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Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 2:16pm On Nov 18, 2014
Nsibidi is an ancient system of graphic communication indigenous to the Ejagham peoples of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon in the Cross River region. It is also used by neighboring Ibibio, Efik and Igbo peoples. Aesthetically compelling and encoded, nsibidi does not correspond to any one spoken language. It is an ideographic script whose symbols refer to abstract concepts, actions or things and whose use facilitates communication among peoples speaking different languages.

Nsibidi comprises nearly a thousand symbols that can be drawn in the air (as gestures), on the ground, on skin (as tattoos), on houses and on art forms, such as masks and textiles. Though it is enjoyed as an artistic practice by the general public, deeper knowledge of the nsibidi symbols is restricted to members of men's associations, which once controlled trade and maintained social and political order.

http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/inscribing/nsibidi.html



Nsibidi or Nsibiri is an ancient writing script used by the Igbos of Nigeria, and their neighbours the Ibibios and the Akangs. Remnants of the written scripts survive today. It’s use is mostly found among the secret cultic schools which still survive in Eastern Nigeria. It is also used in the Caribbeans where it was taken by the Africans who were enslaved and used by western imperialism to build the Americas. It can be found still in Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, Venezuela and as far as Brazil.

The results of a comparative between Iberian and Nsibiri is singularly striking. It raises an irresistible inference of solid and sustain contacts between the two culture.


http://www.africaresource.com/rasta/sesostris-the-great-the-egyptian-hercules/cultural-and-literary-evidence-for-an-early-igbo-impact-on-western-civilization-in-europe/

Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 2:14pm On Nov 18, 2014
goldfish80:
Nsibidi is an old system of writing, which has its heritage from the Ibibio tribe and her neighbors Arochukwu in South East Nigeria. This system of writing is a system of writing preserved by the ekpe cult group . Every Aro or Ibibio man reading this would be very proud.
that was what i was trying to let one urchin called notobs he wont understand


or are aros no more igbos again


look at efik man trying to claim funny things
Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 2:12pm On Nov 18, 2014
dont ge me started, who are you and who is attaching himself to minority like you, take your damn fuckingg time...look at small you , what do you know about ekpo, is it only in calabar that they have ekpo, dude, behave yourself, as if ekpo is the science wonder of the universe, a bunch of old men in a fetish thing saying shiitsss


how dare you say the word, i am attaching my self to you, what a travesty, do you forget that we have igbos in cross river, or have you forgotten so soon that the governore imoke of your so called state is an igbo from agbo clan of izzi with his wife, or do you want to doubt or sweep that under carpet...


look at dog nose, now go and eat dog and never qoute me, again, you should even be happy that i am responding an efik goon like you ....i ask you a simple question that you couldnt answer


what the hell is the meaning of NSIBIDI, your there talking trash, its because of this stupidity of yours that they sold bakassi

now bounce and dont quote me again

notobs:
The origin of nsibidi is unkonwn to you because you are igbo and a non initiate of the Ekpe cultural group whose language is nsibidi, If you were an initiated member of Ekpe then you would know its origin and it root, it will keep eluding you as long as you do not initiate in the cultural society and keep lying about it.

And please stop attaching your self to us we are different ethnic stock there is igbo, Efik/Ibibio, there is no one in Nigeria that do not know that Ekpe is synonymous to "Calabar people" just like igbos have their egedege dance and other cultural practices.
You will never see a calabar man wake up one day and clain Egedege or you numerous age groups are ours or originated with us, talkless of claiming that the origin is unknown,
Its only an Igbo man like you that can come up with such atrocities.The highest form of fraud against any people group is stealing or taking their culture and identity from them, what you Igbo's are trying to do now is unforgivable.
Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 12:08pm On Nov 18, 2014
notobs:
Nsibidi has no Igbo roots, nsibidi is the language of Ekpe. Its origin and roots are in Efik/Ibibio people.
what is the meaning of the word "NSIBIDI" pls


lets get cracking here, I know the meaning in Igbo but what is the meaning in Efik,

the tonation of NSIBIDI isnt efik, cos efik language is nasalized not tonalized like Igbo


But pls let learn today


Tell me the meaning of word NSIBIDI in Efik
Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 12:06pm On Nov 18, 2014
notobs:
You cannot start your learning with trying to claim what is not yours, Nsibidi is the Language of Ekpe Cultural group practiced in Akwa Ibom And cross river state. Not the igbos If you want to learn about our culture you come with humility and we can share, not comming with a fraudulent premise. After now Igbos say Nigeria hate them, Its this kind of attitude this that give Igbo people a bad name allover the world, claiming what is not theirs.
How can you wake up one day and claim Ekpe and Nsibidi, the cultural identity of Efik/ ibibio people.
Nsibidi is only one among a number of precolonial, indigenous writing systems of Southeast Nigeria. The actual origin of the Nsibidi writing system remains unknown. This comes as no surprise, seeing that Nsibidi is/was the product of secret societies and is/was heavily associated with secret and magical rituals. Europeans first discovered the script in 1905 among Igbo-speaking people. However, the use of Nsibidi and its associated secret societies was also widespread in what is now known as Cross Rivers state.

Though the actual origin of Nsibidi is unknown, common consensus links the writing system to what is now the Cross Rivers geographical region. Some historians even take it further and assert that the Ekoi people (the Ejagham) are the ones responsible for the early development of the Nsibidi script. Notwithstanding the Ekoi assertion, the Cross River theory has credence. Going by oral tradition from various communities within Southeast Nigeria, the diffusion pattern of the Nsibidi-associated secret societies is apparently traceable to the Cross Rivers region. Whether or not it is Ekoi specifically is not conclusive (at least, insomuch as I have been able to find out).i am in my 30s and I have grown up to see nsibidi signs and my part of igbo land is very far from cross river

One thing I can categorically say is that nsibidi is an igbo word i would also love to knbow if it is an Efik word also, but the origin of NSIBIDI cant be said who developed it first and who refined it, but whenever Nsibidi is talked about what comes up is Igbo AND eFIK

Igbo and Efik had this long term relationship which they still maintain till today so NSIBIDI is just a point to prove that. Who Invented it we do not know and Who refined the invention we do not know, just like Ekpe society, who inented and refined the Ekpe amongst the two culrtures we do not know


One thing is sure, they Igbo and Efiks are good neighbours
Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 12:06pm On Nov 18, 2014
notobs:
You cannot start your learning with trying to claim what is not yours, Nsibidi is the Language of Ekpe Cultural group practiced in Akwa Ibom And cross river state. Not the igbos If you want to learn about our culture you come with humility and we can share, not comming with a fraudulent premise. After now Igbos say Nigeria hate them, Its this kind of attitude this that give Igbo people a bad name allover the world, claiming what is not theirs.
How can you wake up one day and claim Ekpe and Nsibidi, the cultural identity of Efik/ ibibio people.
Nsibidi is only one among a number of precolonial, indigenous writing systems of Southeast Nigeria. The actual origin of the Nsibidi writing system remains unknown. This comes as no surprise, seeing that Nsibidi is/was the product of secret societies and is/was heavily associated with secret and magical rituals. Europeans first discovered the script in 1905 among Igbo-speaking people. However, the use of Nsibidi and its associated secret societies was also widespread in what is now known as Cross Rivers state.

Though the actual origin of Nsibidi is unknown, common consensus links the writing system to what is now the Cross Rivers geographical region. Some historians even take it further and assert that the Ekoi people (the Ejagham) are the ones responsible for the early development of the Nsibidi script. Notwithstanding the Ekoi assertion, the Cross River theory has credence. Going by oral tradition from various communities within Southeast Nigeria, the diffusion pattern of the Nsibidi-associated secret societies is apparently traceable to the Cross Rivers region. Whether or not it is Ekoi specifically is not conclusive (at least, insomuch as I have been able to find out).i am in my 30s and I have grown up to see nsibidi signs and my part of igbo land is very far from cross river

One thing I can categorically say is that nsibidi is an igbo word i would also love to knbow if it is an Efik word also, but the origin of NSIBIDI cant be said who developed it first and who refined it, but whenever Nsibidi is talked about what comes up is Igbo AND eFIK

Igbo and Efik had this long term relationship which they still maintain till today so NSIBIDI is just a point to prove that. Who Invented it we do not know and Who refined the invention we do not know, just like Ekpe society, who inented and refined the Ekpe amongst the two culrtures we do not know


One thing is sure, they Igbo and Efiks are good neighbours
Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 11:57am On Nov 18, 2014
notobs:
You cannot start your learning with trying to claim what is not yours, Nsibidi is the Language of Ekpe Cultural group practiced in Akwa Ibom And cross river state. Not the igbos If you want to learn about our culture you come with humility and we can share, not comming with a fraudulent premise. After now Igbos say Nigeria hate them, Its this kind of attitude this that give Igbo people a bad name allover the world, claiming what is not theirs.
How can you wake up one day and claim Ekpe and Nsibidi, the cultural identity of Efik/ ibibio people.
By far the oldest form of writing recorded in Africa aside Hieroglyphs is the Nsibidi writing. The Nsibidi set of symbols is independent of Roman, Latin or Arabic influence and a completely indigenous creation of its African inventors. Also known as Nsibiri, Nchibiddi or Nchibiddy, Nsibidi writing is an ancient ideographic writing system that is indigenous to the Uguakima, Ebe or Uyanga ethnic groups of western Africa and dates back between 4000 and 5000 BC. The writing in found in the cultures of Cross River among the Ekoi, Efik, Igbo people, and related peoples of southeastern Nigeria and Cameroon.


http://www.feelnubia.com/index.php/culture/tongues/133-the-ancient-nsibidi-writing-system.html
Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 11:56am On Nov 18, 2014
notobs:
We are talking about you and your cohorts through intellectual fraud are trying to steal a peoples culture and identity. this is a serious offence and i take it seriously.
Manipulating Wikipedia and other online platforms is not a highly scholastic exercise anyone with a third grade education can do that. Keep wallowing in your intellectual fraud.
This your new found fad with Nsibidi, the sacred language of a sacred Ekpe cultural group will soon fade, Ekpe and Nsibidi will outlive you, your fad and your intellectual fraud just as it has done after all this centuries of unslaught from slavery, to colonialism, to christianity and modernism.
MY BROTHER I WILL LOVE US TO BE A BIT INTELLECTUAL, DO YOU KNOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CULTURAL GROUP, MAYBE YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND EITHER YOU ARE A YORUBA THAT IS A BIT FAR, BROTHER WE LEARN EVERYDAY, NSIBIDI IS PREDOMINANT IN IGBO AND EGEGHAM OR EFIKS CULTURURE, FOR US TO START THIS ARGUEMENT WHAT IS THE MEANING OF NSIBIDI THEN FROM WHICH LANGUAGE IS IT, THEN WE CAN TALK WHERE IT ORIGINATES


PLEASE WHAT IS THE MEANING OF NSIBIDI

THEN GIVE ME THE PROVES OF NOT IN IGBO CULTURE


GIVE ME ALSO THE PROVE OF EKPE NOT IN IGBO CULTURE,


IT WILL BE FROM THERE WE CAN MOVE ON, INSTEAD OF TALKING WITHOUT PROVES


GIVE US REFERENCES AS I AM DOING AND HAVE GIVEN ...THIS IS HOW INTELLECTUAL WORK IS DONE


USE REFERENCE TO BACK UP YOUR ARGUEMENT


http://www.scribd.com/doc/63616534/Ikpo-Nsibidi-Igbo

http://igbophilia./tag/nsibidi/
Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 11:45am On Nov 18, 2014
notobs:
You can scream all you want a decieve those you can decieve, the fact and the truth is that you and your cohorts are wallowing in intellectual fraud by participating in revisionist history.
Here are the facts Igbos have nothing to do with Ekpe, Nsibidi is the language of Ekpe.
my dear this is not a peniss measuring contest, the word or name NSIBIDI is just igbo, meaning from the begining or earlier depending on the contest, mind you we are here to learn and we in south east with efik has so many similarity in culture till today, i do not expect you in South West to understnad this miasma but maube check this link out biko


http://ukpuru.tumblr.com/page/3
Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 11:26am On Nov 18, 2014
The Ekpe is a men’s society found in Abiriba, Aro-chukwu, Ohafia and many other Bende communities in Igbo land, it is a variation of the important Egbo Ejagham ( Ekoi) in the Upper Cross-River as well as the Efik Ekpe Society of Calabar. Egbo means leopard in Ejagham, while Ekpe is also the Efik/Ibibio word for the powerful creature (leopard) which is the symbol of the organisation. It is pertinent to note that Agu is the name of the leopard in Igbo, therefore it is clear that the Cross-River Igbos borrowed the Efik/Ibibio word.

In Aro-chukwu and Bende, the Ekpe society was the main legislative and judicial force in community government in the days of old. The striking, symbol-laden fabric of stich and dyed indigo and white (Ukara) is the Ekpe cloth in which the esoteric “language” of Nsibidi is embodied. Strong creatures of the forest, are important symbols of the Ukara cloth and this symbolizes the powerful authority of the Ekpe society.

Nsibidi is an ancient system of graphic communication dating back to at least AD 170. It has a variety of different characters and is indigenous to areas of Southeastern Nigeria and Southwestern Cameroon in the Cross River region, some of the major towns and cities that use Nsibidi are Abiriba, Arochukwu, Calabar, Ikom , Ohafia and other smaller towns within the Ejagham/Ekoi , Efik, Ibibio and Igbo speaking nationalities, it was also taken to Cuba and the Americas via the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The Nsibidi name changed among the different groups, for example among the Igbo it is generally known as Nsibiri while in Cuba it is called Anaforuana.

Nsibidi is aesthetically compelling, encoded and does not correspond to any spoken language. It is a graphic script whose symbols refer to abstract concepts, actions and whose use facilitates communication among peoples speaking different languages. It comprises of hundreds of symbols that can be drawn in the air (as gestures, on the ground, on skin (as tattoos), on houses, on art forms, such as masks and textiles (Ukara). The early European missionaries and writers were able to record about 200 of these Nsibidi characters.

The Ekpe entourage comprises of the knit-bodied maskers “the runners” who are said to be the servants or slaves of Ekpe from the spirit world, when the masquerade is dancing it continuously sends signals and messages (Nsibidi) which only the initiated can understand. Each movement of the masquerade tells a story. In the ancient times the runners carried out regulatory functions in the name of presiding Ekpe spirit. The Ekpe spirit is housed within the Ukara- dressed “stationary masker” Uluo Ekpe (the house of Ekpe) from which the mysterious voice of Ekpe is heard during the funeral celebrations of its members.



The Ekpe Abiriba was brought from the Ena clan in the upper Cross-River during migration, hence in one of their songs, they say “Ekpe Ya Nko”, Nko being one of the homes of Abiriba Ena. To confirm the authenticity of the origin of the Abiriba Kingdom, the Ekpe Abiriba added a replica of a canoe and paddle to the Ekpe entourage indicating the crossing of the river, when the replica canoe is in motion it is referred to as Ubom Marima, the good boat.

The exhibition of the Ekpe society entourage is quite spectacular and it is with pleasure that we share with you pictures of the Ekpe entourage, which again would be on display during the Igwa Mang festivities in Abiriba this December.


notobs:
[b]Nsibidi is the sacred Language of the Sacred Ekpe cultural society practiced by Efik/Ibibio people of cross river and Akwa Ibom State. This is well documented in history. The Ekpe culture were also exported to cuba, brazil and the carribean by the Efik ibibio Ancestral people through slaverywith it sacred language for the initiates of that society, In Cuba It was called Abakua where the practice was suprisingly preserved after all these years. and in 2004/2005 the Abakua of cuba Came to calabar for a cultural exchange where the ekpe dance, songs and Nsibidi the language of communication were compared to the Ekpe display of the calabar and the similarities were glaring and the Abakua were able to communicate effectively with the calabar ekpe using the sacred language Nsibidi to the Amazement of the initiates of both countries http://afrocubaweb.com/efik.htm

The Igbos do not have anything to do with Ekpe, nor Nsibidi its sacred language. The author of this piece is deceptive and wallowing in revisionist history. The Igbos have their own rich cultural heritage, they should rejoice in that, and not try to hijack what doesn't belong to them.
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Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 11:06am On Nov 18, 2014
myproperty:
The " Nsibidi".originates from the Efik/ibibio and uptil today it is still being used only amongst the Ekpe cultural group of Cross river and Akwa-Ibom state . Nsibidi is a sacred language used by the Ekpe culrural group of.Cross River and Akwaibom State and as no linkage whatsoever with the igbo historically, except by adoption by trying to adopt it now
WHO TOLD YOU, ONLY THE NAME NSIBIDI, IS AN IGBO NAME, NSIBIDI IS JUST AS IGBO AS THE NAME CAN BE, MIND YOU IGBO AND EFIKS SHARE A LOT CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTIXCALLY...DO YOU KNOW THAT EKPE IS STILL PRACTISED IN SOME PART OF IGBO LAND LIKE ARO

AND AROS ARE SCATTED IN IGBO LAND

THERE IS A MASQUARADE CALLED EKPO


NOW HOW DARE YOU SAY SUCH...YOUR HATRED FOR IGBO IS SOMETHING



IGBO HAD A ROBUST CIVILIZATION EVEN BEFORE THE WHITE MAN V VIA THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF BIAFRA


so do not rewrite history
Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 10:19am On Nov 18, 2014
Nsibidi is a system of symbols indigenous to what is now southeastern Nigeria that is apparently an ideographic script, though there have been suggestions that it includes logographic elements. The symbols are at least several centuries old: Early forms appeared on excavated pottery as well as what are most likely ceramic stools and headrests from the Calabar region, with a range of dates from 400 to 1400 CE. There are thousands of nsibidi symbols, of which over 500 have been recorded. They were once taught in a school to children. Many of the signs deal with love affairs; those that deal with warfare and the sacred are kept secret. Nsibidi is used on wall designs, calabashes, metals, leaves, swords, and tattoos. It is primarily used by the Ekpe leopard secret society, which is found across Cross River among the Ekoi, Efik, Igbo people, and other nearby peoples. Outside knowledge of nsibidi came in 1904 when T.D. Maxwell noticed the symbols. Before the British colonisation of the area, nsibidi was divided into a sacred version and a public, more decorative version which could be used by women.

There are thousands of nsibidi symbols, of which over 500 have been recorded. They were once taught in a school to children. Many of the signs deal with love affairs; those that deal with warfare and the sacred are kept secret.[7] Nsibidi is used on wall designs, calabashes, metals (such as bronze), leaves, swords, and tattoos.[2][8] It is primarily used by the Ekpe leopard secret society (also known as Ngbe or Egbo), which is found across Cross River among the Ekoi, Efik, Igbo people, and other nearby peoples.

Outside knowledge of nsibidi came in 1904 when T.D. Maxwell noticed the symbols.[4] Before the British colonisation of the area, nsibidi was divided into a sacred version and a public, more decorative version which could be used by women.[8] Aspects of colonisation such as Western education and Christian doctrine drastically reduced the number of nsibidi-literate people, leaving the secret society members as some of the last literate in the symbols.[9] Nsibidi was and is still a means of transmitting Ekpe symbolism. Nsibidi was transported to Cuba and Haiti via the Atlantic slave trade, where it developed into the anaforuana and veve symbols.[10][11]


Court Cases - "Ikpe"[edit]

The Ikpe from Enyong written in nsibidi as recorded by J. K. Macgregor
Nsibidi was used in judgement cases known as 'Ikpe' in some Cross River communities. Macgregor was able to retrieve and translate an nsibidi record from Enyong of an ikpe judgement.

The record is of an Ikpe or judgement case. (a) The court was held under a tree as is the custom, (b) the parties in the case, (c) the chief who judged it, (d) his staff (these are enclosed in a circle), (e) is a man whispering into the ear of another just outside the circle of those concerned, (f) denotes all the members of the party who won the case. Two of them (g) are embracing, (h) is a man who holds a cloth between his finger and thumbs as a sign of contempt. He does not care for the words spoken. The lines round and twisting mean that the case was a difficult one which the people of the town could not judge for themselves. So they sent to the surrounding towns to call the wise men from them and the case was tried by them (j) and decided; (k) denotes that the case was one of adultery or No. 20.[15]

Culture › Re: Nsibidi: The Original Nigerian Writing Script by christopher123(m): 10:14am On Nov 18, 2014
WISE MEN WILL ALWAYS COME FROM THE EAST,

THE IGBO HAD THEIR BANKING SYSTEMS, WRITING SYSTEM, POLITICAL SYSTEM AND EVEN JUDICIARY SYSTEM DIFFERENT FROM THE WHITES AND NO WONDER THEY WERE NOT COLONISED DIRECTLY UNLIKE OTHER NIGERIRIANS


THEY EVEN FOUGHT WARS WITH THE COLONIALS LIKE ARO WARS AND EKUMEKU WARS


I KNOW ABOUT THE NSIBIDI WRITING



MissMeiya:
Inspired by the Hausa Ajami vs. Latin alphabet thread. Someone mentioned Nsibidi and it reminded me of this project...


From Wikipedia:

"Nsibidi (also known as nsibiri, nchibiddi or nchibiddy) is a system of symbols indigenous to what is now southeastern Nigeria that is apparently an ideographic script, though there have been suggestions that it includes logographic elements. The symbols are at least several centuries old: Early forms appeared on excavated pottery as well as what are most likely ceramic stools and headrests from the Calabar region, with a range of dates from 400 to 1400 CE.

Aspects of colonisation such as Western education and Christian doctrine drastically reduced the number of nsibidi-literate people, leaving members of the Ekpe leopard secret society (also known as Ngbe or Egbo), as some of the last literate in the symbols. Nsibidi was and is still a means of transmitting Ekpe symbolism. Nsibidi was transported to Cuba and Haiti via the Atlantic slave trade, where it developed into the anaforuana and veve symbols, respectively."

From the Nsibiri Project:

"The mission of the Nsibiri Project ('nsibiri' is the Igbo variation of nsibidi) is to record and appropriate nsibidi ideographic symbols for a writing system to be used by the Igbo language and Cross River languages such as Efik, Ibibio and Ejagham. This is being done by transitioning nsibidi into a morphographic script. Nsibidi is also meant to inspire and encourage learning of the languages it will be used in.

Why not just the current ọ́nwụ́ script?
I don't know about you, but I know quite a few fluent Igbo speakers that have trouble reading a sentence in the ọ́nwụ́ Latin-derived alphabet. If you give an average Igbo speaker a novel in Igbo, even with all the diacritics in place, they will not be able to read it as fluently as an English speaker reading an English book. The problem, for Latin, is that Igbo is a tonal language and it has limited grapheme's (symbols) to represent the many different tones, phonemes (sounds) and syllables that Igbo utilises. Latin was never made for Igbo, it was there for the convenience.

Chinese, and some other tonal languages are read by billions of people with logographic writing systems. To a certain extent, Igbo/Ibibio was using some logographic symbols. Logographic symbols do not require you to pronounce individual parts of a word, but, rather, to identify the word as a whole which is important in languages with lots of homophones (where multiple words have the same sound). Ákwà, Àkwá, Ákwá are popular examples of Igbo tonality. Let's not forget the issue of Igbo language dialectal intelligibility and Standard Igbo; nsibidi could almost provide a solution to the issue of Igbo literature being unintelligible to certain Igbo languages, and the perceived bias towards certain languages by leaving open the pronunciation and variation of certain words and their tones. Nsibidi also cuts down words/sentences in Igbo, or those new/translated words that are actually sentences and that cannot be understood in one word using the Latin alphabet.

With a logographic script, backed by a simpler yet relevant syllabary (now alphabet) derived from the design of nsibidi, Igbo writing can go places that it may have never gone before."

Mockups of Nsbidi in use, from Nsibidi Wikia:

https://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111108132513/nsibidi/images/thumb/e/e0/Kola_nut_proverb.jpg/480px-Kola_nut_proverb.jpg
(me)
Onye wetara oji, wetara ndu.
Mum e achuki lipel, achu le liyil. (my language)
He who brings kola nut, brings life.

https://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111123103413/nsibidi/images/thumb/c/c6/What_is_mb%C3%A8%3F.jpg/479px-What_is_mb%C3%A8%3F.jpg
(me)
What is mbé?

https://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111107180004/nsibidi/images/5/5a/Paak_walala.png
(Gin)
Street sign

https://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111107175820/nsibidi/images/0/07/Rise_of_the_planet_of_the_apes_igbo.png
(Gin)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes movie poster

https://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111107180159/nsibidi/images/thumb/4/4d/Omenala_Marketplace_dotcom.png/479px-Omenala_Marketplace_dotcom.png
(omenalamarketplace.com)
E-commerce website

https://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111130002940/nsibidi/images/thumb/f/f1/Anansi.jpg/480px-Anansi.jpg
(me)
Anansi the Spider book cover (unfinished)
Phones › Re: Nokia Won't Be Making Phones Anymore! by christopher123(m): 10:11am On Nov 18, 2014
I KNEW IT WILL COME TO THIS, I HAVE ALWAYS SEEN THIS FROM THE DAY THEY STARTED MAKING USELESS PHONES IN NAME OF LUMIA AND THEIR MARRIAGE TO MICROSOFT


REST IN PEACE NOKIA


#TEAM MOROROLA DROID RAZR
Politics › Re: Breaking News...Nigerian Army Enters Sambisa Forest On Rescue Mission. by christopher123(m): 10:09am On Nov 18, 2014
*GRABS POP CORN AND CANDY WITH A BOTTLE OF 7UP*


LET SEE HOW THIS WILL END
Health › Re: How Can Vagina Odor Be Fought? by christopher123(m): 9:59am On Nov 18, 2014
sammyyoung2:
i once met dis pretty lady with lotta swag around year 2004, very pretty, i must confess.....on one of our date, she collected my blueface samsung, so i decided to take it out on her, coz she wasn't ready to give me my fone back, so on the next date, as usual, she pointed to an eatery for us to relax, but i drove past and headed for the nearest guest house, convinced her we needed to go deeper in love (intimacy), she agreed after like an hour (a short-time was 1k then, but who cares, i wasn't gonna give up), so i shouted back to the receptionist, dat i was gonna pay for the next one hour, coz they usually knock to remind you of hours spent (lol).

so we got down......as i inserted, damn, a bad odour came out, at every JACK, a puff sound bring a bad odour, mhen, i opened my eyes, she was closing hers, certainly enjoying the ride, at a point....i couldn't take it again, obviously, she dint perceive anytin since it her body. i stood up, when for my samsung fone, removed her SIM, wore my clothes and told i i was leaving, by this time, she also had flared up, throwing me serious insult.

i just paid the receptionist, went to the garage, entered my car, den ZOOmed off.
THAT IS A CLASSIC...LOL, I BROUGHT ONE TO MY GUYS HOUSE, I DID NOT WANT MADAM TO KNOW, MEN THAT BABE ARSE WAS DA BOMB BUT WHEN SHE PULLED OFF HER CLOTHES, BOBS , THE ROOM SO CHANGED ORDOUR THAT MY PRICKK AUTOMATICALLY BECAME FLACID AND PLACID....

I JUST GAVE HER MONEY TO GO, DIDNT TOUCH HER


MY FRIEND CATEGORICALLY WARNED ME IN A CLEAR MANNER NEVER TO BRING THAT GIRL AGAIN


WE HAD TO BUY AIR FRESHNER
Health › Re: How Can Vagina Odor Be Fought? by christopher123(m): 9:48am On Nov 18, 2014
E GET ONE WEY I GIVE LIFT ONE DAY, AS SHE ENTER THE CAR, FRONT SEAT NA SO THE CAR BEGIN SMELL, I WAS FORCED TO PUT OFF THE AC SO THAT AIR CAN ENTER AND IT IS JUST TOO BAD THAT I WANTED TO TELL HER OFF, NOW THAT BABE NA BIG GIRL

BUT HER TOTO DEY SMELL LIKE DEAD HORSE
Health › Re: How Can Vagina Odor Be Fought? by christopher123(m): 9:44am On Nov 18, 2014
ONE THING I HAVE NOTICED HERE IN LAGOS IS THAT WOMEN URINATE PUBLICLY ANYHOW AND THEY DO NOT USE TISSUES, I THINK THAT IS ALSO ONE CAUSE OF SMELLY TOTO, NOW TIGHT JEANS ALWAYS, THAT PLACE WILL BE HOT AND SWAMPY, AND YOU KNOW MARSHLANDS SMELLS SO TH TOTO WILL SMELL


I JUST CANT STAND THIS

AND STOP BUYING OKIRIKA CHEAP PANTS AND FINALLY DONT WEAR A PANT MORE THAN SIX HOURS, I JUST CANT IMAGINE ME TELLING YOU GIRLS THIS...


I HAVE NOTICED THAT MOST GIRLS WEAR A PANT THROUGH A DAY..DAMN
Health › Re: How Can Vagina Odor Be Fought? by christopher123(m): 9:38am On Nov 18, 2014
EroticAngelina:
please I need you guys help.. there is this my friend that has a very bad vagina odor.. so bad that sometimes I ditch her embarassed

how do I know this? she told me, when I bought her a perfume as a gift (but really I bought her that pef so that she can use it and so that I will be able to breath sad ) she told me that she knows that I'm giving her that perfume because of her vagina odor..and I felt so bad for her sad she begged me to help her stop it, that I just tell her what to do to stop it coz its really a disaster! people don't like coming near her. but as a friend..I wanna help her, so pls any suggestions? and one more thing... is it transferable?? embarassed
Tell her to shave her toto hair, they you have to use douche, how i wish i know you in person i have some good ones I got in EU, maybe i can send you some, they are in tube form and you can use it to wash your toto and it tightens it also, now dont fucckk around, different spermss aint good for you and your friend...then know that ...

Bacterial vaginosis
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) sounds like a big scary term, but it’s actually very common. In fact, BV is the most common cause of vaginal odor, according to the Mayo Clinic.

What stress does to your body
Every vagina is filled with naturally occurring bacteria, and BV is simply an overgrowth of that bacteria. According to Mary M. Galenberg, M.D., OB-GYN for the Mayo Clinic, most women in their reproductive years will experience at least one case of BV. The cause is unknown, but unprotected sex and frequent douching can put you at a higher risk. Other symptoms include itching, soreness and discharge.

Some cases of BV will go away on their own, but Planned Parenthood recommends that all women with BV symptoms visit their doctor for treatment to prevent rare but serious complications. Treatment for BV is usually as simple as a course of antibiotics.

Yeast infection
A yeast infection is also very common (and very uncomfortable!). They present much like BV, with the addition of a thick, white discharge. Yeast infections don’t require antibiotics and instead can be treated with one- or three-course vaginal anti-fungal treatments. Your doctor may also recommend a one-time oral anti-fungal treatment.

Symptoms of a yeast infection
Treatment for yeast infections has become very simple and can even be purchased over-the-counter. Most of these treatments tend to get messy, so it’s better to use them overnight.

Galenberg recommends you visit your doctor if you are experiencing these symptoms but have never been diagnosed with a yeast infection, as well as if treatment doesn’t resolve the symptoms or you get four or more infections in one year.

Sexually transmitted diseases
Some STDs can cause feminine odor, the most common being chlamydia and gonorrhea. Both diseases are common and easy to treat, but can cause serious complications if they go untreated. Unfortunately, both are also often undiagnosed because they may or may not produce symptoms. The most common symptoms of chlamydia and gonorrhea include painful urination and puss-like discharge, although an unpleasant odor is often present as well. See your doctor immediately if you are experiencing any of these symptoms and avoid risk by abstaining or using protection during sex.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) occurs when bacteria (usually sexually transmitted) travel through the vagina into the uterus. It is often a late-stage result of an undiagnosed STD, such as chlamydia. PID usually isn’t diagnosed until you experience chronic pain or have trouble getting pregnant because it often doesn’t have symptoms. If symptoms of PID do present, they may include pelvic pain, odor, heavy discharge, fever, fatigue, painful intercourse or painful urination.

PID can often be treated with antibiotics, though it may leave behind scar tissue that has lasting effects. According to Galenberg, lasting effects might include chronic pain, infertility or ectopic pregnancies.

Poor feminine hygiene
It’s possible that the cause for your feminine odor may be nothing more than poor hygiene. We’ve got a lot of complicated parts down there, and caring for them isn’t always easy. Make sure you’re covering all your bases to keep your lady parts fresh and clean.

First and foremost, make sure you’re washing thoroughly every day. Women have oil and sweat glands in the vaginal area that, while completely natural, can cause odor if not attended to. Use mild, fragrance-free soaps, because anything else can upset that sensitive area and lead to even more troubles. Make sure you wipe from front to back after using the restroom and wear clean underwear every day, even if you don’t have time to shower.

12 Must-haves for women's health
There are a lot of products out there that claim to help with odor and keep our parts “presentable,” but stay away from them. Douches, sprays, cloths and creams all claim to help women achieve some sort of super-cleanliness, but they actually cause more problems than they solve. Douches remove some of the bacteria that work to keep your vagina healthy, and scented products have been known to cause irritation.

Quick Tip
Wear underwear with a cotton crotch. It'll wick moisture away from your body and keep you dry, which will help stop odor.
Politics › Re: The Pathetic State Of Edo State Owned Tertiary Institutions by christopher123(m): 1:27pm On Nov 17, 2014
THIS CANT BE TERTIARY INSTITUTION, THE LOOK LIKE VILLGE PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Culture › Re: Why Are Ibo People So Connected To Their Village? by christopher123(m): 10:08am On Nov 17, 2014
if we are not connected to our roots do you want us to be connected to your root or become rootless


this why i love been igbo
Education › Re: Nigerian Girl Commits Suicide In New York by christopher123(m): 9:37am On Nov 17, 2014
SenatorJames:
Her womanhood will live on.
oh you mean her toto ?
Politics › Re: Pictures Of Gen Buhari..in Owerri During The Biafrian War by christopher123(m): 5:30pm On Nov 16, 2014
ikweremilitant:
my friend shut up that soakaway u cald mouth.was it north gowon and d caliphate agenda to futher divide us frm our brodas d igbos and our fathers fell 4 it.after d fall of ph gowon declerd every igbo properties abandoned properties in other to woo our brodas to join u cowards in war.am frm elele i can tel u that our people of elele,isiokpo,igrita,etc never betrayd d igbos,infact we were seling food to dm til d war ended.
I am impressed with this truth...may u live long
Politics › Re: How Do You Think The Internertional Community Thinks Of Nigeria? by christopher123(m): 5:06pm On Nov 16, 2014
atlwireles:
Whoa, how does this narrative make any sense here?
Simply that they will look down on pest that all and not business traveleers
Politics › Re: How Do You Think The Internertional Community Thinks Of Nigeria? by christopher123(m): 5:04pm On Nov 16, 2014
PStacks:
Its not about self hating negro. Its about National Identity. Its about whom we truly are. Its about whom people think we are.

I won't have an igbo man defraud someone in germany and when I fly into germany as a yoruba man, the germans would term me a nigerian remembering the igbo man nigerian that defrauded him.

Does it truly mean anything to be a Nigerian?

We don't have a National Identity whatsoever as far as I'm concerned.

You dare not compare me with a boko haram idiot that has an ideology to kill, because he is a nigerian and a boko haram doesn't make me the same nigerian with him..

We are different people.
We must accept Igbo people are not the same with Hausa people nd yoruba people.

We are far too different.
Our diversity is just too much.

We are used to the age long lie that our unity is from our diversity.. !!! For real shocked

Are we really united?

Not to talk of the source of our unity..

They say the source of our unity is from our diversity and I beg to disagree although I still stand to be corrected.
I wont have a yoruba man that defraud a white man and they will see me as a fraudster courtesy of the yoruba dupe without knowing the scars on his face

That is the problem and they wouldnt see the scars and his black face

That is the problem
Politics › Re: How Do You Think The Internertional Community Thinks Of Nigeria? by christopher123(m): 5:00pm On Nov 16, 2014
atlwireles:
Is not fair undecided Nigerians are blamed for crimes committed by other Africans. As people assume all blacks are the same, mostly in Europe. Other Africans also get the heat from issues caused by Nigerians. The people in Germany treat you in the same way and manner you treat yourselves. Blacks/Africans hate themselves, don't expect anything better from a German. Is not a yoruba, Igbo or Hausa thing. It would be a Kenyan, Togolese or Ivorian.
It depends...i was at eu some weeks ago i never had issues with boko haram simply my name is christian name and i was in a conference and staying in top notch place so u can see i was giving tips to whites and asian..they did my laundry

Now i never stayed in ghetto flew lufthansa so why wont i be accorded respect

Yes boko haram is a dent and politicians terrible
Politics › Re: Is Okonjo Iweala An Economic Hit Woman ? by christopher123(m): 1:43pm On Nov 16, 2014
9jawear:
People don;t understand or simply give a f**ck what is happening to our country

They have recruited two so called professionals to systematically wipe us out
The minister of finance and he minister of Agriculture ,and we are simply arguing how foolish igbo people are , meanwhile they are ruining our economy and our food, and health system

If we knew the implications of this, we would all unite as one , and drive out this imperialist and visionless leaders out of this country
That is the idiot

Rest in peace


This is one nigeria
Romance › Re: Why Would A Guy BLEACH ? by christopher123(m): 4:34pm On Nov 15, 2014
Guys that bleach have their mentality bleached

Ask alao
Education › Re: Nigerian Girl Commits Suicide In New York by christopher123(m): 10:44am On Nov 15, 2014
Its better to kill hersef than commit suicide....dame

But wait she must be from dysfunctional home where love is a luxury
Nairaland General › Re: Pregnant Woman Dies After Marathon Sex With Strange Lover by christopher123(m): 10:40am On Nov 15, 2014
Samsonklin:
Some peeps are saying "how do they knw its marathon sex" ok. Let's agree now dat dey did not even sex at all. Now my question is, wat could a 7 months old pregnant woman be doing in a hotel wit anoda man and she even slept overnight.. Is d man a pastor dat prays for women to deliver safely? Anyway RIP to d unborn innocent child..
The child is lucky

Having such a woman as mum sucks
Nairaland General › Re: Pregnant Woman Dies After Marathon Sex With Strange Lover by christopher123(m): 10:36am On Nov 15, 2014
[quote author=Ajizeera post=28030883][/quote]Igbos aint saint but we frown on stuffs like that and we have a low tendency to cheat not that we dont have nymphos...that is found in every tribe

So but there are consequences
Nairaland General › Re: Pregnant Woman Dies After Marathon Sex With Strange Lover by christopher123(m): 10:33am On Nov 15, 2014
People say its ritual but i have this to say

In igboland where i come from its a taboo for a woman that is married to cheat and there migbt be consequences

But if a woman is preg and cheat greater consequencres wil abound

The woman might die and the man miserable

As a young man...never u sleep with people wives

Its that bad

I am taking from igbotic point of view

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