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TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 7:27pm On Aug 29, 2023 |
Why did they pick Cross for this? 😩 |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 6:25pm On Aug 28, 2023 |
Asking someone to be the gentleman and give up for you is a tad annoying. 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 7:47pm On Aug 27, 2023 |
Seyi visited a native doctor in Idah before coming to the show. Nothing anybody fit tell me. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Focus On The South Let's See States And Capitals by RedboneSmith(m): 5:40pm On Aug 27, 2023 |
Probz: I really don't care one way or another. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Focus On The South Let's See States And Capitals by RedboneSmith(m): 9:24am On Aug 27, 2023 |
Ebubu3: I often see Southeasterners on NL saying things like Ikwerre is closer to Central Ìgbò than Nsukka. And I feel they are either lying or they met Ikwerre people who spoke to them in Central Ìgbò and they assumed that's what Ikwerre sounds like. Most (if not all) Ikwerre people from the PH area can speak and understand Central Ìgbò, and when they meet someone from the Southeast, they will typically speak to them in Central Ìgbò. That is not their dialect. I have travelled widely through Obio-Akpor and PHALGA and I make a point to listen to the people speaking in their own dialects, and I can say without mincing words that anybody from Anambra or Northern axis of Imo State who claims that he understands their dialect without prior exposure to it is not telling the truth. You will catch bits and pieces of what is said, but on the whole their dialect will not be intelligible to you. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Focus On The South Let's See States And Capitals by RedboneSmith(m): 9:13am On Aug 27, 2023 |
Ebubu3: Are you sure you are actually familiar with the different varieties of Ikwerre? I don't know anyone who actually knows Ikwerre that will argue that it is closer to "central Ìgbò" than Nsukka and Abakaliki dialects. First of all, Ikwerre is not one dialect. There are many Ikwerre dialects. The Ikwerre spoken in Omerelu, close to the Imo border may be close to what the average Imo indigene from the southern communities may understand. But this is not the same with the Ikwerre spoken in Ogbakiri for instance. Or Ndele. Or even the Rebisi clan. I will 100% argue that Ikwerre is more divergent than Nsukka. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Focus On The South Let's See States And Capitals by RedboneSmith(m): 12:14am On Aug 27, 2023 |
Ebubu3: Dialect divergence is a normal thing in history. For every large language group, the dialects on the fringes are going to show considerable differences from the dialects in the centre. The thing to note is that despite the low level of mutual intelligibility between the Abakaliki cluster and the central dialects, lexical similarity between Abakaliki dialects and the central dialects is still over 80%. Igala influence? None that I can tell. Some influence from Idomoid and Upper Cross dialects, but that's minimal. The thing that I have noticed about Abakaliki dialects is that the main reason why it sounds incomprehensible is the way they pronounce words, ie, their accents and inflections. That is why written Ezza is easier to understand by a central Igbo speaker than spoken Ezza. 5 Likes |
Politics / Re: Focus On The South Let's See States And Capitals by RedboneSmith(m): 11:28pm On Aug 26, 2023 |
scholes0: Any Ebonyian who does not understand Isobo is not from the Abakaliki zone. Ebonyi is not one dialect. Edda doesn't speak like Ezza. And Ishielu doesn't speak like Afikpo. Isobo and the Abakaliki dialects belong to the same sub-cluster. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: Focus On The South Let's See States And Capitals by RedboneSmith(m): 11:26pm On Aug 26, 2023 |
scholes0: I am almost convinced it is Osopong that you're mistaking for Isobo. Isobo language or dialect (I really don't care which it is called) is as incomprehensible to the central Igbo speaker as Ezza, Ikwo, Izhi and Mgbo is incomprehensible to the central Ìgbò speaker. An Ikwo person and an Isobo person can communicate with minimal difficulties. In fact, their traditions state that they are an extension of Ikwo across the Enyim River (i.e., Cross River). Isobo language is demonstrably part of the Abakaliki linguistic cluster within the Igbo linguistic family. Nobody argues about this connection. Not even the Isobo themselves. Like I said, you're probably confusing them with Osopong people. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Focus On The South Let's See States And Capitals by RedboneSmith(m): 11:03pm On Aug 26, 2023 |
scholes0: Did you say slight influence? The entire language is very clearly the same Ìgbò variant as that spoken by the Ezza-Ikwo-Izhi. The entire language. Of course with influence from Upper Cross River languages. Isobo are not Mbembe. I don't know where you got that from. They have a Facebook page where they share elements of their language and culture from time to time. And the ones among them that I have interacted with identify with the larger Ìgbò family. 2 Likes |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 10:39pm On Aug 25, 2023 |
mediocre: Swear. Na comedian dey crack joke, na comedian dey laugh. The orphan joke was decent, but not even one giggle. 🥲 |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 10:28pm On Aug 25, 2023 |
My God, Dee 1 is so dry, I want to tear my eyes out. And he was quite funny on IK's Comedy Club. What happened tonight? 😭 |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 9:27pm On Aug 25, 2023 |
If them no lose this wager make I know wetin cause am. 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 3:07pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
TheEnforcer: The funny thing is that this is an improved Mercy. It was way worse the first time she was a housemate. 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 10:09pm On Aug 22, 2023 |
Ambber: A dead puppy is funnier than him sha. Just saying. 6 Likes 1 Share |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 12:32pm On Aug 22, 2023 |
Probz: Yea, while researching on dyslexia some years ago, I came across articles that said dyslexics do well with shapes. But I guess these things are more complex than any one research can surmise, and different people with the condition may exhibit different abilities/disabilities 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 9:01pm On Aug 21, 2023 |
Probz: Letters are shapes and symbols. A person who struggles to recognise letters assembled to represent a word (i.e., a, dyslexic) will in many cases also have difficulty with this kind of puzzle. https://dyslexiasa.org/early-warning-signs/ Under visual difficulties, you can see difficulty with jigsaw puzzles listed. |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 6:00pm On Aug 21, 2023 |
COOL10: Cross is dyslexic. Dyslexic people don’t see shapes and symbols the way other people do. I expected him to struggle with this. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 7:48pm On Aug 20, 2023 |
ItisHi: Which feminist? Was it not the male judge that influenced the other two females to vote out Kidd because he no dey ship? |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 1:29am On Aug 20, 2023 |
Ike is sha very immature. He won’t last a minute on the streets. |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 11:13pm On Aug 18, 2023 |
Did this boy just use the L-word? 😂😂😂😂😂 Oh dear dear dear |
Culture / Re: Hausa And Fulani Language Is It Similar To Each Other?? by RedboneSmith(m): 1:52pm On Aug 18, 2023 |
ANON333: Quick question: are you a flat earther? 1 Like |
Culture / Re: Hausa And Fulani Language Is It Similar To Each Other?? by RedboneSmith(m): 10:49am On Aug 18, 2023 |
ANON333: Piece of advice: Don't jump into discussions about African linguistics if you do not know anything about African linguistics. That would be like me trying to correct people about quantum physics that I clearly do not know anything about. Fulfude belongs to the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo family. This is an established linguistic fact that no one argues anymore. The language is closely related to the Wolof and Serer languages of Senegal. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Culture / Re: Name In Ika Language by RedboneSmith(m): 7:29am On Aug 16, 2023 |
efficiencie: In Ika, “God is my strength” would be “Chukwuwuikem”. I’ve also met one person called “Osewuike” and it means the same thing. God strengthens me would be “Chukwunyemike”. 1 Like |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 8:44pm On Aug 14, 2023 |
fitzmayowa:More proof that women stand by their men more than men stand by their women. 😂😂😂😂😂 |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 7:39pm On Aug 14, 2023 |
Amillionnn: Which chance? |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 10:13pm On Aug 13, 2023 |
kowema: Here's the problem with the judges. They are NOT watching the show. When Ebuka asks them what they think of the show so far, they give very vague very general very airy responses because they do not know what the fvck is going on in the house. They are not watching. So when Ninja hands them the paper to vote, they are not voting based on the performance of the housemates in the house. They are voting based on, "Oh, I know this guy. He's my friend. We've worked together, blah blah blah." And that's just messed up. It's rubbish. Judges should be people who watch the show, and since there is no way to ensure that these people they bring on Sundays to make these decisions are actually watching, best thing is to get rid of the jury. Let the voting public continue to be the judges. 11 Likes |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 8:41pm On Aug 13, 2023 |
davodyguy: Who be Ghanaian for there? Ilebaye is North Central. 2 Likes |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 8:04pm On Aug 13, 2023 |
jenifer007: Nyash and thick thighs are content, please. In a house that is particular short on nyash, this eviction is a travesty. Whose nyash (apart from Mercy's botched left nyash) I go dey look for pool party now? Doyin's? 😭 2 Likes |
TV/Movies / Re: Big Brother Naija “All Stars“ 2023: Live Updates Thread by RedboneSmith(m): 7:48pm On Aug 13, 2023 |
Mehn, eff the jury! |
Culture / Re: Hausa And Fulani Language Is It Similar To Each Other?? by RedboneSmith(m): 10:50pm On Aug 12, 2023 |
This might sound bizarre, but Fulani language is actually closer to Yoruba, Edo, Ibibio and Igbo languages than it is to Hausa. This is because it belongs to the same Niger-Congo language family as these languages. Hausa on the other hand is closer to languages like Somali, Arabic and Hebrew, since they all belong to the same Afro-Asiatic language family. 3 Likes |
Culture / Re: After The White Man, The Next Most Important Person Created By God Was Igbo – Ek by RedboneSmith(m): 8:28pm On Aug 11, 2023 |
Two things: 1. The title is clickbait. I don't know if you even read the article. 2. What's the motive for digging up this 2016 article about a man who is now long dead? 2 Likes |
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