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sabaeh:
They'll start saying they help in developing Virginia very soon...

Ihuomadinihu:
I never had you in mind when i wrote the latest comment as i've not seen much input from you. I was referring to those who felt they had the best dialect which should automatically be an izugbe without considering the opinions of the other groups.
I believe the general view(to an extent) is that a standard izugbe should gradually rise from any of the two central dialects without undue external influence or suggestions. Even at that, some people still maintain a fixed position about which dialect must function as izugbe,even when i don't see that happening.

The OP should re-evaluate what a rhetoric question is. You ask questions and give way for responses which will ultimately determine the overall conclusion or answers to the question. You don't ask questions,get the responses and opinion, antagonize the opposing views,maintain an passionate stand and still expect people to see whatever rhetoric question you had in mind.

Ihuomadinihu:
I see Scholti moving in a better direction. I've seen some of your contributions/word formations and it's highly commendable.

Back to the subject of the thread,it's a pity if you(@Chin) see it as a mere thought process as against a brash suggestion of elevating a sectional dialect on a group of diverse igbo speakers. The introductory parts of the thread clearly alluded that a dialect is used and spoken by all Igbo people from Agbor and Aro without paying attention to the unique speech forms in the Southern parts of Igboland.
I'm even more surprised you don't notice the veiled insults in previous pages where onitsha dialect is labelled sexy and classy in order words,all other Igbo dialects especially those from southern igbo are uncultured, crude and tacky. Or is it the egocentric attitude of speakers of the onitsha dialect around speakers of non onitsha dialect that you have failed to notice in these conversations?
I don't see any thought process in this thread. A sane thread would have asked if we can adopt one or two standard igbo izugbe(s) by picking the most popular dialects used in written and public interactions. A better option would have been if we can incoporate certain or all igbo dialects into the current igbo izugbe. If he had started off on this note,we would have moved beyond this level by now.

There is no thought process in this thread other than cheruv who started asking for items in different igbo dialects.

TonyeBarcanista:
I hope nobody is trying to encroach into Bonny? We must learn to respect our boundaries if we must build relationship and sustain unity. For the record, the bight of Bonny is 100% Ijaw since time immemorial. Whether Bight of Biafra, bight or Bonny or Bite of Akure, the Ijaws are not complaining. This should be our(Ijaws) own issue but we are very very comfortable with the Bight of Bonny nomenclature.

Thanks OP and God Bless

Xwayhandsom264:
Biafra are naturally republican,,,,,,,,GOD BLESS BIAFRA,GOD BLESSS ISRAEL

Chiwude:
Lol! This is the type of suggestion he should be making. We should focus on things that unites us, rather than things that causes disagreements.

Ihuomadinihu:
That's about the only intelligent suggestion he has made so far.

chuna1985:
Nothing less than 33% of SS are igbos

Obiagu1:
I think it's high time Nnamdi Kanu redrew the map of Biafra.
Just as he excluded the Edos, he should exclude the rest of the SouthSouth, a beg.
They want Nigeria and Nigeria they shall get. They should remain and ask Nigeria for resource control.

pazienza:
Lol. You seem a bit irritated and angry. There is no need to be, as a matter of fact, republic of Igboland with SE and Enuani, Oyigbo and Egbema will be just perfect.

Things are always easier when you start from the known to the unknown.

Republic of Igboland is the known, let's start from there.

pazienza:
No, Ekpeye, Ikwerre, Etche and Ogba are more comfortable with the IGBOID tag than Igbo- go figure.

In Rivers, only Ndoki, Asa, Ndoni( to an extent), Egbema, identifies as Igbo. And this is because, Egbema has a significant part of their people in Imo state, while And and Ndoki has the majority of their people in Abia, Ndoni has strong attachment to Ogbaru and Anioma.

If Asa, Ndoki and Egbema people had all their people in Rivers state, I am sure they would have joined the IGBOID club by now.

pazienza:
Deltagiant. I understand the point you are making.

Coming hard on those Igbophobic SS people, might chase away the few pro Igbo ones amongst them.

But sometimes, it's just too hard avoiding these false allegations against Ndiigbo emanating from those quarters, and it would appear that it's impossible dispelling those falsehoods without hurting the sensibilities of the pro Igbo ones amongst them.

It's really a dilemma.

chuna1985:
Niger delta has been shielded several times by we igbos. If we leave, Niger delta is gone.

Imagine a nation with Hausa/fulani n Yoruba as majority n Niger delta as minute minority.........They will finish dem

Deltagiant:
Ezeagu, this conversation, i believe is anchored on the premise that Ekpeye, Etche and Ikwerre are NOT IGBOS?

Deltagiant:
Which list are u talking about...the one i posted?

Aareonakakanfo:
This one thinks i'm interested in his back and forth nonsense like he did on the other thread.

Deltagiant:
I have been studying the situation very closely including listening to the diverse callers on Radio before and after the arrest of Mr Kanu. If i factor in the names of the people arrested in PH and their differing ethnic backgrounds, then project the figure with the number of non SEners in the protest, I will conclude that we here on Nairaland may not know the extent of the current Biafra agitation. @Pazienza has to be careful not to equally offend those silent indigenes of PH who might feel offended with his suggestion on PH. Are we sounding too elitist and out of touch?

Aareonakakanfo:
Guy which one be your own na

SirShymexx:
Betty Adewole

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