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Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by tarano: 12:52am On Dec 07, 2015 |
After Evala last week it was the turn of Ana-Ife people start rejoicing in the plateau region. The 38th edition of Odon-itsu, the feast of yams is Saturday at Municipal Stadium Atakpamé attended by Minister of Culture and Arts, Hamadou Yacoubou. Three prefectures are involved in this festival: Eastern mono, Anié and Ogou. Friday, the spiritual leader of Earth and guarantor of customs and custom Ana, Iba Somone Fotoki Atchikiti odoe IX, conducted the ritual prayers to give permission to Ana Ife people to consume the new yam. The ceremony took place in Iwaya, in the convent and sanctuary Ana Ifê people. Yam is the main crop of the population Ana. Before consumption, the premises must be submitted to the spirits of ancestors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpdG5KAeg5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnapJFuer9o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJKRtX7u_vk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CobGDYCQshE 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by tarano: 12:53am On Dec 07, 2015 |
History of Ana-Ife People in Togo FACTBOX: A Brief History of Odon Itsu party History remembers that Ifè who left the locality Ilé of Ife (Nigeria), through Kétou (in Benin) and Tchéti Atakpamé arrived in 1700, a mountainous site sure that protected against possible pursuers. Arriving in Atakpame, the Ife have brought with them, planted a root which fed them by producing many tubers. It is in recognition to their deities would have donated this root, and that Ifè other allied communities, celebrate Odon Itsu meaning in Ife language: "yam festival." On this occasion, the tradition is that the beginnings of yam are first offered to the deities before consumption, to thank them for having promoted abundant crops, and benefit from their protection and their blessings on the families and the next planting season. Beyond this traditional look, the celebration of Odon Itsu is an opportunity to return to the fold of all son of Grand Ogou, today marks not only a trait union but a unifying element in many communities 1 Like |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by OPCNAIRALAND: 2:05am On Dec 07, 2015 |
Thank you for this good information. I take it that Ana Ife is Ara Ife and Odon-itsu is Odun Isu. Im wishing them well and Happy New Yam festival! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by scholes0(m): 4:55am On Dec 07, 2015 |
tarano: E ku Odun Isu (Odon Itsu) ooo, Happy New Yam festival ..... Oduduwa a gbe yin. Please we need you around here more, to tell us about the Anago (Yoruba) communities of Togo. Merci Beaucoup. 1 Like |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by macof(m): 11:33am On Dec 07, 2015 |
Yorubas in nigeria should build strong relationship with our kin in Benin republic and Togo 3 Likes |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by tarano: 10:42pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
Thank you all. The Ana-Ife are mostly found in the area called Grand Ogou in the Plateau region of Togo. There are some in the Central region of Benin. There are roughly 250,000 - 300,000 in Togo. Ede language subgroup member. Lexical similarity of Ana-Ife: 78% with Yoruba [yor] of Porto-Novo, 87%–91% with Ede Nago of Ketou [xkb]. Greetings in Ana-Ife Ifè [ife] (Togo. Benin.) Koní morning greeting Kabo morning greeting Edijé morning greeting Kosã daytime greeting Kalɛ' afternoon and evening greeting Aleni evening greeting Kútsɛ nɔní greeting to a person you saw earlier today Kútsɔɔná greeting to a person you saw yesterday Kútsɛ idzɛta greeting to a person you saw three days ago Kútsɛ idzɛlo greeting to a person you saw more than three days ago Ò tsɛ reè? how are you?, "are you fine?" N tsɛíire reply to Ò dzí reè Ò wá bɛɛ? greeting, "are you there?" Káàbɔ welcome greeting Kúùr welcome greeting http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/Country%20Greetings%20Togo.htm 2 Likes
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Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by tarano: 10:49pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
Yoruba say Ekaro...Ana-ife say Ekuoni |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by scholes0(m): 11:31pm On Dec 07, 2015 |
tarano: Very good. I am curious about something. According to the Slave trade records, there is a group in the Benin Togo-Area that contributed a lot of slaves into the Atlantic slave trade into the Americas. This group has been variously spelled as Chamba or Tchamba. There is a Chamba in Taraba state of Nigeria and Cameroon, However we know this chamba is not the one being referred to in the slave trade records, because these particular Chamba were 'exporte' to the new world through the Bight of Benin. The only other Tchamba is in Togo, near Bassila and the Manigris & Kamboles. I suspect these unknown chamba tribe in the slave records are Yorubas of Togo. Can you tell us what you know about the Chambas/Tchamba area? I am asking this because The proportion of Yoruba slaves sold to the Americas might have been grossly underestimated because everyone is busy limiting Yoruba to Nigeria. |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by tarano: 12:08am On Dec 08, 2015 |
This is their Language. There are also christians among Ife-Ana. http://globalrecordings.net/en/program/C64698 http://globalrecordings.net/en/program/C64701 |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by scholes0(m): 12:18am On Dec 08, 2015 |
tarano: My Guy, this is just plain Yoruba na.. Why don't they just call it that? |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by tarano: 12:29am On Dec 08, 2015 |
The Tchamba were originally from Northern Ghana. Infact they were the aboriginal population of Dagbon. But due to pressures from Neighboring Kingdoms, such as the Mossi Kingdoms, Hausa Bakwai, and later the Ashanti, the population dispersed to northern togo and Benin. I'm sorry to say but they were the acephalous tribe of the Kingdom of Dagbon. They had no political head. They were the catchment tribe for slaves by the Sahelian kingdoms. The lowest ranking tribe in the Dagbon Kingdom. Hence, a good number of them would have been enslaved. This is not unique to the Tchamba. A good number of tribes in the sahel belt of west Africa suffered the same fate. They were too far from the coast and the desert. Hence, their political development was limited. |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by macof(m): 12:31am On Dec 08, 2015 |
tarano: Ekuoni makes perfect sense in standard Yoruba of Nigeria That would be "good day" 1 Like |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by tarano: 12:37am On Dec 08, 2015 |
True but Ana-Ife borrowed words also from their neighbors. 1 Like |
Re: Ana-ife Odon-itsu Atakpamé, Togo by macof(m): 11:28am On Dec 09, 2015 |
tarano: Well, it's normal to borrow words from Neighbors while staying true to ur original language 1 Like |
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