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Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 11:32pm On Nov 03, 2021
Myth: It is widely believed that Yoruba Ex-slave Samuel Crowther was the first to write the bible in the Igbo language. The truth has been revealed that it was written by Simon Jonas, an Igbo ex-slave from Sierra Leone who gave Crowther the book due to Crowther's interest in translating the Bible into African languages. It is now known that Crowther oversaw the translation of the English Bible into the Yoruba language and this was the only translation he completed before dying a few months after the book was completed.


Fact: In 1857, an ex-slave of Igbo extraction, Simon Jonas, wrote the first manuscript written in the Igbo language, 'Isoama-Ibo Primer'. This was done in Sierra Leone for emancipated slaves from Igboland in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The Igbo dialect spoken in Sierra Leone is called Isoama/Isuama-Igbo. Ex-Lagos slave, Samuel Crowther, published it as a book. Both Jonas and Crowther stayed together in Lagos before being shipped to Sierra Leone.

The mission to Onitsha which led to the translation was led by a group of ex-slaves which included Simon Jonas (Igbo), Samuel Crowther (Yoruba), and Rev Taylor (Igbo). This is prompted by Crowther convincing the Anglican commission in Freetown and Lagos that it would be more effective to use natives to convert natives as opposed to Europeans. Crowther was in Onitsha for a matter of weeks before heading off to Lokoja. Rev Taylor stayed in Onitsha and did the work that Nairalanders often credit to Crowther, whose only translation work was the Yoruba bible which he finished just before his death. copied

Source
http://anglicanhistory.org/africa/ng/dike_origins1957.html

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 11:32pm On Nov 03, 2021
Crowther could not speak Igbo and thus Jonas came from Freetown to work on converting Igbos. Jonas spoke Isuoma-Igbo, and wrote his work, giving it to Crowther in 1857 before departing back to Freetown.


http://negstor.rowbory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/the-history-and-impact-of-the-igbo-bible-1840-1920.pdf

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 11:33pm On Nov 03, 2021
Fact: Upon arriving to Igboland after his studies into the Igbo Language, Crowther and his master Scheon learned that the Igbo they had been learning was not intelligable to the locals because it was an adulterated form of the language formed by Sierra Leonean Igbos that had been seperated from their homeland for many generations


"I was not a little mortified today by observing that the dialect of the Ibo
language, on which I had bestowed much labour in Sierra Leone, differs widely
from that spoken and understood in this part of the country. It never escaped my
observation that a great diversity of dialects existed, but I must blame myself."

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 11:34pm On Nov 03, 2021
In Summary

1. The Anglican Church assembled a group of native africans lead by a white man named Schoen to master the Igbo language after Crowther suggested it would be more effective to do missionary work with Africans than Europeans.

2. The group assembled Jonas (Igbo), who and other Sierra Leonean Igbos who spoke a dialect called Isuoma, which was only spoken in S.Leone by former slaves.

3. Upon finishing the Primer, which was written in 1857 by Jonas (Igbo), he handed his work over the Crowther and Scheon and went back to Sierra Leone.

4. The Igbo in the Primer and that which Crowther was familiar with was a failure when they reach Igboland as the natives did not understand them, they didn't understand the natives, and natives cited they weren't Igbo speakers. The dialect was only spoken among former slaves of igbo descent in S.leone and had been several adulterated over generations.

5. Crowther died years after finishing his real work, which was a Yoruba bible.

6. almost 20 years after his death and Igbo bible was written.



Today he is credited for writing the Igbo bible which is a proven falsehood and the Igbo primer, which was written by Jonas.
All sources for my information have been cited.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by Nobody: 11:36pm On Nov 03, 2021
In 1882, Crowther also wrote the "Vocabulary of the Ibo Language", the first comprehensive dictionary in Igbo.


grin grin grin

You can't change history

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 11:37pm On Nov 03, 2021
SlyDev:
In 1882, Crowther also wrote the "Vocabulary of the Ibo Language", the first comprehensive dictionary in Igbo.


grin grin grin

You can't change history

your lies has been debunked suck my dick. grin grin grin

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 11:39pm On Nov 03, 2021
more facts to debunk their lies.

slydev.

ezearo

mancoconut.

ajayi crowther didn't do shit

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by tamdun: 11:42pm On Nov 03, 2021
SlyDev:
In 1882, Crowther also wrote the "Vocabulary of the Ibo Language", the first comprehensive dictionary in Igbo.


grin grin grin

You can't change history
grin

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by tamdun: 11:43pm On Nov 03, 2021
bomb24:
more facts to debunk their lies.

slydev.

ezearo

mancoconut.

ajayi crowther didn't do shit
Guy, na Ajayi write that book
grin

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by meccuno: 11:44pm On Nov 03, 2021
bomb24:


your lies has been debunked suck my dick. grin grin grin
that dude is posted with the spirit of Afonja grin

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by Nobody: 11:46pm On Nov 03, 2021
bomb24:
more facts to debunk their lies.

slydev.

ezearo

mancoconut.

ajayi crowther didn't do shit

Your tears are sweet cheesy

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 11:51pm On Nov 03, 2021
SlyDev:


Your tears are sweet cheesy

I will keep bursting it the first Igbo manuscript was written by simon jonas. embarassed

The group assembled, Simon Jonas & Christopher Taylors who spoke Igbo dialect called Isuoma, which was only spoken in Sierra Leone by ex-slaves.

3. Upon finishing the Primer, which was written in 1857 them, handed his work over to the Bishop Crowther and Scheon.

4. The Igbo in the Primer and that which Crowther was familiar with was a failure when they reach Igboland as the natives did not understand

them, they didn't understand the natives, and natives cited they weren't Igbo speakers.

cc tamdun

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 11:52pm On Nov 03, 2021
[quote author=tamdun post=107312508]
Guy, na Ajayi write that book
grin[/quot


in your fantacy.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by Eriokanmi: 12:01am On Nov 04, 2021
SlyDev:
In 1882, Crowther also wrote the "Vocabulary of the Ibo Language", the first comprehensive dictionary in Igbo.


grin grin grin

You can't change history
Don't mind these people. Nobody can twist it thwart history. You can bring up several versions of this for all I care. Give credit to whom it's due. Afterall,Bishop Crowther didn't resurrect and start asking you people for money for his work done for humanity for free.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 12:03am On Nov 04, 2021
Eriokanmi:
Don't mind these people. Nobody can twist it thwart history. You can bring up several versions of this for all I care. Give credit to whom it's due. Afterall,Bishop Crowther didn't resurrect and start asking you people for money for his work done for humanity for free.

retarded savages known to falsify history. I'm right here on this forum to reshape your coneheads. tongue

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by Guestlander: 12:04am On Nov 04, 2021
These people and their futile efforts at rewriting history.
Victor Banjo turned back at Ore.(He did actually but after getting whooped)
Fajuyi was marked for execution.
Ajayi Crowther did not write the Ibo language Bible.
Ibos developed Lagos.
Ifeajuna wanted to hand over to Awolowo
Ojukwu released Awo from prison.

Very amusing to watch.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by Eriokanmi: 12:04am On Nov 04, 2021
tamdun:

Guy, na Ajayi write that book
grin
We know. Leave them to be spreading falsehood, as if Rev'd Ajayi's spirit was asking them for a copyright of his work or money in place of his efforts for doing a great job for them.

Our generosity as a tribe didn't start today. Its as old as man and God keeps rewarding us so much for that as well

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by BKayy: 12:06am On Nov 04, 2021
Afonjas are good at changing history to suit their inferiority complex.
Imagine stealing Simon Jonas works /achievement and changing it to Ajayi crowther for no single reason because wickedness is not a reason

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 12:07am On Nov 04, 2021
Eriokanmi:
We know. Leave them to be spreading falsehood, as if Rev'd Ajayi's spirit was asking them for a copyright of his work or money in place of his efforts for doing a great job for them.

Our generosity as a tribe didn't start today. Its as old as man and God keeps rewarding us so much for that as well

his work was a monumental failure suck on it.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by Eriokanmi: 12:08am On Nov 04, 2021
bomb24:


retarded savages known to falsify history. I'm right here on this forum to reshape your coneheads. tongue
Those quotes you copied from the Internet is needless. Go to African museum in the UK and USA and you'd be wowed when you see the copies. Somebody had also posted it above for you to see. No issues at all.

Give honour to whom it's due. Nobody is asking you guys for money by Crowther family

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 12:08am On Nov 04, 2021
Guestlander:
These people and their futile efforts at rewriting history.
Victor Banjo turned back at Ore.
Fajuyi was marked for execution.
Ajayi Crowther did not write the Ibo language Bible.
Ibos developed Lagos.

Very amusing to watch.


e shock you abii. more afonja ibadan-expressway media lies will be ground to dust grin

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 12:11am On Nov 04, 2021
tamdun:

Guy, na Ajayi write that book
grin

retarded dimwit.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by Guestlander: 12:15am On Nov 04, 2021
bomb24:



e shock you abii. more afonja ibadan-expressway media lies will be ground to dust grin

Unfortunately for you, your lies are easily debunked.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 12:18am On Nov 04, 2021
Guestlander:


Unfortunately for you, your lies are easily debunked.

nigga shut up and go wail peacefully on your bed.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by Jimasun: 12:40am On Nov 04, 2021
Eriokanmi:
Those quotes you copied from the Internet is needless. Go to African museum in the UK and USA and you'd be wowed when you see the copies. Somebody had also posted it above for you to see. No issues at all.

Give honour to whom it's due. Nobody is asking you guys for money by Crowther family
Keep wasting your time on them.
No matter what you do for them, they will always find a way to peddle falsehood against you

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by Nobody: 1:09am On Nov 04, 2021
Whether you like it or not, you can't write about Christianity in Igboland without mentioning that great Yoruba man - Rev. Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther. He liberated your forefathers.

You can't rewrite history simply because you don't want to accept the fact that a Yoruba man brought the gospel to you and opened your eyes.

Deal with it!


bomb24:



e shock you abii. more afonja ibadan-expressway media lies will be ground to dust grin

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by Igboid: 1:10am On Nov 04, 2021
How could Crowther have written Igbo primer when he isn't an Igbo speaker. No be juju be that?
Some argument are not even worth the effort and time.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 1:36am On Nov 04, 2021
ThankYouGod:
Whether you like it or not, you can't write about Christianity in Igboland without mentioning that great Yoruba man - Rev. Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther. He liberated your forefathers.

You can't rewrite history simply because you don't want to accept the fact that a Yoruba man brought the gospel to you and opened your eyes.

Deal with it!



shuush I'm not here to romance your emotions. afonjas have been spreading false-hood surrounding his missionary journey this thread is a rebuttal to those lies. nothing else.
Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 1:39am On Nov 04, 2021
Igboid:
How could Crowther have written Igbo primer when he isn't an Igbo speaker. No be juju be that?
Some argument are not even worth the effort and time.


u can imagine that u came into Igbo land in 1954 and the next year u were able to write in the Igbo language no be juju be that. grin ;

well, this thread has buried their lies.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by LegendHero(m): 1:47am On Nov 04, 2021
bomb24:


.

Come here and answer this question.

Shey Simon Jonas was able to coin the Ibo word for LOVE?

That’s the only thing I want to know on this thread.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by bomb24: 1:55am On Nov 04, 2021
LegendHero:


Come here and answer this question.

Shey Simon Jonas was able to coin the Ibo word for LOVE?

That’s the only thing I want to know on this thread.

u can go exhume the grave of Ajayi Crowther and ask him that question. cheesy

stupid question from a retard.

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Re: Myth Debunked: Samuel Crowther's Book Written By Sierra Leonian Igbo. by IduNaOba: 1:56am On Nov 04, 2021
bomb24:


I will keep bursting it the first Igbo manuscript was written by simon jonas. embarassed

The group assembled, Simon Jonas & Christopher Taylors who spoke Igbo dialect called Isuoma, which was only spoken in Sierra Leone by ex-slaves.

3. Upon finishing the Primer, which was written in 1857 them, handed his work over to the Bishop Crowther and Scheon.

4. The Igbo in the Primer and that which Crowther was familiar with was a failure when they reach Igboland as the natives did not understand

them, they didn't understand the natives, and natives cited they weren't Igbo speakers.

cc tamdun
Can I have a pdf of this book nwanne?
Biko hapụ ndị mgbu a juru ebe a ka ha na - akọgheri

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