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Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by AjaanaOka(m): 3:53pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
oglalasioux: All the other states have a lot more dialects than you give them credit for. |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by bigfrancis21: 3:55pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
kogirodent: In physical looks, you can often see a difference between upland Igalas and southern Igalas. Upland Igalas tend to look different from many southern Igalas who look more like Igbos. Also, the way of life of southern Igalas seem to be similar to Igbo compared to upland Igalas. 6 Likes |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by SignalTNA: 3:57pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
Orikinla: Does your brain go on strike in the afternoon? 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by Nobody: 3:58pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
Sirlovings: provide the "every comment" you are ranting about? If anything, I stay clear of tribal e-clashes and banters but Kogi is my state and it seems what the Afonjas are saying about you Igbos are true. e-diot! Creation of regions and later states divided many communities which resulted to many igbo communities falling into neighbouring states that are not predominantly Igbo. and shut the F** up and do your research. you're so dumb. how about you do your research and tell me exactly why there are Igbos communities in Kogi and why are they particularly close to the border of Kogi-Anambra?? 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by OmoIgala: 3:59pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
bigfrancis21: They read this as well. In the past, our ancestors moved from one place to the other in search of greener pastureshttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/mjas/article/viewFile/118497/108028 That is the actual situation of Ette townships. The people are an Igala-Idoma blend exhibiting native bilingualism. And someonly acquired Igbo as an additional third language due to their status as an Enugu community. |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by ianSweet(f): 4:00pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
bigfrancis21: I never disputed the fact that there are igala communities of Igbo origin in Kogi state, what i said is that the people of those communities now identify as igala ethnically. Not just Ibaji or Olamaboro communities. Onicha-Igo is a town in Ofu LGA and the name appears Igbo, there r towns in northern igala land that have igbo names and origins. So it's not just about the names. But the case of igalas in the SE and SS is different because many of them still identify as Igala ethnically despite the strong igbo political and cultural influence on them. It's normal, northern igalas have derogatory names for southern igalas and we also have for them too, even the northern igalas themselves have derogatory names for each other. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by giles14(m): 4:02pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
bigfrancis21:well good for u . try going to other parts of igboland wen u speak anambra dey undastnd but wen dey speak theirs u will b lost. so now which is central 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by bigfrancis21: 4:04pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
ianSweet: I am aware of Onicha-Igo town. Please name a few towns in upland Igala that have Igbo names and origins. I would like to know. |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by kindklemz(m): 4:05pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
Clinton9000: Civil war, you sounded enlighten until the weed started manifesting in your brain. In this generation someone is busy clamouring for civil war.igbos I know are not known to scout for war but business. You can edit and remove that phrase and you would make a great statement. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by OmoIgala: 4:06pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
ianSweet: Please, I am just wondering if Akechi for Hausa and Iyaji for Yorubas can be regarded as derogatory? |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by bigfrancis21: 4:08pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
giles14: To be honest, Onitsha Igbo should have been adopted as central Igbo dialect since it is not too hard for many other Igbos to speak. Notice that in most of our Igbo language movies, Onitsha or a mix of it is what is used to act our movies, except for dialect-specific ones showcasing the beauty of our unique Igbo dialects. Come to think of it, while we have Ada Mbaise, Ada Mbano, Ada Nsukka, Ada Owerri, Ada Abakaliki etc. which are mostly SE Igbo dialects, Igbo language movie priducers should make movies too in Delta and Rivers Igbo dialects such as Ada Asaba, Ada Etche, Ada Agbor, Ada Ikwerre, Ada Ogwuashi-Ukwu etc. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by Afonjas: 4:08pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
Joavid: stop mentioning my name 4 Likes
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Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by ianSweet(f): 4:08pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
bigfrancis21: The idomas migrated there. Study idoma history, they left Kwararafa some few centuries ago and came to Igalas and settled close to us, the Tiv migrations further drove them even into most of our lands (according to historians). So, any community u find where igalas and idomas live closely or together, u just know the idomas came there.. Ette does not share land boundary with any idoma community nor Benue state, but share with igala communities, thats how u know. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by Afam4eva(m): 4:09pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
bigfrancis21:I don't know why people tend to mistake the fact that Anambra dialects are probably the most understandable for most Igbos to mean that Anambra dialect is central. Though it may not be uunconnected with the fact that a lot of Igbos find it cool to speak with Onitsha or similar dialects. No dialect in any part of Igboland can be said to be Igbo Izugbe (If i understand it to mean the same thing as "central Igbo" ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by Emeka2007: 4:10pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
babyfaceafrica: so true. I once read a write up of how german words where converted to English by replacing 'f' with 'ph', 'k' with 'c' as in close etc. |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by ianSweet(f): 4:11pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
OmoIgala: How do u know it is their native language? They must be fluently billingual. Billinguals at tribal boundary areas usually have the choice to claim whatever ethnicities they wish. I am yet to see any person from southern igala who claims igbo ethnicity even if his or her community is fluent in igbo. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by OmoIgala: 4:15pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
ianSweet: Yes, we are saying the same thing. All Southern Igala communities at border areas are Igala no doubt. It is some communities in Northern Igbo that are either not igbo, or not Fully Igbo. Migration for farming, business etc is another issue entirely. 1 Like |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by bigfrancis21: 4:18pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
ianSweet: Anyway, lots of migrations occurred in the past. People often ventured out to settle in new areas. The Idomas may have migrated to Ette, so also did the Igalas too...it then becomes a question of who got there first. However, the Idomas have ownership rights to Ette just as the Igbos and Igalas in Ette. I learned that there are 5 communities within Ette. Do you know their names? By the foregoing, the Igalas may not have much rights to drag the entire Ette into Kogi state being that they are not the majority in Ette. They should understand that Ette has become a trilingual area and thus no one tribe can claim ownership to Ette. The Idomas and Igbos in Ette prefer being in Enugu state, the Igalas are dragging to include it in Kogi out of political reasons, being that some pro-Igala Ette natives joined the army, police or other security agencies or the civil service, under the false claims that they were natives of Kogi State. Some of the people who falsely entered the federal and state civil services of the neighbouring states have now retired and have found out that they can not get political appointments from Kogi State, knowing that they are not from there. They now resorted to engineering problems, claiming that Ette is in Kogi State. |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by ianSweet(f): 4:18pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
Joavid: Not true. Can it ever beat a state like Taraba with about 70 distinct ethnic groups? |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by murphyibiam15(m): 4:18pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
Lovelynature: Am from Edda....as per bad governance Ebonyi is really catching up now..check all the indices from national debates,Igr,federal and state roads...Ebonyi is a new state and is rapidly developing |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by bigfrancis21: 4:19pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
ianSweet: Eke Avurugo community in Igalamela/Odolu LGA. They speak Igbo as first language, Igala as second language and claim to be Igbos.
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Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by murphyibiam15(m): 4:23pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
Clinton9000: Please stop misquoting me and stop ches beating....I never said anambra Igbo is central in essence...I meant they had their own dialect but lost it to central igbo and many still dont care about their dialect in Anambra so far they can speak central igbo.....places like Aguleri, Orumba and awka still maintain their strong dialects and even ihiala. As per marraige anybody can marry from anywhere he or she so wishes ...there is nothing specaial about it. Finally Enugu state is Enugu state with Nsukka inclusive....stop attaching to Enugu BC of Enugu city while dissociating Nsukka.....take care 4 Likes |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by bigfrancis21: 4:25pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
murphyibiam15: bigfrancis21: |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by mabea: 4:25pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
bigfrancis21:They speak Igbo as second language. Honestly nairaland has opened my eyes to some things. I know some guys from Ntezi whom I was amazed that no one could understand any bit of what they speak though they bear igbo names like Ekene,Chika etc. |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by bigfrancis21: 4:26pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
ianSweet: Igga and Ogurugu are mostly Igbo speaking, as confirmed by many, and speak Igbo as first language. Igala is an addition, just as many Nigerians speak Pidgin English in addition to their native languages. |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 4:27pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
Please who are the Southern Igalas? Because I am an igala from Ofu LGA. ianSweet: |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by RickyTan: 4:28pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
Afonja FYI Pmb is from the north north. Igboland is in Ss/se. Ph is Igbo. Hence only Igbos, not afonja will be governor there. Asaba is Igbo, but warri and riverine people will get their turn. Still no afonja allowed. If you afonja like you can move to the north north 5 Likes |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by ianSweet(f): 4:28pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
petsam11: Yoruba speakers are also in the middlebelt and south-south. I think people can unite irrespective of geo-political zonning if they really wish to. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by dragonking3: 4:28pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
So omenka is Igbo? ![]() 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by babyfaceafrica: 4:29pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
Emeka2007:do u even understand what ii said? |
Re: Igbo Speaking Communities In Kogi State by OmoIgala: 4:32pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
bigfrancis21: Sorry, I don't mean to sound rude, but Igbos have no right to Ette community, since it isn't Igboland. In the latest ethnographic survey of Ette Area, only 5.7% of interviewed residents said they spoke Igbo regularly or took ethic pride in being igbo. Ette isn't an equally tri linguistic area like u are trying to pant it, Igbos are a minority there. Ettte is better off in Kogi state. There are already areas in Kogi with the same Igala-Idoma mix, and nobody is complaining. But in the present Ette in Enugu state structure, katakata everywhere, because it isn't natural. 6 Likes 1 Share |
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