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Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by TewMuch: 4:44pm On Feb 24, 2011
Obiagu1:

@ the bolded

I now understand why Yorubas are cowards and bitchy. No wonder.

It must really really suck to be Igbo. Chai! See you in pain after learning the truth.

Andre Uweh:

Boy, you got it wrong. Ndigbo are not claiming Delta state and Never. The point is that there is Igbo in 9 LGA's of Delta state. You guys are the ones who are even claiming Kwara state, a state that has Nupes, Fulanis etc. This is a fact you can not deny.

Yoruba's are claiming Kwara? rotflmao. Kwara IS YORUBA! FACT! Yoruba Empire went all the way to Abuja, there are some people in Abuja towns that go by Yoruba names. Dont kill yourself oh.

semasir:

@Tewmuch:

that's investigatory of you. I find it good when we share common thoughts on the positives though to enlighten ourselves.
I guess you meant LTV and not the NTA?

Anyway back to sane people, I am trying to educate you on what has been lost in translation and what you dont know. So that elements like the Obiagu whose culture makes them talk like wild animals will not deceive you. i meant LTV8, sorry about that and i never claim what i dont know. Yoruba go waaaay back and always proud to identify ourselves as Yoruba. This actually disproves the fact that Yoruba is an European/hausa concoction. The group Yoruba has been known as Yoruba forever. And yes we know our history and people very very well. We dont claim people that are not ours, never have and never will. Maybe Egun lost their history over the years. But we have seen them ask the Alaafin for clarification on if they are "Anago" and foreigner's as some elements in Ogun wanted to use as an excuse to take over their lands. So you see, there is more than kinship and blood. In Ghana Yoruba have over 50 villages, but they do not speak OUR Yoruba or bear our Yoruba names.

http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/dewiki/en/Tabom_People

"Accordingly, the Egun Concerned Group strongly disagreed with the attempt to derisively referred to them as Anago which the Egun said there is no where in the history of Yoruba land some sections were called Anagos.

While making reference to their fact finding mission to Oyo Alaafin during the Alaafin of Oyo's birthday in 2006 and 2008 to find out if there was any tribe bearing Anago in Yoruba History and that the Alaafin denied it
."

Why will they ask the Alaafin about their history?
http://www.compassnewspaper.com/NG/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47845:egun-faults-bodys-claim-on-ogun-community-&catid=42:commune&Itemid=796
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 5:08pm On Feb 24, 2011
TewMuch:

It must really really suck to be Igbo. Chai! See you in pain after learning the truth.

Yoruba's are claiming Kwara? rotflmao. Kwara IS YORUBA! FACT! Yoruba Empire went all the way to Abuja, there are some people in Abuja towns that go by Yoruba names. Dont kill yourself oh.

Anyway back to sane people, I am trying to educate you on what has been lost in translation and what you dont know. So that elements like the Obiagu whose culture makes them talk like wild animals will not deceive you. i meant LTV8, sorry about that and i never claim what i dont know. Yoruba go waaaay back and always proud to identify ourselves as Yoruba. This actually disproves the fact that Yoruba is an European/hausa concoction. The group Yoruba has been known as Yoruba forever. And yes we know our history and people very very well. We dont claim people that are not ours, never have and never will. Maybe Egun lost their history over the years. But we have seen them ask the Alaafin for clarification on if they are "Anago" and foreigner's as some elements in Ogun wanted to use as an excuse to take over their lands. So you see, there is more than kinship and blood. In Ghana Yoruba have over 50 villages, but they do not speak OUR Yoruba or bear our Yoruba names.

http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/dewiki/en/Tabom_People

"Accordingly, the Egun Concerned Group strongly disagreed with the attempt to derisively referred to them as Anago which the Egun said there is no where in the history of Yoruba land some sections were called Anagos.

While making reference to their fact finding mission to Oyo Alaafin during the Alaafin of Oyo's birthday in 2006 and 2008 to find out if there was any tribe bearing Anago in Yoruba History and that the Alaafin denied it
."

Why will they ask the Alaafin about their history?
http://www.compassnewspaper.com/NG/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47845:egun-faults-bodys-claim-on-ogun-community-&catid=42:commune&Itemid=796


I can't laugh
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by ezeagu(m): 5:15pm On Feb 24, 2011
Abagworo:

All the people on your list are from Oshimili and Aniocha.The Igbo denial only exists partly in the Ukwuani and Ika area.

The person said "Delta people". The Igbo denial is found in Onicha, talkless of (the rest of) Aniocha. There were (I don't know if there still are) Onicha traders calling others Igbo to separate themselves from them. It's only recently that the Aniocha have 'come back under the fold' of Igbo, and the same is happening for Ika, and silently for the Ikwerre and other groups as Nigeria tightens up.
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by Abagworo(m): 9:24am On Feb 26, 2011
ezeagu:

The person said "Delta people". The Igbo denial is found in Onicha, talkless of (the rest of) Aniocha. There were (I don't know if there still are) Onicha traders calling others Igbo to separate themselves from them. It's only recently that the Aniocha have 'come back under the fold' of Igbo, and the same is happening for Ika, and silently for the Ikwerre and other groups as Nigeria tightens up.

Igbos actually call other Igbos names and it is no way peculiar to Onitsha.We call other Igbos Igbo and we are still Igbo.Owerri people call other Igbos Isuama,Ngwa call other Igbos Ohuhu,Ikwerre call other Igbos Isoama.

What I meant was denial of Igbo and not what we call other Igbos.
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 10:08am On Feb 26, 2011
Abagworo:

Igbos actually call other Igbos names and it is no way peculiar to Onitsha.We call other Igbos Igbo and we are still Igbo.Owerri people call other Igbos Isuama,Ngwa call other Igbos Ohuhu,Ikwerre call other Igbos Isoama.

What I meant was denial of Igbo and not what we call other Igbos.
@Abagworo: interesting
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by ezeagu(m): 4:37pm On Feb 26, 2011
Abagworo:

Igbos actually call other Igbos names and it is no way peculiar to Onitsha.We call other Igbos Igbo and we are still Igbo.Owerri people call other Igbos Isuama,Ngwa call other Igbos Ohuhu,Ikwerre call other Igbos Isoama.

What I meant was denial of Igbo and not what we call other Igbos.

That's what I said, there were Onicha people calling others Igbo, but not themselves. So they will say there are Igbo traders in this market and we Onicha traders who are not Igbo. There were people among the Aniocha that denied being Igbo as well, but what the person I was replying to said was that the "Delta Igbos violently" deny being Igbo, which includes the Aniocha.
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 4:48pm On Feb 26, 2011
@Uweh: everybody has got the right to protect his/her possession and identity. They- as well as Badagrians or any other Ogu speaking community learn to inculcate the habit of preserving this culture thru which the parents and elders teach their young ones.
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by ezeagu(m): 10:36pm On Feb 26, 2011
Are Egun people dumping the language for Yoruba?
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 10:47pm On Feb 26, 2011
@Ezeagu: never will the Eguns drop their language for Yoruba or viz-a-viz.
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by jason123: 10:52pm On Feb 26, 2011
semasir:

@Ezeagu: never will the Eguns drop their language for Yoruba or viz-a-viz.

ROMFLMAO!!!!!! Baba Egun!!! cheesy cheesy cheesy wink
Keep deceiving yourselves . . . . .  wink "Egun man" wink cheesy grin
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by ezeagu(m): 10:54pm On Feb 26, 2011
semasir:

@Ezeagu: never will the Eguns drop their language for Yoruba or viz-a-viz.

So what are they dropping their language for?
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by PhysicsMHD(m): 6:08am On Feb 27, 2011
The Egun seem to be a subgroup of the Yoruba.
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 7:47am On Feb 27, 2011
ezeagu:

So what are they dropping their language for?
@Ezeagu: for nothing. They'll keep to the language or do you personally intend dropping ur language for anything?

PhysicsMHD:

The Egun seem to be a subgroup of the Yoruba.

Yes of course.


Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 8:03am On Feb 27, 2011
jason123:

ROMFLMAO!!!!!! Baba Egun!!! cheesy cheesy cheesy wink
Keep deceiving yourselves . . . . .  wink "Egun man" wink cheesy grin
what do you mean by deceiving yourself?
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by gfhotee: 12:15pm On Feb 27, 2011
@Jason123, what do u mean by the poster deceiving himself? I need you to clarify this before I comment on it.
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by ezeagu(m): 6:46pm On Feb 27, 2011
semasir:

@Ezeagu: for nothing. They'll keep to the language or do you personally intend dropping your language for anything?


You're the one who said the language is going dead. So people must be speaking something else, or are you saying the Egun people aren't reproducing?
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by tyrant11: 8:18pm On Feb 27, 2011
OK GLAD i finally caught up with one of you egun people.


can you people please carry your dirty stinky makoko village and move somewhere else.


that place is an eyesore.

take your rubbish and move back to badagry .


why must u live like a dirty villager in a civilised area.

that place is an eyesore.

go back to badagry .

i am sick and tired of folks who think everyone must be in lagos.

I'm telling u , u guys are lucky that i am not the governor. cus i would have destroyed that slum .

go back to ur village and fish.
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 12:13am On Feb 28, 2011
tyrant11:

OK GLAD i finally caught up with one of you egun people.


can you people please carry your dirty stinky makoko village and move somewhere else.


that place is an eyesore.

take your rubbish and move back to badagry .


why must u live like a dirty villager in a civilised area.

that place is an eyesore.

go back to badagry .

i am sick and tired of folks who think everyone must be in lagos.

I'm telling u , u guys are lucky that i am not the governor. cus i would have destroyed that slum .

go back to your village and fish.

@tyrant11: your response shows how uncivilized you are! Endeavor to be cultured in your manner of approach to whatever trend you see and I wonder how clean you are to taunt others and potray them in bad light over a section of a group who aren't all from Badagry but the Rep. of Benin. Get your facts and figures right.

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Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by abadaba(m): 12:21am On Feb 28, 2011
tyrant11:

OK GLAD i finally caught up with one of you egun people.


can you people please carry your dirty stinky makoko village and move somewhere else.


that place is an eyesore.

take your rubbish and move back to badagry .


why must u live like a dirty villager in a civilised area.

that place is an eyesore.

go back to badagry .

i am sick and tired of folks who think everyone must be in lagos.

I'm telling u , u guys are lucky that i am not the governor. cus i would have destroyed that slum .

go back to your village and fish.
Where is this castrated pig coming from?. Go and lick your mother's puxxy as Eguns have come to stay. Shameless pig.

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Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 10:38pm On Sep 29, 2015
Join my forum via www.badagryforum.com for updates on Badagry
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by eepa: 7:05pm On Sep 30, 2015
I will luv to learn how to speak the dialect
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by ogoplus: 9:03am On Jan 16, 2016
semasir:
@Isinweke: that's just it, I'm proudly an Egun boy and had never denied it once even when the odds are low. It'd be better if Egun indigenes bear their local names, mine is Semasa as well and I cherish it so much.

@Afam4eva: yes it is but that does not mean Yoruba names must overwhelm Egun names. Have you seen a Chinese bearing others name?

Please @semasir...what is the meaning of Semasa (your name).
Thanks...
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 5:07pm On Jan 16, 2016
Semasa can be implied as Gift- it means what the creator give or in a longer version = OSEMASAMEPEPEMAGANHO i.e. What the creator didn't sell, no one can buy it (literally)

ogoplus:


Please @semasir...what is the meaning of Semasa (your name).
Thanks...

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Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by ogoplus: 9:24am On Jan 17, 2016
semasir:
Semasa can be implied as Gift- it means what the creator give or in a longer version = OSEMASAMEPEPEMAGANHO i.e. What the creator didn't sell, no one can buy it (literally)


Thanks
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 10:58pm On Jan 19, 2016
You're most welcome..... Wondering why you're so interested in the name though tongue
ogoplus:


Thanks
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by ogoplus: 9:46am On Jan 20, 2016
semasir:
You're most welcome..... Wondering why you're so interested in the name though tongue

I have very strong links with Badary na..... wink wink wink
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by semasir: 9:10pm On Jan 20, 2016
Oh really.... Glad to hear that and connect with you

ogoplus:


I have very strong links with Badary na..... wink wink wink

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Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by Olapresh: 9:38pm On Jan 20, 2017
Hey guys. Please what's the meaning of 'wo bia no we, o to Jehovah she, ye ni je e to ni gon pa' ... its a song in your dialect. Thanks
Re: Our Language Is Going Dead- A Case Study Of The Ogu (egun) Language Of Badagry by snofay(m): 11:38pm On Jun 05, 2017
Olapresh:
Hey guys. Please what's the meaning of 'wo bia no we, o to Jehovah she, ye ni je e to ni gon pa' ... its a song in your dialect. Thanks
Lols...it's not wo bia no....it's 'lebla no'....it means a merciful person. Back to the full meaning....my Jehovah is merciful....I can teach u d song well if u wish to learn.

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