scholes0:


Both Ilaje and Itsekiri are actually:
Oma Ilaje Dede
Oma Iwerre Dede

It is the contraction of the 'A' ending the Oma, and the 'I' beginning the Iwerre that causes a vowel to be omitted and everything pronounced as "Omiwerre Dede" , when the phrase is being pronounced fastly in speech.
Standard Yoruba on the other hand say 'Omo Yoruba gbogbo" , not Fefe ... However, the use of the word "Dede" to mean 'All' or 'Entire' is not restricted to just Ilaje and Itsekiri. It is a feature of south-Eastern yoruba dialects such as Owo, Ilaje, Ikale, Ondo, Siluko/Usen and Okada.



Spot on.
I think the Ilajes are the closest Yoruba group to the Itsekiris.

Goodboiyy:
Was thinking of Some connection b/w Ilaje and Itsekiri this morning , Although I see so many Similarities but I still see some Differences between them.

Itsekiri
Itsekiri are people of The Niger Delta , They speak a language very similar to Ilaje and Yoruba , Making them one of the key branch of the Yoruboid language. The Itsekiri presently number just over a million people and live mainly in the Warri South , Warri North and Warri South West local government districts of Delta State on the Atlantic Coast of Nigeria . Significant communities of Itsekiris can be found in parts of Edo and Ondo states.

Ilaje

The Ilajes are a distinguished, distinct linguistic group of Yoruba peoples made up of four geo-political entities namely Ugbo, Mahin, Etikan and Aheri.

below are some Similarities and Differences b/w Ilaje And Itsekiri

Similarities

1. Language : The Ilaje Unlike other Yoruba Ethnic group speak almost the same language with Itsekiri, If an Itsekiri man speaks someone from Ogun or Lagos won't understand but An Ilaje man Will Understand Fully.. Let's take this As an example.. An Itsekiri man will say Omi Iwerre Dede' o why An Ilaje man will Say Oma Ilaje Dede' Lookin at both sentence you can See The Great Similarities b/w them but The Yoruba will say Omo Yoruba Fefe

2 Occupation : The major Occupation of The Ilaje/Itsekiri people re mostly fishing , but due to heavy oil exploitation in there land They no longer Make use of there water Bodies (All Thanks To The Nigeria Government)

3. Wealth : The Ilaje and Itsekiri people are very rich because of the oil being found in There land.. itsekiri account for about 70% of oil Production in Delta State why Ilaje Account for about 96% of Oil production in On do

3. Accommodating : The Ilaje and Itsekiri people are very very accommodating. I remember my mom always telling me How Accommodating they her..

4. Intelligent : Most of the Big names and Professor in Ondo state are mostly From Ilaje Extraction. Similarly the Itsekiri's re well educated and Also Brilliant.

Differences

1. Culture : The Itsekiri culture is totally diff from The Ilaje Ethnic group, Although Some itsekiri communities share alot of Things with them but Majority of Itsekiri's culture are mostly Edo.. Be it Food, marriage, burial e.tc

2. Itsekiri's are more connected to Urhobo, so they act like The Urhobo People

3. The Itsekiri Think Differently from Ilaje ..

written by Ayo Goodboiyy that loyal Urhobo boiyy

ehinmowo:
to those that understand this.....AYEMAFUGHE

OrigamiIII:


Bros, we greet you specially and may God bless you too.

dejavski:

God bless the ijaw nation
Up barca!!! I saw what u guys did there....thumbs up
#proudly MUFC

dejavski:

I can help you do some additions:
Oma ilaje Omuro mo gha rin oh....ilepete re se Ile ba mi

Monarchy: ilajes practice the edo(benin) system of monarchy:
Olu - the royal throne
Oliha/Asogbon - the chief priest
Yasere - the king spokesperson...and so on

CUISINE: The ilajes stand out from the yorubas in terms of cuisine. Our major food is pupuru(more like fufu but u pound it) with orugbo(black soup). We also have what we call ogolale- a special delicacy made from unripe plantain and yam in the form of porridge.
I'll add some other details later
#elclasico mode

mydex93:
Aiyemafuge Ilaje oooooo

Rajosh:
the Ilajes are very accommodating. my friends posted there for their PPAs said they're being paid 25k monthly. I wanted to be posted there but as God will have it,I was posted to akure.

Most of the Big names and Professor in Ondo state are mostly From Ilaje

VirginFinder:


Wow!

So you are actually Urhobo?

Why have you been claiming Itsekiri all the while?

The only similarity Itsekiris and Urhobos have is the top and wrapper style of dressing.
Even then, Itsekiris still revert to Agbada and Aso Oke at special occasions.

Itsekiri is more Yoruba than Edo/Urhobo.

I dont know why NLanders like claiming tribes other than theirs.

jerome4u:
History says that the itsekiri are frm edo, but as a itsekiri man I understand yoruba to an extent, nut I don,t understand jack in edo language, hw come. Itsekiri,s understand yoruba and they don,t understand edo which history says itsekiri are from.

TonyeBarcanista:
God Bless Iwere and Ilaje people

defemidefemi:
is deer diff btw Itsekiri & I jaw?

Bolaadu:
ijebu say Dede too,ilaje and ijebu are more similar Dan isekiri.S west,SE ,SS their brothers

dejavski:


Nice one @OP f recognising the ilaje nation
In terms of relationship ilajes and itsekiris marry themselves a lot. And our offsprings are dope. A notable mention is oritsefemi(itsekiri/ilaje). I even heard that Ayiri's mum is ilaje

dejavski:


Awaye
Le ni be oh ko se gha?

Ilaje44:


Awa yee!
Mo ri pe oma MEMULETIGHAN wo gha rin. Se baba yii le ma oja eyi wo ti wa ni Igbekun? Mo fe ma re mo mi fo rin o. E le!

ehinmowo:
to those that understand this.....AYEMAFUGHE

Ilaje44:


Awa yee!
Mo ri pe oma MEMULETIGHAN wo gha rin. Se baba yii le ma oja eyi wo ti wa ni Igbekun? Mo fe ma re mo mi fo rin o. E le!

Ilaje44:

Aburo, aiye ma f'uge ke. Wo jeji mi ranti ule. O ti pe yi mo ti je ogolaale ati obe orugbo eyi an fi eja arighon abi okodo ghee. E le!

TonyeBarcanista:

Ameeeeeeeeeen!!!!


Thanks you boss and God Bless you much more. When are you porting to FCB?

Goodboiyy:


yes nw. Ayiri mom is ilaje .. ayeri even have an ilaje chieftancy title

jiggalo:
Our soldiers

Goodboiyy:


Tonye mavor ?.. Una win today o.. were my origin na. to take celebrate am.. Up Barca , Up PDP abeg na joke I they o..

sanmibukunmi:
actually the issue of 'Dede' is no difference to me....in omawummi's song, she said the phrase "ewo omo were Dede "..... I knew exactly what she meant because Dede and omi are both words spoken in ijesha accent which I am from. I haven't come in contact with an ilaje before but I have heard itshkiri and I quite pick up most of their words when spoken slowly....

mydex93:
meh gbe nii ya ilaje ooooo...I really dnt knw exactly where we re 4rm in ilaje ooo#coversface#not my fault bur my Dads..he never takes us home..all we jus knw is we are 4rm ilaje in ondo state.

spiralwedge:


Spot on. Same as Ijebus. Infact, Ijebus dont use "gbogbo" but "dede".

I also understand Ijebus and Ijeshas have huge similarities despite the wide geographical gap. Wish to see a thread like this on that too.

wytecat:
@ Op, you haven't found the word that's just for these two alone. You can't stay for 2 minutes in Ijebu area without hearing 'dede'. Ijebu say, Omo ijebu dede.
Egba too use dede. You would find dede in every Yoruba dialect.