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Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 10:19pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
Kazikazi: @ the bolded. So confusing. English language/Pidgin english has become the mother tongue (sole language spoken at home) by many Nigerians. Can these Nigerians now call themselves English people? *** You have an ethnicity which is not swahili, but you are a swahili because you speak swahili? Kikuyu1, are you also a swahili and no longer kikuyu because you speak swahili too? |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 10:13pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
darfay: Why do you say this? |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 10:12pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Hmm, this is quite complex. ••••• Kazikazi is now saying that anyone who speak Swahili is a native swahili. Aren't there people who identify as ethnic swahilis? It doesn't matter how other view them. >>>> Take we Northern Nigerian minorities for instance, most Southern Nigerians identify and address us as Hausas, some of us have lost our native languages and hausa is becoming the mother tongue. However, we still never address ourselves as Hausa people. ***** Over 100 million west Africans speak Hausa fluently, but we know the true ethnic Hausas, they are barely about 30 million people. Infact, at the end of the day, the subject of ethnicity is a complex one. People choose to identify themselves the way they like and we might as well have to accept them for what they say. ~~~~ The bone of contention here is saying that no one owns swahili language. Since no one owns swahili, then can we say it is sort of a pidgin bantu or creole language?? If so, why then are these coastal people referred to as Waswahili (or Swahili people)? It's really confusing. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 2:54pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Kibera constituency, wow. This makes it look like Kibera is so influential to the extent it's name swallowed up others to be the name of the entire consituency? ~~~~ Kibera is a community of it's own under Kibera constituency, good ! Mpape is a community of it's own. The non slumish parts of Mpape are not a different community under Mpape. They are one indivisible community, but Kibera community is different from others even though they are under the same constituency. It's just like the difference between Lagos city and Lagos state! Lekki and Ikeja are different cities from Lagos city, but they are all under Lagos state. •••• So, while we can call Kibera community a slum, we cannot call Kibera constituency a slum. Mpape on the other hand cannot be called a slum, we can only say Mpape has slummish parts (or better still to suit you, slum parts) Simple as ABC. Setting that aside, why don't you Kenyans show us places in Nigeria that look like Kibera except Makoko? You want to compare Banana and Oranges? ***** The overwhelming majority of houses in Kibera 'community' and other Kenyan slums are built with Iron sheets and polythene bags, while those of Nigeria are built with concrete blocks, modern toilets, ceiling, roofs and a solidly dug foundation ***** What you guys are doing is akin to classifying China and Africa as the same just because both are considered '3rd world developing countries with a western nomenclature', forgetting that the differences between both are as wide as night and day. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 2:37pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
Kazikazi: Swahili is recognized as an independent ethnic group by most sources. **** Tanzania has nationalized and nationally indiginized swahili from what I can see, so, I get your concept. >>>> However do you think Kenyans like NairobiWalker will accept to be called a Swahili because they speak the language? Are you yourself a swahili because you speak the language? |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 2:33pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Absolutely not. There are entirely different words in Pidgin english with diverse origins.. No matter the different accent of a language, native speakers of that language must understand most of what is being spoken, but Pidgin is now a different language entirely barely understood by native speakers of English. ***** Just like Hatian creole, French people can hardly understand it. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 2:30pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Kenyans were the ones who flew all the way from East Africa here, but amongst millions of Nigerians here they only got the attention of less than a dozen ***** This shows how important they are I bet if it was about Tanzania or South Africa, more Nigerians would have given an attention. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 2:24pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese all evolved as Pidgin forms of Latin, but today they are among the most spoken languages in the world |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 2:23pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Oh! So you guys are actually big fans of Big Brother Africa to the extent that you knew who was begging for who's love? ~~~~ Why then have you guys been lying and degrading the importance of BBA when we used it in the past as a medium to judge how Kenyans have never won nor make the finalists list in the biggest reality TV show in Africa? ••••• That's why they say be careful or whatever you say would be used against you in the court of law |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 2:14pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Oga mi, but Ngumo and Woodley estates are not part of Kibera na, why do you have to tell lies to buttress your points? **** You're more matured than that na
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 2:07pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
Kazikazi: Are you sure? Bro, swahili evolved as a hybrid ethnic group, so are Fulanis and Touaregs of West Africa who evolved from a mixture of North African berber and black west africans. ***** We also have the Shuwa Arabs in Nigeria who evolved as a mix of Arabs and Nilotic west africans. >>>> Even Amharas & Tigrays of Ethiopia are a mix of cushitic native east Africans and Semitic Yemeni pre-islamic arab people. Many ethnic groups and languages of the world today evolved from mixtures of distinct people.
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 2:00pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Interest of only a handful of Nigerians amongst a forum with millions of Nigerians? Wow You're so smart. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 1:57pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Besides, I'm sure it took you a whole lot of time to do the searching for the slummish parts of Mpape. **** Well, still waiting for those of Durumi, Mabushi et al. Damn! You work so hard on this |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 1:54pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Hahahaha, you know you truly want me deep down ***** Ask the hottest singer in the best music group from your country why he had to settle for a Nigerian beauty, leaving all the Kenyan ladies behind. 1 Like 1 Share |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 1:48pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
tlann: Isn't Swahili the native language of swahili people of the coastal areas anymore? How then does no one own it? |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 1:42pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/93854-court_dismisses_suit_stopping_fcda_from_demolishing_mpape_abuja_.html https://demolitionwatchnigeria./2013/03/11/mpape-federal-capital-territory/amp/ Please read both links. The slummish parts of Mpape were supposed to have been demolished since 2012, but the case was taken to court by the residents. Do you know why those parts still manage to exist today? Well, read the links. Those areas were areas given to the indigenous people of Abuja to settle after they were resettled away from their native lands in the heart of Abuja. So many other settlers came there and you can see by those reports that houses have already been marked for demolition in the slummish parts of Mpape, but the FCDA try their best to avoid the houses of these indigenous people. ***** Just day before yesterday as you can see in the first link, the court has finally given the FCDA the rights to demolish anywhere they want in Mpape. So, in any time from now, all the residents can kiss the area goodbye. ..... I hope the natives are spared, anyway. >>>> Thank God you have finally understood that only a part of Mpape is slummish. So, do you think categorizing the whole of Mpape as a slum is correct? That is what I've been trying to tell you. Can you show me any parts of Kibera or Mathare or any other Kenyan slums with pure non-slummish neighbourhoods? Besides those pictures you are posting of Mpape no longer exist cos the place was heavily sanitized when the threats of demolition started coming in. ~~~ Here is another reason why we Nigerians just cannot agree that our slummish areas and those of Kenya or other places should be classified as the same. Picture 1 & 2 are from Mpape WHILE Picture 3 & 4 are from South Africa & India You can see the Nigerian slummish houses were built with modern concrete blocks and some are even storey buildings. They have modern toilet facilities in them. Look at the 1st picture, you can see a car parked closed to one of the houses at the center. This tells you that in spite of how closely tight these houses may be, they have motorable roads (even though not tamarced) between them. *** How on earth will a sensible person classify all these together as the same? A concrete built, well roofed house with a solidly dug foundation? Being liked with houses built with corrugated iron sheets that can collapse with the wind? Nigerian slumish areas are filled with well built houses built illegally and should not be compared with temporary structures arranged to be called houses.
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 1:11pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
darfay: Read me well. I said Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo are our national languages and not official languages! There are differences between a national and official language. |
Phones / Re: China Bans The Sale Of Iphone 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus And X by genieluv(f): 12:47pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
bigpicture001: Wow, this is interesting. **** I so much respect western brands for security on privacy rights. Even if Huawei wasn't owned by the chinese govt, I doubt the owner would still decline the govt's efforts at spying through their ware. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 12:40pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
tlann: Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba are not just the 3 biggest Nigerian tribes, they are also officially our national languages just as Swahili is your national language. **** But why Swahili in Kenya if I may ask? Why not Kikuyu becoming the national language? Was Swahili always popular hinterland Kenya before colonial times? |
Phones / Re: China Bans The Sale Of Iphone 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus And X by genieluv(f): 12:36pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
RTSC: The US didn't stop you from making your own productions, did they? |
Celebrities / Re: Meghan Markle And Her Growing Pregnant Bump by genieluv(f): 12:31pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
OkaNaUbe: Imagine if the baby turns up with an afro-like hair. **** I bet it would be impossible. Even Meghan looks almost white already. The black genes has died, but genetics can sometimes be funny. |
Celebrities / Re: Pretty Mike Lists Names Of Celebrities In Nigeria Who Have Done Plastic Surgery by genieluv(f): 12:28pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
This is getting really serious! |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 12:26pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
tlann: Hmm what about Luo, Kamba, Kisii etc? **** No, minorities mostly get by with English/Pidgin english, except in the north where most minorities also speak Hausa as a 2nd language. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 12:13pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
tlann: 3 National languages. Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 11:53am On Dec 11, 2018 |
Nowenuse: Stop this please ! |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 11:52am On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: I'll change . Anything for you booboo |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 11:46am On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Use your google maps dear. Check these places out for yourself, since the ones I took weren't enough for you. ***** If you can show snapshots of these places as slums, I'll tender an unreserved apology to you and all Kenyans here on behalf of myself and all Nigerians.
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Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 11:40am On Dec 11, 2018 |
rvp20183: Ok, I thought as much. ***** Are there other Kenyan muslims aside the Somalis, Swahilis and Arabs? I always thought there were up to 6 million swahilis in Kenya. Someone mentioned that somewhere here if I'm not mistaking. Apart from Mombasa & Lamu, where else do Kenyan swahilis dominate? |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 11:17am On Dec 11, 2018 |
kikuyu1: Wow, 6"5 on a lady is so amazing. **** Yeah you are definitely right. Rwandans seem to have a very good educational system. They speak very eloquently and sensibly. I observed that. Btw, where did that forehead genes originate from? My girlfriend always think everyone with that protruted east African forehead is a Kenyan >>> Do you understand spoken or written Kinyarwanda? I heard most Bantu languages have a great form of mutual intelligibility. To me, Kinyarwanda sounds very much like Swahili, especially in Melody. I can only differentiate Uganda's language in music very well cos it sounds somehow more deeply 'Bantu' like Southern African languages from let's say Zimbabwe. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 11:10am On Dec 11, 2018 |
Nowenuse: You better come back to your home state and suffer your cold. >>>> Once I was in Jos by December/January, I never dared to make that mistake again I can manage Kaduna pls. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 11:05am On Dec 11, 2018 |
NairobiWalker: Bla bla bla. You talk too much dear **** That doesn't change the fact that I have a big crush on you ***** My charming Kenyan Knight in shinning armour. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenya Is Ahead of Nigeria In All Aspect (Facts Don't Lie) by genieluv(f): 10:44am On Dec 11, 2018 |
Runalong333: I think you are right. **** Ok Dear NairobiWalker, I'm sorry, I find Kenyan guys really really handsome and charming (whispers into his ears), including you |
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