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Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by Rossikk(m): 10:37pm On Jul 20, 2016 |
LANGUAGE SIMILARITIES Igbo Yoruba Onu (mouth) Enu (mouth) Imi (nose) Imu (nose) Nti (ear) Eti (ear) Gini (what) Kini (what) Mbala (backyard) Abala (backyard) Iba (fever) Iba (fever) Agba (calabash) Igba (Calabash) Okute (stone) Okuta (stone) Aga (barren) Agan (barren) Ise (amen) Ase (amen) Ejime/Ejima (twin) Ejire (twin) Osi (he said) Oso (he said) Ka (big) Ga (big) Siri (said) Soro (said) Miri (water) Omi (water) Odinma (it is good) Oda (it is good) Ewu (goat) Ewure (goat) Awi (grey hair) Ewu (grey hair) Okunrin (man) Okenye (man) Obinrin (woman) Aborun (woman) Owambe (it is there) Onoeba (it is there) Eniyan (person who..) Onye (person who...) Were Eniyan (mad person) Onye Ara (madness) Enyin (elephant) Erin (elephant) Dimkpa (strong man) Igiripa (strong man) Wambi (come here) Bia eba (come here) Kurombe (go away) Puoneba (go away) Kene (greet) Ki (greet) Alusi (the gods) Orisa (the gods) Ifufu (wind) Efufu (wind) Nata (return) Pada (return) Ofe (soup) Obe (soup) Nwu (die) Ku (die) Anwu (sun) Oorun (sun) Ebe (place) Ibi (place) Akpara (basket) Akpere (basket) Ifena aku (what time it is) Akoko (time) Aru (abomination) irira (abomination) Ebe kibi (where do you live?) Ibo longbe (where do you live?) Giwa kwan (and you?) Iwo nko (and you?) Udu miri (water pot) Odu omi (water pot) Ebe (where?) Ibo (where?) Let it ( ko) Let it (ko) Yoruba Are 99.9% Genetically Identical To Igbos – Study Genetic research finds that there is little genetic difference between most African ethnic groups and less so when they are closer together. A study published in the Bio Medical Center found there was little evidence for significant population substructure in the four major West African ethnic groups, the Yoruba and Igbo of Nigeria and Akan and Gaa-Adangbe of Ghana. The findings, according to the team, “although not entirely surprising given the geographical proximity of these groups, provide important insights into the genetic relationships between the ethnic groups studied and confirm previous results that showed close genetic relationship between most studied West African groups.” The study was conducted by Adebowale Adeyemo, Guanjie Chen2, Yuanxiu Chen and Charles Rotimi of the University of Ibadan, National Human Genome Center and Howard university. Analysis of Molecular Variance, AMOVA was used. Adebowale et al made the shocking discovery that whereas there was 99.9% within-population variance, the between-population variance was less than 0.1%. This means that Yorubas, Igbos, Gaa and Akan are 99.9% similar as populations, while within each of the groups there are differences/variations between individuals as high as 99%, i.e. One Igbo may be 99% variant to another Igbo, or one Yoruba to another Yoruba. http://newsrescue.com/yoruba-are-99-adangbe-study/#axzz4EytOCs6T |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by HungerBAD: 10:39pm On Jul 20, 2016 |
Cool. 3 Likes |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by Emilokoiyawon: 10:42pm On Jul 20, 2016 |
oya lets go |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by stigmond(m): 10:48pm On Jul 20, 2016 |
#food to ruminate... |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by jovialSoul001(m): 3:37am On Jul 21, 2016 |
don't Eva compare IBO and Yoruba in ya life |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by Rossikk(m): 3:51am On Jul 21, 2016 |
jovialSoul001: Do you actually have a working brain? Does it use a generator to operate? There's no light in your head. 4 Likes |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by jovialSoul001(m): 4:13am On Jul 21, 2016 |
Rossikk:ur future ambition was to become stupid am sorry for your mum |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by Rossikk(m): 3:18am On Jul 23, 2016 |
stigmond:Sure is.. |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by Blackfire(m): 3:36pm On Jul 23, 2016 |
Give those two sophisticated and industrious Nigeria for ten years. . And watch this country become a real giant. But alas hatred, deeply rooted suspicion have spoiled them, and there opponent up north is using it well. Am proudly igbo+yoruba. Oh similarities in word. Ekw'ensu' / esu. Ojah / oja (a piece of cloth used in staffing children at the back) 3 Likes |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by Ugosample(m): 1:04am On Aug 18, 2016 |
This is nice and informative. |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by babydioku(f): 10:48am On Aug 19, 2016 |
Rubbish |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by Rossikki: 5:08am On Aug 20, 2016 |
babydioku: What exactly is ''rubbish'' about what was posted? What do you disagree with precisely? |
Re: Yoruba And Igbo Are Virtually The Same Language - Just Different Pronunciations by Loluores: 11:49am On Nov 09, 2017 |
Rossikki: Exactly! Clowns like this won't be around to defend their sentimental claims. All they know is how to be as divisive as possible. Unfortunately for them, the linguistic facts don't care about any stupid tribalistic sentiments. |
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