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Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by idhalama(m): 8:56pm On May 03, 2015 |
I have a friend in Jamaica,she told me almost every one in Caribbean are igbos and they do speak igbo and the culture still goes on there,they even study history and talk about the igbos,only few yorubas,but more of igbo and people in the south south. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by TheReborn(f): 8:56pm On May 03, 2015 |
ezeagu: Nsibidi is not an Igbo creation. Please do your research properly. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by ezeagu(m): 8:56pm On May 03, 2015 |
duni04: Jamaican activist, writer and professor Ekwueme Michael Thelwell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwueme_Michael_Thelwell 6 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by ezeagu(m): 8:59pm On May 03, 2015 |
duni04: Jamaican musician Michael "Ibo" Cooper 6 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by tzoracle: 8:59pm On May 03, 2015 |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by ezeagu(m): 9:00pm On May 03, 2015 |
TheReborn: Well, you need to read more carefully. 5 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by Octaves(m): 9:00pm On May 03, 2015 |
Jealous bitches be like tobtap: 6 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by PPAngel(f): 9:00pm On May 03, 2015 |
Malawian: Yoruba culture was encouraged to thrive by the European slavers to stiffle the outlawed Igbo language, culture and religion. Why? Because Igbos where constanyly planning a rebellion or runnaway in their tongue. Outlawing the igbi language served to keep the yoruba snicth informed and also to break the igbo spirit among the igbo slaves. Igbo women slaves where also discouraged to breed with other igbos inorder to douse the rebellious spirit in the offsprings 4 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by GodMode: 9:02pm On May 03, 2015 |
anonimi: You mean why are YOU so lazy not we In case you don't know Africa fought a war with the colonial masters but there is nothing to back it up cos it was probably destroyed.. Africans betrayed each other which led to the whole slavery issue.. because new kings(African puppets) were installed in kingdoms to convince the people(Africans)... It still happens till date.. What I eat is from Africa.. What I wear are Africa prints... Technological deficiency is because of bad leaders.. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by Nobody: 9:03pm On May 03, 2015 |
VIRGINIA, USA! Are you kidding me? Then VIRGINIA, USA must be a NO MAN'S LAND just like LAGOS, NIGERIA. These guys just keep associating themselves with anything and everything just to show a sort of superiority or advancement above anybody non-igbo. An obvious sign of chronic and pandemic inferiority complex, delusion and a pathetic desire to be accepted like a descerted and lonely cry cry baby with a inherent victim syndrome 7 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by AreaFada2: 9:04pm On May 03, 2015 |
Very interesting to see the lies of some tribes who claimed Benin raided neighbouring tribes for slaves. It further confirms the report of a 17th century French slave trader that Oba of Benin had banned Slave trade involving Benin people, whether as slave or as a trader. That certain elite of other tribes within Benin empire then negotiated freedom to sell their own people. That among the 100 or so slaves marketed along the route to Gwatto/Ughoton Port, there was no Benin trader or slave among them. |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by scholes0(m): 9:05pm On May 03, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: AA's have a lot in them, but like you mentioned, mostly Akan tribes, Senegambians (Mandings, Fulas), Kongo, Ibo and Mbundu/Ovimbundu As for DNA , there is only so precise it can get, if for example I come from a small tribe that contributed lot of slaves and the DNA company does not have samples from my tribe in their data bank. a potential AA looking to find out his/her exact origins will only get the closest estimate, which would be the bigger neighboring tribe with available samples. But yeah, I kinda get ur point. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by Nobody: 9:05pm On May 03, 2015 |
Yourba are not more than Igbos in Haiti, during the earthquake that hit Haiti,government of the East donated heavily to Haiti govt cos of large number of Igbo descents, during the uncivil war Haiti surported Biafra as against nigeria PPAngel: 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by Ufranklin92(m): 9:05pm On May 03, 2015 |
tzoracle: lol,guy you be idiooot oo 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by niceeric(m): 9:06pm On May 03, 2015 |
Beautiful....so 70%(almost all) of slaves brought into that land were igbos??...still wonder why I never saw any of that in any history book...hmmm well, I guess the next thread I'll see as a sequel to this is :Micheal Jackson's roots have been traced to Anambra lol Lastly,make una go take over the place too now since na una help dem develop the place as usual....na another no man's land be that, isn't it? 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by bigfrancis21: 9:06pm On May 03, 2015 |
PPAngel: You are making sense, however the main reason for the survival of yoruba tradition in the carribean and south america today is due to the fact that yoruba slaves were exported mostly during the latter half of the slave trade and especially towards the abolition era of slave trade when slave identity stripping policies were piping down and slaves were allowed to practice their religions. Many yorubas arrived the americas to find slaves who had long acculturated to their environment, lost much of their african culture and lost touch to mama africa. Still being fresh from africa, the yorubas were able to establish their religion in the new world, which attracted the attendance of other tribes as a means of connecting back to mama africa. While still remembering where they were brought from, many yorubas returned back to africa to settle in Nigeria (Ransome Kuti, Desmond Elliot, Tiamiyu Savage, etc. are examples of returnee yoruba families who returned from south america with portuguese names, many of who latter changed their names to yoruba. They are referred to as saros) and Liberia. Today, many of the adherents of Ifa in south america are ethnically not yoruba, but adhere to the religion in a sense of connection back to their african origin. Ifa in South america today is simply a religion, open to anybody, just as we have christianity which is practised by jews, whites and blacks alike. Therefore, in no means should ifa adherents be referred to as 'yoruba descendants' simply because they profess to the religion. Also in their favour was the fact that the portuguese, unlike the english, allowed the practise of native religions by the african slaves, thus permitting the survival of african traditions and culture in latin america. In stark opposite, the english sought ways to subdue the africans and strip them of their identity. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by tzoracle: 9:07pm On May 03, 2015 |
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Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by TheReborn(f): 9:08pm On May 03, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: The table supplied proves nothing. Several tribes were taken along with the Igbos from the Bight of Biafra. Don't forget that earlier writings often grouped most of the tribes of SE as Igbo even when they were not. http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/23267213?uid=3738720&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21106686753233 In the link above, you will find other tribes listed along with the Igbos as those taken out from the Bight of Biafra. http://ugrrquilt.hartcottagequilts.com/woods In the link above, the ideograms are rightly attributed to the Ejagham tribe of Cross River State. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by Ihuomadinihu: 9:08pm On May 03, 2015 |
tobtap:Njoku/Dibia/okro are all igbo words. Think before writing. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by felifeli: 9:10pm On May 03, 2015 |
bigfrancis21: chai , na igbo people get everywhere. na dem get graveyards for amerika too 4 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by Dreambeat: 9:10pm On May 03, 2015 |
bigfrancis21:Wow!Thank op for this.Did not know about this before now,learning is endless 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by Ufranklin92(m): 9:10pm On May 03, 2015 |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by Ladybluecash(f): 9:11pm On May 03, 2015 |
tzoracle:sharap u said u igbo yet u spik lik ndi ofenmanu,,,, if its beginin to annoy u,, u can go hug d transformer for all we care, cos we d ndi igbo we neva get tired of hearin stuffs abt us,,,,, ozuayi kpolu onwe onye igbo 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by TheReborn(f): 9:12pm On May 03, 2015 |
ezeagu: Please refer to my previous post and help yourself with the links there. Read the one below and rid yourself of your confusion. http://ugrrquilt.hartcottagequilts.com/woods The Igbo tribe is great enough. There is no need to steal the achievements of other tribes as their own. |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by hamilton62(m): 9:12pm On May 03, 2015 |
tzoracle:Never did this post show any inferiority among the igbos... Don't generalize your personal thoughts... If a vote is cast here among the igbos according to your reply firstly, then you will see your null score here. Thanks 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by tzoracle: 9:12pm On May 03, 2015 |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by ezeagu(m): 9:13pm On May 03, 2015 |
TheReborn: You seriously need to read things more carefully. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by AlienStar: 9:14pm On May 03, 2015 |
psalmizt:u r right and who will bell d cat, we dnt hv dt mindset to change n i hv read ds book "how europe underdeveloped africa" n smtyms heartbreaking to see dt dey were afta dere selfish purpose. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by Ihuomadinihu: 9:14pm On May 03, 2015 |
scholes0:Genetics,culture and slave records already identified the area of Igbo dominace during trans-atlantic slavery. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by MrSunesis(m): 9:15pm On May 03, 2015 |
tobtap: Does everything have to inflicted with a derogratory remark? The proofs beyond language and culture etc are before your eyes...magazine strips and data from way back two centuries... And you still insult the race. Why don't we just respect each race and accept their peculiarities? If these facts where figures for the Yoruba race most of the nairalanders who are yorubas will not be be asking for such facts but readily accept these here. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by tzoracle: 9:15pm On May 03, 2015 |
hamilton62: So u dn believe say I be igbo Weyrey |
Re: Igbo Ideograms On Grave Stones In Virginia, US by bigfrancis21: 9:15pm On May 03, 2015 |
ezeagu: I was just about to post that image! It is a well-known fact that up until 1970 some african american families bore 'ibo' as family last name, in accordance to their Igbo ancestral heritage. |
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