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Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 7:05pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern: Itsekiri is a dialect that evolved into a language 2 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 7:09pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
onuwaje: what's the meaning of ofemi? i was thinking he combined itsekiri oriste and Yoruba femi since his mom is Yoruba. |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 7:10pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern:ofe means love (ife in yoruba) 4 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 7:17pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
onuwaje:so ofemi means my love I guess. you forgot to add one more thing to this thread. itsekiri cuisine. oghwo ewa same as oghwo isha (urhobo) 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 7:18pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
seun lalasticlala afam4ever abeg help us promote this thread. not every time we read things about itsekiri, help promote their identity.. please. 3 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Nobody: 7:31pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
onuwaje:wow! very interesting. I am from ikare - akoko , ondo state. Most of Itshekiris language are very similar to ours.that means I can easily understand Itshekiri . utukpa :lamp uda:sword there words are the same in pronunciation and meaning 7 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 7:34pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern:calm down we re getting there |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 7:34pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
taoheedoriloye: one love! 7 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Nobody: 7:40pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
to be honest with you op , Itshekiri language is so similar to ikare - akoko language of ondo state. Most of all you wrote here makes me think of my home town. same pronunciation and meaning. wow! very interesting. so if I am with Itshekiri may not find it hard to understand what he/she is saying 5 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Nobody: 8:01pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
onuwaje:one love to you. But why and how we are so divided like this.we don't See each other as one people. who divided us? 6 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 8:05pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
taoheedoriloye: divide ke, who is dividing who? 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by onuwaje(m): 8:15pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
taoheedoriloye: dunno |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by kn23h(m): 9:55pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
onuwaje: Is this a Yoruba dialect ![]() ![]() 8 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by kn23h(m): 9:55pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
taoheedoriloye: Very similar to other Yoruba dialects too 10 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 10:10pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 10:11pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
ZaraGift: uko doesn't sound yoruboid, so how can itsekiri own it? uko and kokodie are pure urhobo word, no doubt urhobo borrowed some words from itsekiri. 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Origin(f): 10:12pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Wa do. This sounds yoruba/ijebu. Great lecture by the way. Can you include audio clips so we can get pronunciation right. 6 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by agadez007(m): 10:13pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
In Igbo,cup is Iko 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by dollarlander: 10:15pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
onuwaje: Are you sure you are going to keep to this? I want to learn o. 2 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 10:19pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Origin: are you itsekiri? I think the pronouciation is similar to that of Yoruba. |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by streetsoldier1(m): 10:23pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern: Sound so much like ilaje/ikale language 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by ipobarecriminals: 10:25pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
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Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by ezeagu(m): 10:27pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Some of these words are similar to Igbo. 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 10:28pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
streetsoldier1: yes, if you read my earlier post I said almost same with ondo dialect, never mind itsekiri still remains a key branch of Yoruba language. a dialect of Yoruba. but their identity still remains same. ITSEKIRI. 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Nobody: 10:30pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Nice thread. |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 10:30pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
ezeagu: no doubt we all share some few words together, like in urhobo we call blood obara same with you but pronounciation is slightly different, you can as well point out the itsekiri word you think it's igbo. we are all learning. 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Nicho118(m): 10:32pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
ZaraGift:it's the other way round 2 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 10:35pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Nicho118: apart from uko and kokodie, there are many urhobo words there I don't want to derail the thread. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by kn23h(m): 10:35pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
ipobarecriminals: Is it your father's compound that speaks afonja language? Awon flat heads fun e loruko, iwo na n dahun. Reset yourself if you're truly Yoruba, else Yorubas like I on this forum will press your reset. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by kn23h(m): 10:35pm On Jul 07, 2017 |
Efewestern: Teach us more please. |
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