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Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by YourNemesis: 3:10am On Jan 24, 2017 |
In Benin republic, they say "Yevo" or "Yovo" Which means White. The word for White as in the color. 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Probz(m): 7:59pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
lawani: My observation is that oyibo is more popular generally in southern Nigeria (and among Igbos) and that's how the word's pronounced anyway. Yorubas (at least the ones I know) also say oyibo but write oyinbo. I know some Yorubas use eebo but in written language it always has a likeness for oyinbo from what I've seen. The rest of us in the south just say and write oyibo. 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by lawani: 8:50pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
Probz: YOU CAN SPELL AYINDE AS AYIDE OR AYINLA AS AYILA. THAT IS THE ISSUE. I DONT USE OYINBO FOR INSTANCE, MAYBE SOME PEOPLE DO AND AN IFE CHIEF EXPLAINED THE MEANING TO ME AS OYI-BO MEANING BREEZE-PALED. THERE ARE PEOPLE NAMED FATOYIBO OR FATOYINBO, OGUNTOYIBO OR TEEBO IN OGBOMOSHO ETC MEANING IFA RANKS EQUAL TO THE WHITE MAN, OGUN RANKS EQUAL TO THE WHITE MAN ETC. THE LAST ONE TEEBO JUST MEANS EQUAL TO THE WHITE MAN. THE PRAISE NAME FOR OWA AJIMOKO HAASTRUP IN IJESA IS AJIMOKO BI OYIBO THE ONE WHO STEERS A SHIP LIKE A WHITE MAN! YORUBA HAVE KNOWN WHITE PEOPLE EVEN BEFORE EUROPEANS LANDED HERE IN WEST AFRICA. SEE A FATOYIBO HERE https://mobile.facebook.com/riliwan.fatoyibo?_rdr 3 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by agadez007(m): 11:38pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
Who said "Ube" is not Igbo? Nonsense,wetin person no go read on this Nairaland,FYI Ube dosent grow in the south west I remembered a certain time my mum offered ube to a yoruba guy,he was like "Mama,wetin be this,i never see am before" Pear dosent have a Name in the yoruba language,how can you name what you dont have/seen 5 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Probz(m): 2:06am On Jan 25, 2017 |
lawani: Yeah, I'm still not getting this, lawani. You wan give examples of these Yoruboid words (save for okoro) and esp. mannerisms? 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by lawani: 3:18am On Jan 25, 2017 |
Probz: The word obi or Oba used to mean King, ibi used to mean evil or bad thing, oyibo used to mean white man. There are a lot. Then for mannerism and culture the practice of kingship system, bowing down to kings and etc. 3 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by scholes0(m): 4:47am On Jan 25, 2017 |
lawani.... I am Yoruba too, but common- you are speculating on a lot of things! 5 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by absoluteSuccess: 7:04am On Jan 25, 2017 |
scholes0: Word. 3 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Probz(m): 11:43pm On Mar 02, 2017 |
Random bump but I found this re. the word 'oyibo.' "However, the Igbo rulers quite unlike the Europeans of today would not impose contraception and abortion on the white population because it would violate the Igbo pro-life culture. They sought for a solution, that will allow inter-marriages betwen Igbos and whites, so a new population of mixed-race people were born and were called o yii Igbo, meaning 'they look like Igbos', which to this day is incorrectly called oyibo." https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=594cCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT194&dq=igbo+oyibo+western&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=igbo%20oyibo%20western&f=false It also gives an interesting etymology re. bekee (bia i ke, 'he has come to divide'), which we Igbos are often told (clearly incorrectly) derives from William Baike's surname (I also found out bekee's been in usage since before he was even born, so Baike-bekee's out of the window). 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Probz(m): 1:26pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
lawani:Re-reading this is funny. So obi na Yoruba word now? 3 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by OMANBALA1: 4:03pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
lawani: What are you onto? Are you drunk or what? 2 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Probz(m): 9:54am On Mar 16, 2017 |
OMANBALA1: I knew he was onto something when he called obi a Yoruba word. 2 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Prosperchuks1344(m): 7:55am On Dec 21, 2018 |
YourNemesis: I know this post is been long but I have no option than to correct you. first of all it is written in this form EGWUSI in Igbo not egwushi.... secondly egwusi is 100% Igbo. Non Igbos changed the spelling from Egwusi to egusi just the way they changed ENUGWU to Enugu. |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by lawani: 9:48am On Dec 21, 2018 |
Probz:obi means parent in yoruba but I am not saying it is thesame as the anioma word but it sounds alike 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Probz(m): 1:51pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
lawani: All these languages share a similar root so I’m not surprised. I made a thread exploring the link between Obi and Edo and Igbo kinship titles but this is the first I’m hearing about it being used in Yoruba also. You sure Obi’s not only used in a conc. Ekiti dialect? 2 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by lawani: 2:06pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
Probz:obi means parent in standard yoruba 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Probz(m): 2:15pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Prosperchuks1344(m): 2:28pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
lawani:lol.... it might be true but different when pronounced. one of your Yoruba bro said Ube - pear, is not Igbo.. what do you have to say about that? |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by lawani: 4:10pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
Prosperchuks1344:it is thesame when pronounced. Same tone 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Prosperchuks1344(m): 4:54pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
lawani: OK but it's a Igbo word not Yoruba... meanwhile what do Yoruba's call pear and avocado pear in your native Lang? |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by IkpuMmadu: 4:56pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
Probz: Okwuro they call it okra Very soon they would claim Ugu is a Yoruba word |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by IkpuMmadu: 4:58pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
Prosperchuks1344: Ube is Igbo We have three ube in Igbo land Ube bekee ...avacado Ube mgba ...the tiny pear Ube ...normal pear Ask the Yoruba what do they call theirs 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by lawani: 5:05pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
Prosperchuks1344:I dunno the yoruba for pear and avocado 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Prosperchuks1344(m): 5:14pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
IkpuMmadu: I dunno your state bro but where I come from we call it.... Ube oyibo - Avocado pear Ube - pear. Then the tiny pear they use to hawk around tied with transparent nylons, we call it UBE OSA. 2 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by IkpuMmadu: 5:17pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
Prosperchuks1344: Gbam We call it ube mgba The avacado is ube oyibo or ube bekee You are right Ube Osa is called sometimes It depends 3 Likes
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Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by Prosperchuks1344(m): 5:18pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
lawani: OK.... I asked because one of your brother said Ube is not a Igbo word. Merry Xmas in addy... 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by IkpuMmadu: 5:18pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
lawani: That is to tell you Ube isn't Yoruba word Avacado is Ube Oyibo We have three types of Ube in igbo land 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by IkpuMmadu: 5:21pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
YourNemesis: We don't call shaki...Igbo call it afọ anụ Pomo is called Kanda in Igbo pls Very soon Yoruba would claim Ugu (pumpkin ) theirs They would claim Ọha also And they would claim Ose too 3 Likes |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by lawani: 5:30pm On Dec 21, 2018 |
Prosperchuks1344:Same to you and God bless |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by rhektor(m): 9:10am On Dec 22, 2018 |
InyinyaAgbaOku: What are you saying? àbí is a Yorùbá word Àbí orí ńṣe ẹ ní? 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by 9jakool: 11:16am On Dec 22, 2018 |
Probz: Obi means parent. Don't worry, it doesn't sound at all like Igbo version tonally and it stems from a different root altogether. The stem verb "bi" means to born or to give birth. O + bi refers to one's parent. 1 Like |
Re: Who Is The Real Originator Of These Popular Words -igbos Or The Yorubas. by TAO11(f): 8:46am On Dec 23, 2018 |
InyinyaAgbaOku: Abi is Yoruba not Portugese although Sabi comes from Portugese. Get your fact right 1 Like |
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