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Do you guys even read the thread sef?

[size=16pt]The croco died in 2011 at the age of 50. Natural causes.
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http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/amazing-croc-story.php

odumchi: Flavour speaks a dialect from somewhere in Enugwu and not Onicha. Most Enugwu dialects say "ife" while a minority say "ihe". For example, to say "I don't know", Flavour would say "amahu m", whereas an Onicha speaker would say "amaro m".



Today's Standard Igbo is closest to the Igbo spoken in the Orlu-Okigwe-Umuahia axis of Imo and Abia states, even though Onicha dialect is said to be the most intelligible of the Igbo dialects.

I see! Thank you

The croco is dead, you can read the entire story here: http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/amazing-croc-story.php
He died of natural causes.

I hope the people who jumped on the "he's already dead" bandwagon realize who stupid it is to spit out nonsense.

What is wrong with people.
"eeeeeh, he don finish oo"

What an attitude to have towards other people, very sad.

Blyss: Unique my azz. Just last week or so I matched you nearly pick for pick showing you BA who looked exactly like the Somali chicks you were posting up.

Don't scare him away by telling him the truth! He might start crying now

My reply was based around a saying. It also is mostly true.

Notorious is a bit extreme don't you think? Anyway, if I was partly wrong, then no problem at all. Glad to learn new things!

Yeah, I've listened to it over 20 times today!

Just a Q. How does the standard Igbo used in books etc compare to Onitsha dialect? What dialect is it closest to?

I speak English, Norwegian (mt) and some Yoruba. I think in Norwegian mostly.

Well, the response wasn't in style with my statement whatsoever.

Also, very informative PhysicsQED!

http://www.edofolks.com/

This site has some Edo exercises and a pretty decent dictionary! As well as history.

Blyss: Well actually the Benin Kingdom was a notorious source of slaves for the Europeans. It wasn't till the Atlantic Slave trade that the Kingdom actually obtained it's most substantial level of wealth and power with in it's whole 1000 year history.

Interesting, but that's not what I've heard.

I know there was slave trade in area, but don't think the Oba and his chiefs actually willingly engaged in such. Of course they couldn't control such a vast area. I really don't think slave trade had anything to do with Benin's wealth. There was a lot of trading going on, but not in slaves. Though I'm open for being corrected.

[quote author=o'boy]flavour speaks Onitsha dialect hence the ife instead of Ihe[/quote]Oh ok, thanks! Nevertheless, it is awesome


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-9RDfy5ilo

Don't understand the hate.

If the man saved this crocodile, and provides for it, then that is his choice. I don't see how that is "madness", or "crazy".

Whatever Flavour speaks. I think it's Enugu, but not sure!

Sounds so amazing when he sings.

chellsee: @Rume: My dad only, only speaks d language to his snr brother. If any other family member (cousin, niece, nephew, etc) speaks d language to him, he'd reply them in English.

Even me sef don tire for d guy. If u say, daddy please speak language to us. He won't even answer u sef.

What a shame.

I wonder what causes people to stop using their own language.

Somalia9 not knowing his history as always. I do wonder why you aren't banned yet.

Many refused to sell slaves, but I don't expect someone as yourself to know this. I have heard it before, but don't quite remember it in Edo, but there was a saying something similar to this: "what kind of deprivation will make an Edo chief sell his slaves". So Edo people wouldn't even sell slaves which they had captured in war, yet alone their own people. And there are many more who refused.

As amusing as it may be for you, Somalia9, the trolling isn't very funny. Especially for some that may not understand what you're doing, and ends up wasting time on you.

In Norway we use "prosit" which is some sort of latin word for wishing good health.

Interesting. I know youths are losing fluency, but Igbo going extinct by 2025? Don't think that's possible. The language is huge and has like 20 million speakers.

Hmm, interesting. Many people don't know the colors?

From what I know in Yoruba:

Yellow - àwò èsè
Orange - àwò osàn
Blue - àwò sánmà or àwò àyìnrín
Green: àwò ewé
Red: àwò pupa
Purple - àwò aró
Pink - àwò pupa fééré
Brown - àwò ara
White - àwò funfun
Black - àwò dúdú
Silver - àwò fàdákà
Gray - àwò eérú
Gold - àwò wúrà

Etc.

Norwegian:

Yellow - gul
Blue - blå
Red - rød
Green - grønn
Purple - lilla
Pink - rosa
Black - svart
White - hvit
Silver - sølv
Grey - grå

Etc.

It's food like any other food, but don't think I'd ever eat it, just because I don't like worms at all. lol

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Afam4eva: I've really been fascinated at your knack for the Yoruba language despite not being a native. Have you even made any effort to learn your own language? And don't you think your kids deserve the right to learn their own language? Not that there's anything wrong with teaching them Yoruba but shouldn't that be after teaching them their own language?

I said: "which they will learn anyway".

I like Yoruba, and a part of my family speaks it too. Though mostly as a secondary language.

ezeagu: Yeah, Africans let them set up trading posts, awed by their mirror and Western clothing like the Madras they imported. The Europeans were acting like equals to Africans until they studied them and went for the kill.

Look at Portugese men bowing to the king od Loango. Now Angola is an ex-Portuguese territory.

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The Portuguese were probably one of the less destroying nations when it comes to colonalization. The Portuguese traded fairly with Benin Kingdom as far as I know, it didn't go down until the British decided to burn it into the ground. But hey, I guess greed would've gotten to them sooner or later anyway, if it weren't for the British. But the Portuguese were in my book, less harmful if you can put it that way, than most other colonization powers. Though, I could be wrong

So you think our traditions are inferior? Silly thinking.

The west has a tradition of conquering & destroying, you think that is a good thing? There are many great things about African traditions. Many have moved away from the traditional religions, but there is more to tradition than just religion. Dance, music and language! Just like there's more to western tradiiton than just conquering and destroying.

If you don't like your traditions, then no one is forcing you to keep them, but don't come running back when you're without identity.

modestdude: Abum odenigbo, osunigbo, na ogunigbo (writes igbo, speaks igbo and reads igbo). We speak igbo at home and i don't mean engligbo. So whenever i have my own kids am not gonna teach them english by speaking it to them. They should learn it in school and never to speak it at home unless with a visitor (seldomly)

This is the kind of attitude attitude Africa needs. When I get kids, I will most likely be teaching them Yoruba, even though it's not my native tongue, which they will learn anyway. A language is one of the best gifts you can give a child.

Never got to learn my father's language, so I will not do the same whenever I get kids.

$80000 is enough to build several schools. It's their money, sure. But I don't think I'd EVER use 80k on a doll for my children.

Somalia, I see you are still here. What happened to your goodbye thread? You are a very funny person.

Glad that you still have your ego intact.

Fine, fine okirika shirt
I no go leave you oo

If you dey share your love with another
I go beat am oo

Fine, fine okirika shirt
I no go leave you oo without fight

Anyway, people talk down on eachother all the time. You always hear different story. Look at the individual, and close your ears when you hear these stories.

I know a lot of people are unable to write their languages using proper ortography, especially tones. Maybe there could be a sticky thread where you can learn the correct way to write your language. I would be able to aid some in Yoruba.

Hmm, think I might have dropped this in the wrong thread. Was reading both the suggestion thread and this one!

Could also be alaaye, living being. But hard to say, never heard aloye before, it sounds like some Edo name called Aloaye.

Oye is easy to identify, but no idea where you would get "al" from, can't think of any word that would make sense. Al = seller/owner. An owner of oye?? You sure it's Yoruba?

Hi!

What is the Yoruba word for painting?

Very good to hear that Donziko is well. I'm relieved and can leave this thread with peace of mind.

The guys dressed as boko haram, very funny.