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this is coming as a surprise to me. i thought some people claimed the olokumis have been fully assimilated and that they are proud igbos?

and for those arguing whether human sacrifice is a bad thing or not
didnt God or whoever send his only begotten son to die for us, and the life jesus was sacrificed by having some romans nail him to a cross? isnt that human sacrifice?  and isn’t that reason we are supposedly saved today, if we would just believe that he sacrificed the life of his only son for us?
lol, i don go sleep o before i go tok the one wey pass me.

emofine,

lol,@ sank but it is ok, maybe then i will see olokun at the bottom of the sea and that would be awesome.

however,  i never said IFA was your ancestor’s religion, i said i guess because that was what you wrote about. but of course you came here to seek validation because the mere fact that you came asking questions mean you need answers, and answers validate or invalidate what you already know/or suspect.

and since you are no longer a christian, and from your interest in indigenous God(s), it is clear you are not an atheist either! and now that you are out of the closet, it is obvious your heart is leading you somewhere and you are seeking  guidance through any means you can lay our hands on, and the internet is one of them

and that is why i dont believe you are seeking knowledge (good or bad) just for “knowing sake” because what is the purpose of gathering information if you have no intention to use it for yourself, or at least spread it to others?

so you can join in singing the chorus before your heart leads you to the right place.

ma’heko de, ma ghi ya agbon ru’le oo
ma’heko de, ma ghi ya agbon ru’le
ma’heko de, ma ghi ya agbon ru’le oo
ma’heko de, ma ghi ya agbon ru’le

repeat 5x before you go to bed. goodnyt

^^
lol, misconceived or right on point? i know what you are going through whether you admit it or not.

ok since you have given me a third chance to hit the nail on the head, here it is:

you are interested in learning more and if possible reverting in your ancestors religion, and from what you have written so far, i guess it is IFA. but since you have a christian background that has demonized IFA as “idol worshipping” through the ages, the only way to validate your interest in IFA is to start questioning the motives of christianity in our society and you just added islam as jara since nigeria also has a huge muslim population. then after getting all the answers you already know from the internet, that there is nothing wrong with IFA,  you will “quietly” revert to worshipping IFA, or at least in your heart.

btw, i love these songs from this olokun priestess  especially the song @ 3:00

ma'heko de, ma ghi ya agbon ru’le  – meaning:  we are coming gently, we are not in a hurry in life.

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so don’t worry, you will get there soon.

If you were following properly you'd see that the last question which I kindly highlighted in blue already serves as an answer in reference to your question but excuse me for being inquisitive.

lol, i did see the last question and honestly, unless you are 12 or below, only then would you wonder if it was fair or not. is there anything fair in this world? or you just wanted to let us know that you can think "deep?"

and after thinking deep, you have finally realized that christianity and islam are fake and the whole “right" God concept is fake. so if you are going to serve and worship a God, it would be better you revert and worship those of your ancestors? but you are just too scared to come out and say it, don’t you?

I am by no means proposing that Nigerians should revert to their ancestor’s gods neither am I planning to myself

so what was the purpose of the whole rant? or did u forget to take your meds?

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

andre, u are using igboman sense to dodge the question coz i dont know of any ethnic group in 9ja that does not have introduction. in most cases sef, even before the introduction ceremony, both families are already aware of each other but it is not yet "official" and that is the reason for the introduction ceremony to make it official between both families before the proper marriage. so my question is still pending:

what if the igbo suitor she found that she intends to introduce to the family happens to be an osu? what will u do then?

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

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

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

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

It is not a taboo. If your genotype is A.S and you want to marry a girl with same genotype as you, will you not thread with caution?.

ok, now i understand.

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

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

Uche, it is just like you coming here to claim you fell in love with a sickler.

i dont understand that line.

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

recently, these are songs i cant have enough of and they are classics imo.

when im missing home (benin), i listen to these songs:

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and the nas and damian version

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and when im home and want to chill out, i listen to this:

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lakal:
Ah, I see.

If your people don't have myths of their own (pele),

they do, but fairy tales is not my thing. i prefer real stories.

I welcome you to this thread. The Yorubas are a welcoming people.

how gracious and generous of you and yorubas in an open forum. uwese.

lakal:
Run along now and create a thread for that.

and where do i run to do that? okitikpukpa?

lakal:
I know, obviously incorrect!

Na oyinbo write am.

so na oyinbo make up the mythology?

but i cant find anywhere were it states that pelepe is the correct yoruba spelling tho.

so which is the correct one? pelepe or kpelekpe?

hyena (Kpelekpe)   

Kia ni k nse ninu pelepe?

damm, where is akintola when u need him?

Aigbofa:
Yes, especially if you've had too much to drink.

and i drank it at one of those beer parlours @ lekki-ekpe

Aigbofa:
Then where is the conflict?

i dunno, cant see any from my end, how about ur end?

As long as you are not spelling a Yoruba word.

i can dig that

But, you have to admit Tayo sounds a litttle bit Yoruba.

so does chikafumi

and if MY name is Tayo Akpata, I reserve the right to tell you Akpata is the correct selling of my name. so?

Katsumoto:
What really is your objective on this thread? Isn't it contradictory for a Yoruba hater (I am guessing due to your obvious intransigence) to be correcting Yoruba spelling in a thread about Yoruba mythology?

lol, u are still asking my obj on this thread? havent u been following the thread? ok lemme tell u if u havent been following.
my obj here is that akpata is the correct spelling of akpata. as for every other mythology on here, i dont care.

lakal:
Go and hug transformer, were alaso ni e.

i just did and nothing happened coz the transfomer don spoil and eletrik current nor dey again, thanks to nepa.

ekt_bear:
Right. Nobody is saying that no such word/phrase exists in any language. But his comment was not about languages in general, but about Yoruba specifically. So I don't see the point of this dude's comments.

and how did you arrive at that conclusion?
my first post clearly stated that akpata is the correct spelling of akpata and it should not be included in discussions where yorubas are talking about the correct spelling of yoruba words but someone had to remind me not to spell it as akpata in front of a so-called elderly yoruba puritan, like the yoruba puritan has authority over the word.

lakal:
But that wasnt your point, was it?


Let me indulge you.
LOL.  Bini might not be a BIni Word.  Lagos might not be a word in English.  However there is still a "correct" way to say it according to speakers of those languages.

lol, of course that was my point because if yoruba is not a yoruba word then who is to say who is pronouncing it correctly?
and from north to south, majority of Nigerians (yorubas inclusive)  pronounce yoruba as Yoruba as the "accepted" pronunciation.
so it not possible yorubas are the one perpetuating the wrong spelling, and time for their "puritans" correct it?

lakal:
What is there to correct?  If you pronounce "Yoruba" as "Yoruba", you are most definitely not Yoruba.

and lemme guess, coz Yoruba is a Yoruba word?

Kilode?!:
Western christians and their converts just diluted the role and essence of an existing God to suit their own Beliefs.

thanks to ajayi crowther -- the returnee slave that became a yoruba puritan.

^^^ actually, i dont care about your thread, man.

but while you yoruba puritans are doing whatever makes u happy? keep it within urselves and dont throw words to people outside your group not to attract them

akpata is the correct spelling of akpata. simple and clear. kpele.

enjoy your yoruba mythology

tpia@:
oh, i remember this exotik now.

very senseless fellow.

lol, is that the best u could come up with? try again, ozuo.

tpia@:
like i said, you place yourself with that spelling.

and if you're not yoruba then why are you getting a headache over yoruba.

se oo nilu ni?

well, im pretty sure you are the one who is getting headache over my post coz i never addressed u in the first place.

i directed my comment to the person who said old bendelites spell akpata wrongly and i corrected him/her that akpata is actually the right spelling

so?

Kilode?!:
Aww he's too young. Sorry I didn't know, ok

Who do you think Ajayi Crowthr wrote Yoruba Bible for? Paris Hilton? Abi Queen Victoria? LOL

so a man called ajayi crowther -- the returneee slave with an english surname is the yoruba puritan?

and btw, why havent so-called elderly yoruba "puritans" corrected the yoruba word itself?

if Yemaja was quickly corrected to Yemoja
then, Yoruba should be Yoruba.

at least the ibos have corrected ibo to igbo ,

but nah, yoruba puritans cannot be bothered to correct the most important word in their identity but want to tell us the correct spelling of Akpata.

Kilode?!:
-Shrugs-

One simple advice, if you choose to spell it with a "K" try to avoid elderly Yoruba Puritans. Their Igbati can be deadly  

lol, as if so-called elderly yoruba puritans can read.