in PH for a long time i see a lot of similarities with igbos and ikwerre but what is important is how do the ikwerres wish to be known NOT how others wish to know them.

there are so many similarities between itsekiri and yorubas but itsekiris wish to be known as itsekiris .
that is their prerogative

most of my ikwerre friend tell me they wish to be known as ikwerre and this is why they have sought to be so recognized by the nigerian state.


that is the current state of affairs.

Boy, the crap you wrote here is very laughable.
Why the Itsekiri/Yoruba example instead of Igbo/Idoma example?. You and your likes that tend to separate Igbo groups from one another will not do it in the case of Ijebu/Yoruba relationship. All your years in Igweocha (P.H) is a waste.

The meeting should be extended to Ezes in Ngwaland and above all the eze of AmaIgbo. It is important.

duke4ever:
biko nu umu Igbo, ka anyi ghara i na ede 'etc'- et cetera, kama ka anyi na ede 'wdg' - Wee Diri Gawazie, mgbe obula anyi na ede edemede Igbo. Igbo di uso ma oburu na anyi sua ya nke ome. Ka chi fooooonuooo!!

Nwanne, eziokwu ka ikwuru. Anam amuta otutu ihe ebea.

afam4eva:
I just hope all these people that disclaim Igbo will not give us a problem in the south-east. Instead we should include people that are proud Igbos from the Asaba, Ibusa area and the fake azz Ika people should remain in Delta and Edo states. kpatakpata, a referendum should be conducted.

Those who disclaim Igbo are in the minority. Ogbuefi1 is an Ika and a proud Igbo. He has been to many conferences where he has advocated for Igbo unity. His likes are the people we should look up to. He is a light to Igbo race.
From the way they go about Igbo denial in the internet, you will think it is as such in real life. In 2008, Agbor Progressive Union U.K chapter conducted a survey about their identity. 65% said Igbo; 20% said sort of and about 15% said not so sure. Moreover, Akumazi, Igbodo and some towns close to Igbodo are very proud Igbo people.

ejikemeuwa:
Umunne m na umunna m, unu anwuchule anwuchu. Amaghi m na ndi Igbo no ebe a

Anwuchule nwannem, ndi Igbo juputara na nairaland karisia ndi ozo. Otua ka ndi Igbo si karisia ebe obula mana ndi iro gbara anyi gburugburu.

Igbo ndi oma zara oku bia ebea na akwalite asusu Igbo, Chukwu nna gozie unu dum (ncha, niile). Ekelem.
Anam ejikwe oherea na echetara Umu Igbo bi na Obodo London na ndi ozo gbaraya gburugburu na taa bu ubochi emume iri ji Igbo Youths (ICSN). Nkea ga akpotu na 24 Haverstock Hill, Camden NW3 2BQ.
Onye na ekwuputa ihea bu Andrew, A bum onye isi ogbakoa na oge mbu. Abughi zim onye isi ma na anakwam na akwalite ogbako umu Igbo anyi.
Udo diri unu.

freecocoa:
iwe ayaro ewe'm nwanne'm,Anyi na asu de mee,anu nu ro'm ka onye nkanu na asu asusu fa,mana onwere ife nchoputara na asusu igbo nke bu na,asusu igbo na eyikorita onwe ya.

Ezi okwu.

[quote author=Bandit C. link=topic=781837.msg9341582#msg9341582 date=1318630232]Biko freecocoa iwe ewe na gi mana ndi be unu ana asu ''de eme''? Nnem Ochie (ka chukwu gozie nkpuru obi ya) bu onye Awka mana achoputaram na olu asusu igbo ya (nke ndi Awka) ona asu nwere ka osiri yi e nke ndi Ugbawka (Nkanu) ebe ya bu Nnem Ochie nuru ''Di'' (Nnam ochie)? A jurum Nnem Ochie ka oka di ndu ma olu asusu igbo obodo abuo nu (Ugbawka na Awka) onwere ka ha siri yi e onwe ha, osim na ha abuo yiri. Inu nu go ebe onye si Ugbawka suru olu asusu igbo ya? O di gi ka ha eyiri onwe ha?[/quote]Igbo gi rijuru afo. De eme nwannem.

Na alaIgbo, o buru na e buputara onye Igbo nri ka o rie, tupu o rie nri ahu, o ga-ekelegodu onye ahu butere nri ahu ekele maka nri ahu o butere. O richakwaa nri ahu, o ga-ekelekwa onye ahu nke oma site n'isi ya daluu, ma obu anwula di ka any sii ekwu na Isinweke, ma obu imeela, ma o bu mma mma di ka ndi Ndoki sii asu.
IGBO AMAKA.

NRI PRIEST:
Andre nwannem, daalu soo. Mana kam gwa gi ofu ife. Igbo nile nwelu ndi gulu akwukwo ma nwe kwaa ego. Oteela mu ji na agu ife nile ina ede ebea,nakwa obi anuli juputalum maka na enwelu onye di ka gi ebea!
Nya bu na ekpele mu na isi gi na ezi na ulo gi bu na chukwu g a eme ka gi, umu gi na umu umu gi bulu ndi eji eme onu na okpulu anyanwu!!!
Gi bu Andre Uwe site tata bu oke osisi eji ama atu na ALAIGBO NILI !!!
Henceforth,everybody should address Andre Uwe as"oke osisi". So, says the man from Nri lineage.

Ka Chineke mezie okwu. Chi dube gi nwanne m.

[quote author=aloy/emeka link=topic=781837.msg9341508#msg9341508 date=1318629189]I thought Igbo language is dead?. Who are these people still writing it?. Are they ghosts?.[/quote]Emeka, biko dee ma kowaa na asusu Igbo.

mbatuku1:
L'ala Ngwa lakuku kanyi, anyi de-ekwe 'mazi'. ChinenyeN nwannem nwoke bia, o nwere ike i kowara unu koma. Ide Igbo na-enye m nsogbu. Unu eweli iwe.

I gbaliri nnukwu. Onye kwe Chi ya ekwe. I kwe na i ga amuta edemede Igbo, Chi ga enyere gi aka. Ejerem ulo akwukwo sekondiri makwa mahadum na Ala Ibadan. Mana agbara m mbo muta ka esi ede Igbo.
Udi diri gi.

[quote author=Bandit C. link=topic=781837.msg9341457#msg9341457 date=1318628597]Ndi ba anyi ndewo nuo. Ka Olisa bi na igwe na agoziri anyi ala Igbo, ka nmeri na oganiru buru kwa okpu eze anyi oh!!! Iseeee!!!! A bum nwa ama Nkanu, na Enugu. Nkea bu ufo di ekene anyi nwe na be anyi.

Go well: noo de
Welcome: Te eje (de eje)
Good work: de enyo
Thank you: de eme

Udo diri unu.[/quote]I mere ofuma. O dikwa ka ndi Nnewi ha asii de eme. Ana m amuta ihe bara uru ebea.

all4naija:
That Language is distorting some Igbo people mentality!

Brain-dead baboon, get lost as this is not meant for your likes, udele.

ASANIGBO:
I mere nke oma were weputa atumatu di otua, ganiru akwumgi n'azu.

Onye nwe anyi gozie gi. Asusu Igbo ga di ndu ruo mgbe ebighi ebi.

Obughi nadi Isinweke na asii anwunoo. Ndi ozo na ekwu otua bu: Umualuwaku, Ehime, Ezeoke, Umunumu, Nzerem, Odenkume, Onicha Uboma, Abueke, Umuariam etc.

NRI PRIEST:
Andre Uwe, dalu nwannem maka na ezigbo afa ka ego. Na Idemmili, Umuoji,Obosi,Uke,Ojoto,Oba,Ogodi na Nkpor na asukwa "NDEJE". Fa na asikwa "imelu ofuma" ma obu "imeka".
And for those who where not invited here in the first place but only to come here and start insulting the beautiful IGBO race out of jealousy and hate, I have a response for u, and here it goes, ka umu gi na umu umu gi bulu akwuna na ofu ogoli, amen!!!

Oga diri gi mma. Idemmili nwere otutu obodo mepere emepe. Unu na agbali. Ha nwekwara otutu ndi ji ego ma gukwa akwukwo.

yabadabado:
50 GBOSA FOR ANY ONE THAT CAN TELL ME happy birthday IN IGBO, CUS THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE IN YOOBA, this is not a tribal paroooo, abeg oh, all tribalistic shall give birth to ewu on Christmas day.

Biko, this is not a translation thread. Translation thread already exist in this culture section of nairaland.

Mgbeke zutara eke n'ahia Eke di n'obodo Eke.

Sonofpeace:
emere akaa? ogbuzulu from Nkanu

A nam anu emere aka. Ugbua ka matara na o bu olu ndi Nkanu. Imeela.

NaijaNaWaa:
Igbo ndi oma, obum ka na akpo Naija-na-waa. Abum nw'afo Igbo. Asim ka nkelee ma kwadoro kwara unu bu nd'Igbo na NL. Jide kwanu ka unu ji. Biko nyenu aka maka ime ka ala Igbo di nma. Nyenu aka n'ikpochapu ndi ojoo juru na ala Igbo. Meenu ka Igbo gaa-nu-ihu maka odinma  Igbo n'ile.

Udo Chineke dikwara unu n'ile.

Udo Chineke di kwara gi. Asusu Igbo bu anwu-anwu.