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Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by funmijoyb(f): 10:37am On Nov 08, 2015 |
Ihuomadinihu:yoruba started movie first since 1960s in lagos hope u know that? it was it that later becomes Nollywood 4 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 11:02am On Nov 08, 2015 |
funmijoyb: Until you believe yourself, you will not be able to convince others. 6 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by IlekeHD: 5:28pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
Nawa o. This is true. The claiming has begun. |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 5:58pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
absoluteSuccess: I never said 'tini tini' is not Yoruba. Quote me where I said it. However, I only said that, love nwa nti nti which Yorubas pronounce as love wan tin tin is an originally Igbo phrase. 3 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 5:59pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
funmijoyb: Lmao. Just like someone said, until you first believe what you have written, you will not be able to convince others. 5 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 7:38pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
absoluteSuccess: Obodo means country or state in Igbo. Obodo oyibo means European country or white man's land. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 7:40pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
absoluteSuccess: Lol. Here you go claiming 'obodo' an Igbo word as Yoruba. There's nothing I will not hear on this forum. 4 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by absoluteSuccess: 7:56pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Bigfrancis, you be funny guy wallai. What I'm saying is, the word obudo has the same feature as Ibudo, which is Yoruba for dwellingplace. I took obodo for obudo, thanks for correcting me on the actual word. I am actually saying that there are words that we share that can't be claim by anyone as theirs, except the version found in our language. Quit smoking higbo++, it is not too good for you. Come back to christian fold and use your keen mastermind for christ. Its better than the mod thing and the (your) igbo agenda. Jesus loves you. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 8:17pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
absoluteSuccess: My point still remains Obodo Oyibo is an Igbo phrase, and Obodo is an authentic Igbo word. Ok, I hear you 2 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by absoluteSuccess: 9:13pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: We are saying the same thing na. You ehn, hm... I'm giving you a Pete Edochie killer look but you don't know. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 9:26pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
absoluteSuccess: You are quite funny indeed. By the way, what's going on in Naija now? It must be 9:26pm in Nigeria now. Currently, it is 3:26pm here in the US (eastern time zone). We used to be 5 hours behind Nigerian time but moved our clocks one hour back on midnight of November 2 this month. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by absoluteSuccess: 9:56pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Lol, I always enjoy your troubleshooting and need to be invincible. There's always a 'badman' to turn a thread upside down, you take pleasure in that. Naija just dey o. Nothing much, its always the same old story, 'nigeria is just about to get better if they can allow buhari to fight corruption'. Its biafra and music ruling the airwaves o. Please tell igbo guys to be patience, things will be better with time. Let's give those guys few more time. Hows the United States? Hope you are enjoying Gods own country? Hows study? As to the time gain, do you people now have to resume an hour earlier or its just a gmt adjustment? I love you ma brother. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by macof(m): 9:59pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Yoruba pronounce? I'm still confused as to why you believe yorubas concern themselves with that song |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 10:19pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
macof: Some Yorubas have recently sang songs named 'love wan tin tin'. Love Wantintin by Oyinkansola ft Brymo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUIcjDXLixg 'Love Nwantintin' by Lara George: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCThGJVGzCQ 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by macof(m): 10:30pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: I see. A pity these aren't popular songs |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 10:40pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
absoluteSuccess: It is a GMT time adjustment to align with the natural rising and setting of the sun. The US is located on the north pole of the earth and during this time of the year, the sun is usually at the southern pole of the earth meaning that the northern pole receives less sunlight than the south as against between April to August when the sun is directly overhead at the northern pole giving more sunlight. Less sunlight during this time means lesser day light (day) and more night. The sun began to move southwards around august and as we approached October, the day no longer broke at 6am but 7am. By 6:30am, it would still be dark like 4am in the night and we would see signs of daytime by around 7am and night would fall at 6pm in the evening, thus around November every year, the time is shifted 1 hour back such that 7am before now becomes 6am now to tally with natural rising of the sun. However, this affects the evenings such that 6pm night fall now becomes 5pm. During this period we have very short days (6am to 5pm) and long nights (5:30pm to 6am) and this continues until around March every year when the sun begins to move northwards again, meaning more sunshine over the north pole than before, and more daylight than night time. Also, due to this reduced amount of sunshine, the weather gets colder and we experience cold and snowfall from December to March. As we approach March and the sun begins its movement towards the north pole, we begin to notice that the day begins to break quite early before 6am and by May the day begins to break at 5am, instead of 6am and the clock is moved 1 hour ahead (this is called summer daylight savings time, by moving the clock ahead, 5am before now becomes 6am in the new time) to tally with the natural rising of the sun. However, during summer the sun does not set until around 9pm in the night. Between June and August (summer), the day is still bright until 8pm and gets totally dark at 9pm. By 5:45am, the day breaks already and continues till 9pm in the night, thus we have longer days and shorter nights during summer. Nigeria does not usually experience such extended hours of day or night because we are located fairly close to the equator (the equator is 0 degrees), just 4 degrees North above the equator to 15 degrees North, and its strategic location ensures that it receives almost equal amounts of sunshine all year round regardless of whether the sun is at the north pole or at the south pole. Nigeria often experiences unequal days and nights depending on when the sun is at the north or south, and the rising and falling time changes are usually a matter of few minutes that does not prompt the movement of the clock an hour ahead or behind. Right now it is 4:43pm and the sun has fallen completely, nowhere to be seen and it is twilight now and then it would get completely dark by 5:00pm. It gets worse during December/January when it gets completely dark by 4:50pm. 3 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 10:41pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
macof: They do not have to be popular songs. At least now you know Yorubas use the phrase 'love wantintin'. 4 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Ishilove: 11:54pm On Nov 08, 2015 |
bigfrancis21:I have never heard a proper Yoruba use love wantintin |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 12:32am On Nov 09, 2015 |
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Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Ishilove: 1:24am On Nov 09, 2015 |
somegirl1:What I mean is the 'ibiles' 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by ipledge10(m): 1:29am On Nov 09, 2015 |
Ishilove:are u d one operating laraiboluwaji moniker |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 1:34am On Nov 09, 2015 |
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Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Ishilove: 1:45am On Nov 09, 2015 |
somegirl1:It means 'son of the soil' or something to that effect |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 2:34am On Nov 09, 2015 |
Ishilove: I see. So the ones that sang the songs aren't sons or daughters of the soil? 3 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by ezeagu(m): 6:00am On Nov 09, 2015 |
I think the general problem with this thread, and in extension the line of reasoning is that people are judging Igbo people by the guys they see in Lagos. Pidgin is hardly used in Igboland, where more then 80% of Igbo people live, and when it is used it's peppered with mostly Igbo words. 4 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Ihuomadinihu: 7:10am On Nov 09, 2015 |
funmijoyb:Lmao! Thank God my people have adressed your rants. I don't have the time and energy to mention the other rants on this thread. Bye! 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by absoluteSuccess: 7:44am On Nov 09, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: I enjoyed your explanation better than when my geography teacher taught me such things as 'solstice'. I believe a time will come when students will be able to take excursions to experience and marvel at the thrills of nature. for now, Satelite channels will do, saving ugly side and beaming the beauty of the land in 3D. See you around soon. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by 4nobody4every1: 9:42am On Nov 09, 2015 |
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Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 9:53am On Nov 09, 2015 |
Ishilove: Hey Ishi, how have you been? |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by bigfrancis21: 9:56am On Nov 09, 2015 |
absoluteSuccess: Thanks pal. Geography was one subject I barely needed to study for to take an exam. I made an A1 in Geography in my WAEC and GCE in SS2 my mom forced me to take because she wanted me to test the waters before taking the ultimate WAEC in SS3. My father had an Atlas of the world in his cupboard of books which I began studying as a child. I love Geography. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by absoluteSuccess: 11:34am On Nov 09, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: him, mother's love for her children. God bless Nigerian mothers. as with me l loved geography as much, thanks to my brother, the teacher in the House. I think I got C4 or so in geography at o level. My best subject used to be chemistry. I like iupac nomenclatures, it may be the reason I'm stuck to Yoruba vocabularies. breaking words to their atomic syllables to define their secret. I'm often impressed by your undying love for Igbo history and tradition, we all have similar callings here. may God help us to make the best of what we've got. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Ishilove: 12:54pm On Nov 09, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: Fine boy, I've been good |
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