chamboy:
I rep Ijesa(osun)

Meanwehile rotimi amaechi reps itshekiri
so ppl should stop calling him a betrayal... he only rejoined his Yoruba brothers

O really. Well u must have said it based on d info u have.but google ikwere dialect or ask elders who know so they tell u d language with that dialect. Better still study their market names and the traditional no of days in a week(4 days) and their names so u also get.no beef bro,just 4 educational purpose

phemsie:
ikale dialect

my dad is from okeagbe around ikare area(Ondo state) . There's this dialect they speak that is completely different from yoruba. It's another language on its own, I don't know the name.

onuwaje:

So??... na today dem dey attack us?...
And what msg did u just pass accross nw cos with all due respect this post is senseless

Well, maybe you love the attacks.
The itsekiris who do care about the future of their people, have invited the OPC to form a Warri branch, and now attend Yoruba meetings, the last one in Ibadan had the spokesperson of the Olu of warri there.

scholes0:


go by any folklore you like, that is ur business..... Oduduwa is Yoruba.
What does Oduduwa mean in Edo language?
"Odu to da Iwa" is it's meaning in Yoruba.

Ok nw I chose to go d path u call it my biz..
When I said itsekiri r nt yoruba u nr gree.. u wan force am put for my mouth o..

Chanchit:
. What would I teach someone that has formed an opinion already.

Den it's ur job to teach or correct or enlighten me

U can't make a good negotiator (no offence)

onuwaje:

Ok nw I chose to go d path u call it my biz..
When I said itsekiri r nt yoruba u nr gree.. u wan force am put for my mouth o..

is that why you could not explain that map I posted?

I can post it again for you to see

walexy30:
HERE IS THE LIST AND WHERE THE SPEAKERS CAN BE FOUND:

Egba- (OGUN STATE)

Oyo- (OYO STATE AND BENIN REPUBLIC)

Igbomina- (OSUN, KWARA, ONDO, KOGI STATES AND BENIN REPUBLIC)

Okun- (KOGI, ONDO, EKITI STATES)

Itshekiri- (DELTA AND RIVERS STATES)

Ijebu- (OGUN AND LAGOS)

Iseyin- (OYO STATE)

Owu- (OGUN AND OSUN STATE)

Anago- (BENIN REPUBLIC)

Ibolo- (OSUN AND KWARA STATES)

Awori- (LAGOS AND OGUN STATE)

Yewa- (OGUN STATE)

Ekiti- (EKITI AND KWARA STATES)

Ijesa- (OSUN STATE)

Ilorin- (KWARA STATE)

Akoko- (EDO AND ONDO STATES)

Ilaje- (ONDO STATE)

Ife- (OSUN STATE).

Please, there is one dialect I can't remember: They are very close to the ilaje's in Ondo State. If you know it, please, fill the gas.

THANKS.

Igala?

scholes0:


Well, maybe you love the attacks.
The itsekiris who do, have invited the OPC to form a Warri branch, and now attend Yoruba meetings, the last one in Ibadan had the spokesperson of the Olu of warri there.

Pishures or......

scholes0:


is that why you could not explain that map I posted?

I can post it again for you to see

Bro I can decide to bring anoda map that says odawise..

Go n read books by
J.O.S Ayonmike

Okun!!!

haba ,....u forget to mention Ondo in Ondo state....so pround to be an Ondo man....

BermudaTriangle:


Wow! Wonderful to be Yoruba.

Yes. We are of the greatest tribe,ever!

[quote author=onuwaje post=33002464]
Den it's ur job to teach or correct or enlighten me

U can't make a good negotiator (no offence) [/quote. I can see you are a frustrated, and I don't know how to pet a frustrated man(no offence) so pls I won't able to reply ur quote(s).

onuwaje:

Pishures or......

And if after you see this picture, you still insist defiantly on your previous position,
then I will just leave you alone, and assume you are an adamant goat.
Look at the first and third pictures, those ar Itsekiri reps from Delta state at the yoruba confab in Ibadan this year.

It seems your elders know much more than you do, at last...... and are definitely not as silly as you are

GodMode:


Itshekiri is adulterated/broken yoruba language..

People can name their children how they like.

Maybe u re right. But in most Nigerian languages,twins have traditional names n not just how u like

onuwaje:

Bro I can decide to bring anoda map that says odawise..

Go n read books by
J.O.S Ayonmike

It is not Ayonmike, but Ayomike, who is just another Yoruba guy, from the Itsekiri subgroup of course.

Hmmmm...repping ijesha....se imi gbadun eto ria....translated-are you enjoying our show

zwar:
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Confused dude...please guys contribute some funds to him to help his ignorance...he claims to be Yoruba but hates the language..Lol...

His retarded absolutely....

zwar:
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Confused dude...please guys contribute some funds to him to help his ignorance...he claims to be Yoruba but hates the language..Lol...

He's ret*rded absolutely....

Ogbee're!!!

olushowunm:


Egba is not only in Ogun but extends to present day lagos state, Egbaland is a large empire which ends at Carter bridge. So get ur facts right...

Yes u are right, people of Abule Egba, Agege and part of Alimosho are Egba

kemiola89:
Eyin omo Awori, kiti gbe o?

Ogbee're!!!

onuwaje:

Bro I can decide to bring anoda map that says odawise..

Go n read books by
J.O.S Ayonmike

I understand that smaller ethnic groups like to have their own identity. It sounds stupid to me when they have a very similar identity to a larger ethnic group and yet deny it. If u keep saying itshekiri is not yorubas. What would u say about the language and the name? This are two very strong ethnic ties. I am itshekiri. I feel more at home wiv the yorubas. You also mentioned something about clothing. Although it's part of ethnic identification but clothing changes wiv time and food to but language stays d same.
My humble submission!

scholes0:


It is not Ayonmike, but Ayomike, who is just another Yoruba guy, from the Itsekiri subgroup of course.

Oritseweyimi is my name. Which means Oluwadurotimi or oluwa, wa leyin mi. The similarity is glaring not to admit ties wiv yorubas. But I understand sha cus popsy always says itshekiri are a independent ethnic group. The long and short of everything is no ethnic group wants to be swallowed or dominated by the other cus this leads to discrimination and other things.

Setaje:



Oritseweyimi is my name. Which means Oluwadurotimi or oluwa, wa leyin mi. The similarity is glaring not to admit ties wiv yorubas. But I understand sha cus popsy always says itshekiri are a independent ethnic group. The long and short of everything is no ethnic group wants to be swallowed or dominated by the other cus this leads to discrimination and other things.

You have given two very mature replies in this thread; one to me, and the other to that onuwaje guy.
I understand both positions very well, no group wants to be dominated or have their uniqueness blurred, and everyone wants to exert their independence. Even within Yorubas in South West and North Central, you will still see some people saying they have their own identity, It is all accepted.- and that is why I said earlier that Itsekiri language and culture is a unique form of Yoruba, that should be strongly preserved and shielded from decline. Infact, contemporary Yorubas have much to learn from our itsekiri brothers. It might surprise you to know that Itsekiri preserve many forms of old Yoruba, that modern standardized Yoruba has lost.
But to outright deny the "Yorubaness" of Itsekiri, or that Itsekiris are a completely different ethnic group, as if they fell out of the sky and settled in their current location, is just plain silly. like you said you feel very at home with yoruba peeps, same way a yoruba would feel at home in any itsekiri village- From your reply, I take it that you have a good knowledge of central Yoruba, do you find it to be starkly different from Itsekiri?

isralkhaleed:
Modakeke is ife dialect

Brov you are wrong. Modakeke is nothing but pure oyo dialect

That dialect in Ondo state is Akpoi

Opop na iti so owo no be major dialect

nyabinghi:
Opop na iti so owo no be major dialect

Owo and Ikale are major dialects that have been omitted by the OP
He must be from Oyo..... they ere the ones that do that

greatsodade:



Ibadan was formed by different yoruba people mixed together back den during war time back then in yoruba land..It is not a unique yoruba language on it own and it reflect in the original name of Ibadan i.e Ebaa-odan and the city has evolve overtime as we ve come to know.

Ibadan was formed by five warriors that left old Oyo kingdom after afonja war...chasing Fulani out of Oyo... yorupedia.com/subjects/yoruba-from-19th-to-date/after-the-fall/

scholes0:


You have given two very mature replies in this thread; one to me, and the other to that onuwaje guy.
I understand both positions very well, no group wants to be dominated or have their uniqueness blurred, and everyone wants to exert their independence. Even within Yorubas in South West and North Central, you will still see some people saying they have their own identity, It is all accepted.- and that is why I said earlier that Itsekiri language and culture is a unique form of Yoruba, that should be strongly preserved and shielded from decline. Infact, contemporary Yorubas have much to learn from our itsekiri brothers. It might surprise you to know that Itsekiri preserve many forms of old Yoruba, that modern standardized Yoruba has lost.
But to outright deny the "Yorubaness" of Itsekiri, or that Itsekiris are a completely different ethnic group, as if they fell out of the sky and settled in their current location, is just plain silly. like you said you feel very at home with yoruba peeps, same way a yoruba would feel at home in any itsekiri village- From your reply, I take it that you have a good knowledge of central Yoruba, do you find it to be starkly different from Itsekiri?

I have more than a good knowledge. Am partly ekiti kete. Omuo ekiti to be precise. There is no difference. A yoruba person will understand itshekiri wiv much concentration because ede itshekiri yen lo gan (twisted) ... another example of similarities is ekaro in yoruba is erewuro in itshekiri. Ekasan is ereosan. Etc

Honestly the OP must me from Oyo. Where are the Ikales and Owo?.