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Odisco2:
Urhobo wena muoto mamor. ekwakwa roma wenijobi

Ode me Evelyn, Olomu oyi mi nu re

Evestar200:
Ode me Evelyn, Olomu oyi mi nu re

omeve ye Odiri. Eku me dia. mi savu ri Nigeria (NYSC ) vwe ikatsina stateti.

Odisco2:
omeve ye Odiri. Eku me dia. mi savu ri Nigeria (NYSC ) vwe ikatsina stateti.

me vwe studenti ri ozoro poly, ND2 oye me wa,, iwarri oye me dia.

Evestar200:
Olomu clan

so whats the diffrence?

Evestar200:
the isoko language is 60% different from the. Urhobo languag, their is deeper while the Urhobo is lighter

thats not fact.how will U call the Okpes and Ijevwe then?the Okpe is deeper way deeper than Isoko.dont U think so?

Evestar200:
me vwe studenti ri ozoro poly, ND2 oye me wa,, iwarri oye me dia.

Oyoma. ozoro me vwa na. mi bru ugbeya me re. mi ke kpo ifriday nana. mavor, asamre bese mi ki kpo? kevwe inumber we yere ibbm pini we

erico2k2:
thats not fact.how will U call the Okpes and Ijevwe then?the Okpe is deeper way deeper than Isoko.dont U think so?

Okpe is deeper than isoko BT isoko and Urhobo are not d same

Odisco2:
Oyoma. ozoro me vwa na. mi bru ugbeya me re. mi ke kpo ifriday nana. mavor, asamre bese mi ki kpo? kevwe inumber we yere ibbm pini we

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Evestar200:
Okpe is deeper than isoko BT isoko and Urhobo are not d same

i have asked U to point out the diff.there is a reason I asked cos Im okpe and the Okpes come from Isoko.if u knkw the history of the Isokos you will recall there is a region n llace within called OKpe Isoko.still existing today.tjats the lart of Urhobos come from.so by u sayi g Isoko is not Urhobos then U might as well say okpe is not Urhobo.Further from tjat what do U say about the Ijevwes? Are they not Urhobks as well?The plane fact is Urhobos ja e more than one kingdom.Diff kings .Also U can check Isoko is part of UPU.so if isokos are not Urhobo what are they doing in UPU?

Evestar200:
the isoko language is 60% different from the. Urhobo languag, their is deeper while the Urhobo is lighter

honestly you ended up saying nothing

Evestar200:
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Odisco2:
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erico2k2:
i have asked U to point out the diff.there is a reason I asked cos Im okpe and the Okpes come from Isoko.if u knkw the history of the Isokos you will recall there is a region n llace within called OKpe Isoko.still existing today.tjats the lart of Urhobos come from.so by u sayi g Isoko is not Urhobos then U might as well say okpe is not Urhobo.Further from tjat what do U say about the Ijevwes? Are they not Urhobks as well?The plane fact is Urhobos ja e more than one kingdom.Diff kings .Also U can check Isoko is part of UPU.so if isokos are not Urhobo what are they doing in UPU?

isoko is not under UPU, isoko has is own union,I school in isoko Land and have be there for more than a year now but I can't speak or understand the language ,u re saying isoko and urhobo are one because u re from okpe clan and okpe clan migrated from isoko not like my clan that isoko migrated from, how many main urhobo can speak and understand the okpe and uvwie urhobo? those two clans have the most difficult language, ughievwen clan speak more of urhobo than okpe and uvwie clan ,the only isoko urhobo people can understand are the isoko that are closer to ughelli

Evestar200:
isoko is not under UPU, isoko has is own union,I school in isoko Land and have be there for more than a year now but I can't speak or understand the language ,u re saying isoko and urhobo are one because u re from okpe clan and okpe clan migrated from isoko not like my clan that isoko migrated from, how many main urhobo can speak and understand the okpe and uvwie urhobo? those two clans have the most difficult language, ughievwen clan speak more of urhobo than okpe and uvwie clan ,the only isoko urhobo people can understand are the isoko that are closer to ughelli

whats thier Union called since U claim tbey do.whats the name?Im a member of UPU in london amd we ha e Isoko in thr cabinet what are U talking about

Evestar200:
isoko is not under UPU, isoko has is own union,I school in isoko Land and have be there for more than a year now but I can't speak or understand the language ,u re saying isoko and urhobo are one because u re from okpe clan and okpe clan migrated from isoko not like my clan that isoko migrated from, how many main urhobo can speak and understand the okpe and uvwie urhobo? those two clans have the most difficult language, ughievwen clan speak more of urhobo than okpe and uvwie clan ,the only isoko urhobo people can understand are the isoko that are closer to ughelli

still U ended up saying nothing.My e is from Jese.she was born in sapele.she cant speak Okpe.I understand Isoko but cant speak.I understand jesse.Oghara but cant speak.I understand every clan of Urhobo.jst cant speak.If you cant understand I wud put that to lack of intrest on ur part.And plz research facts more B4 U come on platforms like this.If you go fru the Urhobo Jonals.its well documented.Read the accounts of James welch.a missionary during the indirect rule.wen U do av the time

erico2k2:
still U ended up saying nothing.My wife is from Jese.she was born in sapele.she cant speak Okpe.I understand Isoko but cant speak.I u derstand jesse.Oghara but cant speak.I u derstand every clan of Urhobo.jst cant sleak.If you cant understand I wud out that to lack of intrest on ur part.And plz research facts more B4 U come on platforms like this.If you go fru the Urhobo Jonals.its wel documented.Read the accounts of James welch.a missionary during the indirect rule.wen U do av the time

did I say okpe don't understand main urhobo? okpe clan understand and can speak main urhobo but the main urhobo don't understand and can't speak okpe urhobo,isoko can be under UPU in European country BT not in Nigeria

Evestar200:
did I say okpe don't understand main urhobo? okpe clan understand and can speak main urhobo but the main urhobo don't understand and can't speak okpe urhobo,isoko can be under UPU in European country BT not in Nigeria

we had our convention in Nigeria 2 weeks ago there os no diff uk/US worldwide.UPU has one body.Did U forget where the last president came from?the late one

erico2k2:
we had our convention in Nigeria 2 weeks ago therr os no diff uk/US worldwide.UPU has one body.Did U forget where the last president came from?the late one

well d last President was Asiza from okpe clan

Evestar200:
well d last President was Asiza from okpe clan

there you go so think Logic here,and we Okpes come from Okpe Isoko.
Check what an Isoko Man said o n this link on vanguard
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/isoko-socio-cultural-group-cautions-upu-crisis/

Interesting.

literarymathy:
This thread is to enlighten Nairalanders about the Urhobo people. Most Nigerians may not have heard about Urhobos and some of those who may have heard anything about them dont know much about them. I am an Urhobo and I want others to see my people for what they really are.

- The Urhobos are the majority ethnic group in Delta State with more than a million people. They occupy Delta Central exclusively but they are also present in a few numbers in Delta South. They also have 9 LGAs out of the 25 LGAs in Delta State. The Urhobos effectively constitute the 5th largest ethnic group in Nigeria coming after the Ijaws.

- The Urhobo people share a common ancestry with Edo people. It is even said that the Urhobos migrated from Edo. The language is very similar and there are cultural similarities as wells. Some names and words are shared such as "Efe". In some Urhobo clans and kingdoms, the king (Ovie) has to pay a certain tribute to the Oba of Benin in other for his ascent to the throne to be legitimate.

- The Urhobo people are also similar to the Isoko people of Delta State. At a point in time, the white colonisers referred to both the Isoko and Urhobo people as the "Sobo" people. However this was fought against by both tribes. As of now, the Isokos manage to understand Urhobo at the elementary level and some Urhobos can understand the Isoko language.

- The Urhobo nation is made up of many sub-cultural units with obvious differences. This is why many scholars are quick to say that Urhobo is a cultural unit and not a geographical unit. What binds all the various sub-cultural units together is the commonness of Urhobo cultural worldview and tradition. However, linguistically, there are alot of differences. Some of these sub-groups include the Okpe people that reside in Orerokpe, Sapele, Amukpe, Aghalokpe, etc. The Uvwie people of Effurun and its environs, the Agbon people of Okpara, Kokori, Eku, Ovu-Oviore, etc, The Abraka people of Abraka, the Ughelli people of Ughelli, the Agbassa people, etc. Major Urhobo towns and cities in Delta State include: Okparabe, Arhavwarien, Warri, Sapele, Abraka, Ughelli, Effurun, Aladja, Ovwian, Orerokpe, Amukpe, Eku, Oghara, Evwreni, Agbarha-Otor, Agbarho, Okpara Inland, Egini, Kokori, Olomu, Kiagbodo, Isiokoro, Jesse, Ogharaefe, Effurun-Otor, Ewu, Jeremi, Emadadja, Okwagbe, Ovu, Orogun, Owahwa, Otogor, Edjekota-Ogor, Ofone, Otor-Udu, Ekpan, Jeddo, Uwheru, Urhowhorun, etc.

- The Urhobo people are highly egalitarian by nature and believe in equality and freedom. Their major political systems are Monarchy and Gerontocracy. Urhobo traditional monarchy is usually headed by an Ovie(king) who oversees the affairs of his kingdom. He is assisted by the Oloroguns (Chiefs) and Ohovwores (Female Chiefs). He also vests ceremonial/honorary titles on well deserving non-indigenous persons.

- The Urhobo people are very demonstrative when they speak. This usually adds a dramatic touch to their conversations. This is one of the reasons why Urhobos excel in entertainment. Especially when it involves comedy.

- The Urhobo people usually greet by saying Mee-gwooo /mi:gwɔ:/ which means "I am kneeling o" and the response is Vreen-Do /vrɜ:dÖ/ which means "Stand up. Thank you." Whereas Mavor? /ma:vɔ:/ means "How far?".

-The first Urhobo man to go to a university is McNeil Gabriel Ejaife of Okpara. He graduated with a B.A. degree of Durham University in 1948. The first Urhobo Professor is Frank Ukoli who was appointed in 1973. Six Urhobo academics have been vice chancellors of Universities, namely, Philip Kuale, Frank Ukoli, Andrew Onokerhoraye, Eric Arubayi, Andrew Evwaraye and Uvie Igun.

-The Yorubas have Afenifere, the Hausas have Arewa while the Igbos of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The Urhobos have UPU (Urhobo Progress Union). This is the apex socio-political and cultural group belonging to the Urhobos.

-The Urhobo traditional meal is Oil soup, also known as Ohwo soup by Urhobos, and Starch, known as Usi by the Urhobos. The second traditional meal is Ukhodo (Yam and Plantain Soup). The Urhobos also take Banga soup, Ogbono soup, Pepper soup, Egusi soup, etc, as delicacies.

-The first Nigerian indigenous monotheistic religion originated from the Urhobo town known as Kokori. This was where Ubiesha Atakpo started the Igbe Religious Movement. This movement seeks to worship and glorify a single God (known as Oweya) through dancing and the consumption of native chalk.

-Urhoboland has a good supply of crude oil. This is one of the reasons why it is a major site for oil exploration. For instance, the Erhioke oil wells of Kokori are thought to be among the shallowest oil wells in the world.

-The Urhobos are highly educated and have the love for Western education. They are known to have one of the highest concentration of Professors, Doctors and Lawyers in the Niger-Delta region. Almost all the tertiary institutions in Delta State are situated in Urhobo land. i.e., Delta State University, Abraka; Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun; Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Ugbomro; College of Physical and Health Education, Mosogar; College of Education, Ejeba; Delta State Polytechnic, Oghara; College of Health Technology, Ufuoma, etc.

-The Urhobo people maintain a closely-knit family unit. Family ties are strong and are maintained until death.

-The Urhobos share Warri City together with the Itsekiris and Ijaws. Warri is the economic nerve of Delta State. The native Urhobos in Warri are known as Agbassa-Urhobo or Agbarha-Ame and Okere-Urhobo. They maintain good relationships with their neighbours and have been known to inter-marry since time immemorial. When the Warri crisis started, the Urhobos were known to have been neutral in the issue.

-The Urhobo name for God is Oghene . The name for Life is Akpo . The name for Love is Eguono . Many Urhobo names derive from these terms.

- Many of Nigeria's best comedians such as I Go Dye, Gordons, Akpororo, Bovi, Alibaba, etc, are Urhobos. Urhobo musicians include Kefee, Yung6ix, YungHanz, Erigga, Chris Okotie, Sammy Okposo. Richard Mofe Damijo, the commissioner of tourism in Delta State and actor is half-Urhobo. The popular and award-winning sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, is also of Urhobo origin. Some known Urhobo writers include : Professor J.P. Clark, Ben Okri, Professors Tanure Ojaide, Isidore Okpewho, and Hope Eghagha, and Ben Omonode. The foremost Urhobo nationalist is Mukoro Mowoe.


These are the little snippets I can put up for now. You are free to add more and keep the thread rolling. Watch out for more interesting factbooks from me.

Source:
Wadoo.org
Wikipedia
Me, myself and I.


Insert pictures:
A group of Urhobo Women
A group of Urhobo Men
A group of Urhobo Kings (Ivie)

I respect your knowledge about your people. Not everyone does. But you got it wrong somewhere. Urhobos are not the fifth largest ethnic group in Nigeria. Are they more than the Ijaws or the Edos in terms of population or what?

musiwa97:
[size=28pt]The Uhrobo are a sub division of the Yoruba people.

they bear names like

Irikefe
Omenasan
Omafuvwe
Onome
Odafe
Ojanomare
Obatare
Omote
Omotekoro
Omotore


Uhrobo people are a descendant of the benin city people who descendant from Oduduwa

The Uhrobo people are separated by large river niger from the ijaw people. who now immigrate and ijaw who are from bayelsa state[/size]


https://www.jorgetutor.com/mali/rioniger/rioniger6.jpg

guy shut up. The Binis never migrated from odudduwa neither did the Urhobos. Stop trying to twist people's history. That's one thing I hate about you yorubas.

mulattoclaro:
I respect your knowledge about your people. Not everyone does. But you got it wrong somewhere. Urhobos are not the fifth largest ethnic group in Nigeria. Are they more than the Ijaws or the Edos in terms of population or what?

Ijaws are 4th largest and Urhobos are far larger than Edos. Infact, after Urhobo, the next is Ibibio before Edo. Kindly see any wiki article on Nigeria to verify. The only contest to Urhobo's 5th position comes from the Ibibios and it is unsettled till now. Ibibios claim 5th and so do the Urhobos. However, only the next census can resolve this.

tonychristopher:
but are you tryng to tell me that urhobo wont understand isoko if they speak or wont ishan understand benin if they speak.


i want to know

will an urhob or isok man need an interpreter when they meet


same with benin or ishan




i know that in igbo even if you are cross rver, akwa ibom, edo igbo or anambra igbo, you wont need an interpreter to communicate with each other, there might be a bit difficulties but you will understand


so pls brother explain this for me, i want tyo know why the fragmentation of clans there in name of tribe


TO ME ISOKO AND URHOBO SHOULD JUST BE SOBO TRIBE. I DONT SEE MUCH DIFFERENCE

WHAT DO YOU THINK

No we the isokos are not urhobo though both languages are linguistically related they aint the same.for starters urhobo is made up of 3 languages uvwie,okpe and urho and isoko is made up of two isoko and erowha, erowha is not intelligble with other language and so other isoko do not understand them except u switch to centrall isoko .now back to the topic we have this urhobo woman opposite us from aladjga buh she doesn't undetstant a word of what we say except jocular remarks .my dad is very vast in isoko(extremely) buh only understands elementary urhobo.although my understands urhobo only because she learns languages easily (xcellent yoruba,few igbo,ijaw and hausa)only near-bye urhobo town ughelli is understood to a large extent by isokos cos their brand of urhobo is kinda lite and they understand to some xtent emevor(proximity) and enwhe(similar with urhobo language) clans of isoko buh not the other 17clans .isoko and urhobos while comminicating with each other don't use their language except u stay in a town of either of both groups and learn the language which is easier if either of them already know how to speak theirs coz it is linguistially similar .although we have similar names which means the same thing. Just lyk the chinese,Korean, singaporean languages sound and are even written similar buh for crying out loud they ain't the same is isoko and urhobo.
And please DON'T EVER CALL US SOBOS AGAIN.mind u we also have a derogatory name 4 guys also.

martineverest:
Read my comment and u ll get what i meant....urho and isoko re 80% similar and dont need an intertreper......ishan and benin need to some xtent....am ishan and i schooled in uniben....i only understand little benin and urobo when my frends speak..tho,benin is a bit closer to ishan.but urobo has more direct ishan element in it.

Plz u are neither urhobo nor isoko so 4 ur lyf nor ever talk watin u no knows abt
Thank u brodar ode

If we use LGA as you stated. The Anioma have 9 and the Urhobo 8.

Guy u just wrote lyk a f.ool is by number of local govt or by number of people in it.check the website of delta state govt or beta still jux google delta population stats no anioma lga is on top 6(ughelli north,warri south,isoko south,ughelli north,uvwie,ethiope east)not even the wan containing dat village dat will always be under the shadow of onitcha.
Delta central(urhobo excluding their majority population in warri) are 1.8 million,delta north(igbos including isokos in ndokwa east) are 1.3 million

darfay:
No we the isokos are not urhobo though both languages are linguistically related they aint the same.for starters urhobo is made up of 3 languages uvwie,okpe and urho and isoko is made up of two isoko and erowha, erowha is not intelligble with other language and so other isoko do not understand them except u switch to centrall isoko .now back to the topic we have this urhobo woman opposite us from aladjga buh she doesn't undetstant a word of what we say except jocular remarks .my dad is very vast in isoko(extremely) buh only understands elementary urhobo.although my understands urhobo only because she learns languages easily (xcellent yoruba,few igbo,ijaw and hausa)only near-bye urhobo town ughelli is understood to a large extent by isokos cos their brand of urhobo is kinda lite and they understand to some xtent emevor(proximity) and enwhe(similar with urhobo language) clans of isoko buh not the other 17clans .isoko and urhobos while comminicating with each other don't use their language except u stay in a town of either of both groups and learn the language which is easier if either of them already know how to speak theirs coz it is linguistially similar .although we have similar names which means the same thing. Just lyk the chinese,Korean, singaporean languages sound and are even written similar buh for crying out loud they ain't the same is isoko and urhobo.
And please DON'T EVER CALL US SOBOS AGAIN.mind u we also have a derogatory name 4 guys also.

It's the white that used sobo to categorize you not me...I am sorry about that .

Urhobo isoko aladja are all the same language with dialect variation so is ijebu oyo ife okun and awori Yoruba dialect so is ika ukwuani onitsha oru ikwerre wawa are igbo dialects


Provided that both speakers understand themselves

Why is it the urhobo and isoko are ashamed to speak their language when they meet a new urhobo itsterkiri in Lagos I noticed it when my urhobo friend said that ...why

mulattoclaro:
guy shut up. The Binis never migrated from odudduwa neither did the Urhobos. Stop trying to twist people's history. That's one thing I hate about you yorubas.

Yoruba will claim and distort every history because of fallen oduduwa

tonychristopher:
Yoruba will claim and distort every history because of fallen oduduwa

But you igbo don't have history

macof:
But you igbo don't have history

Oh Mr history

Is it the oduduwa sky fall or is it the benin man that is a oduduwa or is it the wandering man named oduduwa which type of history are we talking about

I will prefer not to have history that make a jest of myself

Now which history again

tonychristopher:
Oh Mr history

Is it the oduduwa sky fall or is it the benin man that is a oduduwa or is it the wandering man named oduduwa which type of history are we talking about

I will prefer not to have history that make a jest of myself

Now which history again

If you wanna know about Oduduwa pleas go through the appropriate chanel - Initiation