BKayy:

You are suffering from Gbegiri withdrawal syndrome, go and eat some and you will be alright.
Thank you

Just small Asusu Igbo una speak for the other thread them close am lmao

When did it become a crime to speak or write in one's language

Ekealterego:

Yes... 100%. Just like people from those areas would say, "Ifu" (Face) instead of Ihu or Iru.

Interesting..

In my own area of Anambra state, we have villages with IRU, URU and UMU prefixes. These villages are usually super ancient especially within the NRI clans.
In Enugwu-Ukwu there is URUNNEBO, while in Enugwu-agidi there is IRUNNEBO.
In Enugwu-Ukwu there is UMUOKPALAERI while in Nawfia there is IRUKPALERI. Obviously the Nawfia variation must have started with IRUOKPALAERI, but over the centuries, they've shrunk it down to IRUKPALERI


In Nnobi there is UMUAGU while in neighbouring Nnewi there is URUAGU.

All those prefixes are euphemisms for DESCENDANTS OF. Of course IRU still means FACE, and UMU still mean CHILDREN or even DESCENDANTS OF.

Walkee:
you said only bastards will accept the name given to them by strangers. By that logic, over half of the world are bastards.
You claim to be Igboid, the name you are trying to call your people is an Edo word

How is Igbo an Edo word?

Igboid:


How is Igbo an Edo word?

I meant Agbọn. Read the article you posted

SlayerForever:



Hmm. Ụfụma comes to mind!

Perhaps it is actually Ufu mma, nice home. Awnnn.

Good submission.
We are essentially one people.

Walkee:
I meant Agbọn. Read the article you posted

Ok. I understand better now.

True.

There is a Town in Abia North at the boundary between Abia and Akwa-Cross River. The town is named Nkporo. Nkporo means Buffalo in Ibibio language.
The people were given the name by their Ibibio neighbors because they had many fights with their Ibibio neighbors when they first settled there and the Ibibios remarked that they fought like Bufallos hence gave them the name.
The people had since retained the name as their town name, even though the name is Ibibio and the people are Igbos.

By the way, are you from Ika?

Ekealterego:

I believe it is "Ifu"..

Ok. Thanks. I was just trying to determine if Ufu/Uru/Uhu has something to do with origin of a town, ie where they sprouted, as in "ifu" to germinate/sprout.

Igboid:


Ok. I understand better now.

True.

There is a Town in Abia North at the boundary between Abia and Akwa-Cross River. The town is named Nkporo. Nkporo means Buffalo in Ibibio language.
The people were given the name by their Ibibio neighbors because they had many fights with their Ibibio neighbors when they first settled there and the Ibibios remarked that they fought like Bufallos hence gave them the name.
The people had since retained the name as their town name, even though the name is Ibibio and the people are Igbos.

By the way, are you from Ika?

I'm Esan, in Edo

Walkee:
I'm Esan, in Edo

Ok.
I have family friends in Ubiaja,more of in-laws.
Your people like marrying Igbo women.

Sufferingboy bastard. Come to this thread and cry here. Bastard son of a thousand bastard fathers, and all your thousand fathers are all broke bastards.

kmcutez:


Nobody speaks Igbo in my village in Ndokwa East, just Isoko.

If no one speaks Igbo in your village in Ndokwa East then you can forget about having any extension in Ndoni because there's no single Isoko community in the ONELGA, Rivers state. Ndoni speaks only Igbo just like Egbema in the same LGA. Ogba has some more Igbo dialects that are a bit divergent but is still Igbo. No single trace of Isoko.

Fejoku:

If no one speaks Igbo in your village in Ndokwa East then you can forget about having any extension in Ndoni because there's no single Isoko community in the ONELGA, Rivers state. Ndoni speaks only Igbo just like Egbema in the same LGA. Ogba has some more Igbo dialects that are a bit divergent but is still Igbo. No single trace of Isoko.

She should look towards Bayelsa

Walkee:
you said only bastards will accept the name given to them by strangers. By that logic, over half of the world are bastards.
You claim to be Igboid, the name you are trying to call your people is an Edo word

You're totally ignorant of this topic you're trying to discuss.
There's no word known as Igbo in Edo language.

Igboid:


The ancient Igbos classified themselves into two.
1. The Igbos (meaning the land/forest dwellers)
2. The Olu/Oru( meaning the riverine dwellers).

Ndoni, Ogbaru, Ndioshimili, communities in Anambra West along Anambra river, Oguta, etc that all dwelled in riverine areas were called Olu/Oru, while they in turn called us who dwelled on the land, "Igbo".

Consider Olu/Oru as ancient Igbo term for "Mbammili" which is our modern term for it.

When the ancient Igbo speaks of the World, they say: "Olu na Igbo", meaning the waters and the land. That's the Igbo world as they knew it.
So you hear words like: "Olu na Igbo bu ofu", etc.
It doesn't mean that Olu are different from Igbo, it's just a distinction we make within ourselves to describe our geographical location and topography.
When an Olu finds himself outside Igbo speaking sphere, he will still identify as Igbo. But within the Igbo speaking realm, he doesn't want to be Igbo, he wants to be Olu.

You are absolutely right. I am from Oru in Imo. I remember while growing up I use to hear the term 'Oru Na Igbo' meaning Oru and Igbo, among my people

Walkee:
you said only bastards will accept the name given to them by strangers. By that logic, over half of the world are bastards.
You claim to be Igboid, the name you are trying to call your people is an Edo word

You people just like lying for no reason.
Can you even pronounce the word "Igbo"
Be truthful to yourself.
Can you and your entire people in Ẹdo pronounce it?

Sufferingboy:
Ndoni is one of Ndokwa clan that was carved into river state.

Igbos nor dey shame? You dey drag who nor drag you.

Even Ndokwa are Igbos

Fejoku:

You're totally ignorant of this topic you're trying to discuss.
There's no word known as Igbo in Edo language.

what the fucck is this one trying to say? He said Agbor is from the word Agbọn, I said the word is an Edo word. Do you all have brain seizure or something?

BKayy:

You people just like lying for no reason.
Can you even pronounce the word "Igbo"
Be truthful to yourself.
Can you and your entire people in Ẹdo pronounce it?

what the fucck is this one saying? Who gives a shiiit about the word Igbo?

Igboid:


Ok. I understand better now.

True.

There is a Town in Abia North at the boundary between Abia and Akwa-Cross River. The town is named Nkporo. Nkporo means Buffalo in Ibibio language.
The people were given the name by their Ibibio neighbors because they had many fights with their Ibibio neighbors when they first settled there and the Ibibios remarked that they fought like Bufallos hence gave them the name.
The people had since retained the name as their town name, even though the name is Ibibio and the people are Igbos.

By the way, are you from Ika?

Nporo people are still stubborn and incredibly strong till today although a bit like the less successful in business and till today... They are part of the warrior clans like Abiriba, Ohafia, Edda, and Abam from around that area.
Although the Abiriba and many Ohafia communities have had very very great people like Eni Njoku, Ebitu Ukiwe, Ojo Maduekwe, Kalu Idika Kalu, with loads of people in entertainment like uche Jumbo, Ruggedman, J. Martins etc. Nporo seems to be a little behind but their socialization and pride in their culture are just as strong as anywhere in that area.
Nkporo people In Aba or even Lagos, usually live together in an area and I bet you other groups are afraid of them cos you better not mess with one of them but on the other hand, they are very very cool... The Nporo people will travel in chartered "Gwongworo", "911" lorries in those days, (I do not know about the last 10 years) with their mattress. bed frames and pillows and buckets, etc (I did find this hilarious). The Abiriba brothers do find these heavy logistics traveling a lil bit embarrassing since those ones are usually richer on average. LOL

Some of the Cross-Riverians definitely have some Akwa-Ibom or Cross-River mixing... In Ehugbo (Afikpo) some of their names are just unique to the place (Idu, Eleje, Ibiam, Igariwey, Otti, Ukpabi, Ukpai etc). Abirba people claim to be from somewhere from Bahumono and of course Aro, Abam and other Igbo mixing, (There are a lot of places called Ebiriba or Ebiribiri in Akwa and Cross)... They have the unique culture and dancing and pride in their autonomy but one thing that contrasts these people with the Igbos in Rivers for example is that they are some of the most passionate about the Igbo consciousness... They see their culture as a contribution., not only to themselves but to the Igbo Nation and they will tell you any opportunity they get.

Igboid:


Exactly.
We are coalescing. But many clannish people don't like this.
They are usually too invested in seeing the influence of other Igbo clans on their own clan, without paying interest to how their own clan are influencing others.
Let me invoke one of them. ChinenyeN, present yourself here for some flogging. Lol!

Calling people clannish simply because they want to preserve their culture is very ignorant and inconsiderate. This line of thought usually come from people who have little pride in their culture or liberal minded. As you know , I am a purist and want to preserve the Anambraic culture. However, that doesn't diminish my strong and unflinching loyalty and patriotism to Igbo land and her people.

I have noticed one thing about my fellow Igbo here , whenever I expresses my Anambra pride you guys mistake it for superior mentality or that I am dividing Igbo land. This is a very bad misconception. From Anioma -Anambra-Enugu-Imo-Rivers-Abia-Ebonyi Igbo culture varies and it is your duty to protect your own culture including dialects. You will never catch me dead writing Igbo Izugbe. My thinking is that language evolve naturally like what happened in Enugu where they literally speak Anambraic dialects and Southern Anambra who are fast changing into Anambraic speaking patterns. It's better than to sit in a room, manufacture language and force it down our throat, in the case of Izugbe.

If you want my support and continued alliance , please respect my culture. Daalu nu

Walkee:
what the fucck is this one trying to say? He said Agbor is from the word Agbọn, I said the word is an Edo word. Do you all have brain seizure or something?

Don't be angry, you were not clear enough with the quote you referenced first and it is ambiguous... You have to know that on Nairaland, there are many people who rather come to attack the Igbos for no reason rather than contributing constructively... I understand what you meant with your post.

However, Agbor is not an Edo word... There are 100s of communities and villages bearing Agbor either as a suffix, prefix or stand-alone name on the eastern side of the Niger... The problem is that most people live in a bubble.. Many examples exist, from Agbonta, Agboukwu, etc.

IDENNAA:


Calling people clannish simply because they want to preserve their culture is very ignorant and inconsiderate. This line of thought usually come from people who have little pride in their culture or liberal minded. As you know , I am a purist and want to preserve the Anambraic culture. However, that doesn't diminish my strong and unflinching loyalty and patriotism to Igbo land and her people.

I have noticed one thing about my fellow Igbo here , whenever I expresses my Anambra pride you guys mistake it for superior mentality or that I am dividing Igbo land. This is a very bad misconception. From Anioma -Anambra-Enugu-Imo-Rivers-Abia-Ebonyi Igbo culture varies and it is your duty to protect your own culture including dialects. You will never catch me dead writing Igbo Izugbe. My thinking is that language evolve naturally like what happened in Enugu where they literally speak Anambraic dialects and Southern Anambra who are fast changing into Anambraic speaking patterns. It's better than to sit in a room, manufacture language and force it down our throat, in the case of Izugbe.

If you want my support and continued alliance , please respect my culture. Daalu nu

Sorry nwanne.
I didn't say it in derogatory way.
There is nothing wrong with being a little clannish. People like you are important to keep people like me in check, if not the entire dialectical diversity that enriches Igbo language that exists in a dialectical continuum will be lost.

I respect every Igbo culture. And I fully understand your stand. Anyi but ofu, Ide Nna!

IDENNAA:


Calling people clannish simply because they want to preserve their culture is very ignorant and inconsiderate. This line of thought usually come from people who have little pride in their culture or liberal minded. As you know , I am a purist and want to preserve the Anambraic culture. However, that doesn't diminish my strong and unflinching loyalty and patriotism to Igbo land and her people.

I have noticed one thing about my fellow Igbo here , whenever I expresses my Anambra pride you guys mistake it for superior mentality or that I am dividing Igbo land. This is a very bad misconception. From Anioma -Anambra-Enugu-Imo-Rivers-Abia-Ebonyi Igbo culture varies and it is your duty to protect your own culture including dialects. You will never catch me dead writing Igbo Izugbe. My thinking is that language evolve naturally like what happened in Enugu where they literally speak Anambraic dialects and Southern Anambra who are fast changing into Anambraic speaking patterns. It's better than to sit in a room, manufacture language and force it down our throat, in the case of Izugbe.

If you want my support and continued alliance , please respect my culture. Daalu nu

Respect for unique cultures is a given but standardization of Languages is also a global phenomenon, especially in One-language countries...

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kmcutez:


I asked her to clarify and she said Isoko people were not the original people. She said the original people were the Aboh people. She said her mom is Aboh and her dad is Isoko, and that village is her mom’s village. That is where the dad met the mom. In that clan in Delta state they speak both Aboh and Isoko, and the 3 remaining clans in Rivers state speak mainly Aboh. Hope this clarifies issues. She said her mom’s mum is Isoko and her mom’s dad is Aboh. My dad is from Ada Irri, Isoko South LGA. My goodness this is too confusing for me.

The Ada Irri sef is most likely Igbo descended. It is not confusing for me.

From my view they are all Igbo communities originally. The movement of Isoko people into the area may have brought about some confusion as to identity of each family.

A honest exhaustive trace backwards should reveal who is descended from the original Igbo inhabitants and who is descended from the Isoko long time immigrants. However a simple conclusion is that Obiaka and the rest communities across the river in Rivers state are all Igbo people, mumsy included.

Proving Ada Irri is Igbo or otherwise will take more investigation from me. Though on first glance it's obviously Igbo . Perhaps your dad can explain further.

kmcutez:


I asked her to clarify and she said Isoko people were not the original people. She said the original people were the Aboh people. She said her mom is Aboh and her dad is Isoko, and that village is her mom’s village. That is where the dad met the mom. In that clan in Delta state they speak both Aboh and Isoko, and the 3 remaining clans in Rivers state speak mainly Aboh. Hope this clarifies issues. She said her mom’s mum is Isoko and her mom’s dad is Aboh. My dad is from Ada Irri, Isoko South LGA. My goodness this is too confusing for me. She kind of hinted that Isoko and Aboh people have really mixed over the years, so most of them have Aboh and Isoko blood.

There is nothing to be confused about. This is common with "Igbo" tribes at the border... Similar dynamics happen in Arochukwu... they even have some Ibibio villages, some are billingual in Igbo and Ibibio.

By the way, "Ada Irri" is 101% an Igbo word....or can you tell the meaning or etymology of the word in Isoko?

kmcutez:


I asked her to clarify and she said Isoko people were not the original people. She said the original people were the Aboh people. She said her mom is Aboh and her dad is Isoko, and that village is her mom’s village. That is where the dad met the mom. In that clan in Delta state they speak both Aboh and Isoko, and the 3 remaining clans in Rivers state speak mainly Aboh. Hope this clarifies issues. She said her mom’s mum is Isoko and her mom’s dad is Aboh. My dad is from Ada Irri, Isoko South LGA. My goodness this is too confusing for me. She kind of hinted that Isoko and Aboh people have really mixed over the years, so most of them have Aboh and Isoko blood.

Bolded: I won't call it mixing

I think Isoko is actually a hybrid tribe descended from Urhobo and Igbo. But it's a wild but calculated guess don't be offended.

Nwanyiogwashi:
This is not news ,we the people of ogwashi ukwu kingdom in Delta north are Igbo

You get time to explain to these igbo haters. that is how they bastardized our name from igbo uzo (Igbuzo) To ibuzo,all to diminish igbo man in population.

Ekealterego:


There is nothing to be confused about. This is common with "Igbo" tribes at the border... Similar dynamics happen in Arochukwu... they even have some Ibibio villages, some are billingual in Igbo and Ibibio.

By the way, "Ada Irri" is 101% an Igbo word....or can you tell the meaning or etymology of the word in Isoko?

One day on one Ndokwa page a user uploaded the local government map of Ndokwa East and the neighbouring Isoko local governments. I noticed most of the captured Isoko towns had Igbo sounding names. I didn't talk sha before they will say Igbo too dey claim

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kmcutez:


You might be right. My mom’s name is Chioma. Lol.

Welcome on board the Igbo train Ada.