Hi peeps.. I haven't create any new thread recently due to some reasons best known To me, Although I still Remain your loyal boy "Goodboiyy" . Below are some Igbo and Yoruba word used in Urhobo language.

1. Biko : Biko is an Igbo word for "Please" And it means same in Urhobo, in Urhobo you usually hear word like "Oghene' biko keme' Igho" Meaning "God please Give me money".

2. Olori : Olori is a Yoruba Word for Head .. in Urhobo it means the same thing..

3. Orgor' : Orgor' is an Igbo word for 'Inlaw'. It means the same thing in Urhobo.. for example I might say "Oniovo Orgor we' nkor " meaning 'brother how is Your Inlaw ".

4. Omo' : Omo'r is a Yoruba word for Child, It has same meaning in Urhobo.. I can make statement like " e' Freemanan Omo'r meh' … meaning "Freemanan is my Son"

5. Obara' : Obara is an Igbo word for blood.. It means Same In Urhobo.. Why The Igbo woman will shout "Obara Jesus" and Urhobo Woman will say "Oba'rah' Re' Jesu"

6. Jesu' : Jesu' is an Yoruba word for Jesus . its still the same in Urhobo

7. Ew'a : Ew'a is another Yoruba word for Beans and its thesame with Urhobo. Ew'a is pronounced in Urhobo exactly thesame with That of Yoruba

8. OBA : OBA is a Yoruba word for king , We still use it in Urhobo.. If we Want to Call God.. we say Oba' risi' meaning " King Of The Word"

9. Akpere : Is a Yoruba word for basket, it means the same Thing in Urhobo

10. Ego : Its an Igbo word for Money.. in Urhobo we say Igho .. I believe the word belongs to Igboid.

11. ejime : Its an Igbo word for Twins, Its spelt and Pronounced The same in Urhobo

12. Osusu : Is a Yoruba Word for Monthly savings. Its the same in Urhobo

Pls don't derail the thread. THANKS

Cc : Fratermathy, Freemanan oya help ya boy out with some Igbo/Yoruba word use in Urhobo

Nice.

@ OP your right but the pronunciation differs.

mikigen:
@ OP your right but the pronunciation differs.

Yes .. You won't expect it to be thesame ... for example if an anioma man pronounces a word, Its kinda different from that of Anambra.. but they still mean the same thing.

Interesting.

I read somewhere where Obaro Ikime was talking about Ovo/Ofo (the ritual staff) being present in that area, but I don't now remember whether it was Isoko or Urhobo he was talking about.

Radoillo:
Interesting.

I read somewhere where Obaro Ikime was talking about Ovo/Ofo (the ritual staff) being present in that area, but I don't now remember whether it was Isoko or Urhobo he was talking about.

Need not to worry. the Urhobo and Isoko are one and thesame people

Lovely thread! Make I go ready my ekpeti first.
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Ekpeti don set.

Although I wont restrict mine to Igbo/Yoruba


a.isikuru English: school
b.igalasi English: glass
c.akiteti English: architect
d.itaba Portuguese: tabaco (Tobacco)
e.Osete Portuguese: serta (Plate)
f.utujoro Portuguese: tesoura (Scissors)
g.uririen Portuguese: unie (an ingredient for pepper soup)
h.oleso Portuguese leso (handkerchief)
i.inama Hausa: nama (cow meat)
j.ibo English: ball
k.itomatosi Portuguese: tomato
l.ikpekere Yoruba: kpekere (plantain chips)
m.ejime Igbo: ejime (twin)
n.osusu Yoruba: osusu (monthly savings)
o. ikeki English: cake
p.imidaka Portuguese: mandioca (Cassava)
q.ugu Igbo: ugu (vegetable)
r.akpere Yoruba: akpere (basket)
s. imanu Hausa: malu (cow)
t. ifiniya Portuguese: farinha (tapioca)
u.isabatu Portuguese: sapato (sandals)
v.igho Portuguese: igos/iguou (money)
w.agbero Yoruba: agbero (tout)
x.akara Yoruba: akara (beans cake)
y.iyasere Edo: iyasere (prime minister)
z.isuya Hausa: suyah (roasted beef)
Alphabet don finish o Goodboiy. Freemanan permission to carry on?
i. akpu Igbo: akpu (Fufu)
ii.ibanki English: bank
iii.ikomputa English: computer
iv.ibroda English: brother
v.oro Portuguese: ouro (gold)

That's all I have for now.
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This post is subject to further edits if more ideas come . Lalasticlala, Seun, Dominique, Obinoscopy and Oam4j, please take note and beware of my sons, Goodboiy, Freemanan, Alkarulezz, Freeemanan, Scholes0 and Onuwaje, emo zighizighi!

Am bk again my contribution EWA in yoruba means beans EWA in Urhobo means beans too.

fratermathy:
Lovely thread! Make I go ready my ekpeti first.



This space has been booked for future modifications. Lalasticlala, Seun and Obinoscopy, please take note and beware of my sons, Goodboiy and Freemanan, emo zighizighi.

Oniovo uma' mu ro'r kay' ..

En en.. Seun , Lalasticlala , Obinoscopy .. I loyal oo.. how tins na ?.. Can this hit FP ?. For national unity

Cc : scholes0 , Onuwaje, una well done oo

mikigen:
Am bk again my contribution EWA in yoruba means beans EWA in Urhobo means beans too.

Thanks for the contribution... I just made a modification to my post. Thanks

Interesting. I was informed that some Urhobos have Igbo ancestry.

Ihuomadinihu:
Interesting. I was informed that some Urhobos have Igbo ancestry .

Regarding The Bolded.. don't think so.. Am Urhobo.. We trace our Ancestry to Bini ..

Thanks for your contribution.. CC: Rose2014 were re thou

Goodboiy:


Regarding The Bolded.. don't think so.. Am Urhobo.. We trace our Ancestry to Bini ..

Thanks for your contribution.. CC: Rose2014 were re thou

Ok,thanks. I was only trying to explain that Language is a pointer to certain origins. For Igbo words to exist in Urhobo,then some Igbos most have settled in Urhobo at some point in history.

Oniovo Goodboiy and Fratermathy I am not too familiar with deep Urhobo terms as your boy has always been outta the state ... But lemme drop some Yoruba and Igbo sentence I like...


Yoruba sentence: Emi ati Omotayor123, Ife wa gbono...


English translation: Me and Omotayor, our love is hot ...




......

Igbo: Nsogbu Adiro...

English translation: No problem....

Ihuomadinihu:
Interesting. I was informed that some Urhobos have Igbo ancestry.

Negative!!!!

Freemanan:
Oniovo Goodboiy and Fratermathy I am not too familiar with deep Urhobo terms as your boy has always been outta the state ... But lemme drop some Yoruba and Igbo sentence I like...


Yoruba sentence: Emi ati Omotayor123, Ife wa gbono...


English translation: Me and Omotayor, our love is hot ...




......

Igbo: Nsogbu Adiro...

English translation: No problem....

But I thought it was well known in historical circles that some Urhobo-Isoko clans have traditions of Igbo origins.

Ihuomadinihu:

Ok,thanks. I was only trying to explain that Language is a pointer to certain origins. For Igbo words to exist in Urhobo,then some Igbos most have settled in Urhobo at some point in history.

U r. Wrong again..

Radoillo:
But I thought it was well known in historical circles that some Urhobo-Isoko clans have traditions of Igbo origins.

Name dem

Ihuomadinihu:

Ok,thanks. I was only trying to explain that Language is a pointer to certain origins. For Igbo words to exist in Urhobo,then some Igbos most have settled in Urhobo at some point in history .

yes sister.. This shows we re somehow connected to each other.. I would av added more words to my list.. but they re Yoruba Words .. I want to make that of the Igbo and Yoruba equal.. doing research on this

Radoillo:
But I thought it was well known in historical circles that some Urhobo-Isoko clans have traditions of Igbo origins.

That Historian that wrote that History need his head checked up.. I haven't heard of Such an Hilarious Word like the bolded

Freemanan:
Oniovo Goodboiy and Fratermathy I am not too familiar with deep Urhobo terms as your boy has always been outta the state ... But lemme drop some Yoruba and Igbo sentence I like...


Yoruba sentence: Emi ati Omotayor123, Ife wa gbono...


English translation: Me and Omotayor, our love is hot ...




......

Igbo: Nsogbu Adiro...

English translation: No problem....

Asin you they Fall my hand.. Fratermathy you need to teach this guy URHOBO 201.. I always thank my mom for teaching me how to Speak Urhobo.. That's the Only Nigeria lingual I understand

I will stop at that No. 8.. I can only figure more Yoruba word which I won't add so people won't think am biase.. But if you know of any Igbo word do mention me, and I will add that to the List.

onuwaje:

Name dem

I would suggest getting acquainted with the works of Professor Obaro Ikime, the most prominent historian of Isoko extraction. You could read his Niger Delta Rivalry based on his doctoral thesis. You could also read The Edo-Speaking Peoples by Bradbury, the anthropologist. It contains a section on the Urhobo and Isoko peoples.

To mention the Urhobo/Isoko groups that claim Igbo (or at least part-Igbo) origins, let me quote from Professor Ikime's chapter in the book The Groundwork of Nigerian History, chapter 5.

1. Olomu: "The Olomu traditions also indicate that as some point Igbo elements moved into the area and were assimilated into the population." [page 93].
Now, the Olomu clan had already been established by one Igboze from Benin. He was later joined by an Igbo whose name is given as Olomu and who came with a sizable group of followers. This Olomu succeeded Igboze as the Ovie. Olomu's ascension as the Ovie led to a split in the community, and those who would not accept his leadership seceded and established the Okpe clans. So Olomu clan is believed to be a mixture of Bini and Igbo elements. (This additional detail can be found in Ikime's Niger-Delta Rivalry.)

2. Evwreni: "The Urhobo clan of Evwreni is said to have been founded by Igbo elephant hunters hired in the first instance by the Isoko clan of Iyede." [page 93]

3., 4., and 5. Enwhe, Igbide, and Ume: "The Isoko clans of Enwhe, Igbide and Ume are said to be of Igbo origin, the founders having come from the Igbo country. Details of the migrations are rather scanty. Eru, the founder of Igbide is said to have stayed in Awka for some time before he moved off to the present Igbide clan." [page 93]

Goodboiy:


That Historian that wrote that History need his head checked up.. I haven't heard of Such an Hilarious Word like the bolded

Well, I'm surprised y'all didn't know about the traditions. That's all.

That means Sobo is an amalgam of Old Bini and medieval Igbo with the Bini been more in proportion.
Even though those words you claim are Yoruba, I believe they're Bini.
Moreover, Bini and Yoruba lingos based on my observation show an almost 75-85% correspondence.
Igbo is the only lingo of the YEAI family thats totally different from the others.

Radoillo:


I would suggest getting acquainted with the works of Professor Obaro Ikime, the most prominent historian of Isoko extraction. You could read his Niger Delta Rivalry based on his doctoral thesis. You could also read The Edo-Speaking Peoples by Bradbury, the anthropologist. It contains a section on the Urhobo and Isoko peoples.

To mention the Urhobo/Isoko groups that claim Igbo (or at least part-Igbo) origins, let me quote from Professor Ikime's chapter in the book The Groundwork of Nigerian History, chapter 5.

1. Olomu: "The Olomu traditions also indicate that as some point Igbo elements moved into the area and were assimilated into the population." [page 93].
Now, the Olomu clan had already been established by one Igboze from Benin. He was later joined by an Igbo whose name is given as Olomu and who came with a sizable group of followers. This Olomu succeeded Igboze as the Ovie. Olomu's ascension as the Ovie led to a split in the community, and those who would not accept his leadership seceded and established the Okpe clans. So Olomu clan is believed to be a mixture of Bini and Igbo elements. (This additional detail can be found in Ikime's Niger-Delta Rivalry.)

2. Evwreni: "The Urhobo clan of Evwreni is said to have been founded by Igbo elephant hunters hired in the first instance by the Isoko clan of Iyede." [page 93]

3., 4., and 5. Enwhe, Igbide, and Ume: "The Isoko clans of Enwhe, Igbide and Ume are said to be of Igbo origin, the founders having come from the Igbo country. Details of the migrations are rather scanty. Eru, the founder of Igbide is said to have stayed in Awka for some time before he moved off to the present Igbide clan." [page 93]

I think there is an elements of truth in ur post,I'm an isoko girl,and there is a village call asaba-ase meaning small asaba in isoko land,these people speaks both isoko and igbo fluently #fact# even some words in isoko rhyme in igbo e.g ude cream,aferri-plate. Not sure of the spellings sha

cheruv:
That means Sobo is an amalgam of Old Bini and medieval Igbo with the Bini been more in proportion.
Even though those words you claim are Yoruba, I believe they're Bini.
Moreover, Bini and Yoruba lingos based on my observation show an almost 75-85% correspondence.
Igbo is the only lingo of the YEAI family thats totally different from the others.

The words used above re pure Yoruba.. And We have more Yoruba word than that of Igbo.. Stop playing smart.. No Yoruba have denied the Igbo words I used but you keep saying another Thing even wen u know the words re Yoruba Word.. #Dontbeafool

Point of Correction.. Urhobo never mixed with Igbo.. My purpose of creating this thread is to inform others that There re some Igbo/Yoruba Word used In My language.. The highest you can do is to contribute to this thread instead of Trying to rewrite history.

Goodboiy:


Asin you they Fall my hand.. Fratermathy you need to teach this guy URHOBO 201.. I always thank my mom for teaching me how to Speak Urhobo.. That's the Only Nigeria lingual I understand

I know bros....
Tho I know the basics.... Even Fratermarhy sef nor know deep and konk urhobo

Goodboiy:


That Historian that wrote that History need his head checked up.. I haven't heard of Such an Hilarious Word like the bolded

Evwreni and olomu clans are partly igbo. Do some research my goodboiy

jared007:
Evwreni and olomu clans are partly igbo. Do some research my goodboiy

Jesus.. See lie...

seun , Lalasticlala , Una good aftanun