When someone says “One Nigeria”, many Nigerians internally scoff. Some even go as far as doing it on the outside. This is because Nigeria is full of many tribes who do not seem to have a lot in common.

But when you look closely, many Nigerian tribes have many things in common such as culture, food and even languages. The Yorubas and Igbos may seem to be as different as the sun and moon. But they have lots in common, especially in language. Here are 7 words you’d find in both Yoruba and Igbo languages , although they may have different meanings and pronunciations:

Twaci:
True but the pronounciation differs in most of them....

asuo27:
Are those words not pronounced differently in these tribes? @curvysola.

Rednaxelot:
Igbo

In Igbo, it means tribe of Ndigbo

In Yoruba, it means marijuana!

curvysola:
but they are alike

curvysola:
yes but when you are writing them its the same

curvysola:
be serious

asuo27:
Alright!, nice research.

Rednaxelot:
that is the very serious reality!

bbmpin:
Nice!!!

"jide" very educative didn't know

curvysola:
but they are alike

Reekadojnr:
they are not alike the pronounciation differs

bbmpin:
Nice!!!

"jide" very educative didn't know

curvysola:
but they are alike

naija1stpikin:


i knw u cnt completely quit Nairaland. U came bak almost immediately u deactivated. Ode boy

Twaci:
Without those apostrophes and all, they are....

Good job though

WindUpMerchant:
iwe in igbo is anger. In yoruba, iwe is book.

HateU2:
And for the first time, curvysola makes sense

curvysola:

pathetic hood rat