Ilaje44:


The discussion here is about the Ilajes and Itsekiris. The OP said the word is common to both groups, and he was corrected. You said all Yoruba groups use dede which is quite wrong. That's why I said even among the Southeastern (I indeed wrongly wrote Southwestern) Yoruba group, not even all use dede.

Hence, it's not true that all Yoruba Dialects use "dede" as used by the Ilajes, Ikales, Apois etc.

The Yoruba dialectical continuum is linguistically divided into three branches.

The Northwestern Yoruba e.g. Oyo
The central Yoruba e.g. Ife
The southeastern Yoruba e.g. Ilaje

You will find both the aspect of NWY and SEY in central Yoruba, because they are the bridge connecting the other two. If I remember correctly, Ijebu seems to be among the central Yoruba along with Ife.

Why are you asking if Ilajes are Yoruba? I don't partake in the childish and futile ethnic discussions as common on Nairaland. However, I can assure you that Ilajes don't have identity crisis. Oma Olufe a gha rin.
This is embodied in some of our tales too like the story of "Elero":
...
Ufe yi duro ma wi re Ufe
Ufe yi duro ma wi re Ufe
Awa mokanla Elero bi o Ufe
J'Elero wa sa aghan rire rire oma re r'Ufe o Ufe
Ufe gbo temi ma t'ara r'Ufe o Ufe...

Ufe = ule Ufe/ile Ife

Ekiti people also call Ife "Ufe".

"Usu" = Isu

"Ule" =Ile.

And I can understand the Ilaje dialect you posted up there.

wytecat:
The profiling is in full swing. NAACP have their work cut out for them. Atlanta is under siege, and there goes the thanksgiving spirit!

Can you blame them?

Would you willingly enter a plane 1/3 full of Arabic speakers?

ArodeTsolaye:
Hope buhary is watching, he can keep killing pro-indepence Biafrans. He will end up in jail because he can not be above the law.

When did he kill them? They will ask you this in court.

The third WW will be a religious one.

I wonder what will happen to us atheists.

These useless vagabonds called Muslims/Christians want to start a war. It's always these two useless religions. Always them.

liberty300:
i know people like you would come here to rebuff this with silly claims. The news is recent, the report only analyzed the terror events of 2014 as a past year.

The worst terrorist attack in Nigeria in 2014, according to the 2015 GTI report, was in Kano city on November 28, 2014 when two suicide bombers and roadside bomb detonated at the Grand Mosque in the city.

The report, released on November 16, 2015 by the Institute for Economics and Peace, said the Islamist terror group in Nigeria, Boko Haram, overtook ISIL in 2014 to become the most deadly terrorist group in the world.

My guy stop yarning dust.

Go school, una jump fence. Go read, una carry davido/wizboy for head.

I hope they haven't killed his parents.

Black people always overdoing nonsense they copy foreigners.

I say we just drop one nuclear bomb in the North. It will solve a lot of problem.

Just think about it before you yab me. It won't be a major nuclear bomb. Just one tiny something.

armyofone:
Don't mention ma'am.
Lol, moimoi and mackerel fish Last week moimoi was not done ended up in the sink. I should face my steaks and baked potatoes.
Good to see you too. Now looking back to memories from the good old day with our milk teeth on NL ...se it is ileke high definition noni

Lol just start your own "moimoi and mackerel" pudding lol.

Good ol' days noni. O ti pe o. [some] Boys don grow to men, chicks don turn woman. Ope ni gbogbo igba sha.

E mo pe HD ni a fi n se gbogbo nkan ti a ba fe se.

My mood: SHADOWS


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGCsyshUU-A

interloper:
Having looked at the many intricate issues that brought about the Nigeria State and how we have faired thus far . . . . .i personally feel going back to a regional system of government will be most ideal moving forward . . . . .

[size=18pt]Am nearly sure even if we cannot fully catch our glorious past we can lay a better future moving forward,[/size] a country so dependent on a micro income going all out to run a federal system of government ain't ideal in my books . . . . . the whole funds being budgeted to run 36 states governments, the executive, judiciary and houses of assembly is insane, then they have the overheads of all their state ministries/commissioners, then they have as usual her over bloated civil service and non tax generating or tax remitting local government councils before they even think of setting aside money for capital project all from this mono economy we run . . . . . all this fundamentals and more will only continue to perpetuate poverty across the land.

We certainly have a long road ahead and i do sincerely pray with me hand on my chest that some how any how Buhari and co gets it right and folks like Fayemi bring home some serious bacon from the ministry of solid minerals which he heads . . . . .South africa are where they are today mostly from revenue from solid minerals gotten from their soil ditto to Australia as well . . . . . . and we do have loads of un mined solid minerals untapped all over the country.

We really need new money or wealth to supplement what we have now before we can move forward and hopeful build. a prosperous future for our kids

I agree. Better late than never.

I heard that it's going to take Nigeria 58+ years to get adequate number of doctors for Nigerians [population], 50+ years to clean ogoniland, 50 years before oil runs out.

Even if it takes Yorubaland 60+ years to attain its glory, it's better late than never.

Katsumoto, I disagree with your opinion that regionalism isn't the key. It may not be the key, but it is the holy grail.

armyofone:
My goodness Beads, se oju e ni yi ?
Bawo ni now?
Not any more, left it for my crown prince
Forever supporting our Troops
Faithful to the end.

lol yes ma! Rara oju mi ko, mo borrow oju elomiran ni lol.

Good to see ya around. Still learning how to make moimoi fun crown prince?

Thank you for your service to my country, my second home!

OreMI22:


[size=5pt]A most unnecessary explanation, but it's okay just to set the records straight.
Those that think they can rename Igbos because they have carved them into Delta or Rivers should try harder.
Today, my Ndoni friend was so furious about Buhari's utterances on Biafra. Again, to a typical Yoruba, he isn't Igbo, even though his name is Okechukwu. Similarly, I have a Kwale friend that hates Nigeria so bitterly. yet, in an ab0ki's mind, they aren't Biafran.

It is typically a headache for yorubas and some ab0ki from the far north when they hear Biafra. In their demented minds, they imagine they can tell people who they are, yet they continue to create a Nigeria full of injustices and inequality. Nigeria has indeed outlived its usefulness.

I was one of those that craved for Nigerians to somehow find a way to live together in order to have a big country and call ourselves the biggest black country in the world. But i have realized it is a futile idea and indeed a murderous idea that has caused the death of so many.[/size]

Land grabbers. Stop bullying the people of the SS to give up their lands.

ikechu1278:
Obi of Onitsha can say whatever he wants...e no concern us. He's obi of Onitsha, not obi of Igboland.

He's not my king. Asagba Is my king and even if asagba denounces Biafra, I'll tell him to shut up as well.

Biafra is here to stay. Any sellout, king or no king, can pack his or her bag and waka commot to any land belonging to the zoo. Biafra does not want or need saboteur.

Obi of Onitsha Shut up and go sit down.

Ngga, I support you. Hope you're also protesting offline. I don't wanna hear story.

I swaer for internet scalawag warriors. Na dem vex me the most

If you're in Lagos, Akure, Rivers or anywhere in the SS, please start packing back to igboland. Biafra must come.

armyofone:
now this is hilarious.
Let me continue with my wild salmon dinner.
Dealing with USA chic or authentic ogbologbo gal, better develop 2 heads.
Bring it on in 2016, na boat you go ride back to Africa singing I shall overcome some day and negros spiritual.

Na wa oh.

Madam sofrey sofrey. E ti e wa ki wa. Se ko si?

Still in the "sempe fi"?

Odun n lo sopin o, baba rere
fi so re so wa o, tomo tomo
o n ti o pa wa lekun o, lodun tun tun
maje ko sele si wa o, baba rere


Maje n kowo lori sukun
maje n faso ile bora
o n .....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Gg0f8S5EY

Funjosh:
over 30years ago now self, am only responding to the. Question of "If akata indeed means panther, why did we start using it
for black americans?"

lol okay. You scared me for a sec.

Funjosh:
[/b]
My grandmother is gone

Eyah pele. May her soul rest in peace.

They're infiltrating Yorubaland with crime!!

From Delta to Borno to Ogun, may Oduduwa help Yorubaland.

Another page on me.

Eledumare mi ti bless mi

Funjosh:
Na oru discussion dey sweet for this thread

No mind them, dem wan kill this thread with sports

Funjosh:

It might not be the same meaning self

Wow.... so did us calling black americans akata have to do with the black panther movement?

If akata indeed means panther, why did we start using it for black americans?

CabbieAC:
Iya Agba at the same time,I don't want to claim authority on this Sango topic before 9jacrip go come flog my yanch say I dey talk rubbish

Hopefully he agrees with me

Baba Agba, I don't doubt your judgement, but this is the first time I 'm hearing of this.

wonlasewonimi:


Are you bipolar? Where's the threat and who is bullying you?

Se o n kimi ni abi o n ki mi?

Next time, dobale. So pe "iya wa, e kaale".

And I will greet you like my proper son [daughter]?

Sango's Oriki

Sango Olukoso
Akata yeri yeri
Arabambi Oko Oya
Alaafin, ekun bu, a sa
Eleyinju ogunna
Olukoso lalu
Ina l'oju Ina l'enu
A ri igba ota, sete
O fi alapa segun ota re


I see. CabbieAC, you sure it's the same intonation??

wonlasewonimi:


Toyin tomato how much is your school fees...

Is this a threat son? You better come at me the right way with juicier information. You think you can bully me to hush?

LMAOOOOOOO......... you obviously don't know me.

And it's MORENIKE!


cc Seun.

CabbieAC:



Akata literally is not suppose to be an offensive word.The victims are the ones who gave it a negative meaning through their reactions.At the end of the day, it all boils down to ignorance.The people who used the word against them probably thought it means cat that left home and the other bullch!t and they too accepted it

In fact part of Sango's oriki is Akata

Sango Olukoso Akata yeri yeri Arabambi Oko Oya

Wow really?

I love this thread!

Which part of Sango's oriki is akata? I'd like to read about it.

MayorofLagos:




Old?? Lmao...you make me laff sef. You no fit remember Mainland Primary School field for Bank Olemoh and you say you young pass me. How?

You know Olajuwon family house was right there on Bank Olemoh.

I dont know those guys. I think you got the names mixrd up. I believe you meant Dapo. Dapo was the father of neighbourhood soccer in Surulere and when the toss come up the winning captian always snatch him up before anyone else. He went somewhere in East Europe. His parents lived off Adeniran Ogunsaya. When i started playing snooker I hung my soccer shoes up. I played two field games with very closely resemembled play structure. Often times i left one to the other. ...and i didnt find personal reward in it so i went where the money and hussle was.

The farthest i played was Lawanson, I didnt venture into Idi Araba.

You sef wan claim young?

MOL.....I know you very well o. No come and form papa youngie for here

Chaiii........ okay, make una define young sef. Anyone above the age of 30 don old

O ye ki a ma kunle fun yin ni


[Mo n sere ni o, don't get upset at me E be like say some people can't get my sense of joke anymore ]

CabbieAC:


I actually get what you mean the cotton picking nonsense bah? mmtchew

Akata means panther.Those who say its cat hat left home and blahblah should tell us where they got their translations from

Ohhh I didn't know this. My parents always used "akata" for black americans and "oyinbo" for white people.

quimicababes:


So cabbieac lied .What does it mean?...with regards to ur point...never said to send money just so...saying it wouldn't hurt to get to know folks offline to link up on common goals besides just staying online.That takes time o.I have met fellow trinis and caribbean folks online that transitioned to real life and they were and are decent folks...still friends with them.I know naija is a different case but as I said...all naija ppl cannot be bad.Just exercise caution ...never said pass money just so lol.

He's not lying. My egbon is just playing with you.

I get your point and I support.

Akata means "blacks outside of Africa".

Are you half-Yoruba? I am happy that you're interest in Yorubaland, but I'd like to know where that interest originated.

TV01:

I'm not trtying to convnce you, on the contrary, you've convinced me to speak out. I'm not party to what transpired here and was only alerted by one of them visiting the family section.
I am not one of the self-arrogated judges, or party to anything that has been said or done, I want the law to run it's proper course, as I sensed you do - hence my question. I normally wouldn't bother, but I didn't like the cowardly attempt to hound you out of here.
TV

I misquoted you and have since corrected my mistake.

I think the next step is for our UK residents to report to the police [even if it's a rumor, they will investigate]. They need to report both parties and use this thread and many others as evidence. The culprits that claimed they have evidence will be asked to testify and turn in their evidence. From then, we can only hope. The court will decide on punishments and/or acquittals.

This case is beyond NL/NLers/NL mods and should be reported to the right authorities. Period.

CabbieAC:
Madam translator can you please tell us what Akata means?

You sir, will not get me in trouble tonight.

Honestly, I'd like us to discuss these stuff offline.......

Create another blog forum etc. Unfortunately, many are still unaware. NL is the best best place to reach out to other Yorubas.