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It's all linguistics. Remember the Yoruba and Igbo languages are different but there is a distinct relationship. Languages in this family use "m" as a possessive article such as "mo" in Igbo and "mi" in Yoruba. Another example is "umu" in Igbo and "omo" both meaning children.

I think that they both originated or atleast were heavily influenced by another language long ago. Possibly that spoken at Nok.

I talk to you about this all the time, stop with the "im not the only one" attitude. Anyway back to topic.

Port Harcourt boasts Nigerias fastest growing economy according to this video;

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Don't derail this thread. Let's not turn it into what it's not. Focus on the topic at hand.

jason123:
This is really crazy!!!
I am happy that the HQ is being moved to PH. After all, we produce the Oil the country enjoys. However, I do not subscribe to comments made by some Igbo/SEasterners on the issue. It's as if they never want the SW to do well .

Even the PH peeps are not this bad. How can a Lagosian Igbo say he wishes Lagos to burn down?! Yet, he is a Lagosian .

Anyway, please FG move more Oil companies to Warri!! PLEASE!!! We produce this oil, we deserve the jobs!!!


Thank you my sister!

Who are the people that you are talking about and also who are the Niger Deltans?

Desola:
Let them continue to hate jo, that is why they will never do well and attain the heights that we as a people have. They would continue to lag behind and even the Niger Deltans would become more relevant than them. It is happening and I wish the ND the very best. They deserve good things with the way the country have decimated them and abused their land. I do hope they use jonasatan's opportunity at the top judiciously and make a mark on their existence as a people.

Honestly, a clear head will see that this is a sensible move. Why build something in a certain place but leave your office miles apart. Such close proximity to the actual resources will increase their productivity since of anything goes wrong, they will be close enough to respond quickly and also it will connect them with the flow of Natural resources coming from
Aba. Besides, their staff will have quick acsess to their families in states like Rivers, Aba, Imo, Anambra etc versus the 10 hour trip from Lagos.

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For the last 3, you
Mixed up Igbo with Yoruba.

Culture arose because of humanity not the other way around. We are humans and we naturally develop a collective identity as a people. If you strip someone of his culture, language and traditions, then such a person is susceptible to the dangers of the world and is reduced to a mere shell.

How does Ikwerre compare to Ijebu?

And please don't give me the "they say they are not Igbos" thing. I have relatives by marriage who are of the Ikwerre subgroup. We speak the same language, dress the same way and practice the same customs, so then what does Ijebu saying they aren't Yoruba have to do with Ikwerre?

[quote author=Natasha,, link=topic=702249.msg9257500#msg9257500 date=1317487953]lol like mek said it requires lot of patience and one thing I know is when you're determined to do something you'll overcome all obstacles.
lol yah would love to, wish we will start producing action films damn I really want to feature in one, you know like Angelina Jolie  [/quote]I'll see how long my patience can last. And who knows, in the future you might be the next Angelina Jolie of Nigeria

Dgunnerz:
Yeah,I wana act action movies too,but playing the Villain role!

Just know that on movies where the main character is a female and the villain a male, the villain either dies or gets his heart smashed then dies.  

Meklex:
Sasha, a trial will convince.
Odumchi, writing a novel needs alot of patience and ideas. And then again keep it real, imagining a story dont always work out for freshers.
I still choose nadia, anyways maybe because of my love for light skinned girls.

You know I started a story two years ago and I have over a hundred pages written but I lost interest because looking back, it seemed so silly to me. The vocabulary which I thought was fancy and advanced then just looks silly to me now.

[quote author=Natasha,, link=topic=702249.msg9257348#msg9257348 date=1317486517]nah don't think so, and trust me you can't read my mind that's if you can read minds at all  
lol how can you think like that? me too was writing a novel but suddenly lost interest named it ''silent voices'' will go back to it one day but don't know when
[/quote]The name of your novel sounds interesting maybe one you could tell us about it sometime. Lol everyone loses interest in their work it causes me to wonder how those ppl that spend years composing novels manage to do so.

[quote author=Natasha,, link=topic=702249.msg9257359#msg9257359 date=1317486620
lol that's okay I love the both don't know who I prefer [/quote]That's good. They both are pretty alright at acting. And o yeah you said you wanted to become an actor? Lol that seems like the perfect job. You get paid to use your talents on screen

Meklex:
U dont think she has a great physique?, anyways I can read minds and yours isnt an exception,

I prefer Jackie Appiah over Nadia Buhari lol

This is amazing. You know I thought i was the only person our age who likes to do some of those things that you guys listed. Yeah Meklex you're not the only one who's trying to
Write a novel. I am currently working on one but sometimes it seems as if the sea of ideas suddenly flows dry.

@Natasha

Honestly, I don't even know what I want. You should surprise me  

Yeah I almost forgot, happy independence day everyone

@ Natasha

You were only pulling my leg? 

In fact I think you owe me something for my troubles 

Ibu onye Anambra? Amam na obu Ebonhu kisi maka aga iza nede Igbo gi

It depends on where you are. For example where I am, you can get a wifi signal almost anywhere. But for Nigeria especially if you plan on using outside the City, 3G is best. The upside lf 3G is that you can connect everywhere but it costs much. While wifi is free but is restricted to areas with a wifi signal.

Dgunnerz:
Yeap!
That's how I sleep everyday(just joking).

LOL!

LOL Mosquitos would devastate you. You'd wake up with bites in new areas

@ Natasha
Oh ok thanks. I was wondering for a sec does that mean Failure 9? Lol

Meklex:
Sasha, u will definitely have fanta, cos I like 'em sweet girls, and about the bony facial structure, its just sarcasm, even though I got to see only one eye, but you look pweetilicious,,

Ok since your buying everyone food, I'll take em a goat meat peppersoup with rice and coke erm some pounded yam and egusi soup with plenty of meat and let's garnish it with sone suya

What does F9 and A9 mean?

It's funny how this thread suddenly came alive. I could've sworn that last time I was here we were just on the 10th page.

I know that clock in Igbo Is "Elekere", but does the actual word for clock in our individual dialects differ?

For example, in my place we say "ataang" for clock. So I'm hoping someone would give me a few examples of what other towns use.

billante:
Bros US produce About 7 million barrels of oil daily while UK produce about 1.5 million barrels, go check!!! Nigeria 2.4 million!!! do d maths

US produces 5million barrels daily and 90% of that is immediately stored into the reserves in Alaska. It produces 5 million while consumes 18 million barrels per day. What does that tell you?

UK produces 1.5 million barrels daily and consumes 1.7 million. What does that also tell you?

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2174rank.html

@ OP

Who told you the US and UK are "advanced" oil producing nations?

A large percentage of America's fuel comes from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Nigeria and a few others. The United States and Great Britain produce little to no oil.

mo2ok:
@natasha, it seems u have a minor case of butt reduction syndrome which in severe cases is known to reduce the largest butts overnight to a meager orange size. Luckily for you, there's a cure. Just make sure you integrate lots of amala into your diet and you'd get an even larger butt than before.
Side effects: some patients might end up looking like bag of garri.

LOL.

mo2ok:
@odumchi and the rest of the bear bear lovers, if u gat bears fine if not settle 4 wat u have. As for me, right now i can count about six strands of wonderful beard on my jaw but they look awful so i'm cutting them, lol, and ironically i used to laugh at my uncle back then that his beard looked like a savannah. Guess i have followed the same fate.

Im not a beard lover. I really don't want to have a full fledged beard until I'm well into my early 20s. I wouldn't want to grow too fast because then you won't get the chance to enjoy your youth.

@Your situation with your uncle:
Guess what goes around comes around

[quote author=Natasha,, link=topic=702249.msg9225444#msg9225444 date=1317068024]lol thanks a lot  

odumchi if i catch you eh I'll give you the punch of your life   is my butt balloon?    
and btw the beard thing isn't rare    hmmmmmm okay  and lucky one? [b]lolz mek not even in anybody's dream   [/b]just that i just find it hard to believe  and don't worry I'll sing for you k[/quote] I'm only speaking my mind

We have a future lady-monk among us!

This leads is to the question, how long must it take for one to be considered an Indegine?

Music from River State Amarachi ezuolamo (God's grace is enough for me) in Ikwerre Igbo.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkQ9LJeej80[/flash]

Although I am not Ekpeye, I'd like to present this sweet song. Iyeuma Ida Eminime (What God does for me) in Epkeye Igbo dialect.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koxYanBnUJ0[/flash]

Music from Arochukwu, Abia State (Although this isn't in Arochukwu dialect).

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_p408EJmlc[/flash]

Dgunnerz:
Hmmn!
I just have a little beard.@Odumchi!

Natasha,am in the vigil praying for you now!


Meklex

Happy Buffdae Pal!

Now Playing Happy Birthday by Natasha.

It's rare for Naija guys to get beards before they are around 20 lol atleast from what I've seen.

Pray for the spirit of big bottom to return to her!

@Natasha

Maybe you sat on a needle and it deflated it

[quote author=Natasha,, link=topic=702249.msg9217495#msg9217495 date=1316974572]lol mek okay i'll sing you the happy birthday song you would love that won't you?

hmmmm you guys are talking about beard? I don't like beards on a guy, but if its well kept i won't mind, mek leave your self the way you are , just imagine i've always had a big butt lol but i used to like flat butt now of recent i just noticed i've reduced , its strange cos no other part of my body reduced except my btt now I don't like it I want my other butt back BTW i'm not joking oh

gun so you don dey grow bear bear anyways I hope you're styling it real good now i know what to get for you on your buff day [size=2pt]shaving stick[/size] [/i][/quote]Lol bummer it's not as if it changes much tho. Bigger or smaller but youre still who you are lol, but I must admit that is strange.

@ Dgunnerz

When you say hairy do you mean like fuzziness and small hairs or like full Mr.T beard?