₦airaland Forum

EfemenaXY:
I just want to know more about our culture pure and undiluted. And not being told Isoko and Urhobos are "one".

We are not Urhobo - but what makes us distinct from them apart from the language? We hardly have any written records of our particular traditional nuances. The closest I've seen (apart from Ikime's write ups) are a few personal accounts from the British - pre colonial era.

Do we still have elderly "Groits" or Oral historians??

All we seem to do is make concerted efforts to do away with or traditions whilst daftly embracing Christianity. Are we Jews now??

Just check out the numerous Epic Igbo movies online - a people soooooo proud of their culture. What do we have?

We are not Urhobo for a fact but the truth be told, from the scanty pamphlets of archived history that we have read so far. It seem to suggest somewhat that, the clamour for the Isoko nation in the 50's has some apparent political marginalisation undertone probably because of the Urhobos predatory influence on us


Our culture also is sort of "merged" and "heavily influenced". Because almost every community in Isoko have a unique settler. We have some that were claimed to be settled by Igbos hunters, others by the Bini. Seriously, i see no reason why every little community In Isoko Kingdom should have a king, that is not answerable to anybody like Baales to the Obas in the Odua context.

The Origin of Isoko itself as a people tends to be very political (I can very wrong though) and not entirely "cultural". hence the cultural lapses and the Urhobo hegemony. It is now left for us as a people to clearly define a culture totally unique to us (nuances, traditions, rites etc) that we can be proud of. The Urhobos have done a tiny bit in that regard, The Isokos should step up and set a cultural standard for the Urhobos to emulate and not the other way round.

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Our history starts now though not the 17th century , because i doubt if that really existed, apart from the whiteman's account of their expeditions. Ikime only documented the few orals history he can lay his hands on at the time.

donpata:
So i am being bashed for wanting to keep my wife Hardworking. Plus its not abt affordability oh. just that while in sch, i came across a good no of students who cant spare any time to wash Cloths. they rather borrow money to take their cloths for laundry rather than to do it themselves. my findings reveals that most of such people were born to meet the washing Machine at home or just had maids doing it. i then came to the conclusion that there is a Spirit of laziness attached to the Machine. I no want make e posess my wife. thats y ohh.

hmmmm

'Spirit of Laziness attached to the machine"?

Oga your spirikoko na die oo

There is a spirit attached to Nairaland and trust me, it has possessed you already for coming here to start the thread

EfemenaXY:
Lol! Pls let me know if you find anything.

Speak to your dad's right hand man (you know what I mean).

I think I was born 300 years too late.

Hahaha!! Don't worry Efe, You were born at the right time .

My Dad will definitely know somebody that knows someone that knows the movies. #FingersCrossed. I even intend uploading it (if found) on Youtube, hope copyright issues won't arise though!

I no dey for wahala

EfemenaXY:
Haha! Same to you, my brother.

I haven't eaten that for a loooooong while. I need to buy scent leaves for it.

I just know how to eat it, #MyBad

. Chai!!

I miss my #XmasUkodo

EfemenaXY:
Seasons greetings my people!

Pls oh, I've been searching for an Isoko movie to watch for a while. I love my movies being absolutely traditional. Epic movies are my preference. The closest I've got are Epic Urhobo movies.

Don't we have any Isoko movies at all? Abeg someone advice. BarryX, Akposy, Cococandy, everyone else - your input pls..

That should really be a cause for concern ooo. I have not seen any Isoko movie at all oo

Where is our Isokowood?

Let me make some enquiries and I will get back, I have lot of folks home for the Xmas as work no gree allow me travel to see nana
maybe they can get me something to sharpen my Isokoness

EfemenaXY:
Seasons greetings my people!

Pls oh, I've been searching for an Isoko movie to watch for a while. I love my movies being absolutely traditional. Epic movies are my preference. The closest I've got are Epic Urhobo movies.

Don't we have any Isoko movies at all? Abeg someone advice. BarryX, Akposy, Cococandy, everyone else - your input pls..

EfemenaXY:
Lol!

No cheating, Barry.

Compliments of the season, iniove me.

obemuovwo:
NO MIND ME, I BE ISOKO BOY BACK AND FRONT BUT I NO WON FUCKUP FOR CHURCH ON SUNDAY, I GET PRAYING TO MAKE IN ISOKO AND I WANT CONFIRMED ISOKO PEOPLE SO HERE MAKE THEM TRANSLATE THIS PRAYER::::::
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LET US PRAY FOR THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING:
Lord grant us a selfless mind, to be able to say thank you in all situation that we find ourselves in Jesus name,
when thing go on well for us and when it seem things are not the way we want them to be, f
or you said, everything work together for good for those who love the Lord,
remove a complaint heart from us,
grant us the grace to know that it is only when we are thankful in little things that we can be granted great things through christ our Lord.

let me try

MA LE OLE EZI AKPEWE
Oghene ke omai udu avavo Ogbor, no ma je be se tano Doo ve vai etinena no mai rue omamai na !


to be continued

EfemenaXY:
Oniovo me! Bovo we nia??

Ma rei oh! Kobuwo ni ne na?

Me ji Isoko omoto. Isoko ministry gaga.

Me rie ziezi

Obuwo e se riehe


Eve oza avo emo ra?

menabae:
lolz u are right but not in Aviara, but in Araya village of Chief Abel ubeku

EfemenaXY:


Aviara - that's the town with the story about the bible left out in the open at a farm that "miraculously" didn't get wet even after a heavy downpour, right?