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“Ooni of Ife Trying To sell Yoruba Heritage To Igbos Like A Commodity In The Market,” Says Oba Olugbo

*Gives history of Ibo Ancenstry

*Writes a long letter to Kabiyesi of Ife to differentiate “IBO” from “IGBO”

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Very powerful recall.

Took my time to read this. It’s kind of deep. Very deep!

NFFGG:
Breaking News:

“Ooni of Ife Trying To sell Yoruba Heritage To Igbos Like A Commodity In The Market,” Says Oba Olugbo

*Gives history of Ibo Ancenstry

*Writes a long letter to Kabiyesi of Ife to differentiate “IBO” from “IGBO”

Read full story http://www.starnews.com.ng/ooni-of-ife-trying-to-sell-yoruba-heritage-to-igbos-like-a-commodity-in-the-market-says-oba-olugbo/

Bump.
Very deep... Ugbomikun (Ife).

This current Ooni Ogunwisi indeed committed some embarrassing historical blunders of which he should have been guided by his royal advisers. This insightful 2019 letter by HRM, the Olugbo of Ugbo-Ilaje is a reassertion of the existence of Yoruba people even before the rise of Oduduwa dynasty in ancient Ugbomikun (Ife).



“Kabiyesi, Your Majesty, permit me to call out your Director of Media Services, Mr Moses Olafare; the Traditional Guide to Ooni of Ife, Oloye Tajudeen and all others who have a duty to ensure that Kabiyesi Ooni does not live a life, say or do anything that will cast aspersions on the exalted throne he sits upon or undermine the safety or cultural fortunes of Yorubas.”

“Do imagine if the P.A to the CBN Governor does not understand the fundamentals of Forex Differentials, Fiscal and Monetary Policies…What a blunder it could create in the P.As service to the Governor.”



“Kabiyesi Alayeluwa, I will only dwell on fundamental dialectology which studies the evolution of languages.”

“Linguistic historians have theorized that the vocabulary, diction and pronunciation of Ugbo-Ilaje dialect of Yoruba Language bears 90% similarity to the Ikedu, which was the aboriginal language of ancient Ugbomokun (Ife) as ascertained by Professor I. A. Akinjogbin.”

“Linguistic science also affirmed that even present day core Ife dialect has 85% cognitive resemblance to Ugbo-Ilaje dialect. Kabiyesi Oonirinsa, to what percentage is ebuka and ezeokoli similar to Ife dialect or even Yoruba Language.”

“It is rather amusing Your Majesty, that you are not aware that in the book, Encyclopedia of the Yoruba, written by Professor Toyin Falola and Professor Akintunde Akinyemi, the Term or Word ‘Yoruba’ was not in our vocabulary until sometime in the middle of the 19th Century when the European Missionaries and Explorers sought a common name by which many tribes of the same ethnic group who spoke various dialects of the same language could be called.”

“The unifying name they chose to call us was Yoruba. We used to be Ugbomokun in Pre-dynastic times and later Ife, and migrations led to creation of many tribes like Ulaje, Ujebu, Ukale, Ujesha, Ekiti, etc, and generally we were Omo Kaaro Ojiire, confirmable from the works of Professor I.A Akinjogbin, Professor Banji Akintoye, Professor Ishola Olomola, Professor Akin Alao, Professor Olukoya Ogen and many others.”

“Secondly Kabiyesi, at that time, each tribe spoke seperate dialects but the British Missionaries evolved the common Yoruba which we all speak today which began sometime at the middle of the 19th Century. Kabiyesi, according to Professor Sope Oyelaran, different dialects of the same language evolved before the advent of the British and of particular importance is the note that we did not have the letter ‘I’ as a starter for words rather we had the letter ‘U’ in our vocabulary. “

“Kabiyesi Ijesha, Ekiti, Ife, Ilaje, Ikale, Igbomina and many tribes used the letter U. Ujesha, Ulesha, Ufe, Ulaje, Ukale, and Ile, Ilaje, Ikale, Igbomina and many tribes used the letter U. Ujesha, Ulesha, Ufe, Ulaje, Ukale, and Ile (House) was Ule, Isu (Yam)was Usu, Akarigbo was Akarugbo and obviously Igbo that you referred to in the works of Professor I. A. Akinjogbin referred solely to Ugbo.“

“Your Majesty, how could you miss this fundamental point in Yoruba dialect formation and subsequently mislead the entire Yoruba. Eti Ti O Gbo Alo Ko Le Gbo Abo. Kabiyesi, Akeregbe Ti Fo, Omi Inu Re Danu.”



Continued here:
http://www.starnews.com.ng/ooni-of-ife-trying-to-sell-yoruba-heritage-to-igbos-like-a-commodity-in-the-market-says-oba-olugbo/