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Interesting. It is possible. After all, Igbo words also has great similarities with Japanese words. Check out thess findings by Igbodefender.com
Source: http://www.igbodefender.com/blog/2012/07/25/interesting-similarities-of-the-spellings-of-igbo-and-anglicized-japanese-words/

Adachi- Japanese name
Adachi- Igbo name

Adachi-ku- Japanese city
Adachukwu- Igbo name

Obuchi- Japanese surname
Obuchi- Igbo surname

Madoka- Japanese name
Maduka- Igbo name

Chinda- Japanese surname
Chinda- Igbo surname

Obi- Japanese embroidered sash worn for martial arts
Obi- Igbo word for heart

Chuka soba- Chinese style noodles popular in Japan
Chuka- Igbo name

Nanami- Japanese name
Nnamani- Igbo surname

Yutaka- Japanese surname
Utaka- Igbo surname

Chichi- Japanese island
Chichi- Igbo name

Atami- Japanese town
Atani- Igbo town

Naka- Japanese name
Odinaka- Igbo name

Osaka- Japanese town
Osaka- Igbo name

Mazuka- Japanese surname
Azuka- Igbo name

Iru- Japanese word meaning ‘to exist’
Iru- Igbo word meaning ‘face’

Ato- Japanese word meaning ‘after or later’
Ato- Igbo word meaning ‘three’

Ano- Japanese word meaning ‘say’
Ano- Igbo word meaning ‘four’

Ise- Japanese sacred place
Ise- Igbo word for ‘five’, and also an Igbo word of meaning ‘amen’, usually said during the sacred ceremony of kolanut breaking

Oka- Japanese word meaning ‘placed’
Oka- Igbo word meaning ‘corn’

Chikuwa – tubular roll of grilled fish paste. Also. ‘bamboo ring’ from the method traditionally used to mold it.
Chi ka uwa- this Igbo phrase roughly means, ‘ He that is in me (God) is greater than he that is in the world’

Ocha-Japanese word meaning ‘tea’
Ocha- Igbo word meaning ‘fair’

Naze- Japanese town
Nanze- Igbo town

Ishi- Japanese word meaning ‘intention’
Ishi- Igbo word meaning ‘head’

Obara- Japanese name
Obara- Igbo word meaning blood

Ka- Japanese word used to express doubt
Ka- Igbo word used to make a polite request

Ube- Japanese town
Ube- Igbo word for the pear fruit

Aki- Japanese town
Aki- Igbo word meaning ‘palm kernel’

Amagi- Japanese town
Ama gi- Igbo word meaning, ‘your town’

Ga- Japanese word used to connect nouns
Ga- Igbo word meaning ‘will’

Anan- Japanese town
Anam- Igbo town

Chiba- Japanese town
Chiba- Igbo word meaning, ‘to take something inside’

Chichibu- Japanese town
Chichi- Igbo name

Obinata- Japanese surname
Obinna- Igbo name

De- Japanese word meaning ‘at’
De- Igbo word meaning ‘to write’

Obata- Japanese Surname
Obatala- ancient Igbo surname: surname of the Anioma kings during the Moremi Era

Ogyu- Japanese surname
Ogwi- Igbo surname

Komachi- Japanese name
Komasirichi- Igbo name

Cho- Japanese word that means, ‘a person who is’
Cho- Igbo word that means ‘to look for’

Uke- Japanese word meaning ‘attack’
Uke- Igbo word meaning ‘evil attack’

Kara- Japanese word that means ‘after’
Kara- Igbo word used to express greatness

Na- Japanese word used to express command
Na- Igbo word meaning ‘and’

Uku- Japanese word meaning ‘to float’
Ukwu- Igbo word meaning ‘leg’

Ohba- Japanese surname
Obah- Igbo surname (Oba is also an ancient Igbo royal title: one of the titles of the Anioma kings during the Moremi era was Oba Igbo)

Obishi- Japanese surname
Obichia- Igbo surname (Obishi literally means ‘head king’ in Igbo language)

Nanka- Japanese word used to express disappointment
Nanka- Igbo town

Offu- Japanese word for ‘off’
Ofu- Igbo word for ‘one’

Ike- Japanese prefix used to strenghten an adjective
Ike- Igbo word meaning strenght

Ano- Japanese word meaning ‘say’
Ano- Igbo word meaning ‘four’

Aka- Japanese word for ‘red’
Aka- Igbo word for ‘hand’

Ara- Japanese feminine term
Ara- Igbo word meaning breast</

Onishi- Japanese name
Onyisi- Igbo word for leader

Asa- Japanese word meaning ‘morning’
Asa- Igbo word meaning ‘fine girl’

Asaato- Japanese word meaning ‘to asert’
Asato- Igbo word for ‘eight’

Ani- Japanese word meaning ‘brother-in-law’
Ani- Igbo word meaning ‘land’

Ouchi- Japanese surname
Oluchi- Igbo name

Ozu- Japanese surname
Ozumba Igbo name
Ozu- Igbo town

Akechi- Japanese surname
Nkechi- Igbo name

Nara- Japanese word meaning ‘if’
Nara- Igbo past tense of the word ‘go’

Asano- Japanese surname
Akanno- Igbo surname

Ne- Japanese word used to interject
Ne- Igbo word meaning ‘look’

Iro- Japanese word meaning ‘colour’
Iro- Igbo word meaning ‘outside’

Ebina- Japanese surname
Egbuna- Igbo surname
Obinna- Igbo name

Ibuka- Japanese surname
Ebuka- Igbo name

Sa- Japanese word used to explain obvious facts
Sa- Igbo word meaning ‘to answer’
Also the same word for ‘wash’

Ikina- Japanese surname
Ikenna- Igbo surname

Uboshita- Japanes surname
Uboshi ta- Igbo phrase meaning, ‘today’

Abutsu- Japanese name
Abutu- Igbo name

Umeki- Japanese surname
Umeh- Igbo surname

Ishioka- Japanese town
Isi oka- Igbo phrase meaning, ‘the cub of a corn plant’

Osumi- Japanese strait
Osumenyi- Igbo town

Neyagawa- Japanese town
Ne, ya a’gawa- Igbo phrase that roughly translates to ‘look he’s going.’

Obama- Japanese town
Obama- Igbo connected town in the Kalabari area of Nigeria

Ofunato- Japanese town
Ofunato- Igbo phrase that roughly means, ‘One and three’.

Oji- Japanese town
Oji- Igbo river, i.e Oji River

Tsujii- Japanese name
Osuji- Igbo name

Otsu- Japanese town
Otu- Igbo town

Ugo- Japanese town
Ugo- Igbo word that means, ‘eagle’.

Abukuma- Japanese river
Akuma- Igbo town

Asuka- Japanese town
Nsukka- Igbo town

Chuai- Japanese name
Chuka- Igbo name

Anato- Japanese town
Ani ato- Igbo phrase meaning ‘third land’

Aruku- Japanese word which means, ‘to walk’
Ilo Ukwu- Igbo word which means to limp

Nemuru- Japanese word for sleep
Laru- Igbo word for ‘sleep’

Kata- Japanese word for ‘shoulder’
Aka- Igbo word for ‘hand’

Omu-Japanese town
Omu- Igbo word for palm frond

Onagawa- Japanese town
Onagawa- Igbo phrase that roughly means,’ he/she is going’

Inuzuka- Japanese name
Izuka- Igbo word for ‘week’

Iheya- Japanese town
Ihe ya- Igbo phrase that means ‘his/her property’

Onomichi- Japanese town
Ichi/Nnewiichi- Igbo town

Hanawa- Japanese town
Ha nawa- Igbo phrase that roughly means,’ they should go home’

Azuchi- Japanese town
Azuka- Igbo name

Eitoku- Japanese name
Etukoku- Igbo name

Chikanatsu- Japanese name
Chikamatsu- Japanese name

Shika- Japanese word
Chika- Igbo name

To- Japanese word for ‘and’
To- Igbo word for ‘grow’

Kenji- Japanese name
Nkemjika- Igbo surname

Takumi- Japanese name
Akumi- Ancient name of the Igbos, currently used mainly in Afro America

Suru- Japanese word meaning to ‘die clothes using a wooden mold’
Suru- Igbo word for saying one has ‘washed clothes’

Chikafusa- Japanese name
Chikadibia- Igbo name

Be- Ancient Japanese word meaning community
Be- Igbo word meaning home

Ze- Japanese word that indicates assertion
Ze- Igbo word meaning ‘to avoid’

Zo- Japanese word that indicates assertion, but less forcefully than the word ‘ze’
Zo- Igbo word that means to ‘hide’

Amaya- Japanese name
Amala- Igbo name

Ayaka- Japanese name
Amaka- Igbo short form of the names Ndidi amaka and Chiamaka

Haruka- Japanese name
Aluka- Igbo short form of the name Akaluka

Aki- Japanese word meaning ‘emptiness’
Aki- Igbo word for ‘palm kernel’

Arata- Japanese name
Araka- Igbo surname

Hajime- Japanese name meaning, ‘beginning’
Ha ji me- Igbo phrase alluding to making or creating something

Note: the Japanese have two similar words for first son (Hachiro and Hachirou). Interestingly, the Igbos have two similar words for first son ( Diokpa and Diokpala). These Japanese and the Igbo words do not have similarity in sounds, but their identical structure suggests deep-seated similarities in the DNAs of both cultures.

Chiyo- Japanese name
Chio- Igbo short form of the name Chigbogu

Misakuchi- ancient Japanese religious festival
Igo chi/ Ilo chi- ancient Igbo religious festivals

Note:
According to Arimasa Kubo, a Japanese historian (in his article, “Israelites Came to Ancient Japan”), ‘People call this festival “the festival for Misakuchi-god”. “Misakuchi” might be “mi-isaku-chi.” “Mi” means “great,” “isaku” is most likely Isaac (the Hebrew word “Yitzhak”), and “chi” is something for the end of the word”. Looking at the two ancient Igbo religious festivals above, I think the ‘Chi’ at the end of the Japanese religious festival ‘Misakuchi’ refers to the same Igbo concept of Chi.

According to Elizabeth Isichei- in her book, ‘Igbo Worlds’- Igo Chi means, ‘to offer sacrifices to ones chi, while Ilo Chi means, ‘a period during which people reaffirm their association. with their ancestors, personal spirits, and the divinities associated with everyday activities’.

Oniye- Japanese word meaning religious sacrifice
Onyinye- Igbo word meaning religious offering.

Note:
According to Japanese historian, Arimasa Kubo, we can still see the custom of the wooden pillar called “oniye-bashira,” which means, “sacrifice-pillar.”

Today in Igboland, religious offering is called onyinye.

Boxing Day= Ubochi Ngbaoriri
E.g.: Ubochi ngbaoriri 2012, eriri'm osikapa na ofe akwu.

converter (of radio signals)= ihe-konvat

cake= keeki
E.g., keeki nka toro uto di egwu; chai!! O toka!

chocolate= shokoleeti
E.g.; Nkiru, chetakwa gotere umuazi shokoleeti, ma I na abata.

jewellry= ihe ngbunke
E.g., ihe ngbuke di iche iche, di ka mgbka aka, e.t.c.

precious stones= okute-n'egbuke

gentleman= onye eziomume
E.g., Chinua Achebe bu onye eziomue, i.e., a gentleman.

(gentle/cultured) lady= onye eziomume E.g., Chimamanda Adichie bu onye eziomume, i.e., a cultured lady.

@ Ezeagu
Iro= enmity

@ Odumchi
I meant machine console; not the verb - to console or comfort. Ezeagu must have misunderstood.

malice - iwe ime obi
console - konsolu
consul - konsuli

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Prince Charles Oforkaja

Prolific historian and author Chinua Achebe is Igbodefender.com’s Person of the Year. He has been selected by the Special Council of Selection, SCS, of Igbodefender.com, for his efforts to defend the Igbo, through culture. He has filled a special void in Igbo leadership, and is someone the Igbos remain proud of.

Source: Igbodefender.com

Bank - Aza
Banking - Oru aza
Safe - Aza
Cheque - Cheki
Cashier - Kashia
Credit - Krediti
Credit card - Kardi krediti
Holdings - Egimnaka
Investment - Etinyelu (e.g, etinyelu di iche iche; i.e., different investments)
Money transfer - Nzipu-enweta ego
Account - Akaunti
Accountant - Onye Akaunti
Bond - Ihe-njiko-aro-ego
Insurance - Insuranti
Mortgage - Morgejji
Debt - Iji ugwo (already exists)
Loan - Ibi ego (already exists)
Deposit - Dipositu
Interest - Inturess ego
Assets - Asseti/assetu
Income - Inkom
Bankrupt - Ida ogbenye
Bill - Billi ego
Debit - Debitt
Tax - Tax
Annual - Mgbe aro
Quarterly - Nkeji Kwata
Biannual - Ugboro abuo mgbe aro
Balance - Balans
(Cash) Register - machini aka nchawa

Your beloved organisation, Igbodefender.com, is facilitating the creation of new Igbo words at https://www.nairaland.com/838649/new-igbo-words-being-formed/7. Hundreds of suggestions of new Igbo words have been made, and thousands of people are interested participants or observers in the exercise. We believe that gradually, words from this thread will begin to find their way into mainstream Igbo parlance; and one day, participants in the exercise will be able to say,’ When the world thought Igbo language was going into extinction we fought, and saved it.’

We started the process in our forums,which we have restricted for now, but we believe that our members and friends in Nairaland are doing a very good job. We believe that hundreds, no, thousands of new Igbo words, which will keep our language alive for the next thousand years will be formed from this excersice. Nairaland is Nigeria’s biggest online forum, and by hosting this exercise ids following in the footsteps of Oxford University, which in the 1950s was an authority on the Igbo language.

We congratulate the Igbo patriots and friends, who are researching, contributing to, and debating on the topic in that thread. Due to our suspension of our forum activities – FOR THE MEANTIME ONLY – you will only be able to participate in this topic here. We will eventually have a parallel debate in both our forum and the Nairaland thread, where participants on both forums can cross fertilize ideas, at the same time. So don’t go looking for the Igbodefender link, because we have restricted it for now. Igbokwenu!

We close with this attempt by Odumchi of Nairaland, in the thread:

Let me try this:

Shop (house) – ulo avia
Store (house) – ulo ngwongwo (warehouse)
Store front – ivu avia
Shopping – nzumavia
Shopper – onye nzumavia
Customer – onye nzumavia
Service – oru
Cash – ego
Change (money) – uma
Counter – elu okpokoro
Credit card – ihe ugwo
ATM – mgbazinara ego
Manager – onye isi
Isle (of products) – uzo ngwo avia
Till – ikpo ego
Commodity – ngwo avia
Grocery – ihe ndi
Electronics – okwuinoku
Items – umu ihe
Utensils – umu ihe
Shop assistant – nwa avia
Furniture – umu okpokoro
Clothing – nwei
Gift – onyinye
Children’s wear – nwei umuruma
Menswear – nwei umu nwoke
Womenswear – nwei umu nwaanyi
Register (sign on to something) – idei ava
Member (signing on to something) – onye otu
Membership – otu
Savings – nmeda onu
Allowance (what kind?)
Discount – mgbuwa oda
Programme (like a membership programme)
Customer services – nlema anya ndi avia
Check out – iwepu
Shopping cart – nkwara
Shop lifting detector – ihe mgbochi nzi
Cost – oda
Sale (selling) – orire
Sale (reduction of price) – nmeda onu

Source: Igbodefender.com

dubem3: what happened to
onye nche
ugbo enu
onye isi,onye ndu,onye ochi chi
? ? ?

onye nche= watchman
ugbo enu= air vehicle, e.g, helicopter and aeroplane
onye ndu= leader

This exercise is about deepening the Igbo language, and bringing out more words. English has many thousands of words, which gives it a strong status. For Igbo language to become a world leading language, it must develop thousands of words. Gone are the days when we use 'Onye Ndu' to describe everything from president to governor to traditional ruler, and even school prefect. We must expand and develop thousands of new words.

Onicha Ugbo people are part of the Igbo Aborigines of Ile Ife. this link says more:http://www.igbodefender.com/blog/2012/10/05/the-aniomas-were-the-igbo-aborigines-of-ile-ife/

Meatpie- Akpa Nri Anu
Ice cream- Aisi nri mmiri meuku
Security guard- Sekuriti gaadu
Aeroplane -Eropleni/Eroplenu
President- Prezdenti

@ op
The people of Lukumi/Anioma were the aboriginal Igbos of Ile Ife. See this link for details:

http://www.igbodefender.com/blog/2012/10/09/anioma-the-igbo-aborigins-of-ile-ife/

@ Physics QED
Igbo and Yorubas have a deeper history than meets the eye. We have interacted for centuries, and should be comfortable interacting today, like England and France in Europe.

Do you know that some English people originated from France, and it is not denied by either country today? Ask Yoruba historians and they will tell you that Igbos were aboriginal to Ife.

Obatala was an Igbo king, hence his title of Obi Osere Igbo.

Yes we can Africa!

Moremi, a Yoruba woman from Offa, helped the Yoruba of Ife win the above mentioned victory over the Igbo aborigines of Ile Ife. I think she even has a hostel named after her in MAULAG, Lagos."
History is not crap, otherwise the government would not waste their time naming a hostel after her.

@ AljHarem, please read the quote below, sourced from: http://yorubanation.net/about/

"They (the Yorubas) came to Ile-Ife and fought and conquered the pre-existing Igbo ... After the dispersal, THE ABORIGINES, THE IGBO, became difficult, and constituted a serious threat to the survival of Ife."

Now, what does that tell you?

@ demmie1
Which part of the article is "silly crap"? The description of Obatala by the Cuban Lukumi people, or the fact that all the above mentioned towns mentioned exist in Igboland today? Or the historical fact of Igbos being the aborigins of Ile Ife? Please read about Moremi.
This is history, not crap.

This worrying news calls for urgent contingency plans.

Igbo communities actually exist in 4 LGA's in Edo state, and is not limited to Igbanke.

"Not many Igbos know that there are several Igbo communities located in present day Edo State, in South South Nigeria.

These communities are found in Esan South-East, Orhionmwon, Igueben, and Uhunmwode Local Government Areas of Edo state.They include Ekpon/Ekpo, Igbanke/Igbo-Akiri, Owa Iru Uzo, Oza, Iru, and Inyelen/Inyele, Owa Iru, Owa Ikeke, Owa Iguaza, Ute Oheze/Ohaeze, and Igbogiri."
Source:igbodefender.com

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Prince Charles Oforkaja

“At the Yoruba Center in Havana, Cuba Prof. Acholonu had this to state: “I saw among the Yoruba pantheon of gods at the center, the statue of a god named Obatala whose inscription/explanation read: Father of the Igbo nation…”

IGBODEFENDER.COM’S COMMENT
According to history Obatala was the title of the pre-existing kings of the Igbo nation in Ile Ife. These were the Igbos whose king (Obatala Oreluere), Queen Moremi married. They are today’s Anioma/Lukumi people, and an ancient civilization in their own right.

The Anioma roots go way back to the Nri area of Igboland, from where they started an ilu to the Ife area (today’s Yorubaland).

After the Moremi affair, the headquarters of the Anioma/Lukumi nation became the Onitsha and Iseleukwu kingdoms.

Other notable Anioma kingdoms include, but are not limited to:
•Olukwumi- named after the old Lukumi/ Ife/ Uhe kingdom/empire of the Igbos.

•Oguta (Imo State)-which retained the ancient Obatala title of ‘ Obi Osere Igbo’ . The Osere is in charge of the Owu festival of Oguta.

•Ogbaland, which preserves the Obatala’s Ife title of Oba Igbo, through their king’s Oba title.

•Onitsha Ugbo, which is a nostalgic combination of the words ‘Orisha’ and ‘Ugbo’.

Ezechima, who was the last Igbo titular prince in Benin as well as Crown Prince of the Igbos of Ife, retained some Benin titles as a result of a peace treaty with Ogiso Owodo, the last Ogiso of Benin.

Sources
http://chatafrik.com/articles/nigerian-affairs/item/394-the-origin-and-meaning-of-the-word-%E2%80%9Cigbo%E2%80%9D-a-response-to-ozodi-osuji%E2%80%99s-dilemma.html

Equianoism, by Prince Charles Offokaja

http://www.edo-nation.net/akenzua1.htm

Author: Prince Charles Offokaja

Copyright © 2012 IgboDefender.com

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Prince Charles Oforkaja

“At the Yoruba Center in Havana, Cuba Prof. Acholonu had this to state: “I saw among the Yoruba pantheon of gods at the center, the statue of a god named Obatala whose inscription/explanation read: Father of the Igbo nation…”

IGBODEFENDER.COM’S COMMENT
According to history Obatala was the title of the pre-existing kings of the Igbo nation in Ile Ife. These were the Igbos whose king (Obatala Oreluere), Queen Moremi married. They are today’s Anioma/Lukumi people, and an ancient civilization in their own right.

The Anioma roots go way back to the Nri area of Igboland, from where they started an ilu to the Ife area (today’s Yorubaland).

After the Moremi affair, the headquarters of the Anioma/Lukumi nation became the Onitsha and Iseleukwu kingdoms.

Other notable Anioma kingdoms include, but are not limited to:
•Olukwumi- named after the old Lukumi/ Ife/ Uhe kingdom/empire of the Igbos.

•Oguta (Imo State)-which retained the ancient Obatala title of ‘ Obi Osere Igbo’ . The Osere is in charge of the Owu festival of Oguta.

•Ogbaland, which preserves the Obatala’s Ife title of Oba Igbo, through their king’s Oba title.

•Onitsha Ugbo, which is a nostalgic combination of the words ‘Orisha’ and ‘Ugbo’.

Ezechima, who was the last Igbo titular prince in Benin as well as Crown Prince of the Igbos of Ife, retained some Benin titles as a result of a peace treaty with Ogiso Owodo, the last Ogiso of Benin.

Sources http://chatafrik.com/articles/nigerian-affairs/item/394-the-origin-and-meaning-of-the-word-%E2%80%9Cigbo%E2%80%9D-a-response-to-ozodi-osuji%E2%80%99s-dilemma.html Equianoism, by Prince Charles Offokaja http://www.edo-nation.net/akenzua1.htm

Author: Prince Charles Offokaja
Copyright © 2012 IgboDefender.com

If you thought Nairaland is seen as a fun place only on Nairaland, think again. The national media have taken notice. I am talking about an article that appeared on the Guardian. Here is the link: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93656:will-gulder-ultimate-search-hold-this-year&catid=186:weekend-beats&Itemid=713

If you thought Nairaland is seen as a fun place only on Nairaland, think again. The national media have taken notice. I am talking about an article that appeared on the Guardian talking about Nairaland. Here is the link: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93656:will-gulder-ultimate-search-hold-this-year&catid=186:weekend-beats&Itemid=713

Knowing how enterprising both groups are, I'm not surprised. It is widely recognised that the Japanese and the Igbos are a 'can do' people. They may have learnt that together, long long ago.

No, but there seems to have been a lot of cultural exchanges between both groups in the past.

Source:http://www.igbodefender.com/2012/07/25/similarities-between-the-spellings-of-igbo-words-and-anglicized-japanese-words-japan-language/

By Prince Charles Offokaja
They may not all share the same meaning, but the spellings of these Igbo and anglicized Japanese words are too similar to be entirely coincidental.

Adachi- Japanese name
Adachi- Igbo name

Adachi-ku- Japanese city
Adachukwu- Igbo name

Obuchi- Japanese surname
Obuchi- Igbo surname

Madoka- Japanese name
Maduka- Igbo name



Copyright © Prince Charles Offokaja, 2012

The system is different, depending on which community you go to.

In Onitsha, the Obiship is elective, but restricted to Umuezechima village. Having said that, there are about seven hidden Obis that reign alongside the main one.

In Oko, the Ekwueme family has inherited the Igweship but through elections.

In Nnewi, the Ezeship is passed down in the Orizu family, from father to eldest son. Nnewi also has several Obiships that are also hereditary.

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Prince Charles Oforkaja Ibolanding or Igbolanding is the area where Igbos held the first civil rights protest in The United States, in 1401.

A group of Igbos had been captured, and sold as slaves, but decided to protest this evil move once they landed.

According to some historical sources, the slave masters, caught off-guard by this surprise demonstration, stampeded the slaves into the sea.

It is believed that as they drowned, these Igbos faced their fate with decisive equanimity, chanting ‘ the water brought us (to slavery), and it will take us back (to freedom)'.

This protest later inspired the civil rights era, and is a founding block for America’s position today as ‘Leader of the Free World’.

To see a picture of Igbolanding, go to http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhjvvGKn4Wf6TH5zp9b0y28U-1wWpkVZA4FpUJ9GH_1HJ-fg6GxwxXmQ

Source: Equianoism: The Way of Igbo and Transatlantic African Achievement

© Igbodefender.com 2012

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Prince Charles Oforkaja

On the Nairaland topic ‘New Igbo Words Being Formed On Igbodefender.com/forums’, Mbatuku2 said, ‘The Igbo word for spider web(onya) could be worked around to get Igbo words for Internet, Webpages, etc. Let’s emulate the japanese and israelis who always convert western terminologies into distinct equivalents in their own language.’

Following Mbatuku's suggestions, we declare that:

Website = onyasaiti
Webpage = onyapeji in Igbo

Alternative words are:

Website = webusaiti
Webpage = webupeji

To contribute to this project, either comment in Igbodefender.com, or go to this topic on Nairaland.com: https://www.nairaland.com/838649/new-igbo-words-being-formed
Posted in News, Resourceful Equianoism, Think Tank Report

‘The Igbos will not be beaten in business’- Oforkaja Posted on July 3, 2012 by Prince Charles Oforkaja

‘There are fears that, with the coming of the Chinese and Walmart into Nigeria’s commercial space, that the Igbo business model is doomed.

In the event of a titanic challenge to our markets, the only thing that could change is our strategy, but not our fate. Therefore, Ndigbo, you have nothing to fear but fear itself. We are born winners.

The Igbos will always survive, and thrive, no matter what. As for trade, we will not give up that easily. Ndigbo have nothing to fear.’
Source: Igbodefender.com

‘The Igbos will not be beaten in business’- Oforkaja Posted on July 3, 2012 by Prince Charles Oforkaja

‘There are fears that, with the coming of the Chinese and Walmart into Nigeria’s commercial space, that the Igbo business model is doomed.

In the event of a titanic challenge to our markets, the only thing that could change is our strategy, but not our fate. Therefore, Ndigbo, you have nothing to fear but fear itself. We are born winners.

The Igbos will always survive, and thrive, no matter what. As for trade, we will not give up that easily. Ndigbo have nothing to fear.’
Source: Igbodefender.com

Nuff said

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Prince Charles Oforkaja

This is the kind of news I have been waiting for from my Igbo people of Haiti. MSNBC reports that there may be up to $20 Billion worth of gold under the island nation.

Long live Macandalism, the Haitian version of Equianoism. Haiti has suffered international marginalisation, just because it’s people (mainly of Igbo origin) dared to end slavery and be free).

The Anti-Equianoist international cabal have done everything to bring Haiti down. But, just as the Transatlantic (Anti Igbo) Slave Trade failed, the project to keep Igbo Haiti down will fail.

For the full article on Haiti’s hope for gold, go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47398045/ns/world_news-americas/ The decision of the Haitian government to allow mineral prospectors to prospect for gold is Inspiring Equianoism.

Source: http://www.igbodefender.com/blog/2012/06/02/igbo-haiti-may-strike-20-billion-gold/

This is truly amazing. Check out the Japanese word 'ofunato' which has an Igbo phrasal counterpart. Look at the words Chichi, Osaka and so on.

Igbos need to join Igbodefender to find out what's going on here. Is this why both groups are so enterprising? Is there a link? Kudos to the Defenders.