chyz:

I have a friend from there, Akoko-Edo.They are yoruba but use a few bini words. If u call him yoruba he will staunchly deny it.he says his parents to him if anybody ask u what u are just say your Edo. Lord knows why.

adonisgold:


German 007, Otuo is in Owan east LGA. Not akoko -edo. They do share a common boundary though.

Owan people are classified as "Afemai's". I say Akoko-Edo for ease of understanding as most people know as far as Akoko-edo, Akoko-Edo have their own LGA.

Now wey I know say you be Edo man (or you sabi Edo well well) lol, Otuo nah full Afemai,

Afemai people occupy six local government areas of Edo state: Etsako East, with headquarters in Agenebode, Etsako Central, Etsako West, Owan East, Owan West and Akoko Edo.

jaot:
@Darqly can you pls help me with some information on osayin i was told they are from Edo state

adonisgold:


Akoko Edo is not youruba. It is Edo. There are over 50 different different dialects in Akoko -Edo. Sometimes villages bordering each other cant hear a word of each others language. Because of its geographical proximity to the Yorubas , Yoruba is a kind of Gen lingua Franca to transact biz and trade. Most of the languages have Edo origins and follow certain rules e.g- Omo-child, Amen, Ame, -water. Obo-Hand. The only tribe from Akoko -edo without Edo origins is Igarra. They migrated from the north.
German 007, Otuo is in Owan east LGA. Not akoko -edo. They do share a common boundary though.

Abagworo:
More than half of Nigerian ethnic groups are located in three states-Adamawa,Taraba and Plateau.

jaot:
Pls,help a sister,i need a native speaker from isayin(edo state)precisely.

food4tot:


Language is dynamic and words are borrowed or shared between any interacting groups

In Yoruba,
Omo - child,
Omi - water
Owo/Apa - Hand.

In Ibo,
Nwa - child,
Mmiri - water
Aka - Hand.

In Hausa,
Yaro - child,
Ruwa - water
Hannu - Hand.

Why would you insist that these words (Omo, Ame, Obo) can only have Edo origin? The only thing I see is that they are far from Hausa but close to Yoruba

Born2Breed:


..and your point is?

Born2Breed:


..and your point is?

oyatz:
The point is most Southern tribes are all related.

Born2Breed:

..and your point is?

Juliusmalema:


Point is Edo is yoruba land.

There are things you can't deny or subdue forever


Can't you see the near over 80 percent simili between those words?

german007:


Lol. Very Interesting. I hate being called Yoruba aswell, though my mum is Yoruba from Ogun state (No disrespect to the Yorubas, they'r a lovely and unique tribe) . I always class myself as being EDO.

The Egun's in Benin Republic also speak Yoruba as a second language.

Just like a lot of the Djerma's in Niger Republic and Kebbi state speak Hausa as a second Language.

AkinEgba:
Please help a brother with some history lessons. Thanks. I do not believe that God created any population of a few hundreds or thousand people. Who really are these our brothers with a population of a few hundreds to a few thousands? For e.g., Igbanke (Edo) Ogori (Kogi). Ishibori (Cross River), etc. Could they be from any of the big or semi big tribes?

Born2Breed:


Is like saying your father is your son.

If you agree to the above then I rest my case.

Juliusmalema:


Not possible, how can you say Yorubas are Edos... who will accept such analogy or history...?

I have seen many Edo names, same as Yorubas even some has more than one.

The point is that the striking similarities is too much to be differentiated and this will force many to arrive conclusively that Edos are simply Yoruba people who found themselves in Edo state.

Juliusmalema:


Not possible, how can you say Yorubas are Edos... who will accept such analogy or history...?

I have seen many Edo names, same as Yorubas even some has more than one.

The point is that the striking similarities is too much to be differentiated and this will force many to arrive conclusively that Edos are simply Yoruba people who found themselves in Edo state.

Born2Breed:


Stop displaying your ignorance in public.

Do you even read or are you just being silly?

Where in the present yorubaland did the Edos migrated from.?

When and how?

The only relationship the Edo(Igodomigodo) had with Ife(the word Yoruba was not even in existence then) was in the exchange of their Princes( One became Oduduwa and the returnee was Oramiyan).

Juliusmalema:


Anyway won't argue much buy just checked Wikipedia and it was indicated that Yorubas are related ethnic group to edos...

I don't know but the similarities is much Sha.

prolog3111:


The word Yoruba is less than 200 years old.
Nobody was identified as Yoruba when the first literate visitors to west Africa arrived. But guess what they saw: the great Oba of Benin ruling over a vast empire.
What you call yorubaland is shown on precolonial maps as being part of Benin empire. Edo means citizen of Benin kingdom. What does Yoruba mean ? Yo the best of my recollection, Yoruba was a haussa slang to identify Oyo citizens. Then somewhere along the light some people started saying Yoruba instead and then for political reasons, many ethnicity like the Jebu were added to what you call Yoruba. In other words Yoruba is a fake tribe.

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b77595185.r=Benin?rk=21459;2

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b7759521n.r=Benin?rk=21459;2

An other map of Benin made in the 17th century once again:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b530530714.r=Benin?rk=214593;2

An other map of Benin from the 17th century:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8595583b.r=Benin?rk=193134;0

This one date to the 19th century:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8469390z/f1.item

You yarib.a need to lay off your ethnocentric beliefs and accept reality. The world doesn't revolve around you. Ask yourself one thing: howcome nobody in the middle ages saw you as important enough to write about you ?

Born2Breed:


Wikipedia!!?

Good day gentleman!

Juliusmalema:



What do you mean by fake tribe.

The names u bear, language similarities.

am fully aware you not giving us distorted his to prove your point. and apart from language , name and culture edos have same kingship title as Yorubas e.g Oba.

My brother in light of understanding, edos are just Yorubas....just accept that fact.

ezeagu:


Forget what you heard, the entire states of Cross River and Akwa Ibom are filled with one ethnic group with petty divisions.

prolog3111:
It seems to me that you are very ignorant. None of your Yoruba chiefs were called Oba until late in the colonial era when the ooni of ife copied it. Indeed, early in the colonial era, the ooni of ife and other Yoruba chiefs were addressed in this fashion: "Ooni of ife, sir obasanjo" late in the colonial era, the word Oba (title of the king of Benin) replaced the word sir, this changed the formulation to: "ooni of ife, Oba obasanjo".
If you want to accuse me of falsifying anything then point out something and prove any falsification. I only brought original sources to you. Yoruba madness makes you guys constantly defy logics.