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Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Probz(m): 3:37am On Jul 08, 2017 |
Do Itsekiri people claim origin from both Oduduwa and Ile-Ife? |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by ogbonti: 3:49am On Jul 08, 2017 |
Efewestern: Uko is a Benin word for cup |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by baby124: 3:53am On Jul 08, 2017 |
onuwaje:Lool. Except for Okan which is one.. the rest mirror Yoruba counting. So 2-19. That's not saying that Meene cannot be 1 in another Yoruba dialect 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by baby124: 3:57am On Jul 08, 2017 |
onuwaje:Yoruba Ekasan/ Eku Osan- Good Afternoon Ekale/Eku Ale/ Enle- Good Evening Odi Ojumo - Until the sun rises again or until tomorrow Omo Iwerre Dede Mo Kiaghan - omo Iwerre Dede mo ki yin gan - which is good children of Warri I greet you well. The dialect is so similar to Yoruba. 7 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by baby124: 4:09am On Jul 08, 2017 |
ezeagu:Okeren is Okurin Oberen is Obirin ... they are speaking a Yoruba dialect. That Okurin and Obirin is man and woman. Etin (ear) is Eti in Yoruba Afere (wind) Afefe (wind) Yoruba 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by UncutSk(m): 4:19am On Jul 08, 2017 |
Why should I want to learn this |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by 9jakool: 4:38am On Jul 08, 2017 |
onuwaje: It's more than 50% Yoruba(Yoruboid), otherwise Itsekiri won't be mutually inteligible to speakers of Ilaje. Itsekiri has 71.5% lexical similarity with Standard Yoruba. This lexical similarity gets higher among some Yoruba dialects like Ikale and Ilaje which both score a little over 80% lexical similarity. Even your Ere Owuro...Ere Osan...Ere Ale can be understood by a Yoruba person even though it's e ku owuro, e ku osan, e ku ale in Yoruba respectively. Why? Ere in Yoruba is Ire which is the literal word for "good." In Yoruba, the literal word "good" is not used, the verb for greeting, "ku" is preffered over "ire." 10 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by 9jakool: 4:47am On Jul 08, 2017 |
YungMillionaire:Yeah Lagos Yoruba is pretty much a spin off of the Standard Yoruba. If only you stayed in Epe or Ikorodu outskirts of Lagos, then you could familiarize yourself with Ijebu or Remo dialect which is very very close to Itsekiri. A fluent Ijebu speaker can probably pick up Itsekiri in a very short amount of time. Yorubas typically speak two dialects/register of the Yoruba language; the dialectal one and the standard one. 12 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by 9jakool: 4:49am On Jul 08, 2017 |
onuwaje:Umale? Egugun? Ifa/ife? Ebora tsitse? Are those Benin cultural practices? |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by 9jakool: 4:54am On Jul 08, 2017 |
baby124:Eni is one in Yoruba. Okan is also one. Both are acceptable. Also, Itsekiri mirrors some Yoruba dialects even more so than the Standard/General variety. For example, even though 10 in Itsekiri is Megua and in Yoruba(Standard) it's mewa, in some dialects of Yoruba, 10 is actually megwa which is even closer to Itsekiri's pronunciation. 5 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by 9jakool: 5:15am On Jul 08, 2017 |
baby124:*Enle/Nle is actually the Yoruba word for Hi/Hello. It doesn't mean good evening. E nle comes from the word "Pele" which is the Yoruba word for sorry or take care. Child in Itsekiri is Oma. Oma as opposed to Omo can also be found in most parts of Ondo state. 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by ransomed: 5:17am On Jul 08, 2017 |
Supare, Owo, Ikale in Ondo state share same dialect with Olukunmi, Itsekhiri in Delta state. My journey across this Nation has revealed that we are a people of one tongue in different locations. 3 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by baby124: 5:38am On Jul 08, 2017 |
9jakool:Right Enle is a greeting not necessarily for night time. |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by realestworld(m): 5:39am On Jul 08, 2017 |
thanks sir. warri spoil most of us, and I notice most of your post is about upholding and protecting your language/ culture like you're getting paid for it. ANTICIPATING. THANKS SIR |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by baby124: 5:41am On Jul 08, 2017 |
9jakool:It's okan in my dialect.... then eji, eta, erin, Marun... 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by 9jakool: 5:44am On Jul 08, 2017 |
baby124:Ok I understand, but eni is 100% acceptable in the Standard(Common) Yoruba language. What dialect is that if I may ask? |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by ransomed: 5:54am On Jul 08, 2017 |
Efewestern::::-- Olukunmis speak and write like Supare and Owo people in Ondo state sir. Infact, there is no difference in pronounciation and meaning of lexicon. Olukunmi and Itshekiri are also similar and easy to understand by a well grounded yoruba speaker and not the funky fied lagos yoruba. Thanks. |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by ransomed: 6:01am On Jul 08, 2017 |
inze::::-- What language or dialect is that? Do you want to sit here? Lol, let us move on. |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by YorubaNigga(m): 6:03am On Jul 08, 2017 |
onuwaje: Where is the thread for Hausa learning? cc mods, lalasticlala |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by darediamond(m): 6:13am On Jul 08, 2017 |
onuwaje:Oya, a won Awaseka (AwaIseka or AwaIsekiri) ti de o. Egbe iseyin wa kemabo ooo. Ise login Ise oo, Isekiri n pe yin o. ....... I have know that it is impossible to be in Itsekiri land and speak general Yoruba without you being identified as theirs. Yorubas full everywhere. Even the Ijaws know that they are Yorubas whom there ancestors migrated to SS from Ondo State. These are same areas Mazi KANU says belongs to Igbo land. You can attack me on this my Rising Sun brothers. But I tell you that when the when comes Yorubas in all there terroritories will VOLUNTARILY UNITE as Oduduwa Nation. We know ourselves. I can not go to Edo nor Itsekiri land nor Kogi state as an Ijebu guy and speak English lailai it will always be Yoruba language because I know I am still on Oduduwa Soil. 3 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by darediamond(m): 6:15am On Jul 08, 2017 |
Efewestern:Itsekiri people are Yoruba's. |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by darediamond(m): 6:19am On Jul 08, 2017 |
onuwaje:Earlier, they are regarded as "Awaseka" or Awa/Ise//Kiri because they migrated to that region they are from Lagos back I the ages. All South South peoe are all from the West. |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by darediamond(m): 6:21am On Jul 08, 2017 |
Efewestern:What is the P.B brand name? |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by darediamond(m): 6:25am On Jul 08, 2017 |
9jakool:On point! Wa sere meen! 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by sholly2017: 6:31am On Jul 08, 2017 |
Op God bless u for opening this tread. Am an itsekeri guy but can't speak it. I will use this opportunity to learn o. kudos 2 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Opiletool(m): 6:31am On Jul 08, 2017 |
kn23h: Oyo state pple speaks the same, maybe slight differences. But u can hardly tell. 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Opiletool(m): 6:37am On Jul 08, 2017 |
Deedeedee3: Supported |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 6:40am On Jul 08, 2017 |
realestworld: Its our duty to defend our land /language/culture, lol yes sure warri don spoil most of una, where in urhobo are you from? |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by dejavski(m): 6:42am On Jul 08, 2017 |
Ereolamide: Ilaje: Jolo means fix or amend...jolomi means to fix/amend me 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by ransomed: 6:43am On Jul 08, 2017 |
onuwaje::::-- The native cults and gods just attest to being Yoruba like in traditional worship. 1 Like |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by Efewestern: 6:52am On Jul 08, 2017 |
darediamond: If you say so, but I think you should respect their decision, the op an itsekiri man acknowledged the fact that itsekiri is a dialect of Yoruba, he even said his ancestors migrated from ijebu, truth is that you can't separate itsekiri from Yoruba when it comes to language, but they choose a new identity. let us not fight over this. @deedeee3 I doubt if you have ever met with any itsekiri man b4, see the way you they throw jab give itsekiri people, some itsekiri's are pro Yoruba have met some even Here on nairaland e. g asaimaigho is pro Yoruba, while some are pro ND, so it's left for them to decide if they want to belong to oduduwa or not 5 Likes |
Re: I Want To Learn Itsekiri Language (get In) by dejavski(m): 6:54am On Jul 08, 2017 |
onuwaje: some similar ilaje words: Man: Okoro(old ilaje)/Okonren Coconut: Kokodia Pig: Ehi Plate: Ahete(old ilaje)/awo Town: Oja Market: Obon Talk: fo/ ofo Sea god: Umalokun River deity: umale and ayelala Wealth/Fortune: Uwa Nana: stretch i want to rest/sleep: aji mi nana ara gboje/mo fe nana ara mi How are u: Ko se gha? Ilaje salutation: mo ki gha dede oma ilaje omuro...Ayemafuge!(i greet u sons and daughters of ilaje) mo ki aghan omiwerre dede btw...my mother's ancestral path is an Oton jibefun oh... 2 Likes |
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