cheruv:

Guy... Ikwerre of the obio/akpo and southern emohua areas use rụmụ for 孫 instead of ụmụ

Other Ikwerre areas use 'umu' instead? Or 'omu'?

nextdoor84:
A welcome development by Gov. Okowa! Patiently waiting for wike to institute the same in Igboid Rivers. God bless Umu Igbo worldwide. Proudly Nwa Ekpeye.

Daalu. I have a question.

Can a native ekpeye person born and raised in ekpeye land who has never left ekpeye land all their life understand central igbo when they first hear it?

I just want to understand how closely related or diverse the ekpeye dialect is.

bigfrancis21:


Daalu. I have a question.

Can a native ekpeye person born and raised in ekpeye land who has never left ekpeye land all their life understand central igbo when they first hear it?

I just want to understand how closely related or diverse the ekpeye dialect is.

Thanks for this question!
The more you move towards the interior part the harder it becomes to see an ekpeye person who can understand/interact with you fluently in igbo. But when you go to some of our communities at the edge of ekpeye land e.g those close to ogbaland, emuoha(ikwerre) or along the great orashi river then your chances are high....when you listen to the language with great patience and attentiveness, you would realize we have a lot in common with the larger igbo community! We have so many clans in ekpeye land that are very proud of their igboid root, and my humble self is one of them.
Kind regards.

nextdoor84:


Thanks for this question!
The more you move towards the interior part the harder it becomes to see an ekpeye person who can understand/interact with you fluently in igbo. But when you go to some of our communities at the edge of ekpeye land e.g those close to ogbaland, emuoha(ikwerre) or along the great orashi river then your chances are high....when you listen to the language with great patience and attentiveness, you would realize we have a lot in common with the larger igbo community! We have so many clans in ekpeye land that are very proud of their igboid root, and my humble self is one of them.
Kind regards.

I dey feel you Nwoke Oma

ElsonMorali:


I'm not saying that Igbo language shouldn't be taught in Anioma schools but why stop their own dialect? Can't both coexist?

I dont know how they can co exist when both are the same thing. There is no language called Anioma, what they speak is Igbo.

nextdoor84:


Thanks for this question!
The more you move towards the interior part the harder it becomes to see an ekpeye person who can understand/interact with you fluently in igbo. But when you go to some of our communities at the edge of ekpeye land e.g those close to ogbaland, emuoha(ikwerre) or along the great orashi river then your chances are high....when you listen to the language with great patience and attentiveness, you would realize we have a lot in common with the larger igbo community! We have so many clans in ekpeye land that are very proud of their igboid root, and my humble self is one of them.
Kind regards.

There is nothing wrong with the Ekpeye dialect.
If an Nnsukka man from Ikem speaks, hardly would an Igbo from Atani hear him.
Same thing , if Ezza in Ebonyi speaks, Mbaitolu in IMO won't.
Central Igbo is a hybrid dialect to unify and codify Igbo language.
Differences in dialects does not nullify language / Tribal homogeneity.

Osagyefo98:
I don't like the Idea.

It is best decision taken by the governor. It doesn't stop Aniomas from speaking their various dialects

jafol:
If Yorubas make this law in southwest oh my world the same idiots n cursed people will be wailing and tearing yorubas down on social media

Central Yoruba is spoken in the South West

ElsonMorali:
How's this good? You want to erase the language of a people? Why? Can't their language coexist with yours? Na wa o

No it can't. Each dialect can't be understood by Aniomas hence the creation of central igbo

jafol:


Federal university located in southwest right? Funny thing is that you igbos will not see anything wrong if it happens in Nsukka

It is wrong to enforce Igbo language in a federal school

jafol:
If Yorubas make this law in southwest oh my world the same idiots n cursed people will be wailing and tearing yorubas down on social media

your analogy is faulty.
Yoruba's in the South West already have a hybrid dialect with which they all communicate with.(Educated or Township Yoruba).
Who will mind if the kogi State Governor makes the law that Okun Yoruba uses Central Yoruba to teach Yoruba language in kogi state?
Don't let bigotry make you to compare apples with oranges.
So who is the Idiot now?

Marotzke:
your analogy is faulty.
Yoruba's in the South West already have a hybrid dialect with which they all communicate with.(Educated or Township Yoruba).
Who will mind if the kogi State Governor makes the law that Okun Yoruba uses Central Yoruba to teach Yoruba language in kogi state?
Don't let bigotry make you to compare apples with oranges.
So who is the Idiot now?

Shut up useless fool. I’m talking about making Yoruba language compulsory in southwest schools and other areas. You will see Igbos n igbos who never want peace in southwest protest

asuustrike1:

It is wrong to enforce Igbo language in a federal school

But your people want to enforce it in SCHOOLS meaning both private n public schools ode

asuustrike1:

Central Yoruba is spoken in the South West

Of course what do u expect us to speak chinese? If it’s enforced in all schools like ur south east governor want to do. I know u cowards will call it tribalism

jafol:

Of course what do u expect us to speak chinese? If it’s enforced in all schools like ur south east governor want to do. I know u cowards will call it tribalism

Excluding federal universities

asuustrike1:

Excluding federal universities

Including federal universities. So federal universities mean so much to u igbos since when?

jafol:

Including federal universities. So federal universities mean so much to u igbos since when?

Federal universities conglomerate many tribes

asuustrike1:

Federal universities conglomerate many tribes

It does but adding Igbo language to all schools includes both state n federal.

jafol:

It does but adding Igbo language to all schools includes both state n federal.

They will not include federal schools

nextdoor84:


Thanks for this question!
The more you move towards the interior part the harder it becomes to see an ekpeye person who can understand/interact with you fluently in igbo. But when you go to some of our communities at the edge of ekpeye land e.g those close to ogbaland, emuoha(ikwerre) or along the great orashi river then your chances are high....when you listen to the language with great patience and attentiveness, you would realize we have a lot in common with the larger igbo community! We have so many clans in ekpeye land that are very proud of their igboid root, and my humble self is one of them.
Kind regards.

The average Igbo wont understand deep Ekpeye. I have heard the speak it and was completely lost. It sounds Igbo but it isnt so much

Nice one

Astark:
Urhobo(Edoid ethnic group) own delta state so its impossible to teach only Igbo there

Urhobo, is urhobo stop stealing people...

Urhobo re one of the owners of Delta.. Thr ownership begin and end in thr land..

helinues:


The language is being introduced in all schools.. Are the Anioma the only tribe in Delta state?

You sound confused

You had to lie to defend ur hypocrisy...

The Igbo Language is for Anioma only

true2god:
My apologies!

Shameful the way u allowed that guy guilt trip u into apologising when u re right..

The language is for anioma and the yoruba Muslim guy knew this

Eastlink over to you

Pan igbo
Good to have him
But we are for Obi