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. by iceblade7755: 7:52pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
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Re: . by shalomm: 7:52pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
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Re: . by iceblade7755: 7:56pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
shalomm: ? |
Re: . by Nobody: 8:04pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
iceblade7755: we have 8 market days in Igbo Land. We do not celebrate market days but rather, we use the market days to share events and watch seasons. The introduction of clan in Igbo Land is just to further dis integrate the Igbo race. All are stories. I can tell you the story of my clan. It is very hilarious. |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 8:07pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
victorels: I know about the 8 market days but I'm more familiar with the 4 market days. But what clan is Okafor? |
Re: . by bigfrancis21: 8:09pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
iceblade7755: His father is not necessarily from Nri. Okafor is a surname borne by most places in Igboland. His mother should be able to know where the man is from? Weren't the usual traditional rites conducted when they got together? She should be able to know her in-laws well to know where they are from - where she is married into. |
Re: . by bigfrancis21: 8:11pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
iceblade7755: No clan specifically owns nor bears Okafor. It is simply a general Igbo name for a male child born on 'Afor' day. Oko+afo, just as we have Oko+eke (Okeke when pronounced fast), Oko+Nkwo and Oko+Oye (Okoye) or Oko+Orie (Okorie), the Igbo 4 market days being Eke, Orie, Afor and Nkwo. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 8:19pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: They did not marry in Nigeri, they married in America |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 8:20pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Ok thanks |
Re: . by Nobody: 8:29pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
iceblade7755: Most people that bear Okafor are enugu. But you should ignore the clan thing. Any tribe/clan can bear okafor. You don't/ can't Identify peoples origin from their name in Igbo Land except some state that have some funny title and answer it as name. States like Ebonyi |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 8:30pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
victorels: Ok |
Re: . by musicwriter(m): 9:56pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
iceblade7755: Don't get it twisted!. It's not a celebration. Eke, Orie, Afor, Nkwor. These are names of days of the week, just as you have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday in English. In Igboland, 4 days = 1 week (at least before British people messed up our intellect and culture). Okoafor (Oko born on Afo day; is just a name of a male) 1 Like |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 11:28pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
musicwriter:Ok |
Re: . by tpiadotcom: 12:11am On Jul 29, 2015 |
Re: . by OdenigboAroli(m): 12:36am On Jul 29, 2015 |
victorels: This is very ffucked up,you need to be stoned to death! |
Re: . by OdenigboAroli(m): 12:39am On Jul 29, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Most Okafors are found in Anambra,some in ENUGU and Enuani and very few in Imo. So,the possibility of his father being of Nri is high. |
Re: . by OdenigboAroli(m): 12:44am On Jul 29, 2015 |
[size=8pt][/size] victorels: How did you come to the conclusion Enugu bear most of the Okafor... I thought Enugu is famous for bearing Ugwu,Imo Duru,Abia Kalu,Ebonyi Onwe and Anambra Okeke,Okafor and Okonkwo. As for Enuani,nwajei,nwadei,Ochei and co. |
Re: . by bigfrancis21: 1:42am On Jul 29, 2015 |
OdenigboAroli: Okafors are found in Imo and Abia as well. There might be a higher chance of them in Anambra but the ubiquity of the name all over Igboland leaves a wide area of possibility to be considered. @op...what certain type of dialect does your dad know or speak? Or if he can't, can he mimic the Igbo dialect he heard his dad or parents speaking while he was growing up? With dialect, we can strike out many similarities and narrow down our search to a specific area in Igbo land. |
Re: . by bigfrancis21: 1:46am On Jul 29, 2015 |
OdenigboAroli: In that sense you are right. There are certain names unique to certain areas in Igboland. Within Enugu state, any person with an 'ugwu' derived surname is most likely to be from the Nsukka area. However, this doesn't mean they don't answer names common to other Igbo areas such as Ifeanyi, Chidi, Ifeoma etc. To me, Okafor is just a generic Igbo name for a male child born on Afor day. The lack of alternative forms of the name, which could be said to be unique to an area or a dialectical variant, further proves that everyone seems to be using it. Maybe in the past, it may have been common amongst the Nri or originated amongst them but today, other areas in Igboland have families with the Okafor surname. No one area in Igbo land can lay exclusive rights to the name. |
Re: . by tpiadotcom: 2:07am On Jul 29, 2015 |
If the father said he didn't remember his clan, doesn't that mean he doesn't want enquiries into his clan. And since when did okafor become a subject of argument about the "area of igbo" which bears the name. Op, you folks have come again. |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 2:11am On Jul 29, 2015 |
OdenigboAroli: His father is from Anambra, Nnewi city, specifically, southern Nnewi city. What do you think of his chances to be from the Nri clan is now? Now that I given the place where he is from, and his last name. |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 2:13am On Jul 29, 2015 |
tpiadotcom: He moved to America and stayed their for along time, according to him, that's why he doesn't remember what clan he is from. |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 2:15am On Jul 29, 2015 |
tpiadotcom: And why does it bother you that the name 'Okafor' became a subject of argument about the area of igbo which bears the name? |
Re: . by bigfrancis21: 2:16am On Jul 29, 2015 |
iceblade7755: That's the answer you're looking for. Since his father is from Nnewi, the man is also from Nnewi automatically. The Igbo society, just like most cultures in the world, is patrilineal and heritage or inheritance follows the male ancestral line. In Igbo land, you are from wherever your father is from, who is from where his own father is from, and so on and so on up to the very first male ancestor, irrespective of where you're born. It is only in US that people determine area of origin by place of birth. America doesn't belong to the whites and blacks anyway, it is a borrowed land. Thus, whites and blacks cannot lay ancestral rights or origin to areas in America just as we do in Nigeria. Only the native indians can. In Nigeria, there is hardly any confusion about your ancestral origin. You are Igbo once your father is Igbo irrespective of whether your mom is Ijaw, Ibibio or Idoma. You are also from Nnewi village so far as your father is from there even though you were born in Enugu or Lagos or your father was born in Kano. 1 Like |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 2:17am On Jul 29, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Nnewi is a city thought, not a clan. |
Re: . by bigfrancis21: 2:23am On Jul 29, 2015 |
iceblade7755: It can be considered as a city today because of western development, however it could also be thought of as a clan in traditional settings. Within Nnewi, there are families. In Nnewi South, there are 4 main villages - Umudim, Uruagu, Otolo and Nnewi-Ichi. With the search zeroed down to Nnewi, the search for the actual village and the family should be easier. He (or you maybe) could do a simple search and visit these 4 villages mentioned in Nnewi South and ask around for the Okafor family. With all Okafor families pointed out to you, you just simply ask questions by mentioning 'your' father's full name and those who know him or his father will automatically indicate so. Thus, your journey for your ancestral origins is over. |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 2:26am On Jul 29, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Ok, I'll tell him about it. |
Re: . by bigfrancis21: 2:29am On Jul 29, 2015 |
iceblade7755: As for ancestral ties to Nri, some communities today in Igboland are said to have been founded by Nri ancestors, maybe Nnewi too, but that was way long time ago. In today's terms, he cannot be said to be from Nri if his own father is not from Nri. |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 2:45am On Jul 29, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Ok, thanks for the info. |
Re: . by iceblade7755: 2:47am On Jul 29, 2015 |
OdenigboAroli: lol,wtf? |
Re: . by OdenigboAroli(m): 6:32am On Jul 29, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Just to correct a misconception, there is no town in Igbo land known as Nri. However,their are original Umunri settlements and descendants who spread across Igbo land and settled. There are Umunri in all parts on Anambra and beyond. |
Re: . by OdenigboAroli(m): 6:35am On Jul 29, 2015 |
iceblade7755: What 8 market days are we talking about ? There is no name exclusive to one particular clan. |
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