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IDENNAA:
The migration in these areas went southward not the other way. You had spill over into Imo from people whose original home land was in Anambra.

Any source or proof to this assertion? migration can be any direction. Research on those communities i mentioned nd find out for yourself. Even if you are correct, that doesn't give credence to what adadike opined.

ariesbull:
Anambra dialect generally... I am from Anambra and there are minute difference ... Once any Anambra speaks you will know...

They have 90% similarity... They are similar ... Dialect just like owerri, Nekede and

This tells me you havent travelled widely in Anambra. There are big and very diverse differences between the dialects spoken in central Anambra compared to North and south Anambra. If an Nzam man or even Aguleri speaks his dialect the Ozobulu Ojoto Aloh, Agulu man go look am somehow. Same with parts of ihiala that speaks Oru. This mutuality and differences cross in between states especially among border communities.

adadike:
ihialas are not related to them in any way. Even awo idemili that is closer to ihiala is more related to Anambra than orlu

lols Awo idemilli in Orsu, Imo are pure Oru stock related to Umuhuokabia(Imo) ,isseke and orsumoghu in ihiala while Uli and amorka also in Ihiala are brothers to Ibiasoegbe , Mgbidi, Egbu ,Ubulu, Ohakpu which are all Oru towns in Imo state. Dont misinform people here. Keep yiur divisive narratives to yourself.

ariesbull:
It is not about what part of Anambra... The truth is that in igbo land Anambra is the first person and state in terms of busineess, education, development, commerce and culture

The dialect is the best ... Even other states of Igbo accept this ... So you can argue

Which dialect in Anambra are you talking about here. To the best of my knowledge there are many igbo dialects and sub dialects in Anambra. Is it Awka, or Ogbaru, or Oru or Onicha etc

IDENNAA:
I dont subscribe to the first born claims but Anambra has rich culture which is very elegant and boisterous on its own. If you understand the nze na ozor institution and the way it elevates the initiate to a noble status , the Anambra man's expectation to join the society and elevate himself then you will understand our thought process. We practice a well painstakingly developed noble culture.

However, the hate towards ndi Anambra started with the marriage thing. In the 70's and , 80's and 90's we were not encouraged to marry from Imo and Ndi Imo hated Anambra for that.

The Nze naOzor institution is also present in Imo. Am very sure of that in parts of Orlu and Ideato. I cant speak for Owerri or Okigwe zone. As for marital discriminations, its everywhere my brother. Even in Imo , such happens between Orlu and Owerri, Mbaise and Owerri. The Ohaji man is even seen as inferior by others. That must stop.

nocomment1:
I think the same could be said about you.

I for no answer you initially if i no say u no be Igbo person. Abeg carry your ofo ogiri dey go.

MelesZenawi:
That's why we have commissioner of culture and chieftaincy affairs

Unification can be achieved if aimed at and with years passing by it will gradually evolve to one.

That Unification must be channeled towards the broader Igbo ethnic identity and wherever they are found all over Nigeria. We all have common enemies on multiple fronts and all these internal bickering and competition exposes us to their wicked intentions towards the Igbo.

nocomment1:
You got history completely wrong. And it is getting tiring to keep seeing Nigerians basically claiming whatever they want and putting a "history" stamp upon it.
Keep Delta state out of your mouth please, historically it has nothing to do with you.

Also, before the arrival of the British, there was no igbo-unity, rather you had a bunch of tribes, not one tribe, several tribes !
Several small tribes who sometimes had languages with enough similarities to understand each other because of the fact their homelands were geographically close.
When the British arrived, they actually had to unite these different tribes in order to rule over them with less efforts. In colonial nigeria, efforts were made to unify the different local languages of the south east into one language.
So don't get history wrong. Thank you.

Understanding is not your strong point . We are actually saying the same thing . Na u know wetin dey ur mind. Before then; the arrival of the British, was there Anambra, or Imo, or Enugu or Even Delta? What makes the Anambrarian or Imolite feel he is better than igbos from Ebonyi, Abia or even those in Benue , Rivers and Delta states??

adadike:
Now, tell me how Biafra will work with such envious people? For me, Anambra is big enough to be a nation on its own

It will work if only you and every Igbo man respect our common heritage, mutual intelligible language, culture and customs. When Ojukwu was fighting and sponsoring the war, he wasnt looking at it in the prism of Anambra is better, Imo is this, Abakaliki is beaneth others and other nonsense. Go to onitsha and see how people from Okposi and Abakaliki are been treated . E no make sense. We must stop this nonsense.

MelesZenawi:
Is it crime for them to be proud of themselves and their heritage.

They might be related to all these places but as at today they are in Anambra state and belonged politically and culturally there in this current federal arrangement.

If there are no states, I should have consisdered your point but for state existing trashes the point.

Soon both Uli and the rest will returned to Ihiala diocese fully both catholic and Anglican.

This liberalism is now leading to something else.

politically yes, culturally big NO.. The Aguleri culture cannot be said to be same with the Ihiala man who shares same culture with his Oru brethren in Imo state.

ariesbull:
Let other igbo elevate themselves period.... Anambra is the igbo first born . That is what many igbo say and that is the truth

First born you say?? You still dont get it I see. What part of Anambra happens to be this first born or is it all of Anambra including Amorka or Uli who are clearly Oru or parts of Aguata or Orumba who are more related to Ideato and Isuochi in Imo and Abia states respectively.

When was Anambra state created and why do you think simple mapping makes one people better than others.

Anyone can elevate his or herself but don't go rubbing it on other people's faces like you are better than them.

MelesZenawi:
Very bad habit but not only on Facebook but on twitter.

Some even threatened to report and pull down Anambra Facebook page ..


I don't really know their problem..

All that started with Ndi Anambra who openly in everyday contact and communication with other Igbo states elevate themselves to be of purer Igbo stock and better than others. The Imolites are just learning to fight back those narratives recently. For me that's pure stupidity of all Igbos engaged in such narratives and posturing. Before the British delineation into provinces and divisions and later Nigeria creation of states, we were all one and same people with mutually intelligible dialects and devoid of all these pettiness. The Ihiala man is more related to the Orlu man than his brothers in Anambra. Same with parts of Aguata
with Ideato/ Ihetennansa- Orsu people. Ngwa and Mbaise even though in different states have common histories, the Aro is found in almost all igbo states, Isuochi nd Umunze are nearly one, Ogbaru is found in both Anambra parts of Oguta Delta and Rivers in Ndoni. The Oji River man is more related to the Awka than to the Udi or Nkanu man yet in different states.

What makes some of us see ourselves as betters than others is quite stupid and plain silly.

IDENNAA:
No, the dialects of Nnewi , Ekwusigo and SOME Ihiala are not "almost the same with Orsu , Orlu and Oru". I know Nnewi , Ekwusigo and Ihiala. The Ihiala are related with Orlu etc but not Nnewi and Ekwusigo.

i said parts not all. Like Ihembosi

Emlproperties:
I’m really impressed with how you understand the language. I too didn’t grow up in the village. I’m a lagos born and brought up but can speak my dialect even in the dream.

v it helps especially when you do business that takes you deep into villages.You easily blend in. I have mastered most central Anambra , Owerri and Mbaise dialects too. Ngwa and Abia dialects are my next target. Very difficult i must say.

Emlproperties:
You answered the others guys question properly. You seem to understand the difference. Looking at the way you interpreted it, you deserve all the credit. Because from the last time I checked, that’s how the Oru speak theirs, which is slightly different from that spoken in the core Isu. Did you by chance grew up in the villa?

Thanks brother. I grew up in the north though, Kano precisely but i spend 50% of my time in the East and travel around like kilode.

Bonessaw:
You are correct. However, how do you tell the difference between what a man from Uli speaks to what a man from Umuaka speak? Not much differece i think .

Big difference
Example: in saying " That is not it"

The Umuaka and other isu dialect speakers will say -" Owuduyii, Owuduya," etc"

Amifieke, Okporo ,Ihioma down to Ihiala Uli(Oru dialects) will say " Ooowuoya"

2. Where are you coming from:
Umuaka/ Isu - " Ele ebe ishi abiaga", "Ebe kishi"

Oru dialects will say - "belee ki si", some will say "bolee ki si"

3. Not me
Umuaka/ Isu: "Owudumu", some will say "Ondumu" and some will say" Ogbudumu"

Oru: "Oowomu"


E plenty.

Amah70:
The area where Holy Trinity Catholic Cathedral, Bishop Shanahan College, Ojike Memorial Secondary School, Girls Secondary School, Imopoly campus are - that’s the area known as Orlu town.

But you will not know when you move from Orlu town to neighboring Umuna, Amaifeke and Mgbee that are all parts of Orlu urban LGA.

This area is Orlu- gedegwum town(Ishiobiuwku) starting from the local govt office at Enugu road down to Eluama and Abor village bordered by Amike Town . I wrote about them in my thread on the origin of the Orlu nomenclature. People from this place find it hard to tell outsiders even in Orlu LGA that they are from Orlu Town. They will always be asked what part of Orlu. Lol

https://www.nairaland.com/6352206/re-only-city-12-l.g.a

pazienza:
If an Uga person speaks his dialect in Idemili, we will label him "Onye IMO" immediately.
If you are honest, you will agree those people in Nnewi south LGA are more or less of same stock as people in IMO. There is even a town called "Ebenato" there. "Ato" we know is IMO dialects cluster way of saying "Ito" which is three in English.
Uga speak like Akokwa and Arondizuogu people, who speak like their Okigwe neighbours.
Either way, the whole language sound "Imoish" and not quintessential "Anambra dialects" used in Idemii-Njikoka-Dunukofia-Anaocha-Oyi-Onitsha cluster where "fa" and not "ha" is used.

You are also correct. Parts of Nnewi south , Ekwusigo, and all of Ihiala LGAs used to be under Orlu division of Owerri Province. Their dialects are also almost the same with Orsu, Orlu and Oru which are border LGAs in Imo state. A lot of kith and kins were separated while states were being apportioned. For example, Orsumoghu in Anambra and Umuhuokabia(Lazarus Mouka community) in Imo states are brothers same as isseke - Ibiasiegbe -Amorka, Ubulu yet partitionrd into different states.

Bialegend:
Stop talking trash you "one nigeria" bigot. There are no limitations amongst Orlu people except that which was as a result your "one nigeria" trash. Your mentality shows how the village has not left you despite your leaving the village a long time ago. You have no shame posting shanty dilapidated photos of glorified towns as achievements. Google pictures and European, USA, Korean and Japanese towns and cities and see how cities, where humans live, should be, and those people do not have two heads. We are Biafrans and we will replicate the same/similar structures in our land as our towns and cities once Biafra is restored.

Shame brother, shame is on you. If you have traveled other parts of Nigeria, you will never post these. In no part of the South East will u find shanties like elsewhere. We are developing individually even without federal support at a very fast pace. Stop this nonsense as what you are doing is giving others the ammunition against Ndigbo.

Bialegend:
People of Uga speak same dialect as those of Akokwa and slightly same as those from Aro NdiIzuogu. Their dialect has nothing in common with people of Njaba, Isu, Amiri, Umuaka, Okw'udo and others.

very correct. From isiekenesi , ntueke, obioha, umuchima, ogboko, down to Urualla, Osina, Umuobom, Obodoukwu,Akokwa, Uzzi and Isiokpo speak almost the same dialect with the Uga and parts of Aguata even down to Umuchu.Arondizogu and iheme speaks close variant but slightly different dialects related to dailects in okigwe and parts of Onuimo. Moving Towards Umunze the dialect changes and remains same till u enter isuochi ,other parts of Nneochi and stops somwhere around okigwe where another dialect is spoken.

Bialegend:
Ol'boy, there is nothing like Orlu town. No single place is known as or called Orlu town. What you have or get is different towns in different areas of the place called Orlu. The zone called Orlu doesn't have one single place that is referred to as it's town/city, similar to Aba, Owerri, or Onitsha. If yes, then tell us where this town/city is.
Stop misinforming people here, and moreover, stop posting these dilapidated roads and buildings that are more of glorified shanty/dusty places. When Biafra is restored, we shall build what is called towns and cities. For now, it will be difficult to build anything that resembles a city under "one nigeria" nonsense.

He is correct. There is Orlu township and it is found in Orlu LGA. It spans the following communities from Mgbee to Orlu-gedegwum(Ishiobiukwu) to Umunna- Eziachi, Amaifeke, Ihioma, Okporo ,Owerieberi, Umuowa and fast spreading to Nkume in Njaba LGA and Umuhu Okabia, Awoidemili in Orsu LGA. Only argue what you know very well.

Bialegend:
Stop posting this eyesore you call city. You should be ashamed of these photos. When Biafra is restored, all these useless structures will be torn down and structures that mankind will marvel at constructed.

You no well. Obviously you haven't being to Orlu. A tour from Akokwa to Orlu Town down to Nkwerre and and Amaigbo and back to Mgbidi and Oguta will shut u up. Even without government input qnd longtime neglect for Owerri city, we are doing things.

Bialegend:
This dialect is spoken in the axis of Nkwerre, Isu, Njaba, Amiri, Umuaka, e.t.c and is quite different from what is spoken in Ihiala, Ihioma, Awo idemiri e.t.c, yet all are lumped together as Orlu.

You sound as if its an abberation though you are very correct. This is Isu dialect and it is spoken in the whole of Nkwerre,Isu, Njaba LGAs, parts of Nwangele LGA and parts of Orlu LGA like amaike ,orlu-gedegwum, umudioka,mgbee, umuowa, owerri ebirri , umunna etc. While from Amaifeke ihioma okporo down to Orsu, Oru, Orsumoghu Amorka, Uli and Ihiala speak Oru and Oru sub dialects.
We are still one all the same as a lot of intermarriages has taken place for generations and we share common history.

rtdCivilservant:
Which one be yeye love again o, when is loving a married woman a bad thing? U should first ask me what kind of love I was talking about. I still love u sha.

which kind love ? Oya talk am make we hear.

rtdCivilservant:
Ok, thank u. I love u

Yeye love. Make my husband catch you.

rtdCivilservant:
Seriously I de interested for wetin u yan, interpret for me na.

okoooo

Ledaa ndi ojoo( See bad people ooo). Aguduma ata unu ria ria( I no go blame una at all at all). Unu amadu suu Orlu wu eze(una no know say Orlu na King dem be). Anda gbaha ya agbaha.( arguement no dey am at all) EML nwannemu jishike( EML my brother bravo).. Igudu atata kaa mmiri Njaba. Iseee ( just like Njaba River no fit dry, U maself no fit dry in all areas of ur life. Amen..)

If u wan learn my dialect always listen to Chief Imo comedy. he speaks pure Isu- Orlu dialect.

rtdCivilservant:
Abeg write wetin everybody go understand.

lolz thats my dialect joor.

Orisirisi something

Where is Arrewa. What sayest thou? Ok this is not an Igbo or SE matter. I understand. Yoruba man claiming Arrewa.

Ledaa ndi ojoo. Aguduma ata unu ria ria. Unu amadu suu Orlu wu eze. Anda gbaha ya agbaha. EML nwannemu jishike.. Igudu atata kaa mmiri Njaba. Iseee!!!

BastardWike:
Amotekun shouldn't be killing indiscriminately. They should remember their people are also in the North.

I concur. You will see how our brothers in the west will defend this. Same will jump to the denigrate the SE when incidents of lesser magnitude happens there.

You will hardly see that Arewwa guy comment on threads like this. If it somehow involves igbos ,you hear him fuming and ranting.