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Gakwa neye? Ndi ive amaghi aga aza eso iwu

This is in no instandce child abuse. What do you want the kids to do? Sit down and do nothing? They are only helping support their lives and its common for many children who are under-privileged to help in their parents street vending business. These kids are probably only paying for their school-fees or next meal.

If you say its child abuse, feed them, give them new clothes and pay their school fees.

alj_harem:
whether i am kanuri or edo or yoruba does not really matter. i have igbo blood in me

that said i did not insult ohaneze but saying what u said may not sit well with others don't u think so?

What makes you any different from a boy with Hausa blood answering Oluwaseun living in Ogun state?

@ Topic

Let's not get sidetracked. There is no Anioma or Ikwerre kingdom. They are both Igbo people liing outside of the SE but still in Estern Nigeria. It is much like Hausa people living in Niger State. They are outside of the NW but are still in the North and are still Hausa.

Oh ok lol

So is that you in yours?

alj_harem:
trust me this people are wise

it is a way of getting a 6th state and still want a very strong present in the SS politics

ok this is my analysis

if Anioma state is created, then the country would say there are no longer igbos in the SS and trust me ikwerri would NO LONG BE AN IGBO CLAN if anioma is taken to the SE

Thats not quite true. First of all, i doubt the validity of this story. Another thing is that the present state-creation agenda wont create any states in the SE rather the main state that Ohanaeze and the Igbos are in support of is Anioma state.
Secondly, no one will say that there are no Igbos in SS. Ethnic identity is not that easy to wipe off. There are Hausas in Niger State outside the NW but is anyone denying that they are Hausa? No. Besides Igbo people from Rivers and Delta states are in top positions in Ohanaeze.

@ OP

Be sure not to take certain types of bushmeat! A Nigerian man once got detained in Europe for carrying monkey-like bush meat which was said to have resembled human meat

It was unexpected because I was just aiming toward Yoruba since alot of the women on this site are Yoruba i guess lol. I dont really know how the typical Ijaw person looks because I haven't seen many. But its a breath of fresh air to meet new people 

As for my profile pic I didnt want to leave a blank box so i just doodled that pic 

Honestly, the Igbo language, atleast in Africa, is no where near extinction. I've yet to meet an Igbo in Nigeria that cannot speak Igbo wether it be a child or an adult. The diaspora is aother issue.

oh ok thanks, i'll note that.

@ Alj

Nice

Continued, These Igbo kingdoms grew strong and boasted cities which were vibrant with trade and bustling with wealth. Many Igbo kingdoms grew prominent and powerful.[b] The Kingdom of Agbor was very powerful in that it and its neighbours played a large role in halting the advance of the Benin Empire Eastward. However, two Igbo kingdoms became unimaginably powerful and famous: that of the Aros and the kingdom of Nri.[/b]The Nri Kingdom based in Nri city was an important and significant place in olden times. Nri had a strong religious influence and served as a Mecca across Southern Nigeria. It was a centre of learning, trade, religion and advancement in that relatively new technologies such as bronze casting was common in Nri. The Aros on the other hand based their power on trade and military diplomacy. At the height of the ARochukwu confederacy, it boasted a population of circa 3 million and dozens of towns scattered around Southern Nigeria and Western Cameroun, many of which are still there today. The Aros grew rich on their monopoly on slaves, they controlled inland trade with the British and other Igbo groups, and sold palm oil and wine. The legacy of both of these kingdoms and many other prominent Igbo kingdoms is still alive today.

The first is a photograph of the grave of an Igbo nobleman buried at Igbo-Ukwu around the year 1000 AD. Notice the presence of cloth, elephant tusks, and gold which speak of the wealth of the city.

With the large and powerful city states came equally large and powerful monarchs. Igbo monarchs were mostly men, but in the olden days some communities had women as their monarchs. Women monarchs answered "Eze Nwanyi, or Lolo" bough translated to queen. Among the Igbo, several prominent monarchs arose namely: His Royal Magesty Eze Aro Ogbonnaya Okoro (King of the Aros), His Royal Magesty Dein Obi Benjamin Ikechukwi Keagborekuzi I (King of Agbor), His Royal Magesty Eze Nri Enweleana II Obidegwu Onyeso (King of Nri) and the Ezes of the Ikwerre communities.

Igbos prior to colonisation, existed in many independent city states ranging from those in present day Edo state and Agbor to those across the cross River. From the forests of Anambra state to the swamps of Rivers state, Igbos are present in great numbers. Many of these city states developed their own independent dialect of the Igbo language which were mutually intelligible. For example "Iye o ne meni m" in Ekpeye dialect was equivalent to "Ife o ne mele m" in Anambra dialect. Despite these differences, an Anambra man would easily understand the Igbo of an AGbor man and vise versa.

Many of these communities had masquerades which were known as "mmanwu" in Igbo not to be confused with "ekpo"

Here are some shopts of the ekpo. The ekpo society is a society shared by the Igbo, Ibibio, Efik, Annang, Eket and Ekoi. The ekpo society in the olden days was very influential and still is today. The ekpos or "spirits" in Ibibio, were meant to represent the spirit of the ancestors and they presided over events such as the New Yam Festival, and important burials. Ekpos are celebrated by the Igbo in (Imo, Abia, and Ebonyi).
The Ekpo society is a fraternity, and during festivals, Ekpo masquerades chased women and young children but never men.


Please look watch this to see Igbo masquerades: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0wF6nGoq3A

eme njo agawala ibu avagi. Mbe obula emkepere thread ndi ive ga bia as chai Igbo dinma nka ma nka, oruo mgbe isopuru onye Igbo ibewo ha ama emepu nkohu. Lekwanuya inyi choro ihe obula ntiera aka a kpochieya. Nda ihe eji ndi iro eme mgbe m'ji enyi di ka unu.

Igbo bu asus ekwesiri isu na threada, biku unu agbajikwa iwu

Here are pictures of the Ekpe society. The Ekpe society is a powerful fraternity which in the olden days, served as a lawmaking body in certain Igbo communities and controlled civil matters and trade. The Ekpe is not only used by the Igbo people but by the Ekoi (Okoyong), Efik, Ibibio, Eket and Annang peoples. Despite the fact that only a handful of Igbo communities practice the Ekpe (Ututu, Arochukwu, Arondizuogo, Ihechiowa), the Ekpe still plays a strong cultural and political role in these societies.

The next few pictures will begin to deal with the masculine societies of the Igbos. The first picture is of the "ikperikpe" war dance. Such a dance was performed before and after a war by warriors of Arochukwu, Ohafia, Afikpo and Abiriba and a few other neighbouring communities. The dance was meant to please the ancestors so as to grant the warriors victory during war.

Taking pride in my people, I wish to relay to all the brilliance and marvel found in the refined and sophisticated culure and society of the Igbos. Being a large people, we hold one ommon culture, language, tradition and mindset. Igboland, Obodo ndi Igbo (Land of the Igbos in English) is athrive with the beauty and joy of the Igbo people. Dont take what I have just said as ethnocentrism or as delusion. I am simply in love with the culture and tradition of our people.

So please kick back, relax and enjoy the pictures depicting the cuture of our people

These first few will be about traditional Igbo attire.

[size=20pt]I'm trying my best to politely make the rules clear to everyone. You are frustrating me for no reason. the rules of this thread are: 1. WRITE IN IGBO. 2. BEGIN YOUR SENTENCE WITH THE LAST WORD OF THE POSTER ABOVE YOU.[/size]

Eme ukwugi? Gakwa n'ulogwu

Popcorn?! Better than nothing I guess
I'm Igbo
And youre Ijaw, wow that's nice and unexpected lol .

Burukwanu ihe ibu. Asilam unu na onye obula soro iwu threada. Unu choro imebi uto threada akwaya?

Unu agbajikwa iwua. Ak47 magi

Ikowa gini? Happunuya aka. Biko unu emebikwa iwua. Liftedme eziokwu na ibu onye Aro? Mua abum onye Amasu giwakwan? Nna uwa di ntakiri

Asaba wu Igbo, Enugu wurukwa Igbo. Ha dum Nasu asusu otu a munagi n'asu eba.

Not even two minutes after I created this thread, you've already broken the rules. Igbo only!

Biko unu dewa soso okwu Igbo

Rules: Start a sentence with the last word of the poster above you. But you must do it in Igbo!

NdiIgbo Ekelem unu. Ngwa, unu bido dewa! 

This is going to be a guessing game isn't it? Lol

Ok what would I get of I guess correctly?