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Obong Okon Ita Clan by AtaniWarrior: 11:18pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Obong Okon Ita was the Ibibio clan that occupied the present day Arochukwu area before the arrival of Igbo and Akpa-Ekoi settlers. Obot Okon Ita (present day Obinkita village) was the seat of government of the Obong Okon Ita clan. What is the meaning of the name Obong Okon Ita? What is the meaning of the name Obot Okon Ita? 1 Like |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by AtaniWarrior: 8:35pm On Jun 19, 2017 |
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Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by AtaniWarrior: 9:46pm On Jan 23, 2021 |
I would like to verify if: Obong means ruler? Obot means Nature? Okon means night? Ita means three? 1 Like |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by nsiba: 9:13am On Jan 24, 2021 |
AtaniWarrior:. Obong Okon Ita isn't a clan but the Chief of the Ibibio tribe in Ibom present day Arrochukwu and environs. Was betrayed by his half brother, slaves and settlers. Obong means Chief Obot can be said to a hill, rock mountain 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by AtaniWarrior: 10:49pm On Jan 25, 2021 |
nsiba:Thank you for the information. |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by RedboneSmith(m): 9:21am On Jan 26, 2021 |
Is it possible that instead of Obong Okon Ita, the place was called Obio Okon Ita? 1 Like |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by AtaniWarrior: 5:49pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
RedboneSmith:Good question. That makes sense too. I was also thinking about the possibility of Ibom being the original name of the Ibibio-Efik clan that lived in the entire area known as present day Arochukwu. The present day Ibom village in Arochukwu might have kept the name of the indigenous clan. I’m not sure. Unfortunately, we will never know because of the lack of written records. We can make very educated guesses though lol 1 Like |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by AtaniWarrior: 5:53pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
I initially thought that the name of the Ibibio clan was Obong Okon Ita because of this article: https://www.aronewsonline.com/?p=651 |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by RedboneSmith(m): 6:58pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
AtaniWarrior: The reason I thought obio is because I was told obio means town in Ibibio. And "the town of Okon Ita" makes more sense to me than "Chief Okon Ita" as the name of a settlement. Plus Obio Okon Ita looks closer to Obinkita than Obong Okon Ita. You're probably right on the Ibom thing. You have any idea what the word means in Ibibio? Ubom means beach in Igbo. Wonder if the word is related to Ibom. |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by RedboneSmith(m): 7:03pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
AtaniWarrior: Yes, that's the name in practically all the literature. I just think it's an odd name for a town. Kind of like an Igbo village answering Eze Ndubuisi instead of Ụmụ Eze Ndubuisi or Ndi Eze Ndubuisi. |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by AtaniWarrior: 7:37pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
RedboneSmith: Facts. That is true. I think Ibom means Universe, Earth, or community? https://www.aziza.com.ng/meaning-of-akwa-ibom/ |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by AtaniWarrior: 7:39pm On Jan 27, 2021 |
RedboneSmith:Yeah I also think that Obong Okon Ita might be a unique name for a community. I noticed that there is a community in Akwa Ibom State called Obong Ntak. I wonder what is the meaning of the name. The Aro News Online article and other sources state that the Ibibio-Efik referred to the Arochukwu people (especially Obinkita) as the Inokon. The name Inokon might have been short for Obio Okon Ita or Obong Okon Ita. Perhaps Inokon was the actual name of the indigenous Ibibio clan. 1 Like |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by wealthtrak: 7:19pm On Mar 15, 2022 |
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Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by ekpehay: 4:00am On Sep 14, 2022 |
Obong Okon Ita simply translates to King okon 3 (Ita means three) so it could simply mean king Okon (the third) The kingdom was Ibom Kingdom with it's seat of power at Obot Okon Ita (could roughly be translated as palace of Okon the third) based on my understanding, i think it was widely referred to as Obot Okon Ita other than Ibom Kingdom... it is now a town in Arochukwu, Abia state, known as Obinkita, which is a corrupt version of the main name by the Igbos who could pronounce it. |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by ekpehay: 5:05am On Sep 14, 2022 |
Obong Okon Ita married an Igbo woman in order to bring peace btw them during the conflict.. she bore a son the Igbo refers to him as ulu Okon (translate to Okon second child) in Igbo. After the death of Obong Okon Ita the prince allied with the Igbos along with the Akpa people and rebelled against his brother. Unfortunately for him, he died before the war ended. interesting Arochukwum is a multi ethnic society, comprising the Igbos, the Akpa people whom they asked for help and Ibibios ( would had been the soldiers and followers of the rebel prince) Inokon is a corrupt form of ulu okon by Ibibios, they used that to refer to the Ibibios that were in Obot Okon Ita (now Obinkita) after the conquest and sometimes the Arochukwu as a whole.. they class as Inokon clan. 1 Like |
Re: Obong Okon Ita Clan by Nikkitaboy(m): 7:00pm On Sep 14, 2022 |
ekpehay: wow interesting history so who are the akpa ppl now?? |
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