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Eyaa,

Kiss Olugbu soup, shaki, isi ewu, and suya all goodbye lol.

But on a more serious note, you may be suffering from psychological hallucinations. Have you ever had any life-changing experiences involving meat? Also, you might want to consult a doctor.

You know, Adure was actually first recorded by a band around the 1930s or 40s.

@Chinenye

Ok. Then we'll wait for Ngwa. . .
Youngies thanks for the addition.

Updated list.

Aro
Isinweke
Ugbo
Onicha
Abiriba
Owere
Item
Agbor
Nsuka
Nkanu
Ikwere
Riverine/Ukwuani/Oguta/Oru
Idemili
Elai
Isiala Mbano
Ohafia
Ututu
Awka
Aboh ni Ndoni
Ihechiowa
Arondizuogu
Mbaise
Ezeagu

Very interesting. Let me add some. . .

(9) People who support Chelsea are happier than those that support Arsenal.
(10) People in the villages tend to be happier than those in the cities.
(11) Never say anything bad about a Nigerian's parents unless you are ready to mend a ripped shirt and possibly a busted lip.

I'm pretty sure the first one is Ngwa but I'm not too sure about the second one. Do correct me and show us Ngwa lest an "ohuhu" trample upon your dialect.

Let me attempt Ngwa.

What's your name?
Afagi o giri?

Do you want to eat?
Icholo ilo nri?

How are you?
Hmm. . .

Demdem:
I hate it when I agree with peeps like this however he has a point. We currently have retardeeno Ebele Azikwe on the throne and he promised to use just a term. [b]2015 will definately not go to another igb[/b]o.

It's amazing how some people don't know their own president's ethnicity.

The last election was more than enough evidence to shoe that the myth of Northern political domination of Nigeria had been proven wrong. An Ijaw minority "David" had defeated a majority Hausa "Goliath". So imagine how it would be with majority against majority,

ijaw_girl:
Well we all know Bonny has the best Masquerades in Nigeria

Lol . . Merry Christmas Ijawgirl. I'll post more masquerades asap.

What's this supposed to mean?

igbo boy:
for your mind u be MOD

Thread moved to politics.

In the olden days, dog meat was a delicacy on Ibibio land. Today, it is only eaten by a few members of the older generation and it is not too popular with the youth. I'm sure there are other cultures that eat dog. However, as bizarre as it may sound to you, it may be a norm for someone else!

Where I come from: fried termites, crocodile meat, grass-cutter, and periwinkle are all delicacies.

This one is the largest of all and is called "ekpererem".

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This one in this video is called "nkita oku".

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Heres pt2. The masquerade in this video is known as "innum".

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Here is the introduction to the Aro masquerades:

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The end of the year is the best time to see masquerades in Nigeria whether it be Lagos "eyo" masquerades or Efik "ekpes". Throughout our cultures, masquerades have come to mean life, mystery, and joy. So, I'd like for us to create a compilation of photos and videos of Nigerian masquerades most especially those that are shown during the "-ber" months.

I'll start off by displaying these videos of Arochukwu ekpo moasquerades that are played during the New Yam Festival. Please feel free to add pictures/videos of masquerades from all over Nigeria.

This first video starts off with Eze Agwu introducing the "Eke Odu" day of the Aro New Yam festival.

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Dear Nairalanders,

Merry Christmas everyone! I'd would like to wish a merry, safe, and wonderful Christmas to all Nairalanders. May God guide you all safely in your celebrations and deliver you safely into the upcomming new year!

Odumchi

I sympathize with you and I send my condolences. The price of your fathers burial can be affected by several factors. First of all, what ethnicity are you? Why Im asking is that certain cultures require certain ceremonies for burial.

And was your father a titled man?
Was he in any groups or organizations?
What are the burial customs of your land?
The list goes on.

In certain places titled and prominent men can only be buried when certain items have been produced (cows, goats, etc.) so you might want to consider these things as you analyze the price.

Let's cool down with the insults and try to tolerate each other. I don't want to lock this thread.

There are many good threads and many great posts but a post/thread is nothing without the person who made it. And besides this is a way for us to recognize those who have contributed the most to this section.

NRI PRIEST:
Odumchi, firstly I am a die hard Igbo and it reeks from my pores,hence, I have no intention nor a reason to create division among my Igbo brothers, mana onye fu eziokwu nya kwue ya. I am sure if I come here and say Anambra/Enugu Igbo was the Igbo used in writting the Igbo dictionary somebody will quickly correct me.

Oh Ok

Let's see what he'll do about the Arochukwu-Umuahia road. Last time I was on it, I witnessed an accident.

NRI PRIEST:
The first Igbo bible was written in Isuama Igbo ?? Where did you get that from and what does Isuama Igbo sound like
The other day somebody said it was Ndoni Igbo that was first used to write the bible !!! I will not say anything until I hear my brethren responses regarding TOSHMAN'S  post.

What difference does it make? Whether Idemilli, Ika, Onicha or Isuama does it really matter? As long as it's Igbo. O'boy, this household rivalry is getting boring.

Thread moved.

Kobojunkie:
Why burn them when they could be recycled? What is the reason for them telling us this anyway?

Paid to pollute our air for nothing? Do you know how many companies would have gained from those tires being recycled? Think how many miles of pavement this could have gone to, instead of being burnt in the way I guess they were.

Air pollution isn't even recognized in Nigeria. It's such a common thing that no one pays any attention to it. How many millions of sub-standard smoke-churning vehicles are roaming Nigeria's roads in the name of vehicular transportation? How many millions of smoke-producing generator sets sit at the back of every home? How many millions of outdoor wood-burning kitchens are in Nigeria? I hope you see what I'm getting at. The pollution that the tires will produce isnot much compared
to the one already existing.

Better to have burnt tires than road accidents. Besides, those tires would most likely be used for road pavement.

Theoretically, these are only half of the dialects in Igboland. Its surprising that we haven't seen Izza and Ezza.

The fact that she was even allowed to enter that building with that is amazing. And anonymous what would be an example of a man without culture?

This would fit best in the family section. Thread moved.