GentleToks:

In response to the one u chose to believe.
The write up does not make sense from d beginning to the end. Why trying to alter what is unalterable? If slave merchants used Onye Ibo as derogatory remark in reference to hardworking Ibo slaves, how come the same derogatory words are being used against the same white slave merchants who used the same derogatory words on their slaves? It didn't even hard up in the first place. How could ""On""-ye Ibo be called Oyinbo?
As usual, you come up with this meaningless assertion to sell to d gullible ones to buy and funny enough, few have bought it already. Chaiii!!!!.......
How come there is no slavery book that has ever made reference to this Onye - Ibo? As at 13/03/2015, white people are still being called Oyinbo in Nigeria and they(the ones in the country) have never seen it as derogatory words.
Finally, my Family name is "FATOYINBO"(OYINBO) and this name was given to my progenitor cos he is xtremely fair in complexion (very fair in skin colour).
N.B Right from genesis, Igbos have always called white people Onye Ocha, how has Onye Ocha transcend to Oyinbo.

Adiwana:

i think you are right..cos oyinbo literally means ONYE IBO

whitecat1:
Ibo don't have enough parlance historically, they have always stolen Yoruba words and they will continue to do so. Please let them, after all we are speaking and writing english, so there's nothing wrong in ibo language containing even 50% Yoruba words. [size=14pt]Yoruba helped wrote ibo language on paper and taught them how to read[/size], so it's perfectly understandable how they adopted several words from us.

whitecat1:
Ibo don't have enough parlance historically, they have always stolen Yoruba words and they will continue to do so. Please let them, after all we are speaking and writing english, so there's nothing wrong in ibo language containing even 50% Yoruba words. [size=14pt]Yoruba helped wrote ibo language on paper and taught them how to read[/size], so it's perfectly understandable how they adopted several words from us.

whitecat1:
Ibo don't have enough parlance historically, they have always stolen Yoruba words and they will continue to do so. Please let them, after all we are speaking and writing english, so there's nothing wrong in ibo language containing even 50% Yoruba words. [size=14pt]Yoruba helped wrote ibo language on paper and taught them how to read[/size], so it's perfectly understandable how they adopted several words from us.

ezeagu:


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whitecat1:
I'm not talking about what you recently stole from Japanese ok! The whole world already knows that there's nothing original about ibos, always stealing. Even town, culture and words aren't spared!

Seunn11:
There is nothing spectacular about some ibos having fair complexion.
In southern Nigeria, interestingly, places where light skin is widespread are same places where cannibalism is rife or where's eating of dog is common.
An explanation put forward is that places where cannibalism is practiced, the dark skinned people are eaten because they are considered to be more nutritious. Light skinned people are even considered to be cursed.
Now, in societies where cannibalism had been or is being practiced, lighter skinned people grow in number. And now due to civilization in many places, the society that used to eat human have shifted their attention to similar-tasting dog meat.
One should not wonder too much then the connection between cannibalism, eating of dog and large number of light skinned people in certain areas in southern parts of Nigeria.

SirShymexx:
Ezeagu

Lol. Which is more logical:

- melanin deficient

- or calling Europeans the name they once called you loool.

Bear in mind that Igbos were the last to have any contacts whatsoever with Europeans...use that as a premise to whatever answer you might posit.

No point fighting over a word - but the Igbo theory is just illogical to an history buff lol.

safarigirl:
my friend use google and stop exposing your illiteracy here

The Niger Deltans (Benin) came across whites first, not Yorubas, so by your logic, it's the Bini and not the Yorubas that coined the term.

Oya, give us the etymology for Oga in Yoruba land cuz I heard UN is dashing money for every claim on a pidgin term

ezeagu:


[size=14pt]Early Ceramics from Calabar, Nigeria: Towards a History of Nsibidi[/size]

http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/afar.2007.40.1.18

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"The modern Japanese writing system is a combination of two character types: logographic kanji, which are [size=18pt]adopted Chinese characters[/size]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_writing_system

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Lstar4real:
guess u not Yoruba so I don't expect u to know much about the history.. ..Do u know that benin is Governed n control by Yoruba and more than 50% of benin are yoruba ...weither Benin is first to saw white man.. Its still yoruba which i dont think so... White men came through Sea....i came to southwest First which lagos n the boundary like Epe before spreading all over the country thats why u see west state standout among the remaining Region ..if you don't agree with me ask yourself the reason why the Benin called their King OBA ...Thanks

Aigbofa:


Did ibos even call themselves ibo or Igbo before the white man? Why would ibos call the white man onye ibo which translates to ibo man in their own language?
"Oyinbo" was most likely introduced to the ibos through the missionaries who were already being called oyinbo inYorubaland.

SirShymexx:


Lool. Even Bokohalal and PhysicsQED will never say landlocked Bini came in contact with Europeans before Yorubas.

They always claims Itshekiri but Itsekiris are of Ijebu stock - so they are still somewhat right. Anyway, Yorubas (Ijebus) came in contact with Europeans before any other group in Nigeria. Ijebus were trading clothes with the Portuguese explorers as far back as the 12th or 13th century.

safarigirl:
hahahahahaha

This is as dumb as asking "did Yoruba call themselves Yoruba before the coming of the white man?"

I mean, read that question and rate your brain

safarigirl:
are you yoruba? If yes, then of course your grandma will tell you her own side of the story....some Igbo kid would also say his grandpa told him the story from the igbo angle as well

For all we know, both claims are correct. Both tribes unwittingly coined the term without knowing the other was doing same abi una dey share backyard? So please, your grandma telling you the Yoruba version does not make the Igbo vversion wrong afterall both languages are somewhat similar

Eg Ola (Igbo) means jewel/valuable stuff
Ola (Yoruba) means prosperity (I think)

Both terms are somewhat alike cuz something of value could be a sign off prosperity....it doesn't make one name better tthan the other or the origin of the other

Aigbofa:


Please tell the forum what Yorubas called themselves before the white man and would it make any sense to you if the Yoruba started calling the white folks the same name?

safarigirl:
I'll get back to you when I go back in time just like you obviously have. I mean, you speak with such assurance leading me to believe you were born in the 18th century

tintingz:
The word "Oyinbo" has nothing to do with Igbo people.

The word Oyinbo simply means white people or very light skinned person and it was originated from the Yorubas.

- Oyin = Honey

- Bo = Bleach or peel

"Oyibo" might related to the Igbos but "Oyinbo" is a Yoruba word, the spellings are different.

BraniacX:


The way you yorubas skew history time and again to suit your pathetic agendas is very sad. I feel sorry for you lot claiming every one has affiliation with you while in the same vein same people are denying any affiliation with you by any means possible.
Have you asked any itsekiri historian about any probable connections between them and ijebus? No! But you ascribe that to them already from the comfort of your armchair.
Now what happens to the already accepted history of a benin prince setting up the itsekiri kingdoms
It never occurred to you that the history of some peoples is not as vague and theoretical as yours.

SirShymexx:
Ezeagu

Lol. Which is more logical:

- melanin deficient

- or calling Europeans the name they once called you loool.

Bear in mind that Igbos were the last to have any contacts whatsoever with Europeans...use that as a premise to whatever answer you might posit.

No point fighting over a word - but the Igbo theory is just illogical to an history buff lol.

safarigirl:
bros I know all about history. I studied it in secondary school, wote it in WAEC and had an A so no be me people go dey teach history

I don yarn this gist tire. Scroll down for my conclusion on the origin of oyibo

Aigbofa:


Did ibos even call themselves ibo or Igbo before the white man? Why would ibos call the white man onye ibo which translates to ibo man in their own language?
"Oyinbo" was most likely introduced to the ibos through the missionaries who were already being called oyinbo inYorubaland.

BraniacX:


The way you yorubas skew history time and again to suit your pathetic agendas is very sad. I feel sorry for you lot claiming every one has affiliation with you while in the same vein same people are denying any affiliation with you by any means possible.
Have you asked any itsekiri historian about any probable connections between them and ijebus? No! But you ascribe that to them already from the comfort of your armchair.
Now what happens to the already accepted history of a benin prince setting up the itsekiri kingdoms
It never occurred to you that the history of some peoples is not as vague and theoretical as yours.

safarigirl:
spellings are different but it means the same thing

Majority in the south (minus south-west) say OYIBO, it's only on Nairaland that I saw Oyinbo. I was in Lagos for 11 years and I grew up saying 'oyibo' and nobody corrected me- not even the Yoruba people that supposedly coined the term

It's oyibo I know so na that one I go use. If you google it you'll see oyibo/oyinbo/oyingbo all with the same meaning

Lstar4real:
is it only u DT studied history in secondary school or tuk history in waec ..that fact still remain DT such questions don't come up in exams.. ..u can go and check waec history past questions starting fron the year we started writing waec till date...if u will see such question....The Yoruba saw white men first....because some of yoruba understand english before the white man came. ..and they are the translators for the whitemen..Igbo borrow the words from Yorubas and tell on their Tongues...its ede ayalo - Oyinbo - Oyibo

kabiyesiii:


FATOYINBO has nothing to do with “Oyinbo”.
FATOYINBO is a contraction of Ifa to yin (praise), bo (peel off) ni ete (lips). That is, Ifa is so great, that you will praise it, till your lips peel off.