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mrking3:
my phone is on Auto Spell-check! So i dont need to crack my brain to get the Right spelling of word before sending!!

Wrong spelling: Crack your brain

Right spelling: Rack your brain.

mrking3:
my phone is on Auto Spell-check! So i dont need to crack my brain to get the Right spelling of word before sending!!

Wrong spelling: Crack your brain

Right spelling: Rack your brain.

Keneking:
OK
- the flight might have been cruising at 30K feet
-the speed of the aircraft might have been 800km/
- they would served muffin & 50gram juice plus water on board.
- the pilot would have announced landing in Abuja instead of Kaduna.
- the airspace would have been open to them in Abuja ahead of other flights for this emergence landing.
- the aircraft and crew would have been detained to test for terrorism.
- most passengers would be unsatisfied and seek compensation in a competent court.

Lalasticlala pls assist

How did you know they serve muffin and 50gram juice?

You got all this info perfectly, I assume you're an insider! Lol.

Now I concur with the guy that said niaraland is so dead! Bull shiiit and craps makes it to front page.. What's these trekking rubbish that makes it to front page these days?

Seun, you need to resurrect your business cos its dying.

You can't get credible info any more, just religious or ethnic violent from members without banning them.

Well, you can ban me if you so wish, I will always view or read as guest when I need some iota of comedy.

I don't know why I so much hate this Phil Jones.. There's hardly a match he doesn't make an attempt to score own goal or make atleast 10 back passes.

I just hope and wish he could be giving has a gift to any team that wants him.

He sucks big time...

Today is the day, when we will finally overtake asz-anal and leave a bitter taste in their mouth!

Glory! Glory!! United.

Macelliot7:
Hmm, Never knew u still felt bad about the thread... I was the author of the thread...
But, why do you dislike being Igbos....
Remember that an Anioma man(Chukwuma Nzeorgu) lead the coup that caused the Civil war....
We live in hard times...
But the end justifies the means....

I'm sorry for trying to derail your thread.

I don't dislike Igbos... I'm not just a tribal bigots and I was trying to create an awareness for my ethnic group and not to be muscled up with the lager igbo ethnic.

People feel its the Ijaws, Itshekiris, Urhobos that made up the larger Delta....

I'm just trying to correct their impression that the Ukwuanis is the second largest ethnic group in Delta.

More so, the topic says igboid (having to do with language spoken by various groups)...

Check my initial response, I said Ukwuani is 90% igboid (Igbo Language)..... But we are so close to the ijaws and itshekiris.. We share same culture with them 90%.. Now you see what I mean!

merengue:
Just laugh about it and move on; have seen this repeated a million times here and have grown a thick skin to it; no be today e start and no be tomorrow e go end.

Thank you jor nwene nmaru!

I argued my azz out that very day.

babygirlfl:
First of all if your going to be marrying one of us, you have to know how to address us. We are not delta Igbo, ( I have no problem whatsoever with Igbo people. Just love to be called with what we really are) we are Deltans or Anioma or if you want to be specific you say Ukwani, Aniocha or Ika.

To your question, generally it's not expensive unless of course the family is a greedy one. In my place the bride price is returned and the traditional marriage is hosted by the brides family with or without the support of the grooms family while the groom's family sponsors the church/court or whatever marriage they choose to do.

May God bless you for taking such a stand.... I had terrible experience on a thread about me being an ukwuani man and not to be called an Igbo.

We are distinctive tribes ans should be called and recognised as one.

www.nairaland.com/2271528/list-igbo-dialects-where-speakers/19#33107549

For saturday, everything is perfectly on-point.
Nothing taking away from my personality.
Good psychologist.

I'm sorry I'll have to be blunt on this issue.

1. You said its not in your culture to greet after meal.

2. She demands it from you.

3. You naturally forget.

4. You had issues with her.

I will take it one step after another.

Marriage means 2 people with different background and ideology coming together.

Respect is earned and can never be demanded, otherwise it becomes authoritarian.

For the fact that its not in your culture neither is it in your upbringing and your wife wanna introduce such a foreign character to you, it takes time for you to even master it.

Even, you might never master it or get comfortable with it because you behavior will be fully mature when you become an adult and its hard for something else to be included in it.

Women are hard generally, and they don't reason the way men reasons.

She should force such thing on you to respect or appreciate her when she cooks.. Does she say thank you when you fulfill your manly duty at home?

She's just like my elder sister who nags at every opportunity not knowing she's pushing her younger ones away from her. No one wants to live with her because she wants you to say 'ma', tell you what to do. Say good morning, ask before you pee, ask where you are going and if you forget to tell her she says you're irresponsible.

My brother, I don't intend to write an epistle here, it demands on how close you are to her and how attentive she can be, and if she can compromise her 'standard' and accommodate your error (not greeting), then your marriage is good to go.

Sit her up, tell her its not that you don't appreciate her efforts and contribution in the family, but you're not used to saying thank you after meal.

If she agrees, then you'll live happily ever after. Otherwise you're forced to adjust.

Otherwise, you'll have to do her wishes, and if you do that, she controls the house. Then you'll become the slave.

Sorry to say the truth because that's exactly what I will do.

maggystar:
I love tribal marks. I've always been very fascinated by them but, I'm not African and there seems to be a stigma.

LOL! Well, its quiet interesting though.

There's difference between facial marks and facial mutilation.

I do have some mark on my face and its called incision, though very tiny, and still very cute.

It wasn't for fashion or tribal thing, but according to the story I heard, I was told I do fall sick while still a baby.

Then, my mum took me to a local healer who uses traditional methods and the marks where part of my treatment.

Its just only me in my family, little lines on my face, wrist, chest, then lots on my left stomach.


I do love them and proud of it.

Makes me cute and unique in my own sense.

To be sincere, I think the purpose was achieved because have not been sick since I learn how to pronounce "ONE".

Anything bigger than mine is what I term 'facial mutilation'.

#Proudlyafrican

***Yawns****

Who get tooth paste abeg.

This epistle dey make person sleep sef.

Those bastards lays off workers and still make billions in 1st quarter.

Where's their conscience sef?

Na marketers (graduates) dem dey pursue come leave those pot bellies wey dem call demsef officers.

Mchew!

Modified:

Sorry, I just read the whole episode now....

Na story e be jor.. the write up get as e be

Nor be the op e happen to sha...

Thank God say na him friend.... Lol

Here comes that time in ones life, when you're in Dubai and you tell the police "I'm a Nigerian, you can't treat me like this (Just let me call my embassy)".

#respect

Yoruba go say " ti eni de n'amo, ako mo ti eni'bo". Na person wey something do we sabi, we no sabi wetin go happen to anoda person.

Asznal, make una wait ooo...

If to say na only bus chelsea go park, e for beta....

Na Tipper and excavators dem bring today put for their net..

Come send okada go front so go-slow no go catch am...

Una eye go clear as e be say una dey mock Man U but no dey certain of una own faith..

Game on!!!!

dckelvin:
lolz. .u are no lonqer an Ukwuani. .u are now a nigerian?. .
lost soul. .
qo and sinq dis sonq for urself. .
"Amazinq grace
I use to be lost
but now I'm found"

You guys are looking for multitude to make up your BIAFRA crowd (yes, I said it) count us out of your number.

You want me to be racial towards other tribes!

Now you will incur my wrath... I'm not an Igbo man and I will never be one.

My parents were never one, likewise my generations to come.

I'm a Niger-Deltan.. The Isokos and the Urhobos are my brothers and not the Igbos..

So, kiss my azz...

babajero:
during that biafra war was there anything like SS? Even your father knows he is an igbo man, and every igbo man is born a biafran, dont worry you will soon grow up ok.

You idiot. Keep on living in fool's paradise.

I'm a Nigerian and will forever continue to be one.

My passport is green, and green it shall remain.

Barcanista... Nor worry, Femi Fani Kayode's job awaits you.

Shei you know his history as well....

"FFK is my boy, give him bread and he will sing for you". OBJ

Na you dey port up and down like simcard.

I dey sure say your own credibility is questionable as well cos I followed most of your thread while you were pro-APC.

What a sharp you turn!

Ishilove:
Okpala-uku for which clan?

My great-grandpa was the Okpala-uku during his time.

Amai-Umuekum.. Umupene clan.

somegirl1:
Read the op in the yoruba dialects thread. These groups were mentioned.
I don't know enough about the degree of similarity between these groups and other groups that identify as yoruba however.

Igboid means related to Igbo. While Youruboid means related to Yoruba..

It now depends on the % relation.

Mine is above 90% just as I quoted earlier.. But my geographical location is far more farther than the main Igbos across the Niger bridge.

The truth is, when an Asaba person is speaking and Agbor people closer to me, I don't understand much of what they say.

But imagine the Imos, Anambras far from me I understand their language perfectly compare to my immediate neighbor.

somegirl1:

As are all tribes that identify as Igbo or Igboid.

The Igalas, itshekiris, eguns speak, Yoruboid.

Their language are yoruba related.

Does that make them yoruba?

Also Benin Republic, Togo.

emmysoftyou:
I ve never wanted to quote you from the start cos I ve being reading your comments but ignored some.

bro,

You re sounding/writing like a confuse being.:-x
Yes very very confused about his consanguinity ancestral authenticity..
Sorry I don't mean to insult you but your comments so far about ukwuani is laughable and uncorrelated.

Bro,stand on one side biko..

@denials
Igbos is upto 45 or 55million in population,
so we don't care about those tribes that re confuse about their ancestral lineage..
Nsogbu Adi ro..

Now you guys see why I don't wanna associate myself with some bunch of tribal bigots.

I'm a Nigeria, My tribe is Ukwuani... My language is Ukwuani.

My Language is Igboid in nature.. It contains mother 90% Igbo Dialect.

That was my first comment to Ishilove on this thread.

Now you telling me I don't know my identity or you wanna absorb my identity into yours?

bigfrancis21:
Ukwuani actually refers to 'low land' in Igbo, referring to those living down the terrain of the area, in contrast to those living those living upland, called 'Enuani' (top of the terrain).

Thanks.... You have deep understanding and tolerance of other tribes.

bigfrancis21:
I hope you do know that okpara ukwu (eldest son) is Igbo?

Have said I don't wanna respond to this thread again...

If I don't know would I have written or spelled it?

Just please, let's end this thread.

I'm trying to let people know that Ukwauni people are an ethnic group in Nigeria... And not sub-ethnic under any tribe.

tonychristopher:
bro, take it aesy, we yab each other here and that is igbo way of life, we respect you and your ukwuani status my brother, you should hold fast and hold grip of ur identuty as an ukwuani man and above all speak ur dialect and write it also in presensence of igbo groups, there is nothing to be worried about nobody will take it away from you


I am a man from nnewi south, I am also proud of my own, my wife(ur sister) will say that i am proud of my dialect and if i see any igbo person from her village to lagos i just speak it flawlessly and bro it helps. Ur an ukwuani man that is respected and do not believe everything our parents say, they never had opportunity to billions of information we had today. they were ignorance and remember most igbo tribes were semi independence, Ogume used to be independent of Aboh, Obiaruku, Amai even Utagba, today they are under Ndokwa umbrella so are the other igbo clan, What we are looking for is unity


IGBO ARE NOT COLONISERS AND WERE NEVER COLONISERS IGBO WERE REUBLIOCANS AND WE DO NOT TAKE PEOPLE THINGS BY FORCE OR INVASION LIKE THE BENIN HISTORY AND FULANI HISTORY, THE ONLY THOSE THAT FEAR IGBO ARE THOSE AFRIAD OF COMPETITION


Ogo iwe ewene gi


Dalu rinne

My last comment on this thread.

Goodbye.

tonychristopher:
EASY BRO, YOUR A MAN DONT HEAT IT UP, WE HAVE THE CAPACITY, I THINK YOU SHOULD SPAEK FOR YOURSELF AND YOURSELF ONLY, YOU KEEP SAYING MY FATHER TOLD ME THIS, LET ME TELL U, IKE NWACHUKWU FOUGHT FOR NIGERIA DURING BIAFRA AND HE IS FROM OKIGWE ZONE DOES THAT MAKE OKIGWE PEOPLE NON IGBO, THE WAY YOU PEOPLE REASONS IS FUNNY

ALL I ASK IS EMPERICAL STUDY, MIND YOU MY WIFE IS UKWUANI AND SHE SEE HER SELF AS IGBO ATLEAST WE DONT NEED INTERPRETER BEFORE WE MAKE LOVE


TAKE IT SLOW

MIND YOU THAT IN UKWUANI THERE ARE SON OF SOILS AND PURE BRED AND THERE ARE THOSE THAT CAME FROM BENIN AS A RESULT OF REFUGEE AND FELON STATUS, PLEASE GO BACK AND ASK YOUR DAD IF HIS FORE FATHERS MIGRATED FROM BENIN, IF HE DID THEN YOUR ARE A BENIN BLOOD

SO DONT WORRY SPEAK FOR YOURSELF ONLY


TILL WHEN EZE COME OUT AND SAY OTHERWISE, DO YOU WANT A GOVERNMENT WEBSITE TO TELL YOU WHERE YOU ARE FROM, I WILL NOT DO THAT, ITS OTHER TRIBE THAT WILL REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE OVWIE IGBO OR OMO IGBO . BROTHER ITS AN URHOBO WOMAN, MAMA EFE ATTACKED ME THAT I HAVE STOPED DATING HER DAUGHTER TO GO MARRY MY SISTER(MY PRESENT WIFE FROM UKWUANI)


So be open to information and been abusive in intellectual debates shows your bereft of ideas and i will not want to assume that

pls


take it slow

nwayo nwayo

biko

ishilove is your sister and she is scietifical and methodological in her approach

I'm a true breed of Ukwuani from both parents.

I'm Amai, my uncle was an Okparuku.

Its just that someone is trying to provoke me here.

Ok.... I'm an Igbo.

Kappish!!!!

babajero:
You sound childish, first you said slightly different from igbo that means there is igbo, second you said okparauku meaning big first son or old first son, and why won't you dress like them when youu co-habit with them and most part of east dress Like that also. Lets not just argue sef even ukwuani as a name is igbo meaning ukwu-leg and ani-ground, in summary ukwuani depicts a man who stands his ground. It Is a pity that the abokis has brain washed you to believe that you are not an igboman because I believe that before the war your forefathers won't have stooped so low as you are doing now, and moreover what is the name of delta state governor elect, my man you are igbo and you can't change that.

You are so stuppid for using such a derogatory word (childish).

If you guys are looking to add up some tribes to your own, add people closer to you.

My dad participated at the war front with the Red Cross of Nigeria... Not of Biafra.

So go to hell if me claiming my tribe makes you madd..

Thandolwethu:
I start by imploring you to read this letter with an open and unbiased mind as this will enable you grab the full gist of my message.
I am a full blooded South African, born and bread in Soweto. I have never been to Nigeria and my impression of your Country is formed by the behaviour and actions of the many Nigerians who live in SA and what we hear and read from the media about the goings on in your country.
I deliberately joined Nairaland today as I noted that alot of you are on this Forum hence its a good platform to pass my message. Suffice it to say that i will delete this account after this message. I will read your responses with keen interest.

1. There is no question that there was xenophobic attack on Foreigners in SA in the past 3weeks. What is in doubt is the scale of the attack. I have noted that Nigerians have overtly blown the crises out of proportion by spreading lies and wrong informatiom concerning the crisis. The idea that South Africans are going round SA cities killing, maiming and burning Foreigners is a lie. Only 7 people have been killed so far and of these 7, 3 are south Africans, 2 Ethiopians and 2 Mozambican. The world media is in agreement with these figures. While its 7 lives too many that doesnt give credence to the news going round in Nigeria that we are killing and burning Foreigners. If thats true then there would be more people dead.
STOP BELIEVING WHATYOU READ AND WATCH ON social media as most are lies and fabricated figments of the imaginations of mischievous Nigerians in other to stoke the flame of discord between Nigeria and SA.

2. Why are Nigerians up in arms against SA with xenophobia when the war in Nigeria is far worse than here in SA. Boko haram is killing thousands your people everyday and theres no end in sight meanwhile no Nigerian has been killed in this Xenophobic attack. That is why Nigerians throng our embassies in Lagos and Abuja seeking Visas to come to SA and escape the despicable living conditions in the slums of Nigeria.

3. This recent Xenophobic attack was predicated on the fact that Foreigners commit so much heinous crimes in SA without impunity and we are tired of all these. We have our own criminals here so we cant add more problems from foreigners.
A. NIigerians are the kingpins of drugs killing our children and society. Your brothers drug our girls into prostitution. They con our people with fraud and 419. They hack into our bank accounts stealing millions.

B. Zimbabweans are involved in robberies and car hijackings

C. Mozambicans kill our farmers and take our jobs for peanuts leaving many South Africans jobless

D. Ethiopians and Somalians open shops to do illegal activities and pollute our communities. Theres a Somalian shop in every 2 houses on every street in SA. No Country can allow that.

SA has its own issues but we would like to solve them without the added problems of Foreign crimials.

If you like burn down shoprite and close MTN its your people that will suffer because these companies employ millions of Nigerians. They will simply go jobless.

Thank you

Where image of fake story about foreign child attacked by xenophobic mob comes from
http://www.politicsweb.co.za/iservice/rubber-bullet-did-this--daily-sun

Fake photos misrepresent xenophobic violence
http://ewn.co.za/2015/04/17/Fake-photos-misrepresenting-xenophobic-violence

Internet boasts false images of xenophobic violence in South Africa
http://observers.france24.com/content/20150417-south-africa-durban-immigrant-xenophobic-false-photos

How I wish you know Nigeria has some of the most indigenous entrepreneur in the world.

90% of companies and small business in SA are owned by foreigner, you guys are never creative and will never be.

MTN, Shoprite etc are owned by whites, you lazy blacks in Soweto do "piece jobs".

If the issue of boko haram comes to SA, you won't last as Nigeria lasted.

We don't use drugs here in Nigeria but you guys are the addicts.. You created demand.. We just supplied.

We use you as prostitute, cos that's exactly what you are. Just "kota" and a bottle of beer your lazy women open up their pucy.

And what again!!!

Yeah, I remember!!!

The farm that was redistributed to the blacks was abandoned and all the animal died.

During winter your men don't work but a Malawian or Mozanbican can work in 6degree Celsius.

How can your women not join the 410 when its only R200 that your govt give your lazy azz women for having kids without proper family planing.

What more can I say...

Rainbow nation indeed..

Oh sorry I forgot.

When we chase you out, the million of dollars that comes to your country through Nigeria stops..

We have credible Nigeria company that will take over your so called companies.

babajero:
You sound childish, first you said slightly different from igbo that means there is igbo, second you said okparauku meaning big first son or old first son, and why won't you dress like them when youu co-habit with them and most part of east dress Like that also. Lets not just argue sef even ukwuani as a name is igbo meaning ukwu-leg and ani-ground, in summary ukwuani depicts a man who stands his ground. It Is a pity that the abokis has brain washed you to believe that you are not an igboman because I believe that before the war your forefathers won't have stooped so low as you are doing now, and moreover what is the name of delta state governor elect, my man you are igbo and you can't change that.

If the Urhobos, isokos, Itsekiri and some other minor ethnic group should be recognised. Why not the Ukwaunis... Must you insert us inside the central igbos..

Well, my argument is for the purpose of liberating and recognising the Ukwuani clan as an ethnic group.

Look at this so called Biafra map!!! Why was Ukwuani omitted...

We number more than 7million.

Armaggedon:
yoruba guy

Lol.. I just dey speak am ooo...

I nor be Yoruba.

dckelvin:
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Seriously, d Level of d IGNORANCE & ILLITRACY. 0f some of you pple expecially Donshaddow,Pharoh & Hope at Hand really qaht NO Limit. .
Ur Ukwuani/Ikwerre/Ika dialet is Igboid but U are not Igbo?
seriously,I think some of u need to travel more dan stick ur tiny ass on 0ne corner typinq some of ur baseless reasoninqz on a social network lyk this.
U all really qaht to be Ashame of urselve.
If Ukwuani/Ika/ Ikwerre are igboid but are not Igbo, THEN WHO ARE D IGBO?
Niqqa listen. .
(1) Evry Dialet in Igbo land has its on UNIQNESS. Be it Izza,Ikwerre,Afikpo,Ika,Ukwuani,Ikwo,Aniocha,Omege,Okpoto,Uburu nqwa,nsukka,idemili,ETC
(2)they are all Igboid & "NOT STANDARD IGBO"
(3)NO matter d Dialet U speak where U come from in Igbo land,be it Afikpo or Izza,u must hear/Understand d Dialet of d Ikwerre/ukwuani BUT CAN NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK D DIALET & d Ikwerre /ukwani must also Understand d Afikpo,izza/nsukka dialet "BUT CAN'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK D DIALET"
(4)There is NO Particular community IN D WHOLE IGBOLAND WHOSE DIALET IS StANDARD IGBO. . (BE IT Ikwerre,Ehugbo,Afikpo,Okpoto,Izzi,Nsukka,Orlu,Ukwuani,Awka,Mbano,owerri,Ohaozara,Aniocha) ETC
(5)Therefore,All this Dialet & Evry Dialet in Igbo land are all Igboid. & NOT Igbo. .Ikwerre people Say. "MANUCHIM SO" BUT OMEGE pple(my on dialet) in EBonyi state says. "MULECHI MU SO" AFIKpo dialet says "Manichim so".
But d Standard Igbo Language says ""MUNACHIM SO"" 0r "MU NA CHI MU SO".
(6)IGBO LANGUAGE (Standard IGBO) is a collation of all dis entire Dialet in IGBO land,combininq all,weighinq all of dem and so there pickinq out d standard Igbo language from all dis Igbo dialet for easy /better & understandable communication btw dis pple of UNique IGBO dialet. .
so dat U from Ukwuani will speak d language (igbo) & me from Omeqe. & others from Orlu /ikwerre/mbano/mgbo/Izzi/Izza/Afikpo/Ika/awka/nsukka will understand U (it) & at d same tym,I who can only speak d igboid Omege dialet. & also d Standard Igbo WILL UNDERSTAND U. & SPEAK BACK D IGBO LANG TO U & THEREFORE WE BOTH WILL THEN UNDERSTAND. & COMMUNICATE EASILY WITH EACH OTHER. 0r With ONE ANOTHER. thatz wat makes us pple of diff igboid dialet an ETHNIC NATION.

(Remember,I can understand ur igboid Ukwuani/Afikpo/mbano/orlu/Izzi/Izza/Ikwerre Dialets BUT CAN NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK DEM).
(7)so plz,don't come to make a fool of urself next tym if u don't hav a sinqle knowledqe. 0r idea what u are sayinq. .

thanks

I don't want to reply you with an insult likewise.

Why was Ukwuani Language listed as one of the 27 languages as mode of teaching in Nigeria?

Why wasn't it included as an Igbo Language.

Listen here young man, Ukwuani people are an ethnic group with distinctive culture slightly different from the Igbo culture.

We use Okparuku (oldest man) in the village as head of our clan.

We dress like the Urhobos and Isokos.

We refer ourself as Niger-Deltans cos we all dress the same way, but speak different language.

Do you know the meaning of Igboid? It means relating to Igbo...

So if I say I'm an Ukwuani man, just respect that and stop mentioning or quoting me.