₦airaland Forum

Cire80:
There's nothing like dominant Anioma dialect. All Anioma dialects are regarded equal in Aniomaland. No Anioma dialect is inferior to other. If two Anioma indigenes want to communicate, each use his language. Even when we as Ika people go to Enuani and Ukwani area for marriage or burial, we speak Ika and they understand us well. We don't even try to speak their tongue because we're in their land.

hammerF:
[s]Does anybody now know wat Eweka means in Benin? I am still waiting Oooo!

Emeka abi na Iweka was the name of the first Oba of Benin. He was Igbo.[/s]

BornStunner1:
[s]EWEKA MEANS DO NOT REST/SLEEP TILL YOU TIRED!!!

EWE - SLEEP OR REST

NOW ENUFF OF YOUR TRASH ON THIS THREAD!!!

EVERY IGBO WORD IS A CORRUPTION OF THE ORIGINAL WORD IN BENIN EMPIRE DUE TO THE GREAT BENIN EMPIRE COLONISATION OF IGBO CAVE DWELLERS!!

STOP DISGRACING YOUR TRIBE YOUR TRIBE IGBO HAVE SUFFERED ENUFF FROM THE CIVIL WAR (DEHUMANISATION) DO NOT REDICLE OTHER IGBO FURTHER BCUS I KNOW YOU ARE LOST UPSTAIRS!![/s]

hammerF:
@BornStunner1



Typical yoruba coward!

BornStunner1:
I AM A FULL BLOODED EDO MAN FROM THE GREAT BENIN EMPIRE..... I KNOW MY PROUD HERITAGE AND HISTORY!!

DO NOT MESS WITH ME!!

I WARNED YOUR FROM THE BEGINING OF THIS THREAD!! DO NOT REDICLE YOUR IGBO TRIBE FURTHER!!!

hammerF:
[s]Yesterday, u are from Kogi and a yoruba man, today u are a Bini man. U sure say u no get multiple personality disorder ni? [/s]

Ngozi123:
Then why is Enuani regarded as the dominant dialect in the region? Why is it the only one that is described as "comprehensible to all"?

This is one of the first websites you'll see if you type "Anioma" into the Google search bar. Click on the 'Ethnic Identity' sub-heading.

http://www.umuanioma.com/anioma

Ngozi123:


Then why is Enuani regarded as the dominant dialect in the region? Why is it the only one that is described as "comprehensible to all"?

This is one of the first websites you'll see if you type "Anioma" into the Google search bar. Click on the 'Ethnic Identity' sub-heading.

http://www.umuanioma.com/anioma

BornStunner1:



[s]I DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR YOUR SENSELESS CAT TRAP....... IF YOU KNOW WHATS GOOD FOR YOU....YOU WILL HAVE A LILTLE SELF RESPECT AND STOP SHOW CASING YOUR LOW IQ!!

I HAVE WARNED YOU!![/s]!

hammerF:
First u need to look at their language. They share too many words with igbos that mean literally, the samething spelt the same way.

i.e. Ugbo in Bini means Farm, the same word and spelling means the samething in igbo both in the west and the East.

osakwe''.in igbo literally means 'God Agree' and it means exactly the samething in Benin

Ogbe means quarters in Igbo, agains same word means exactly the samething in Benin.

etc.

There are certain sentence they make that incorporate both the yoruba and igbo words mixed together. The words refer to similar things but the bini use it to make a sentence.

i.e. their greeting of the Oba. i.e. Oba Atokpe Ise!! Ato in igbo means to be stuck. Kpe in yoruba means to be long. They use both words to wish their king a long reign.

The kingship and its origin and the similarities to its neighbours in the east is another aspect.

Their dressing and even their genetics will help to establish further facts.

Cire80:
there is a reason you shouldn't download everything you read online objectively (verbatim) to your brain except you have a wide knowledge of that thing. I followed that link and most of the things written are correct with few errors. I'll need to understand in what context he means by most dominant to answer you question.

Ngozi123:
I just did some research and it states that Enuani is the dominant language of the region and is "comprehensible to all" to some degree.

http://www.umuanioma.com/anioma

hammerF:
Yesterday, u are from Kogi and a yoruba man, today u are a Bini man. U sure say u no get multiple personality disorder ni?

laudate:
Actually, BornStunner1 is as Edo as they come! Another of his compatriots is kingOvoramwen1.

laudate:
The fact that your people share certain words with the Bini, does not mean that the Bini descended from Igbo. If they did, how come Igbo cultural influences did not survive or thrive among the Bini people? Also, the correct phrase is "Oba Ghato Kpere… Ise!" which is the traditional salutation reserved for the Oba of Benin. It means may the king live long! So where is 'ato' which means to be stuck in Igbo, inside all these?

Ngozi123:
You've changed your tune... I thought you said that the whole of Anioma used to be called 'Ika'? How is it that such a dominant group such as the Ika who were so dominant that the whole region was named after got overtaken by another group so quickly?

What are you talking about? There's no context needed here; the Enuani dialect is the most dominant in the region and is "comprehensible to all". We're talking about language here so obviously it's saying that it's the dominant language of the region. As for your point about having extensive knowledge about the topic... well, what can I say? I don't pretend to have extensive knowledge on the subject but going from your posts, neither do you .

Cire80:
There's no Anioma language that's not comprehensible to all Anioma. The confusion will come in when you include those Aniomas outside of Delta State. Maybe. But I'm limiting my scope to the Aniomas in Delta State which I'm 100% familiar with.

Ika was the general name for Anioma even from the colonial era.

laudate:
Actually, BornStunner1 is as Edo as they come! Another of his compatriots is kingOvoramwen1.

BornStunner1:
YOU DESERVE A HOT CHICK IN YOUR BED TONIGHT!!

hammerF:
I will like to deal with u, so u can cry mods again, but not today.

hammerF:
Found it!

Have u conducted any research to scertain that Igbo cultural influence did not survive or thrive, yet u claim Bini influence on igbo? This is a double edge sword.(speaking from both ends of your mouth without the middle part.)

It is very good u use the word Ghato, it is even more igbo and it mean "will be stuck" in igbo. I hope u know that word Ise means exactly the same thing in Bini as it does in Igbo?

Kpere is a yoruba word. it points to longevity.

laudate:
[b]Guy, just hold it right there! 'Ghato' may be a word that exists in Igbo language, but it does not mean the same thing in Bini language!! Would the Bini use a word that means "will be stuck," in their salutation to the king? Ise means 'Amen,' and is also widely used among several ethnic groups in the Niger-Delta, not just by the Igbo.

If Bini descended from the Igbo, then Igbo cultural influence would have existed among the Bini, and it would be quite obvious to third parties, especially when it comes to customs, traditions, names, traditional music, marriage rites etc.

BornStunner1:
YOU JUST DARE YOURSELF AND TALK RUBBISH SO U CAN GET WHATS COMING!!

BornStunner1:
TRASH!!!!

EDOS COLONIZED THE IGBOS THATS WHY YOU SPEAK EDO WORDS INSIDE IGBO!!

JUST IMAGINE THE RUBBISH YOU KEEP SPEWING FROM YOUR MOUTH!!

I BET YOUR MOUTH STINKS FROM ALL THE LIES!!

I WILL FINISH YOU ON THIS THREAD!!

I DON MEAN YOU!!!

Ngozi123:
Where is Ikechu1 when you need him? If that is the case then why is Enuani the dominant dialect in the region?

cheruv:
He's correct on that premise...we're all called ika Igbos before and during the war. After the war,the name gradually came to be used on the clans inhabiting the Western parts of Anioma. Here's a 1931 map of the tribes in Igboland backing that up....thats why we laugh to scorn those of them who woke up after the war to claim they're now Bini

Ngozi123:
Then why is Enuani regarded as the dominant dialect in the region? Why is it the only one that is described as "comprehensible to all"?

This is one of the first websites you'll see if you type "Anioma" into the Google search bar. Click on the 'Ethnic Identity' sub-heading.

http://www.umuanioma.com/anioma

Cire80:
All Anioma dialects are understood by Anioma. It's funny you're asking someone who doesn't know shit about Anioma to explain this to you. Igbanke is not the only Ika speaking community in Edo. There are lots of Anioma communities in Edo but some of them are bilingual. From Ekpon to Ughomose, Igbogiri, Abudu, Owa RI Uzor, ogan, Iru speak Ika language. Even farther Down deep inside Edo, Ika is spoken as a second language. If you include Ika speakers in Edo State, Enuani speakers are not more than us.

cheruv:
Guy...is that not the HQ of orhiomwon LG Or are you now trying to claim orhiomwon as Ali Ika?