₦airaland Forum

LAXconfidential:
Benin owns Lagos

Benin is part of Yoruba land

vanunu:
I wanted to put solar system in my house and I was recommended to five guys, and all the five guys happen to be Igbos. My question now, is why can't other tribes do business?.

Guess what? The people that will fix and assemble the solar panels after you bought it will likely be Yorubas

Igbo believe in business
Yoruba believes in Handwork


I've never seen a Igbo mechanic, I've seen uncountable numbers of yoruba mechanics,

When your car get faulty, You don't go to a business man, You go to a mechanics which will likely be a Yoruba person, Same with Plumbers, Electrician, Carpenters, E.T.C

Igbo sells it
Yoruba Fix it


I don't understand why you guys try to make everything about race! Grow up!

We should be working toward a successful black Race!

All these solar panels e.t.c, Are ideas of another race not even our invention!

Gten:
This too shall favour me and my family.

People that it doesn't favour will rob you off of your favor

Work toward a great nation instead of Making stupid prayers!!

optionalY09:
This post require you to gbe enue soun

You can't even compose a proper sentence in Yoruba and you want me to take your life serious?

Magnoliaa:
🤣🤣🤣


No , for real, though. I was really offended when I didn't even do anything or say anything offensive.


It's alright sha.

Lol, Sorry, I was just being playful too

Nothing serious!

Magnoliaa:
Imagine teaching people the etymological origins of a culture, but not exemplifying its values - iwa omoluabi. 🤣🤣🤣


Iru yi na ni. I know.

Ah!! Okay I'm sorry oo!

Ẹyin iya mi oshoromoniga

Magnoliaa:
So why are you insulting me?

Is everything alright with you?


You're too dumb to see it was a joke? Or that I was being harmlessly silly? Chill the fuk out over what? Kilagbe kileju? I mean, English dictionaries always have the words and meanings written in English, and ideally, a Yoruba dictionary too should. Even some French dictionaries are like that too. Everything is completely in English.


What the OP posted above should be like a transliteration dictionary and I understand the utility of that; why it was necessary that the dictionary was made like that. I did not attack or insult him or even condemned what he posted.


But in your rash haste, you barged into my mention insulting me, for what?

I should 'chill the fuvk out' as per? What in my comment warranted that retort? Was I fighting with you or anyone? Why are you shouting? And who are you shouting at?


That is all that matters according to you or who? Mtcheeeewwww.

Alright kid, go cry to your mama!!

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This country

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Unago .C. Shege
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Omo

Wetin be this? 😅

Hmm

Magnoliaa:
This is cool.


But dem nor write the meanings for Yoruba?

Chill the f**k out, The examples for each word are all in Yoruba, It makes it understandable and that is all that matters!

Ogene001:
There was nothing like Ife empire. Even Oyo empire was fraud. Benin empire ruled Owo, Akure, Lagos

Very funny, Empire Wey no pass that Tiny Benin

A real empire gain grounds, They Dominate

Take a look at the British empire, they spread their powers over different islands in the world from Asian to Europe to Africa, They have lands everywhere!

But una Benin empire no pass Benin, Benin Wey no even big reach Abeokuta 😭😭

raskymonojendor:
Whereas a CMS Yoruba dictionary from 1918 has Ereko. Meaning district surrounding a town or village.

Where did you see this photo? Can you give me a link, I really love this!!

Prince111111:
You are right but Ekoosin is pronounced differently. However, Eko Ajala is officially known as a community with Baale under Eko-Ende.

Thanks for the correction

Were all these places named by the Binis too?

Just because we have same Word in two different languages does not mean they're the same

For example: 'Akin' Is a Yoruba word for a Strong man

And Also Akin is also an English word which means something of similar nature

Same with Ode which means a hunter in Yoruba
And "Ode" which means a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject in English

Does that mean Yoruba language belongs to the English people just cos they have a word in common?

Even Àkùkọ in Yoruba is Hẹn
And Okuko in Igbo is Hẹn

Because these words sounds the same, Does that make Yoruba own the word Okuko?

Photo shows Eko Ende, Eko Onde and Eko Ajala all in Osun State

Credit: Christistruth03

I know there has been a lot of controversies about "Èkó" being A Benin name, But this is very far from the truth!

Eko is a Yoruba name

Eko is a Contraction of the Yoruba word 'Ereko" meaning a Farming village or Dependency (Eri Oko)

Eko Akete — Lagos Island LG, Lagos State
Eko Ende — Ifelodun LG, Osun State
Ekosin — Odo Otin LG, Osun State
Eko Ajala — Ifelodun LG, Osun State
Ekotedo — Ido LG, Oyo State
Eko Kan — Shaki West LG, Oyo State
Oko Eko —
Ijebu East LG, Ogun State



All these Ekos scattered across Yorubaland were established independently without knowledge about any of the others but all happen to have the same 'Eko' Element because of their common denominator which is the Yorùbá language and culture which they all belong to

The fact that it's not even only Lagos that bears the name "Èkó" in Yoruba land has sealed the deal,

Because some Benin claimed "Eko" is a Benin word lol,

Just like the word "Akin" a yoruba word for a Strong man
And "Akin" A English word for something of similar nature

Because these words almost sound the same and has the same spellings in both Yoruba and English does that make English people the owner of Yoruba language?

Lol

Here are 7 other places in Yoruba land that also bears the name "Èkó"

Even Igbos choose the West over their region for investment

And you want Yoruba to invest there?

Yap