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Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by macof(m): 8:55pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
sandijey: Yoruba/ itshekiri. Wat part of Yorubaland? cus u may need to learn ur mother's language too. Btw Itsekiri language is also Yoruba 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Nobody: 8:57pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
macof: is Eko epe not ijebu epe Sir Macof, Eko Epe is the Awori settlement, while Ijebu Epe is the real Epe. My dad is Ijebu Epe. So, if you see Eko Epe, that means Awori. |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by macof(m): 8:59pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
rickkid: It's more interesting this way isn't it? My dad is Egun (Lagos) and my mum is Ibibio (from Akwa Ibom) but we all speak Yoruba and English. My brother married an Ikwerre lady (Rivers) and my fiancee is Bini. More like southern Nigerian 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by macof(m): 9:02pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
SirShymex:Is it not the same Epe along ikorodu-ijebu ode?? abi there's two epe in Lagos?? |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Emeca: 9:05pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
Jaymaestro: Dad : Ekiti am quite sure you didnt get ur pettiness from him. 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by favouryemmy: 9:05pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
Dad=Yoruba Mum= Igbo Good combination! Wonderful family on both sides. Was considering marrying Hausa/Fulani but it didn't work. |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Nobody: 9:06pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
macof: The people identity themselves as either Eko Epe or Ijebu Epe...just as all the other places around the axis with Awori's and Ijebu's. Since the Awori's settled there with their exiled King, from Lagos Island in the 19th century or so, they have become part of the place. They both live together peacefully, with separate kings. Anyway, you can ask people from there in Nigeria about how they identify themselves. |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Bryan12(m): 9:08pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
Idowuogbo:sorry ma'am but I DO NOT xchange words with ugly people.thanks. |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Nobody: 9:12pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
repogirl: My moms ijaw, my dads Yoruba, my husband is IboNice Combo |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by macof(m): 9:12pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
PAGAN9JA: This is true. There won't be tribal consciousness anymore, which is a practical sin against God 2 Likes |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by macof(m): 9:15pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
Danhumprey: My own na Efik and Annang. get out of here..this is not mixed |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Nobody: 9:20pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
#Igatigbobloodflowinginmyveins |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Feedmemore(f): 9:21pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
My dad is Igbo, my mum is Yoruba. Super duper combination. 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by GboyegaD(m): 9:22pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
bigfrancis21: My dad's other half is Sierra Leone. |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by macof(m): 9:23pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
SirShymex:Ok I think i understand u Similar Ikere-Ekiti where a Bini chief settled with some people and became a second Oba? |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Okijajuju1(m): 9:25pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
PAGAN9JA: Marrying withing your ethnicity is good for many reasons: Pagan9ja Biologically speaking, don't you think too much of intra-tribal marriage can over a period of time lead to something close to inbreeding as after a while, people linage and ancestry can be traced to have crossed severally across different families. |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Jaymaestro(m): 9:26pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
bigfrancis21:it's quite real . I have nothing to gain from fabrication . |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by soulglo: 9:28pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
egopersonified: You actually went back and looked through my posts to prove that your written English is better than mine Go have a coke son |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Nobody: 9:29pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
macof: Yes, something like that. Epe and those areas from Lekki, all the way to Ikorodu have always been Ijebu. And the Awori's own all the other parts of the Island. However, when their King Kosoko was exiled by the British, the Awujale allowed him start a kingdom in Epe. That's why you've Awori settlements everywhere around there. Anyway, is there any Bini settlement in Ekiti today? 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by repogirl(f): 9:30pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
GboyegaD: My dad is mixed but he is more of a Yoruba man and my mum is a Benin princess. One of the funny experiences I can relate with is the fact that growing up, we detested anything that had to do with Yoruba and even at some point, we all agreed no one should marry from the Yoruba tribe however, those who are married amongst we children married Yoruba people. I am quick as an individual to point it out that I am not a full blown Yoruba and one reason is because by my standard, they do not have the respect they claim to have. I remember some people while we were growing up in church and in my dad's family kept complaining we don't call ourselves brother and aunty and my dad will tell them off instantly that he is not a party to that. Some times, when some people complain too much, he tells us to avoid such people.I feel you, no offense to Yorubas o but then most times Yoruba relatives don't like when their brothers marry from other tribes.... And they give the women a tough time.... One of my cousins that showed my mom 'wehn', is now married to Ibo himself, the irony! My fathers relatives' attitude probably influenced my preference for ibos. 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by repogirl(f): 9:31pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
1miccza:hmmmmmm, make I no comment on that one |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by macof(m): 9:38pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
SirShymex: Ok thanks for the little history. No Bini settlements but there are Bini descendants in Ikere and Ado. if u listen to Ado language, u would notice a Bini accent like Owo and Ondo too |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Nobody: 9:41pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
Hmmm... can be worrisome. had an igbo boyfriend once. NYSC, kogi state, mopa precisely. Everyone knew us... and mocked us actually. He never left Igbo land all his life. So couldn't understand yoruba for the life of him. And we were together for like 2 years after. Anytime his mum visited same time as me, chai, See drama. to the point that one day she told me that she'd make my life miserable if I don't leave her son. But his dad was an angel, he'd lived in Ondo state for a long time while growing up. He'd always be on my side. Was thinking of marrying this dude, then his dad died. Omo, all hell broke loose. Even the smiling smiling sisters, became hostile. I broke it off. Dude still calls me to say how unhappy he is. Poor him... Anyhoo, mum: osun and Dad: ogun (he is part egun though) 2 Likes |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Nobody: 9:42pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
macof: Ekiti. Omuo- ekiti to be precise. They talk like there is hot yam in their mouth. Plus I have been to ekiti several times. . I hear a little bit of itshekiri. Its so much like yoruba but very very twisted. Like ekaro( good morning) in yoruba is Erewuro in itshekiri. 1 Like |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by egopersonified(f): 9:46pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
soulglo: Didnt go back, saw them from the initial 'etsako nor etsakor', normally I just overlook such spellings, just brought it up for you to see that no man is infallible. As much as you try to teach others, endeavour to learn in the process, you don't have anything to prove to anyone, believe me, it makes life easy. |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by soulglo: 9:49pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
egopersonified: Knowing what you just said you should have taken the correction you were given without bitterness. I mean we really would not be here talking if you actually live by what you preach. |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by dayosaurus(m): 9:54pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
i wondder why some people wouldd say they hate the whole yoruba racce because of the actions of 2 to 3 yorubaa peeps out of millions.... All the igbos ive met are egoccentric, selfish and only waants the best for their kind at the detriments of others and never consider merit.. Buh this doesnt mean i should haate ibos, cos imm sure there are better hundreds of igbos out there.. 2 Likes |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by macof(m): 10:01pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
sandijey:we Ekiti are so large that I have never heard of Omuo-Ekiti Pls tell me a little about it? Have u ever been there? Yes every unpopular Yoruboid language u hear always has its own twist..that's the beautiful thing |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Freelancer00(m): 10:03pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
peppyluv02: Your 'father' and your 'dad'Lol. Typo. The other one should have been 'mum' |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Freelancer00(m): 10:04pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
macof: is Eko epe not ijebu epeNa different places |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Nobody: 10:05pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
macof: Lmao @ Owo and Ondo...that's Missy89 the half-Ondo and half-Bini stone-cold-steve-austin. I think the poster Pstylish first alluded to it, then I asked my dad...and later read more about it on Google Scholar. That's why the Oniru throne is Ijebu. I think the Elegusi crown started as Bini or something, but it later became an Ijebu-Remo crown. Then Ikorodu is also Ijebu-Remo(more Remo though). Also, I believe the Awujale founded Lekki when he gave it to Dutch explorers as far back as the 16th or 17th century. Epe was the major trading coast then. Too much to talk about - I don't want to derail the thread. Anyway, is that why Ekiti chics have ridiculous bodies? |
Re: A Thread For Mixed Heritage Nigerians by Nobody: 10:09pm On Aug 12, 2014 |
Am so surprised to see a lot of mixed people. Only mixed person I know is my friend. Tolu okonkwo. Her mum is yoruba and dad is Igbo. She is more of Yoruba considering what her dad's people did to them when he died. I realised that in a lot of African settings the mothers people seem to be the good ones why the fathers people are bad. Reason why it's easy to lean towards your mum. Until recently never used to tell people am from delta and up till now u must not insult the yoruba tribe near me. I will take serious offence. Marrying outside your tribe is not so rosy. Sometimes the child might have identity problems. Not to talk of the arguments. Right now my dad is a die hard jonathan fan solely because he is from the south- south while my mum loves apc. Sometimes I am so sympathetic to jonathan and at other times am so in love wiv apc. I have enjoyed being a yoruba more than being a deltan. I only enjoyed delta when I was collecting bursary . My Personal opinion, it is good to marry from your tribe or somewhere quite close. But u really never no where love carries you too. 2 Likes |
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