Biafrannuke:
I pity who will take your write up serious

you just listed igala as a major language in Anambra. you even wrote it before Igbo.

listed ikwerre as a separate language from Igbo in Rivers. listed ika and ukwuani which are essentially Igbo dialects as separate from " Delta Igbo" but failed to note that egun is spoken in lagos. Also untonkon is a town in Benue not a language , their language is Igbo. The problem is that Nigerians grope proudly in institutionalized ignorance

Lastorator:


There are ZERO igbo tribe in Akwa Ibom and cross River, when i say Zero i mean zero, tag me to any thread you find please, mention me... Akwa Ibom has majorly Ibibio, annang and Oron... There is a side that is close to abia that has some semblance bilut there is no single tribe that speaks igbo in akwa-cross

umuna:
I thought you will add Rotimi to amaechi's name? In Delta state, people from Itsekirri and Urhorobo bear Yoruba names. In Kogi and Edo states they bear Musa, Audu and Mohammed etc.

Afam4eva:

But Ikwerre isn't the only Igboid language in Rivers state. Listing Ikwerre seperate from Igbo is probably because Ikwerre is the most anti Igbo igboid group out there. Never forget that we still have Etche, Omuma, Egbema, Ndoki and even Ndoni. These groups speak a variant of Igbo and would make Igbo a major ethnic group without Ikwerre. Apart from Ikwerre, the other major groups are Ogoni and all the variants of Ijaw (kalabar, okrika etc).

walexy100:


There are! You should learn about your state. May be you were born in Lagos and have never been to your state of origin.

There are Igalas in Anambra state, plenty self, they even control at least a local government area. Fact!

BuhariAdvocate:
You’re a liar we are not speak Igbo or bearing Igbo name.

Depressed101:
sorry sir study your state well ,I have met people who don't speak igbo ,but come from Anambra

Osagyefo98:
I reserve my Judgement on this because there are distortions.

But let me quickly correct this


4. Anambra State
Anambra is a state in southeastern Nigeria. Its name was inspired by one of its Northern and riverine clans Anam but merged with “branch”.

Language spoken: Igala and Igbo are the major languages of Anambra state



Please and please Igala is not a language in anambra state, let alone been a major language.

There is nothing like Igala language in anambra state pls.

FortuneDeGreat:
Back your fact up with an example, which local government is being controlled by the Igalas, mention one notable name of igala man from Anambra or at least any one you know, just tell us.

Goodness001:

If you know rivers very well and know what language means, you will know that Igbo is the largest indigenous spoken language in Rivers.
Igbo and it's dialects are spoken in
Portharcourt lga
Emouha lga
Opobo
Ikwerre lga
Onelga
Etche
Omuma
Obigbo
Omuma
Obio/Akpor
Bonny
Ahoada East lga

Blitz888:


You probably don't know that an igala man has made it to Anambra State House of Assembly. Anambra Broadcasting Service ABS cast news in Igala and run programs in igala. There's a recognized Igala sociocultural group in Awka.

Anam, Otuocha, Omor, Ayamelum have a sizeable Igala population..

Ask questions!

umuna:
That is not true

semitunde:


The word dispersed used there is quite tricky. It might mean that those people migrated from Ebonyi into that area of Benue and settled over time. Whether that makes them indigenous to the area is now another debate.

kikake:


Lol. Igbo should have been written as the second major language in Lagos state.
It's like the author would write that the language spoken in Abuja is the language of the first settlers in Abuja before Abuja was made capital of Nigeria - falsehood.



Thus is what lust for crude oil and gas money from the east caused.

bonnylight003:


No deyy mind omenka...the guy so hate igbo..but gat no choice..cos soon..he will have an igbo governor..
Even if he want make he dibia..e no stop Dem..

NORSYK:


Yes of course, I am from Igbo imagine me bearing idemudia as my Igbo native name.... Would that make sense to you?

caprini1:
There are igbo speaking Kogites very close to Anambra,i was amazed when i went there.

jamesversion:



With the exception of Etche (which to my knowledge haven't actually considered themselves Igbo), the rest groups mentioned are just a handful. If you summed them up they're rent upto a Million people in a state of over 6 Million people. So how do they constitute a majority?

Lastorator:

There is no part of Igbo in Ibibio or Ibibio in igbo dat is indigenous

jamesversion:



As for you, obviously you don't know what you're writing. Oyigbo LGA and Egbema community are the only self-recognised Igbos in Rivers. Pls avoid controversy. there's nothing you stand to gain by it.

Psalm2423:


It’s actually Ika, not Igbo.

Lastorator:


Eyen eka kpong ibon ami yak...
Ho why are they always claiming to be us... We dont claim them to be us and we dont want to be claimed as well, we enjoy ourselves and our differences

Afam4eva:

You're mixing it up He's talking about language and you're talking of ethnic group. The language spoken by those groups can be classed as Igbo but the people owing to their wish are not necessarily Igbos ethnically.

iSlayer:



They don't speak Igala please.

omenka:
Mtscheeew. Very lame.

jamesversion:



As for you, obviously you don't know what you're writing. Oyigbo LGA and Egbema community are the only self-recognised Igbos in Rivers. Pls avoid controversy. there's nothing you stand to gain by it.

walexy100:


There are! You should learn about your state. May be you were born in Lagos and have never been to your state of origin.

There are Igalas in Anambra state, plenty self, they even control at least a local government area. Fact!

Ekealterego:

This is a proof of how poor our education in Nigeria is.. Instead of you to make some research on the State you obviously do not know much about beyond the area you come from and have visited.

For your information, I know many igbo communities in Abia state like Arochukwu speak Igbo with heavy inflections and borrowings from cross rivers communities. There are several igbo communities in Abi LGA in rivers state, I know these communities first hand.
They have a mix culture of cross rivers and igbo and speak a dialect of igbo.

A lot of the communities even have "igbo" suffixed to their names.

omenka:
There is NOWHERE in Benue state where Igbo is predominantly spoken. You guys should stop spreading inaccurate information.

You have a good number of them as traders in Otukpo, Makurdi, Gboko and parts of Gwer East. They arent indigenous to any part of Benue state.