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Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Mujtahida: 7:01pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
kn23h:An analogy to make you see that words have history. I am not yoruba. You are one so you tell me. The bottom line is that many words which you think are purely yoruba words are not. They were derived. I say this because that is how it is for all languages world wide and yoruba cannot be an exception. 2 Likes |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by HajimeSaito(m): 7:03pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
Opharhe: In Urhobo culture, where polygamy was common before Christianity, the favorite wife (Avwebo) of a homestead, is loved Even after the advent of Christianity, polygamy is still common in Urhobo culture. 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by zein313: 7:08pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
Amebo Kori Kori chicken yansh oyinbo pepper lmao |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Abagworo(m): 7:09pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
I love Nigeria 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by kn23h(m): 7:10pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
Mujtahida: Derived from who? Ask Google to translate Yoruba word Amebo for you. Urhobo and Yorubas tend to share some words, just like Itsekiri. However, you've offered no proof of its Urhobo origin. Amevbo (U) is not amebo (Yoruba) abeg. 2 Likes |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Mujtahida: 7:20pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
kn23h:I'm not Urhobo. I find the Op position plausible 2 Likes |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by kn23h(m): 7:28pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
Mujtahida: Understandable. You're neither Yoruba nor Urhobo. Anything is chewable. 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by madjune(m): 7:31pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
Do they mean Amebo or Kemi Olunloyo? |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by oodualover: 7:33pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
kn23h:Lols! Me sef i am confused oo. How did amewvo become amebo? Can you imagine? It is like saying sango is not Yoruba word 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by deji17: 7:35pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
Sharon6: Olofofo CNN / Satelite Shoboyeke Tojubole eran nuru... etc 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by kn23h(m): 7:36pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
oodualover: Illiteracy in Nigeria is becoming dangerous. Anything go just enter front page. 2 Likes |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Sharon6(f): 7:37pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
deji17: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by kn23h(m): 7:37pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
riczy: Gosh who are these Yoruba wannabes? 4 Likes |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by fratermathy(m): 7:47pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
kn23h: Maybe the spelling is confusing you. The pronunciation is aarmeehbooor. So though it is spelt as Avwebo, it is pronounced as Amebo. Let's not argue on who owns the word. It's not necessary. The Op's position is on how it became popular, not that the Urhobos have a patent to the word. And of course, etymology may be relative, even when words have the same meaning, pronunciation and orthography. I can argue that "Omo" is an Urhobo word and still be as correct or as wrong as one who argues it is a Yoruba word. 5 Likes |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by kn23h(m): 7:51pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
fratermathy: Yoruba: Sanyo Japanese: Sanyo Pesin go come tell us how Sango is of Japanese origin, how Sango was married to a Japanese priestess. U's amevbo has no link with how it's being used today(Yoruba amebo). 2 Likes |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by fratermathy(m): 7:55pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
kn23h: Of course, they are the same. Did you read the Op's post? Take time and do so again. The Urhobo man who may have little to no knowledge of pidgin knows Amebo as a word in Urhobo and like the OP explained, some measure of Semantic shift or extension has occurred to give the word its present connotation. If you intend to make this about Yoruba supremacy then better rest your oars elsewhere. Urhobos have no issue with Yorubas. Goodnight! 4 Likes |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Jetleeee: 8:14pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
kn23h: Lol. Thank God say you mention the other guys, cos me I don't even know or care about the origin of the word. But it could be an urhobo word sha Language is open-ended 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by ookesanjo(m): 8:19pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
Lol... "soboleyoke", "sofo" |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by danidee10(m): 9:51pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
FuckTheZero: Errm Bini also has Ikebe And according to history the Urhobo tribe migrated from Bini 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Holyvet(m): 10:00pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
Wọ davwerhe mamọ. 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Sleyanya1(m): 10:04pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
checkolatunji: Yeaa lol |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Holyvet(m): 10:11pm On Oct 10, 2017 |
fratermathy:Don't waste your my brother....what about Olorogun,olotu?etc. there similarities in languages especially in southern Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Tinyemeka(m): 12:21am On Oct 11, 2017 |
FuckTheZero: Your username. Are you a teetotaler? |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Autherga(m): 3:42am On Oct 11, 2017 |
kn23h:. In two urhobo dialect namely okpe & uvwie the word is still pronounced amebo 2 Likes |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by FuckTheZero: 5:47am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Tinyemeka:Hahaha...No. Was inspired from one though. |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 6:37am On Oct 11, 2017 |
HajimeSaito:yes, but not as much as pre-colonial and colonial times. The widespread practice of Christianity by our people have surely reduced it to a large extent. |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 6:44am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Orobo2Lekpa:It appears you don't understand the post then. Before the play(which further popularised the name) was broadcasted, the name already existed and had a cultural background which I have exposed in the post. It was from the cultural background that the name was used to give the portrayal in "The Village Headmaster". 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 6:48am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Probz:Okay then. Certainly, some of the consonants common to the languages of Edo-Speaking people may not be exclusive to those languages, but just more common with them than others. Thanks for the info anyway. |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 6:58am On Oct 11, 2017 |
JKisOK:You can't claim exclusivity. Amebo is used by some Urhobo tribes like the Okpe, Uvwie around Warri and others like Esan you pointed to. Just that the larger number of Urhobo dialects use 'Avwebo' which is quite difficult for most non-Urhobos to pronounce, hence Amebo is more often used. Again, you will notice there is a striking linguistic resemblance between Esan and Urhobo languages if you observe well, why not? They both belong to a larger language family anyway. So I understand your point but it doesn't discredit the post. 1 Like |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:01am On Oct 11, 2017 |
naptu2:Thanks for the video you shared. Justice Esiri also played a role in this movie. |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by Opharhe: 7:14am On Oct 11, 2017 |
BolaAdeyemo:You this it doesn't add up? Why not? It resembles a whole lot. Like the post indicated, there are Urhobo dialects that use 'Amebo' instead of the more widely used 'Avwebo' too. And don't just try to pronounce 'vw'(or vb) like English because you'll miss it since it's a single consonant in Urhobo and most other Edo-Speaking languages. The difference is the replacement of the consonant 'vw' with 'm' in this case. I've found this difficulty common also with my Yoruba friends, sometimes they just pronounce it as 'w'. Such that, Urhobo names like Rukevwe become pronounced as Rukewe, Oghene becomes Ogene etc. If you have any friend who happens to be a good Urhobo or Edo speaker, you can understand better if they explain to you in spoken terms. |
Re: "Amebo" In Nigeria Parlance: Its Origin And Meaning by naptu2: 7:15am On Oct 11, 2017 |
Opharhe: Here's my thread about The Village Headmaster and The New Village Headmaster if you want to know all about the series. https://www.nairaland.com/3558068/village-headmaster-series-longest-run#52581756 |
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