ChinenyeN:


This is actually one of the few things that shocked me and I had to look into it. “Uhu” in place names is rather uncommon for the area. In short, from what I gathered, it’s really predominantly eastern Ndoki that have “uhu” prevalently in place names. For the rest of the area, “uhu” is known as a word, though “ulo/uro” is more commonly used.

Nwanyiogwashi:

Sire

ChinenyeN:


This is actually one of the few things that shocked me and I had to look into it. “Uhu” in place names is rather uncommon for the area. In short, from what I gathered, it’s really predominantly eastern Ndoki that have “uhu” prevalently in place names. For the rest of the area, “uhu” is known as a word, though “ulo/uro” is more commonly used.

Igboid:


So Uhu jumped Ngwaland and appeared in far away Ndokiland.
Wonderful!

Igboid:
So Uhu jumped Ngwaland and appeared in far away Ndokiland.
Wonderful!

ChinenyeN:


That’s not what I said.

Ekealterego:
What is the relationship between Ngwa and Ndoki like today?

Igboid:
Clarify then.

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

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

Igboid:


I'm looking at "Ipu". Like: mkpuru osisi na-epu.
To sprout/germinate/grow.

I'm interested in what they call it over there.

Yes I Know about the A to E switch.
They have it in most Enugu dialects to.

Abuo is ebuo/ebuno in Nkanu(Enugu dialect)
Ato is Eto

Efele (plate) is "Afere" in Nkanu
Efe (Cloth ) is "Afe" in Nkanu
Aka( hand) is Eka.
Akwu( Palm fruit) is Ekwu

Many Igbo dialects have that A to E and vice versa switch.

I know that in Bende area, they have this Gwe to Gwo switch.

For example "Igwe" is actually pronounced as "Igwo" by some Bende clans,but for sake of pan Igboism, they will still spell it as "Igwe".

Nwanyiogwashi:

Sire

Nwanyiogwashi:

She knows what she's doing that is Isoko behavior and my own is to tell her the truth.
No Isoko land in ndokwa east.

Nwanyiogwashi:
[s][/s]

Any Isoko you see in ndokwa east is settler that come for business ,no Isoko village in ndokwa east get that into your head.

isokomarine:
continuing deceiving your self

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

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

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

Igboid:


So Uhu jumped Ngwaland and appeared in far away Ndokiland.
Wonderful!

ChinenyeN:


You really just want me to repeat myself? “Uhu” does not show up commonly as a placename. In other words, it can be seen in some Ngwa village names sparingly, but not as commonly as eastern Ndoki who use it more. The statement can’t get any simpler than that. But if it makes it easier for you, just go look up the village placenames online and see for yourself.

ImembaN:
From my own understanding ..(according to Nvosi version) UHU is the ancient Ngwa word for EZI (outside) .. it mostly use as an idiomatic expression..

kmcutez:
..

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?

ImembaN:


Mmm anyway I'm from Nvosi...and in my village Uhu means EZI (Outside) ie Umuhu will mean Umuezi ....
It likely used for people born out of wedluck ..
It's also used for the congregation of various unrelated people who united together to form what becomes a VILLAGE.. 0)

ChinenyeN:


We share a similar understanding in my area as well (Akuma Imo). We either call it “uhu” or “uhwu”. Some people say that it was replaced by the term “ezi”. Some say it was replaced by the term “ulo”, but I after studying Ngwa and Igbo etymology we, I have a different suspicion.

Before we started building “onu ovu”, it used to be that the ancestral homestead was also a sort of farmland/garden. I think this combination of “home” + “farm” is what “uhwu” actually referred to.

With the advent of “onu ovu”, the “ulo” (various residential building structures within the ”onu ovu”) and “ezi” (the area in and around the “onu ovu”) replaced the idea of “uhwu”. That’s why I think some people associate “uhwu” with “ezi”, while some also separately associate “uhwu” with “ulo”.

We hardly use the word anymore in my area. It’s one of those words that will probably be forgotten in another generation or two.

Kabongo1:


What is Akwa-Cross River

DeadCountry:
WHERE ARE THE WE NIGER DELTA CREW?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku65On_OpXs

LISTEN FOR YOURSELVES FROM THE HORSES MOUTH.

It's a lie, they are Ijaws! Any community near any river, ocean, stream or creek is definitely an Ijaw clan.

Even people in Eket, Uyo, Bonny, Opobo, to as far away as Idah, Oron, Ogwashi ukwu, Abraka,Warri, Koko, PH and Ikot Abasi cannot deny that they are Ijaw clans! Their elders just don't know it, but Ijaw miscreants know they are Ijaw clans!

DeadCountry:


Did you know that [b]Igboland in Rivers state, Bayelsa state, Imo state, Abia state, Anambra state, Ebonyi state, Enugu state, Akwa Ibom state, Cross Rivers state, Benue state and Kogi state harbors the largest oil gas deposit in th world?[/b]

ImembaN:
ChinenyeN
what your opinion on IPOB..
should Ngwa advocate for a separate state (ABA state)..

ChinenyeN:


So there are two parts to this question. IPOB and Aba State. I'll respond to them separately.

I am of the opinion that IPOB is an organization that lacks foresight. I am also of the opinion that IPOB also lacks any real influence. The recent events that I've heard of during the stay-at-home order only shows that IPOB strength is coming more from fear-mongering than being an actual force for change. The only population IPOB is hurting in the process are the very same people it claims to want to protect and defend.

As for advocating for Aba State, truly, I don't think it matters. Whether it is Abia or Aba, Nigeria or Biafra, there is a certain limitation that cannot yet be broken. That limitation is the negative feedback loop that exists between governance and those being governed.

Nigeria's situation has shown that governance breeds people who are discontent and want to step in to change things, only to yet again contribute to bad governance, which then breeds people who are discontent and want to step in... You get my point. It is an unending loop.

This loop exists because Nigeria keeps its citizens uninformed, provides almost no transparency about the political process and engages in fear tactics and to maintain the status quo. This failure of a condition has not yet been solved and it will not be solved just because new state boundaries are created.

As much as I am an advocate for self-determination and self-sufficiency, I have little to no reason to believe that it will change anything. But, if substantive change is not a primary concern and if this is simply a matter of self-determination, self-identity and pride, then sure. After all, state creation in Nigeria has really become just a matter of self-determination and nothing more. So if that's the case, I don't see any reason why Ngwa shouldn't freely advocate for Aba if it's equivalent to advocating for self-determination.