LANGUAGE SIMILARITIES


Igbo Yoruba

Onu (mouth) Enu (mouth)

Imi (nose) Imu (nose)

Nti (ear) Eti (ear)

Gini (what) Kini (what)

Mbala (backyard) Abala (backyard)

Iba (fever) Iba (fever)

Agba (calabash) Igba (Calabash)

Okute (stone) Okuta (stone)

Aga (barren) Agan (barren)

Ise (amen) Ase (amen)

Ejime/Ejima (twin) Ejire (twin)

Osi (he said) Oso (he said)

Ka (big) Ga (big)

Siri (said) Soro (said)

Miri (water) Omi (water)

Odinma (it is good) Oda (it is good)

Ewu (goat) Ewure (goat)

Awi (grey hair) Ewu (grey hair)

Okunrin (man) Okenye (man)

Obinrin (woman) Aborun (woman)

Owambe (it is there) Onoeba (it is there)

Eniyan (person who..) Onye (person who...)

Were Eniyan (mad person) Onye Ara (madness)

Enyin (elephant) Erin (elephant)

Dimkpa (strong man) Igiripa (strong man)

Wambi (come here) Bia eba (come here)

Kurombe (go away) Puoneba (go away)

Kene (greet) Ki (greet)

Alusi (the gods) Orisa (the gods)

Ifufu (wind) Efufu (wind)

Nata (return) Pada (return)

Ofe (soup) Obe (soup)

Nwu (die) Ku (die)

Anwu (sun) Oorun (sun)

Ebe (place) Ibi (place)

Akpara (basket) Akpere (basket)

Ifena aku (what time it is) Akoko (time)

Aru (abomination) irira (abomination)

Ebe kibi (where do you live?) Ibo longbe (where do you live?)

Giwa kwan (and you?) Iwo nko (and you?)

Udu miri (water pot) Odu omi (water pot)

Ebe (where?) Ibo (where?)

Let it ( ko) Let it (ko)




Yoruba Are 99.9% Genetically Identical To Igbos – Study


Genetic research finds that there is little genetic difference between most African ethnic groups and less so when they are closer together. A study published in the Bio Medical Center found there was little evidence for significant population substructure in the four major West African ethnic groups, the Yoruba and Igbo of Nigeria and Akan and Gaa-Adangbe of Ghana.


The findings, according to the team, “although not entirely surprising given the geographical proximity of these groups, provide important insights into the genetic relationships between the ethnic groups studied and confirm previous results that showed close genetic relationship between most studied West African groups.”

The study was conducted by Adebowale Adeyemo, Guanjie Chen2, Yuanxiu Chen and Charles Rotimi of the University of Ibadan, National Human Genome Center and Howard university. Analysis of Molecular Variance, AMOVA was used.

Adebowale et al made the shocking discovery that whereas there was 99.9% within-population variance, the between-population variance was less than 0.1%. This means that Yorubas, Igbos, Gaa and Akan are 99.9% similar as populations, while within each of the groups there are differences/variations between individuals as high as 99%, i.e. One Igbo may be 99% variant to another Igbo, or one Yoruba to another Yoruba.

http://newsrescue.com/yoruba-are-99-adangbe-study/#axzz4EytOCs6T

Cool.

oya lets go

#food to ruminate...

don't Eva compare IBO and Yoruba in ya life

jovialSoul001:
don't Eva compare IBO and Yoruba in ya life

Do you actually have a working brain? Does it use a generator to operate? There's no light in your head.

Rossikk:


Do you actually have a working brain? Does it use a generator to operate? There's no light in your head.

ur future ambition was to become stupid am sorry for your mum

stigmond:
#food to ruminate...

Sure is..

Give those two sophisticated and industrious Nigeria for ten years. . And watch this country become a real giant.

But alas hatred, deeply rooted suspicion have spoiled them, and there opponent up north is using it well.

Am proudly igbo+yoruba.

Oh similarities in word.

Ekw'ensu' / esu.

Ojah / oja (a piece of cloth used in staffing children at the back)

This is nice and informative.

Rubbish

babydioku:
Rubbish

What exactly is ''rubbish'' about what was posted?

What do you disagree with precisely?

Rossikki:


What exactly is ''rubbish'' about what was posted?

What do you disagree with precisely?

Exactly! Clowns like this won't be around to defend their sentimental claims. All they know is how to be as divisive as possible. Unfortunately for them, the linguistic facts don't care about any stupid tribalistic sentiments.