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Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Nobody: 10:43pm On Apr 25, 2016 |
There was a black american woman that came to lagos a few years back... she posted pics of all her adventures here on nairaland... she even did "mo gbo mo ya" at a wedding with her Nigerian friend. mo gbo mo ya is a yoruba word for going to a stranger's party or a party that you were NOT invited to... It seems most black americans come from west africa. m0rena35: |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by KB1(m): 1:49am On Apr 26, 2016 |
m0rena35: I will go as far as to say that you certainly do look as though you may have strong ties to SE Nigeria, and in saying so... Igbo is the most logical guess as to which specific ethnic group from that region you may descend from. |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by AfroAmerican: 2:16am On Apr 26, 2016 |
m0rena35: Uganda is an East African country. The trans-atlantic slave trade took place mostly in the West. Though it is possible to have ancestors from Uganda, it's unlikely. Nice pics btw. You are very beautiful ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by m0rena35(f): 5:10am On Apr 26, 2016 |
[quote author=KB1 post=45044920] I will go as far as to say that you certainly do look as though you may have strong ties to SE Nigeria, and in saying so... Igbo is the most logical guess as to which specific ethnic group from that region you may descend from. [/quote Thank you so much! ![]() |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by m0rena35(f): 5:12am On Apr 26, 2016 |
AfroAmerican: Thank you, yes I know, I think the Uganda comment was supposed to be an insult, but I am not bothered, thank you for your kind comment! ![]() ![]() |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Wulfruna(f): 6:56am On Apr 26, 2016 |
That face could come from anywhere from Senegal to Nigeria to Mozambique. I know a lot of people swear they can tell 'tribe' (I prefer to say ethnicity) by looking at faces, but except for some ethnicities that live on the edge of the Sahara and who tend to have a tall, lanky, narrow-faced look and some Nilotic groups in South Sudan and Uganda who have very dark skin, I do not believe facial features are tribe-specific. Someone with your face could be Igbo. She could be Yoruba. She could even be Zulu. 2 Likes |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Qualer: 7:51am On Apr 26, 2016 |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Qualer: 7:58am On Apr 26, 2016 |
m0rena35: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99j0zLuNhi8 1 Like |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Qualer: 8:05am On Apr 26, 2016 |
m0rena35: you know what it's fine that you are planning to trace your roots and all, but i just couldn't stop staring at your beautiful beautiful pics, and i was already planning how to bring back this beautiful creature back to the west side of africa, until i read..... where you said you were married....... ![]() ![]() with 4 kids..... ![]() ![]() ![]() damn my dreams, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it all to hell! what in da world.... it's all good though ![]() ![]() |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Masterclass32: 8:56am On Apr 26, 2016 |
m0rena35: Good decision. Ignore senseless comments. Goodluck in your endeavour. |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Sarimah(f): 9:11am On Apr 26, 2016 |
Tallesty1:u don't have a choice ![]() |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Sarimah(f): 9:13am On Apr 26, 2016 |
Qualer:I'm alright...you? |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Tallesty1(m): 10:05am On Apr 26, 2016 |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by curi00: 2:03pm On Apr 26, 2016 |
m0rena35:Hi You are probably mixed with several tribes like most of African Americans so it's very hard to tell. Is that possible for you take to take both autosomal dna test and mitochondrial dna test (mother to mother). I'm telling you because the mitochondrial dna test you want to take is only one ancestor, it's not significant at all, it' like 1 ancestor among 1000 ancestors. Anyway, hope you find what you want. 1 Like |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Nobody: 6:39pm On Apr 26, 2016 |
curi00: Exactly what I was thinking. She's probably mixed with people from all over Africa. The whitemen have really dealt a cruel one on a lot of people. 1 Like |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by m0rena35(f): 8:14pm On Apr 26, 2016 |
curi00: I will have my brothers do my fathers line and I'll do my mothers. I know its a stretch but I am willing to accept what I can get, I know I am West African, but to know more would be amazing! ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by m0rena35(f): 8:20pm On Apr 26, 2016 |
VomeSchakleton: This is true but does that make me more or less African? Lol I wonder because the average African American has 70-99% west African DNA and the average African American has at least 1 white ancestor, but you can look at my dads people and tell there is not white in his lineage at all, they are very tall slim and dark skinned, my moms side is short, light skinned and have some members that look white or half but I carry more of my fathers DNA I am dark skinned, high cheekbones, strong, sure we are mixed but I will say I'm African until the day I die. Like where is Africa America, theres no such place ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by m0rena35(f): 8:26pm On Apr 26, 2016 |
Qualer: Thank you, if I could have married a Nigerian man I would have, African men in general love me, I meet them a the time, so handsome and dark smooth skin my goodness, but it was too late for me unfortunately lol ![]() |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by curi00: 9:29pm On Apr 26, 2016 |
m0rena35:Yes it's better than nothing but I dont want you to expect a lot from that. Many dna companies exploit the frustration of the African Americans. Dont forget a lof of slaves were brought from the Congo and another country in Central Africa so I'd say West/Central Africa. You sure are African descendant but sure not just 1 tribe. You shoud embrace being a mixed of several tribes, I know it's easy to say. Sometimes I think we should all just embrace about being African rather than being from this tribe or another and I speak as an African born in Europe. You have a very interesting project about moving to Africa, if I were you I'll do some research about the countries I might be interested in and visit them. 1 Like |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by ATERI(m): 12:08am On Apr 27, 2016 |
m0rena35: Really nice to read this and a pleasure contributing. Indeed, most African-Americans were from Igboland. So bear in mind that the people that sold their children for over 300 years must have certain characteristics that remain with them for ever. Those characteristics manifest themselves today in the way Nigerian leaders treat Nigerians. In other words, the politicians are the ones doing what the traditional rulers of Igboland and Yorubaland used to do. Few people see the resources of the majority as their personal property and live large on it; at the core of our problem is greed! So be prepared that the type of social recklessness you are running away from is very much present in Nigeria. Nigeria is always going to look good for someone that come from the West considering the fact that what the West shows about Africa is totally negative which in turn discourage African-Americans from associating with ugly Africa, so you won`t be disappointed when you visit Nigeria for the first time. It is a little bit like America already, in the sense that it`s a nation of extreme-extreme wealth cheek by jowl with extreme poverty. Please don`t be bothered by the few wrong-headed ones that would say negative stuff here. Just be patient, you will soon find out that your Igbo people are the specialists in that, but not exclusively so. Nigeria is about half of the population of the US ( over 150 million of us ) so you are always going to find some crazy and tribalistic ones around. I think the best way forward is to visit Nigeria first as a tourist and use that opportunity to familiarize yourself with the environment. Trust me, one month would be enough for such a familiarization visit. Whatever you want to do is possible in Nigeria, especially if you plan to be self-employed, but is better to see the challenges yourself before making up your mind about relocation. I understand that there is more to life than regular water and electricity supply, but I can assure you that life is not easy when you can`t take essentials like that for granted If you have any problem along the way please feel free to let us know, even if we are not in Nigeria at that point in time we can introduce you to those that are. I`m sure you will strike up friendship with many reliable people here. At the same time don`t be too trusting. Good luck! 1 Like |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Nobody: 1:50am On Apr 27, 2016 |
ATERI: Do you have any source to back up this claim? |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by ATERI(m): 2:40am On Apr 27, 2016 |
TheTransformer: Well-known fact by everyone. And most Afro-Cubans were originally Yoruba. 1 Like |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Qualer: 7:12am On Apr 27, 2016 |
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Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Nobody: 8:28pm On Apr 27, 2016 |
If it is a well-known fact, there should be numerous well-known authentic source, I tried searching but I could not get any... Slaves were taken by white men from all the coasts of west and east Africa and NOT just Igboland... don't peddle false information! ATERI: |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by KB1(m): 10:52pm On Apr 27, 2016 |
TheTransformer: There are numerous documentations showing this to be accurate. You can find it easily with just a few simple searches, but there's no need for that, because right here on this site there are several threads available for you to look through, with such information already posted within them. |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Nobody: 10:56pm On Apr 27, 2016 |
Quote a credible source that says most (80%) African Americans are of Igbo descent and stop beating about the bush... it used to be a well-known fact by everyone that the earth is flat... did it make it true?... end of discussion ![]() http://www.ibtimes.com/where-africa-did-slaves-come-286429 KB1: |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by ATERI(m): 8:48am On Apr 28, 2016 |
TheTransformer: I can assure you that many 10 years old know that most African-Americans are from Igboland, and most blacks you see in Brazil and Cuba today are from Yorubaland. Whenever you find that out, you can get in touch. 1 Like |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by ATERI(m): 8:59am On Apr 28, 2016 |
KB1: Many thanks, my brother. Always nice to know what one is talking about |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Nobody: 2:32pm On Apr 28, 2016 |
i dont think there's any document saying majority of AA's originate from the igbos.I think its common 4 ppl to think so because igbo look different from other ppl of lower west african countries like ghana ,benin,ivory coast and the yorubas of nigeria.Seriously i think u look more yoruba than igbo and you are beautiful |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by curi00: 3:53pm On Apr 28, 2016 |
tooco:What is special about Igbo look ? I'm sorry I dont think this is the reason plus Igbo dont look different compare to others. |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by ATERI(m): 4:26pm On Apr 28, 2016 |
tooco: What you and I think do not matter; facts are facts! |
Re: Do I Look Like A Certain Tribe? by Nobody: 4:42pm On Apr 28, 2016 |
ATERI:share a link here that proves ur fact.any? |
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