OkaNaUbe:
An Akinima man once told me that Yenagoa (Iye na goa) was born by Akinima.

Sinistami:


Its Pronounced Iyineguo. But only buy old People and I'm not Sure of what you're saying but The Epie-Atissa of Yenagoa and The Zarama Clan of North Yenagoa near Mbiama is very related with the Ngenne and the Degema people of Rivers State. They're all have a history of Coming from Benin. Although other Clans in Bayelsa too Claim that but these two are the ones that speak Edoid languages.

OkaNaUbe:


You are very correct. I don't know how to spell"Iyineguo". I learnt, from an elderly man from that area, that Yenogoa (maybe, not all) are related to Akinima people and they all came from.Edo State.

Sinistami:

Yes you're Right. It seems you're from Rivers right?

OkaNaUbe:

Lived there.

Amadioha01:
KUDOS!!
Very insightful.
I wonder why Edo nationalist extremists (not the moderates) don't go into Yenegoa, Ahoda west(Akinima) and Degema to lay claim of omo blah blah blah Edo. But rather they can't stop laying claim to Anioma and Onitsha.

ThatIjawBoy:
create a thread and asked them

Amadioha01:


Fear of Ijaw people I guess

CooperJay:


I laff over that statement , it seems you don't know who is who down south! Noise is different from Fire

Amadioha01:


I hope you do realize the SS was created mainly to appease the Ijaws. It was a region created where they would be the majority.

Amadioha01:


I hope you do realize the SS was created mainly to appease the Ijaws. It was a region created where they would be the majority.

CooperJay:


Ijaw can never be a majority when more than 60% of their clan are Ediod , the remaining 40% from different places (even the yoruboid ones in Ondo)

Amadioha01:


Very dubious statistics backed by no evidence. If they majority are Edoid, what's stopping ya'll from making them Identify as Edo?

Amadioha01:


Very dubious statistics backed by no evidence. If they majority are Edoid, what's stopping ya'll from making them Identify as Edo?

Amadioha01:


Very dubious statistics backed by no evidence. If they majority are Edoid, what's stopping ya'll from making them Identify as Edo?

CooperJay:


Ijaw can never be a majority when more than 60% of their clan are Ediod , the remaining 40% from different places (even the yoruboid ones in Ondo) , look I don't have a problem with ijaws the are my brothers , but I would not take anyone punching above their weights

CooperJay:
This is interesting , it is very similar to Edo language ....Op Keep it up

bigfrancis21:
Language can sometimes be a good pointer to one's ancestral origins. The Yenagoa people, despite being surrounded by other languages, were able to preserve their Edoid-like language, which is indicative of their origin.

Sinistami:
Una! Mek una no kon do mek una pant dem tangle each other o!
Even if we speak Edoid languages we have mixed over the years with the Ijaws. And so we are now Ijaw but don't tell us that we are Izon that's all. and who's that guy saying 60℅ of us are Edoid even if that's correct were still Ijaw and still the majority. I hate fighting among my fellow Nigerdeltans I really hate getting into Tribal issues like this shhaa just have to point that out.

CooperJay:

Majority of what ?

Sinistami:


In the Nigerdelta

CooperJay:


Guy stop fooling yourself , your state is even the smallest in Nigeria Lool , make una just kpombi for dat bayelsa nor pass your boundary