Noblecx:
Nigga why not go and ask them in their respective domain.
At least they have rulers that can guide you on their history.
Also you can search for them in Facebook. Many ethnic groups have groups on Facebook where they discuss their root.

The world is now global and answers theses days are not far fetched but are in the tip of your fingers.

Probz:


Yeah, no useless, nonsense answers like these.

Noblecx:


Excuse me?!?

Probz:


You read. Excuse yourself if you're not contributing to the discussion. In the nicest way possible. I want this thread to stay clean.

Wulfruna:
Your so-called Igbo proper Enuani still have a lot of clans that claim Bini, Esan and Igala blood.

Wulfruna:
Lauretta Onochie and Sunny Ofili who are very anti-Igbo are from Enuani.

iSlayer2:




What are you driving at?

Wulfruna:

Read the article if you don't get the context of my reply.

Wulfruna:
Lauretta Onochie and Sunny Ofili who are very anti-Igbo are from Enuani.

Wulfruna:
Your so-called Igbo proper Enuani still have a lot of clans that claim Bini, Esan and Igala blood.

iSlayer2:


This is highly off-point. The topic is not "Who are Enuani personalities who are anti-Igbo"? Simply share what you know of Ika/Ikwerre culture as it pertains to being Igbo or a distinct people.

Probz:



And the point about some Enuanis having Igala blood is irrelevant, not being funny.

ChinenyeN:
Odo nunu?

It's as if people are neglecting the historical context of how "Igbo" people even became "Igbo" people to begin with. Igbo is first and foremost a linguistic classification. The ethnic identity is after the fact, and it isn't something that everyone accepts. So, if your community's vernacular is by definition an Igbo speech form, then you are by definition classified as an Igbo-speaking person. Ethnic identity is a different discussion.

ChinenyeN:
Odo nunu?

It's as if people are neglecting the historical context of how "Igbo" people even became "Igbo" people to begin with. Igbo is first and foremost a linguistic classification. The ethnic identity is after the fact, and it isn't something that everyone accepts. So, if your community's vernacular is by definition an Igbo speech form, then you are by definition classified as an Igbo-speaking person. Ethnic identity is a different discussion.

People who try to use this newfound ethnic identity to delineate relationship do all the communities in "Igboland" a strong disservice, because pre-colonial relationships between communities had nothing to do with "Igbo" identity. You will see otherwise "Igbo" communities with historical, cultural and ethnic ties with otherwise "Ijaw" communities, or otherwise "Igala" communities or otherwise "Ibibio" communities, or otherwise "Edo" communities or otherwise... ah you get my point.

This idea of "truly Igbo" or "genuinely Igbo" is a farce and does nothing more than insult the pre-colonial histories of various "Igbo" peoples.

Probz:


It's no worse than lumping two quite disparate groups under the overarching term of a tribe they're only somehow related to inguistically.

Igala and Itsekiri people speak a Yoruboid language but no one calls them Yoruba. I'm aware Igbo has greater linguistic diversity and there's more Igboid than Yoruboid languages. It doesn't mean that the Igboid-speaking communities are Igbo.

Probz:


It's no worse than lumping two quite disparate groups under the overarching term of a tribe they're only somehow related to inguistically.

Igala and Itsekiri people speak a Yoruboid language but no one calls them Yoruba. I'm aware Igbo has greater linguistic diversity and there's more Igboid than Yoruboid languages. It doesn't mean that the Igboid-speaking communities are Igbo.

AmuDimpka:


How do you differentiate Igboid from Igbo


Are you mistaking dialect from language


Delta north speak Igbo and are Igbo
North River state till bonny and opobo speak

Probz:
I don't appreciate useless and nonsense answers like these. If you're not gonna add to the discussion, commot.

Wulfruna:
Listen, do not quote me again if you can't say something smart. You obviously did not read beyond the title. The writer started off by trying to tell us which of the Anioma groups are pure Igbo and which one are Edo hybrids.

He or she claimed Ika and Ukwuani as Edoid-Igboid and Enuani as pure Igbo. My comments only intended to point out that Enuani has a lot of clans who do not lay claim to pure Igbo blood (as he thinks), but are also "Edoid-Igbo", to use his language. I mentioned two prominent Enuani individuals who disclaim Igboness in order to highlight that such denials exist in Enuani as much as they exist in Ika and Ukwuani.

The only derailer here is you, with your lack of comprehension and eagerness to pick a pointless fight. Seek understanding or stop quoting me.

AjiereTuwo:
Jobless ipob yoots una no dey tire, what of the indigenous Ijaws (ndoki) in Abia state, the Authentic Igalas in onitsha anambra and Enugu The indigenous bini of onitsha, the ibibio of Abia, the Idoma of Enugu,

ChinenyeN:
Odo nunu?

It's as if people are neglecting the historical context of how "Igbo" people even became "Igbo" people to begin with. Igbo is first and foremost a linguistic classification. The ethnic identity is after the fact, and it isn't something that everyone accepts. So, if your community's vernacular is by definition an Igbo speech form, then you are by definition classified as an Igbo-speaking person. Ethnic identity is a different discussion.

People who try to use this newfound ethnic identity to delineate relationship do all the communities in "Igboland" a strong disservice, because pre-colonial relationships between communities had nothing to do with "Igbo" identity. You will see otherwise "Igbo" communities with historical, cultural and ethnic ties with otherwise "Ijaw" communities, or otherwise "Igala" communities or otherwise "Ibibio" communities, or otherwise "Edo" communities or otherwise... ah you get my point.

This idea of "truly Igbo" or "genuinely Igbo" is a farce and does nothing more than insult the pre-colonial histories of various "Igbo" peoples.

Probz:
Is everything epic to you, laudete?

Wulfruna:


Listen, do not quote me again if you can't say something smart. You obviously did not read beyond the title. The writer started off by trying to tell us which of the Anioma groups are pure Igbo and which one are Edo hybrids.

He or she claimed Ika and Ukwuani as Edoid-Igboid and Enuani as pure Igbo. My comments only intended to point out that Enuani has a lot of clans who do not lay claim to pure Igbo blood (as he thinks), but are also "Edoid-Igbo", to use his language. I mentioned two prominent Enuani individuals who disclaim Igboness in order to highlight that such denials exist in Enuani as much as they exist in Ika and Ukwuani.

The only derailer here is you, with your lack of comprehension and eagerness to pick a pointless fight. Seek understanding or stop quoting me.

Probz:


It's no worse than lumping two quite disparate groups under the overarching term of a tribe they're only somehow related to inguistically.

Igala and Itsekiri people speak a Yoruboid language but no one calls them Yoruba. I'm aware Igbo has greater linguistic diversity and there's more Igboid than Yoruboid languages. It doesn't mean that the Igboid-speaking communities are Igbo.