@Minafirenze @EzechimeOf82947 First you people denied your igboness. Second, you are truly not igbo if you are waiting for people to confirm it to you before you are sure.
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@EzechimeOf82947 Delta Igbo does exist…I went to school in the east years ago and many times I was told we are not real Igbo. All of a sudden now we are? Make it make sense!
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Delta Igbo is not a tribal or ethnic identity but a divide and rule identity.
Igbo is Igbo.
Period.
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So the developers stole what they called igbo language just like they are stealing gele and food all over the place. The union igbo was developed by the missionary just like a computer programmer develops a programming language. And then the osu people makes it theirs.
Simzy Eworor@Simzyehizzy
For those criticising her because of her first name, I'll Explain for the genuine ones to understand. Her father's name is Ehianugor, that's a unique Ika name. Her First name is Anita, being an English speaking country, we adopt western names Her middle name is Nkechi, it shows she's a Christian. Nkechi means God's own/ the one from God. More popular examples are; Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, prince Nduka Obaigbena, Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Irabor (L.E.O. Irabor), Patrick Okedinachi Utomi (Pat Utomi) The union igbo which is what developed into central Igbo is a gift from Missionaries to Minority tribes in SE and some parts of SS. "Presently spoken Igbo language is a gift from Missionaries" No one should ordinarily lay claims to it, but some people's mother tongues have completely eroded and have no more heritage so they cling to it as their heritage. Tribes in Ebonyi state, Enugu state and Abia state who still have a variant of their mother tongues (though heavily diluted by consistent exposure to the new language) are usually seen as less civilised, this makes other tribes hastily lose their mother tongues. These mother tongues are not mutually intelligible with the igbo language (hence it can't be classified as a dialect of igbo) A big shout out to the 'Ndi Abakaliki', 'Ndi Ngwa', 'Ndi Nsukka' etc for gripping onto your heritage, against the odds.
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Your argument rest on mutual intelligibility. Ngwa, mbaise, nsuka, Eddah, Ika, Ndokwa etc are all mutually ineligible. From your standpoint, doesn't that make them Igbo? A dialect is not a language. Mother tongue is a dialect. And mutual intelligibility make them a language
Simzy Eworor@Simzyehizzy
For those criticising her because of her first name, I'll Explain for the genuine ones to understand. Her father's name is Ehianugor, that's a unique Ika name. Her First name is Anita, being an English speaking country, we adopt western names Her middle name is Nkechi, it shows she's a Christian. Nkechi means God's own/ the one from God. More popular examples are; Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa, prince Nduka Obaigbena, Lucky Eluonye Onyenuchea Irabor (L.E.O. Irabor), Patrick Okedinachi Utomi (Pat Utomi) The union igbo which is what developed into central Igbo is a gift from Missionaries to Minority tribes in SE and some parts of SS. "Presently spoken Igbo language is a gift from Missionaries" No one should ordinarily lay claims to it, but some people's mother tongues have completely eroded and have no more heritage so they cling to it as their heritage. Tribes in Ebonyi state, Enugu state and Abia state who still have a variant of their mother tongues (though heavily diluted by consistent exposure to the new language) are usually seen as less civilised, this makes other tribes hastily lose their mother tongues. These mother tongues are not mutually intelligible with the igbo language (hence it can't be classified as a dialect of igbo) A big shout out to the 'Ndi Abakaliki', 'Ndi Ngwa', 'Ndi Nsukka' etc for gripping onto your heritage, against the odds.
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@oshimili_atata @chiukwujioke Chukwu is a combination of chi ukwu. Meaning big God.
Ndi Igbo have olilo udaume. In English as vowel assimilation where vowels swallow the next one.
E.g:
Ọha na eze = Ọhaneze
Chi na-eke = chineke
Chi ukwu = chukwu
People can choose to follow the rules or not.
Eg: Nnaemeka
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@chiukwujioke An Igbo man will tell you that the spelling is wrong
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Igbo is Chineke
Major parts of Delta is Chukwu, Osalobua. So you are not Igbo.
Chiukwujioke_Proudly Anioma@chiukwujioke
Most people will say, I dunno you are from DELTA STATE, because your name is CHIUKWUJIOKE.. we see you as Igbo. Hey... Im from Delta State and yes I'm Igbo.
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@afrisagacity There is St Eugene in LA, All Saints in DC, St Cyprain in Philadelphia. Mass in Igbo.
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Wait, there is an entire Igbo church in Houston, America?
This is striking!✍️
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But everyday even in politics. You say omo ibo?
President Otunba GCFRN 🇳🇬@de_generalnoni
There is a need for stronger regulation in Nigeria. Using content to promote bigotry should be considered a crime. Just observe this content and the derogatory language used against the Yoruba people, yet this young boy, being Yoruba himself, did not call it out. How did the Yoruba people get to this point?
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The bride is not wearing gele, but the bride train is wearing it. 😂😂😂
You didn't even have the patience to learn to use what you stole.
Simply Amaka@StelxyG
This Igbo bride is the most beautiful thing you would see on the internet today 😍😍
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@StelxyG People saying yoruba culture. When yoruba people started using Akupe and when did they leave Asoke for lace. Ndi ara
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This Igbo bride is the most beautiful thing you would see on the internet today 😍😍
Simply Amaka@StelxyG
I Just saw a video of the most beautiful Igbo bride, if you ask nicely I will share it 🤝🤝
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@Zainab_Folasade When you see bridal train in Europe you call it what?
She's dressed as a maiden. When she wears her married attire. They match
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She's beautiful but the aṣọ ebi doesn't go with her dress, they should have worn a colour that compliments hers.
Simply Amaka@StelxyG
This Igbo bride is the most beautiful thing you would see on the internet today 😍😍
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When I tell people my name is Osisioma and I'm from Delta, okpanam to be precise they're surprised their first thought is I'm definitely from Abia 😂
Chiukwujioke_Proudly Anioma@chiukwujioke
Most people will say, I dunno you are from DELTA STATE, because your name is CHIUKWUJIOKE.. we see you as Igbo. Hey... Im from Delta State and yes I'm Igbo.
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@Nma_Best We agree with you. Ika is Ika and never igbo. Nma is good in Igbo. You have to cut ties with us completely. Leave the igbo language and culture. Being Ika and speaking Igbo is culture theft and appropriation.
We are not recruiting. The war ended 56 years ago.
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How y’all feel comfortable rewriting other peoples narratives to fit your agenda is what I don’t understand. Cry from now till end of time Ika is Ika and Ika will never Igbo.
The Duke of Abagana (Elobest)@ifeora90
Not ovie ede but Ụmụnede yet according to you, it's founded by one imaginary prince from Bini kingdom? Do your Bini bears Ụmụ for children?
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@Odogwu_szn_ @KlierYinth66454 Igbo is fundamentally cosmopolitan and egalitarian. We support free will even from denying the igbo identity. But that also means you must drop any form of igboness and cut ties. Doing otherwise is theft and appropriation.
The was ended 56 years ago, we are not recruiting.
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@ayrametrics @KlierYinth66454 The author of the OP didn’t experience nothing… just carrying trauma that was handed down to her by her grandparents and that has been kept alive by political actors
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Name nah Nkechi but these idiots will say they’re not Igbo.
I’m from Ubulu-uku which is barely 30 minutes drive from Agbor and it’s clear AF that I’m Igbo. Next bus-stop after Iselukwu nah Agbor, but yeah not Igbo.
My woman nah Ika, name nah Ogechi but yeah, not Igbo.
FOOLS
Anita Nkechi Ehianugor@damazinganita
Learn Ika with me ☺️ House — Ulor Farm — Ugboh Workplace — Ulor orun Church — Ulor uka Hospital — Ulor ogwun Which one did you learn today? To be continued…
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@Odogwu_szn_ @KlierYinth66454 It is the war. No one who experienced it stays the same. Be gracious to them.
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@KlierYinth66454 Aswr
Even my parents Dey argue with me one day
The problem Dey deep
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@KlierYinth66454 I am from Ozubulu in Anambra state. My ancestors came from Ubulu Ukwu. Do technically, you are my nna ochie.
Let's be clear.
Igbos are not recruiting. The war is OVER. 56 years ago
You CANNOT appropriate Igbo names and culture while rejecting Igbo. It is called theft. We support your desire for a different identity, but you must COMPLETELY disassociate yourself from the Igbo identity
Favour-Hafsa 💫@deltanmuslimah
The quotes and comments are exactly why many of us from Delta North remain cautious about the Anioma State proposal and any suggestion of being subsumed under a broader South East identity. Let me be clear. Ika people are proud of who we are. Our dialects and cultural identity are not footnotes to be renamed or redefined by anyone else. Yes, there are cultural and linguistic connections, but those connections should never become a basis for erasing our distinctiveness or speaking over our identity like it is inconsequential. That’s why I reject the creation of Anioma State, completely and unequivocally. It does not represent our interests, it does not reflect our identity, and it does not offer any convincing benefit to our people. It is a forced marriage that will distort who we are and advance agendas that do not align with the will of the majority of the Delta North people.
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Let's be clear.
Igbos are not recruiting. The war is OVER. 56 years ago
You CANNOT appropriate Igbo names and culture while rejecting Igbo. It is called theft. We support your desire for a different identity, but you must COMPLETELY disassociate yourself from the Igbo identity
Anita Nkechi Ehianugor@damazinganita
Learn Ika with me ☺️ House — Ulor Farm — Ugboh Workplace — Ulor orun Church — Ulor uka Hospital — Ulor ogwun Which one did you learn today? To be continued…
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Last year, you were Igbo. This year you are bini
We do not want you to be Igbo.
As a full blooded igbo man. We do not accept weaklings amongst us. Stop misrepresenting Igbo.
Change your name to Osas and embrace your people.
Jeriq@jeriq_
The harm isn’t coming from us rejecting the label. The harm comes from you refusing to respect our self-identification. If we are not Igbo (as we have clearly said), then our posts, our actions, and our names are not your burden to carry. That’s exactly how identity works: people who reject the label don’t owe the group the “consciousness” of an identity they never accepted. We are Anioma, we are Ndokwa, we are Ika, we dont speak Igbo we speak our respective language, I speak Ukwuani. Own your own actions as Igbo and stop dragging us into your victimhood narrative every time. We have chosen our identity. Respect it. The “burden” ends the day you stop forcing the label.
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@feji_boy The Kanem-Borno Empire (9th -19th century) in pre-colonial Northern Nigeria spanned approximately 776,996 km².
In the image below, the red outline was Kanem-Borno Empire.
It took the joint forces of both the British and French colonialists, a century to divide and conquer it.
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Propaganda I will not be falling for.
Before the first European boat crossed Cape Bojador in 1434, the people on the territory known today as Nigeria, had already created and were controlling great empires with sophisticated administration strategies.
Uncle Ruckus@Emarged
Imagine if colonization never happened. Well, you don’t need to imagine anymore.
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I agree. I speak Igbo Ukwu
Anita Nkechi Ehianugor@damazinganita
Language and identity are personal. Ika is what we speak. 🫡
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@Onlyteemba @tiger48941 @Richie_Ehdu I don't have enough info on them. But between Aro and Nri
Nri predates Aro. Although I'm more a fan of Aro.
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Nri emerged in the 9th-10th centuries as a theocratic priest-kingdom with ritual influence over parts of Igboland, not a vast centralised empire.
Igbo presence and culture in SE Nigeria long predate it. There are archaeological sites like Ugwuele, Nsukka, Afikpo, and Lejja iron smelting, which show human activity and early technology from thousands of years ago.
Nri was influential in religion, Ozo titles & taboos for northern/western Igbo subgroups, not the singular origin for all Igbos (many trace to Aro, Autochthonous villages, or other migrations).
And according to most researches, they stated that Nri were not originally Igbo but recent immigrants from lgala kingdom of Idah who arrived in the early 16th century and that the Nri origin myth is factually and historically invalid.
If you buy the bullcrap of Nri being the Origin of Igboland, then you're more likely to buy the bullcrap of Oduduwa falling from the sky and Fulani forming from cow milk.
NWADIORAMMA@AsiegbuVal
Isi Igbo for a reason.
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