koiki4bat:
Its a Bini word but many won't agree

Putinofrussia:

Do you mean that Binis are also Yoruba?

koiki4bat:
No, I think they are cousins instead. I mean they share a common ancestor (like Ishmael and Abraham or Arabs and Jews) buy they will nusy keep arguing instead of reading their history correctly

iammo:

We are not Cousin.... Oranmiyan from Oyo conquered Igodomigodo kings and Yoruba began ruling Bini

Only Bini King and his family are Yoruba

koiki4bat:
Its a Bini word but many won't agree

koiki4bat:
No, I think they are cousins instead. I mean they share a common ancestor but different ethnicity (like Ishmael and Abraham or Arabs and Jews) but they will just keep arguing instead of reading their history correctly

Padipadi:

Though their are similarities. But the way Benins argue blindly is annoying. I blv you are Benins.

Darren95:
Please what does “Oduduwa” means in Yoruba?

koiki4bat:

No I'm not bini I did my youth service therr

koiki4bat:
Its a Bini word but many won't agree

iammo:



We are not Cousin.... Oranmiyan from Oyo conquered Igodomigodo kings and Yoruba began ruling Bini

Only Bini King and his family are Yoruba

Padipadi:


Consider this points:
If Benins had more influence on Yorubas, how come it's Yoruba culture that's dominating them, from kingship to language, culture, kingdom size etc.
How come Benins can't phantom the origin of deities like Ogun, Iyemoja etc?
What's the meaning of the name Benin?
Isn't it Ile-Ibinu, land of vexation!
Oranmiyan, a Yoruba man gave them that name.

Darren95:


What is the evidence that Yoruba language have influence on Benin language

Padipadi:

Ade, Ogun, Iyemoja, Okiki, Obatala etc.
See more here https://www.zikoko.com/life/oldies/8-yoruba-words-mean-thing-edo/
I.e: Ogede in Yoruba is spelt Oghede in Edo.
Bata is spelt as Ibata in Edo.
Yeye is Iyeye in Edo, etc.
So it's like Benins copied Yoruba culture.

NSNO:

Actually it's the other way round, the yorubas copied bini culture.
The way I heard it is that the only son of the last ogiso was banished due to the lies of the Queen, he then went to yoruba land and united them, became their king.

When his father died, he was asked to come and take his throne, he instead sent his son oromiyan.

Padipadi:

So let's say Oduduwa was a Benin prince as let's swallow that lie. I asked, was Benin never called Ile-Ibinu? Cos when thousands of lie are out, it can't cover up a single truth. So tell me the meaning of the word Benin.
Also, where's the origin of Ogun, Obatala, Iyemoja, names like Ogede, Bata, Yeye, Ade, Ola, Oba etc in Benin language.
Cos all mentioned above has factory resetting meanings (as in a break down of the word in Yoruba language). So why all these undue attachment and claims by Benins.
There's also Ife artefacts which looked more naturalistic than Benin art. It's on record in history books and art books that Oba Oguola of Benin sent for a craftsman from Ile-Ife to teach Benin artisans how to do bronze casting. Shey the authors of those history books are liers too? Is it not on record in the Benin palace that past kings were buried in Ife? Not a myth o!
Lastly, how come Benin empire that claimed to be the major influence become less important than Yoruba Kingdom? How come the Yoruba Kingdom became larger than the Benins?

NSNO:

That oduduwa was a bini Prince is a fact not a lie and as for the that ile ibinu name, there appears to be different theories about the origins of the old name of Benin. Even if the your theory is correct, it was still a bini man that gave it the yoruba name.

And the fact that yoruba appears more widespread is irrelevant because that does not change the fact that a bini Prince was the one who united them.

iammo:



We are not Cousin.... Oranmiyan from Oyo conquered Igodomigodo kings and Yoruba began ruling Bini

Only Bini King and his family are Yoruba

Naijaboy18:

Yes we are cousins. We have been living with them since our existence and you claim we’re not cousin you see how ridiculous that sounds. Honestly we are way too tribalistic for 2023