ianSweet:
@BigFrancis, There are no indigenous ethnic igbos in Kogi.
Many Igalas from southern igala speak Igbos as a second language and may share Igbo origins, but today, we are all Igalas by ethnicity.
There are also igala speakers in Enugu and Anambra and Igbo speakers with Igala origin in these states.

ianSweet:


Ette is an Igala town with Idoma and Igbo migrants. The kingship titles and traditional rulers are in Igala.

Igga and i think Ogurugu towns in Enugu are of Igala origin, they are both billingual in igala and igbo, but because they are in Enugu, they seem to identify as Igbo, am not really sure.

Joavid:
really?? we understand that the Igala's are your brothers so take it easy.

Kogi is the only state bordering almost 5 states cos it situated right in the middle of Nigeria, so tell your Igbo communities to move back to Anambra and stop claiming another state. Edo people did not move from Edo to Kogi and claim it, Gwari people of Abuja didn't do it.
,o

WTF is wrong with you people

you Igbos have issues for real.

Joavid:
really?? we understand that the Igala's are your brothers so take it easy.

Kogi is the only state bordering almost 5 states cos it situated right in the middle of Nigeria, so tell your Igbo communities to move back to Anambra and stop claiming another state. Edo people did not move from Edo to Kogi and claim it, Gwari people of Abuja didn't do it.
,o

WTF is wrong with you people

you Igbos have issues for real.

Oblang:
Small time this Igbo ppl will claim every part of Nigeria belong to them..

Joavid:


how convenient for you to say that. but sorry, it's proven time and time again that it's the other way round.

bigfrancis21:


What language does Iggah speak as native language?

ianSweet:


No pls, they speak Igala as a first language and igbo as a second language. Although it varies among some individuals. Some speak igbo more. Some answer igala names, some answer igbo names. I have been to these places. I am from southern igala.

oglalasioux:


In Ishielu LGA alone, you have Ezillo speaking a totally different dialect, Iyonu speaking another dialect. Nkalagu and Umuhali speak another version of the Nkanu dialect while Nkalaha and Obegu speak the Nsukka dialect. That's 4.

Then you have Izzi, Ezza, Ikwo and Ngbo/Izhia making 8 dialects. When you add Afikpo, Ivo and Ohaozara you have total of 11 dialects.

Note that I didn't add the non Igbo speaking parts of the State such as Effium, Ofurekpe, Ntezi, Okpoto and Amuda.

Enugu State has 5 dialects namely Nkanu, Awgu, Udi and Nsukka. Anambra has 3 dialects, Umunze, Onitsha and Aguleri (except the northern Igala speaking communities). Abia has 3, Isukwato, Ngwa and Arochukwu. Imo has 3, Mbaise, Owerri and Okigwe.

So no Igbo state has more dialects than Ebonyi state.

On your stance that Ngbo people are not related to the Idomas you may be right. I base my argument on the sound of their words and similarities in their names such as Agbo and Agala among others.

AgentH2SO4:
We all know that Igboland cannot be restricted to SE as described by Nigeria.

We have lands in SS & MB.

God bless Igboland

Clinton9000:


That's why I have spent my time educating Afonjas of Igbo communities in SS and MB so that when another civil war starts, they don't foolishly run into Igbo communities seeking for help thinking we are online and everything is propaganda and joke. Honestly two sensible yorubas have contacted me privately and thanked because they never thought such large Igbo communities existed in those communities outside SE. But the Afonjas among them will keep living in self denial until war starts...foolishly run into Igbo areas thinking they are not Igbos, that day they will be used for ngwobi and isi ewu.

oglalasioux:


The Nsukka and most Ebonyi Igbos' culture and traditions are purely shaped by Tiv, Idoma and the Igala cultures and traditions. From masquerades to marriages and foods and burials.

Joavid:
really?? we understand that the Igala's are your brothers so take it easy.

Kogi is the only state bordering almost 5 states cos it situated right in the middle of Nigeria, so tell your Igbo communities to move back to Anambra and stop claiming another state. Edo people did not move from Edo to Kogi and claim it, Gwari people of Abuja didn't do it.
,o

WTF is wrong with you people

you Igbos have issues for real.

ianSweet:


Ette is an Igala town with Idoma and Igbo migrants. The kingship titles and traditional rulers are in Igala.

Igga and i think Ogurugu towns in Enugu are of Igala origin, they are both billingual in igala and igbo, but because they are in Enugu, they seem to identify as Igbo, am not really sure.

murphyibiam15:


You are 100% correct....Ebonyi has by far the least dialect in Igbo states ....am from Ebonyi...u can see two LGAs in Ebonyi speaking same dialect eg is Ohaozara and Onicha LGA
Nxt is Afikpo-Edda-Amasiri-Uwanna-Apkoha-Enohia who speak an hear same "jokwa' dialects

Down to Ezza-izzi-ikwo who hear and speak same dialect


unlike in Enugu where same LGA like 'Udi' speak diferent dialect e.g Ngwo,UDI town, abor, egede, okpatu,eke all have different dialects

As for Anambra they have lost their dialects to central Igbo probably bc they have more trade involvement which involves using central igbo

murphyibiam15:


You are 100% correct....Ebonyi has by far the least dialect in Igbo states ....am from Ebonyi...u can see two LGAs in Ebonyi speaking same dialect eg is Ohaozara and Onicha LGA
Nxt is Afikpo-Edda-Amasiri-Uwanna-Apkoha-Enohia who speak an hear same "jokwa' dialects

Down to Ezza-izzi-ikwo who hear and speak same dialect


unlike in Enugu where same LGA like 'Udi' speak diferent dialect e.g Ngwo,UDI town, abor, egede, okpatu,eke all have different dialects

As for Anambra they have lost their dialects to central Igbo probably bc they have more trade involvement which involves using central igbo

ianSweet:


No pls, they speak Igala as a first language and igbo as a second language. Although it varies among some individuals. Some speak igbo more. Some answer igala names, some answer igbo names. I have been to these places. I am from southern igala.

Posh3:


Igga speaks Igbo.... And also answers Igbo names.. I have plenty of them as neighbors here in Karmo, Abuja.

scholes0:


So in a civil war 'God forbid", Yorubas will be the ones running into Igbo communities?
Clap for yourself.

bigfrancis21:


Aren't the Idomas in the majority in Ette, followed by Igala? Then Igbo? It seems to me that the Igalas are trying to lay ownership to Ette town as they seem to be doing to other places of recent.

Clinton9000:


Yes I agree with you...Anambra Igbo is central. Abia, Imo, Enugu and Ebonyi, Delta and Rivers have many dialects. What's funny is all these many Igbo dialects speakers even those in Delta like Agbor, and Rivers Ikwerre understand Anambra central Igbo well well. That's why most Rivers marry from Anambra...Peter Odili, Ameachi, Hon. Nwuche, Amadi, I mean all of them that I know marry mostly from Anambra. I lived in PH for 5 yrs, 1 out of every 3 married Ikwerres I knew, married from Anambra or Enugu. We all know Anambra and Enugu are one people except the Nnsuka that have Igala mix up and dialect.

mengho:
igbos trying hard to relate to some far off people, ok we get It, kogi is part of Biafra as Well, I think dats what you want right

Clinton9000:


Out of ignorance thinking it's their imaginary SS with no Igbos.

OmoIgala:


Ette is 50 / 50 Idoma /Igala then Igbo
But in Eastern Kogi, Idoma and Igala share more or less the same Identity. Many of the Idomas have adopted Igala names and customs, because it seems to be the stronger of the two cultures.

kogirodent:

Atta egbiti na gwe! Ukolo ha? Abo ugbo eche ta?

OmoIgala:


Ette is 50 / 50 Idoma /Igala then Igbo
But in Eastern Kogi, Idoma and Igala share more or less the same Identity. Many of the Idomas have adopted Igala names and customs, because it seems to be the stronger of the two cultures.

Joavid:
really?? we understand that the Igala's are your brothers so take it easy.

Kogi is the only state bordering almost 5 states cos it situated right in the middle of Nigeria, so tell your Igbo communities to move back to Anambra and stop claiming another state. Edo people did not move from Edo to Kogi and claim it, Gwari people of Abuja didn't do it.
,o

WTF is wrong with you people

you Igbos have issues for real.