The Igala in Anambra comprises of many towns;NZAM(headqauter and also the largest town in Anambra west, also the largest oil deposit in Anambra state), INNOMA, OWELLE,UKWALA, ODEKPE,IGBEDOR, IGBOKEYI,ODE, ALLAH and ONUGWA. We lies at the river Niger and omambala coast. Located in Anambra west L.G.A. We have 98% of oil deposit in anambra state. Predominantly farmers,fishing, we are the food basket of nation. Our language is gradually going into extintion. We speak Igala but most our young ones today speak Igbo more than our language. I dont know if they are feeling shy to speak the language, i remember meeting one of my town person at onitsha, i greeted him in Igala he answered me in Igbo ,it goes like this" ME: John kayi dee? JOHN: nnaa! Udo di,ME: kabe enale? JOHN: nnaa! Ka munwa fu madu ebaa." I think the government of Anambra state is not doing well to Igala language just as they do to Igbo language. I know that we are minority language in Anambra with about 5% of the population. It dosnt mean that we shouldnt be value. The government only recognise and promote Igbo language, where igbo language is being taught in every basic and post primary schools in the state. I remember in my primary school days in village where the teachers(IBOS) normally constrain us not to speak Igala in forecorner of school,is either we speak Igbo or English. In the government media companies; Abs 1 & 2 radio, Abs awka tv, Abs onitsha tv, purity radio, Nta awka tv, Nta onitsha tv and many other private radio and tv stations in Anambra. Out of all these media companies only one station allow Igala language that is Abs 2. And the programme takes 10mins only in a day with just two occurance in a week. We have two languages in Anambra; Igbo and Igala. The government need to help and promote our language. I think inferiority complex is affecting our young ones due to the fact that the language is not being promoted to people of Anambra. If we are conversing in our language maybe in any of the major cities in anambra, the igbos around normally refer us as foreigner in the state because many never know that we are full blooded Anambrian. Imagine commissioner of information,tourism & culture(now former) Hon. Maja Umeh saying in a live interveiw that he did not know that igala is in anambra. We have also had discrimination mostly people from anambra central&south,enugu,abia,imo claiming that we are not anambrian. I want to use this medium to appeal to government of anambra state. If it will be possible to appoint two or three igala indigene as commissioner or any appointive position. Secondly to charge the medias to employ igalas to enable them create a programme where the language will be desseminate to people.

Mod froot page will be ok, sir

Esbs Enugu broadcast in igala from 11am to 12pm everyday

Klinee:
The Igala in Anambra comprises of many towns;NZAM(headqauter and also the largest town in Anambra west, also the largest oil deposit in Anambra state), INNOMA, OWELLE,UKWALA, ODEKPE,IGBEDOR, IGBOKEYI,ODE, ALLAH and ONUGWA. We lies at the river Niger and omambala coast. Located in Anambra west L.G.A. We have 98% of oil deposit in anambra state. Predominantly farmers,fishing, we are the food basket of nation. Our language is gradually going into extintion. We speak Igala but most our young ones today speak Igbo more than our language. I dont know if they are feeling shy to speak the language, i remember meeting one of my town person at onitsha, i greeted him in Igala he answered me in Igbo ,it goes like this" ME: John kayi dee? JOHN: nnaa! Udo di,ME: kabe enale? JOHN: nnaa! Ka munwa fu madu ebaa." I think the government of Anambra state is not doing well to Igala language just as they do to Igbo language. I know that we are minority language in Anambra with about 5% of the population. It dosnt mean that we shouldnt be value. The government only recognise and promote Igbo language where igbo lang is being taught in every basic and post primary schools in state. I remember in my primary school days where the teachers(IBOS) normally constrain us not to speak Igala in forecorner of school,is either we speak Igbo or English. In the government media companies; Abs 1 & 2 radio, Abs awka tv, Abs onitsha tv, purity radio, Nta awka tv, Nta awka tv and many other private radio and tv stations in Anambra. Out of all these media companies only one station allow Igala language that is Abs 2. And the programme takes 10mins only in a day with two occurance in a week. The government need to help and promote our language. I think inferiority complex is affecting our young ones due to the fact that the language is not being promoted to people of Anambra. If we are conversing in our language maybe in any of the major cities in anambra, the igbos around normally refer us as foreigner in the state because many never know that we are full blooded Anambrian. Imagine commissioner of information,tourism & culture(now former) Hon. Maja Umeh saying in a live interveiw that he did not know that igala is in anambra. We have also had discrimination mostly people from anambra central&south,enugu,abia,imo claiming that we are not anambrian. I want to use this medium to appeal to government of anambra state. If it will be possible to appoint two or three igala indigene as commissioner or any appointive position. Secondly to charge the medias to employ igalas to enable them create a programme where the language will be desseminate to people.

U are a liar.
All government-owned media in Anambra broadcast news in English,Igbo n Igala.They also broadcast Igala-specific programmes just as they do Igbo,otherwise normal programmes are in English

modhream:

U are a liar.
All government-owned media in Anambra broadcast news in English,Igbo n Igala.They also broadcast Igala-specific programmes just as they do Igbo,otherwise normal programmes are in English

Is only Abs 2 radio that allow Igala language others dont

Personally, i'd love to take a visit to the Anambra-Kogi state border to see things for myself.

@OP, I'm just curious. What is the language situation like in those villages you mentioned? Which of the villages are bilingual in Igbo and Igala, and which speak only Igala and which speak only Igbo?

I did some google check online and the Igwes or President General of the Town's Union of those villages you mentioned seem to have Igbo names. For example,

HRH Igwe Chukwuemeka Ajodo of Ukwala community (I've noticed Ajodo-bearing names from both Anambra and Kogi states).
Mr. Godwin Ekwembili, President General of Inoma Development Union, Anambra West Local Government Area.
HRH Igwe Anthony Onyekwulu of Owele community.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/anambra-governorship-traditional-rulers-back-zoning/157199/
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/WorldIgboCongress/conversations/messages/25913

bigfrancis21:
@OP, I'm just curious. What is the language situation like in those villages you mentioned? Which of the villages are bilingual in Igbo and Igala, and which speak only Igala and which speak only Igbo?

I did some google check online and the Igwes or President General of the Town's Union of those villages you mentioned seem to have Igbo names. For example,

HRH Igwe Chukwuemeka Ajodo of Ukwala community (I've noticed Ajodo-bearing names from both Anambra and Kogi states).
Mr. Godwin Ekwembili, President General of Inoma Development Union, Anambra West Local Government Area.
HRH Igwe Anthony Onyekwulu of Owele community.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/anambra-governorship-traditional-rulers-back-zoning/157199/
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/WorldIgboCongress/conversations/messages/25913

Yea you are right many answer Igbo name. All the villages mention speak and understand Igbo language fluently but our main language is Igala.

Even what you spoke to mr John in your conversation is Igbo language that can be easily understood by any Igboman

kayi dee - keka idi (onitsha urban igbo)
kabe enale - kabe inaga (onitsha urban igbo)

Klinee:
Yea you are right many answer Igbo name. All the villages mention speak and understand Igbo language fluently but our main language is Igala.

adeitoro:
Even what you spoke to mr John in your conversation is Igbo language that can be easily understood by any Igboman

kayi dee - keka idi (onitsha urban igbo)
kabe enale - kabe inaga (onitsha urban igbo)

That is igala language not igbo

How is it not Igbo?
Is like saying olete imere orlu version of keka idi, is not Igbo

Klinee:
That is igala language not igbo

@op, are u guys igalas or igbos? This thread has really educated me. I didn't know we had igala language in Anambra

soonest:
@op, are u guys igalas or igbos? This thread has really educated me. I didn't know we had igala language in Anambra

Yea that is what am trying to let the world know. We are Igala and we speak Igala

Klinee:
Yea that is what am trying to let the world know. We are Igala and we speak Igala

wooh! Thanks for the information

soonest:
@op, are u guys igalas or igbos? This thread has really educated me. I didn't know we had igala language in Anambra

Ordinarily, one wouldn't know. This is because they live close to the Anambra-Kogi border, around the Omambala river and River Niger confluence. They are bilingual in both Igala and Igbo. They make up about 2% of Anambra's population.

mmm...does kogi broadcast news in Igbo for kogite Igbos??
anyway its good knowing igalas there speak Igbo but all that remains is for them to be Igbonized..after all they're descendants of Igala warriors left after the atta Igala was defeated at lake Omeluigala.

God bless Igbo land

cheruv:
mmm...does kogi broadcast news in Igbo for kogite Igbos??
anyway its good knowing igalas there speak Igbo but all that remains is for them to be Igbonized..after all they're descendants of Igala warriors left after the atta Igala was defeated at lake Omeluigala.

God bless Igbo land

Why asking me about kogi state? Am not kogi so i can't tell about kogi.

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Op.
Igala communities made up only 2% of anambra population and not 5%.
You are clamoring for a quota in government house whereas you people(igalas in nzam) are clamoring to join your brothers in kogi state.

Have u not asked yourself why the government refuse to explore the oil at Nzam ? Its because you people will still cry to join kogi state even if we build a new city for your igala brothers.

And I don't know what you mean that Nzam is the biggest town in Anambra west.
Care to explain?

tabletman1:
Op.
Igala communities made up only 2% of anambra population and not 5%.
You are clamoring for a quota in government house whereas you people(igalas in nzam) are clamoring to join your brothers in kogi state.

Have u not asked yourself why the government refuse to explore the oil at Nzam ? Its because you people will still cry to join kogi state even if we build a new city for your igala brothers.

And I don't know what you mean that Nzam is the biggest town in Anambra west.
Care to explain?

They normal use 2% but we exceed that, we are about 5%+. Nzam is not the only town that speaks Igala in Anambra, i mention many towns in my previous post. I say Nzam is largest town in anambra west l.g.a not in anambra state. I think u are lying, no Nzam person will ever clamor to join kogi instead will fight for our own state becos oil we get it in aboundant. Orient company are here in Nzam more than any other place.

tabletman1:
Op.
Igala communities made up only 2% of anambra population and not 5%.
You are clamoring for a quota in government house whereas you people(igalas in nzam) are clamoring to join your brothers in kogi state.

Have u not asked yourself why the government refuse to explore the oil at Nzam ? Its because you people will still cry to join kogi state even if we build a new city for your igala brothers.

And I don't know what you mean that Nzam is the biggest town in Anambra west.
Care to explain?

I will like to know your state, if anambra which senatorial district

Klinee:
I will like to know your state, if anambra which senatorial district

I don't even know my senatorial district but I am from Nnewi south LGA

Klinee:
They normal use 2% but we exceed that, we are about 5%+. Nzam is not the only town that speaks Igala in Anambra, i mention many towns in my previous post. I say Nzam is largest town in anambra west l.g.a not in anambra state. I think u are lying, no Nzam person will ever clamor to join kogi instead will fight for our own state becos oil we get it in aboundant. Orient company are here in Nzam more than any other place.

you people are far too small to exceed 2%, have u been to normal anambra community during xmas? Have u even been to aguleri(otucha) your neighboring community during xmas and see the much population there? Orient are also doing their thing at aguleri, so don't make it seem like if they are drilling only the oil at nzam.

Sometime last year, I was very surprised the day I saw a document belonging to a collegue of mine, who I hitherto knew to be an Igala person by tribe having Anambra boldly written as his state of origin (did enough research afterwards, just to satiate my curiosity). His surname is Omojah and I also discovered just recently that he speaks a bit of Igbo, say 40%, but understands much more... So seeing this thread has added to my existing knowledge of Igalas in Anambra. For me, its an amazing reality!

Klinee:
The Igala in Anambra comprises of many towns;NZAM(headqauter and also the largest town in Anambra west, also the largest oil deposit in Anambra state), INNOMA, OWELLE,UKWALA, ODEKPE,IGBEDOR, IGBOKEYI,ODE, ALLAH and ONUGWA. We lies at the river Niger and omambala coast. Located in Anambra west L.G.A. We have 98% of oil deposit in anambra state. Predominantly farmers,fishing, we are the food basket of nation. Our language is gradually going into extintion. We speak Igala but most our young ones today speak Igbo more than our language. I dont know if they are feeling shy to speak the language, i remember meeting one of my town person at onitsha, i greeted him in Igala he answered me in Igbo ,it goes like this" ME: John kayi dee? JOHN: nnaa! Udo di,ME: kabe enale? JOHN: nnaa! Ka munwa fu madu ebaa." I think the government of Anambra state is not doing well to Igala language just as they do to Igbo language. I know that we are minority language in Anambra with about 5% of the population. It dosnt mean that we shouldnt be value. The government only recognise and promote Igbo language, where igbo language is being taught in every basic and post primary schools in the state. I remember in my primary school days in village where the teachers(IBOS) normally constrain us not to speak Igala in forecorner of school,is either we speak Igbo or English. In the government media companies; Abs 1 & 2 radio, Abs awka tv, Abs onitsha tv, purity radio, Nta awka tv, Nta onitsha tv and many other private radio and tv stations in Anambra. Out of all these media companies only one station allow Igala language that is Abs 2. And the programme takes 10mins only in a day with just two occurance in a week. We have two languages in Anambra; Igbo and Igala. The government need to help and promote our language. I think inferiority complex is affecting our young ones due to the fact that the language is not being promoted to people of Anambra. If we are conversing in our language maybe in any of the major cities in anambra, the igbos around normally refer us as foreigner in the state because many never know that we are full blooded Anambrian. Imagine commissioner of information,tourism & culture(now former) Hon. Maja Umeh saying in a live interveiw that he did not know that igala is in anambra. We have also had discrimination mostly people from anambra central&south,enugu,abia,imo claiming that we are not anambrian. I want to use this medium to appeal to government of anambra state. If it will be possible to appoint two or three igala indigene as commissioner or any appointive position. Secondly to charge the medias to employ igalas to enable them create a programme where the language will be desseminate to people.

You are an ingrate

You should be contented Ob your tenancy in anambra and just assimilate to the mainstream culture

To you realise that Igbo is in Benue and they ate fighting yo go back to their brothers in Enugu


You have two options

Yi assimilate
Or cross the river back to igalla


But don't worry Igbo and igalla have historic relationship

bigfrancis21:
@OP, I'm just curious. What is the language situation like in those villages you mentioned? Which of the villages are bilingual in Igbo and Igala, and which speak only Igala and which speak only Igbo?

I did some google check online and the Igwes or President General of the Town's Union of those villages you mentioned seem to have Igbo names. For example,

HRH Igwe Chukwuemeka Ajodo of Ukwala community (I've noticed Ajodo-bearing names from both Anambra and Kogi states).
Mr. Godwin Ekwembili, President General of Inoma Development Union, Anambra West Local Government Area.
HRH Igwe Anthony Onyekwulu of Owele community.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/anambra-governorship-traditional-rulers-back-zoning/157199/
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/WorldIgboCongress/conversations/messages/25913

This guy should go back to kogi and leave anambra for us.its unfortunate anambra are no push over.

They are just pseudo igbos

christopher123:



You are an ingrate

You should be contented Ob your tenancy in anambra and just assimilate to the mainstream culture

To you realise that Igbo is in Benue and they ate fighting yo go back to their brothers in Enugu


You have two options

Yi assimilate
Or cross the river back to igalla


But don't worry Igbo and igalla have historic relationship

Cross which river? Ignorant is disease

tabletman1:
I don't even know my senatorial district but I am from Nnewi south LGA [/qoute] I know you must come from either Imo or Abia[/qoute] you people are far too small to exceed 2%, have u been to normal anambra community during xmas? Have u even been to aguleri(otucha) your neighboring community during xmas and see the much population there? Orient are also doing their thing at aguleri, so don't make it seem like if they are drilling only the oil at nzam.

Do u think u know anywhere in Anambra more than me. This is my state and i know everywhere in Anambra even that you state imo or abia

Klinee:
Do u think u know anywhere in Anambra more than me. This is my state and i know everywhere in Anambra even that you state imo or abia

Ok, but u don't talk like a person who knows everywhere in anambra.

OP, l suggest folks of lgala descent in the state to independently produce radio programs which highlights who they are, issues affecting them and push it to the radio stations, it will be a good starting point. l know it does not cost much.

tabletman1:
I don't even know my senatorial district but I am from Nnewi south LGA [/qoute] I know you must come from either Imo or Abia[/qoute] you people are far too small to exceed 2%, have u been to normal anambra community during xmas? Have u even been to aguleri(otucha) your neighboring community during xmas and see the much population there? Orient are also doing their thing at aguleri, so don't make it seem like if they are drilling only the oil at nzam.

Do u think u know anywhere in Anambra more than me. This is my state and i know everywhere even that you state imo or abia. Let me tell u , Aguleri people will even accept me as their brother more than u who is talking out of ignorant now. There are many Aguleris in Nzam and there are many Nzams in Aguleri. You need to educate yourself and stop displaying your ignorancy. Am not saying that we should be equal with igbos but atleast be recognise.

Lavidah:
Sometime last year, I was very surprised the day I saw a document belonging to a collegue of mine, who I hitherto knew to be an Igala person by tribe having Anambra boldly written as his state of origin (did enough research afterwards, just to satiate my curiosity). His surname is Omojah and I also discovered just recently that he speaks a bit of Igbo, say 40%, but understands much more... So seeing this thread has added to my existing knowledge of Igalas in Anambra. For me, its an amazing reality!

thanks for your understanding