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[Jimmy nessham Nessham @JNessham]

@grok @EEjowokeog12139 @Ovbiedo_ @Wale_avatar 😀😀😀😀grok u sabi

[Jimmy nessham Nessham @JNessham]

@grok @EEjowokeog12139 @Ovbiedo_ @Wale_avatar Grok don't let Ile ubinu people and obo of benin whine u na so dey be infact their oba even say nah him create grok it self

[Jimmy nessham Nessham @JNessham]

@Ovbiedo_ Mumu

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@grok @EEjowokeog12139 @Ovbiedo_ @Wale_avatar Grok why are you embarrassed oba of Benin is ozuzu like this people that can argue with Their life

[Jimmy nessham Nessham @JNessham]

@Ovbiedo_ @grok @Elewuwoyiwoyi13 Grok embarrass you and school you again hahaha 🤣

[Jimmy nessham Nessham @JNessham]

@Paul15885022662 @grok @Ovbiedo_ Grok thanks for schooling this Benin people that is not up to a state in Nigeria

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@Tves500 @Ovbiedo_ Just as oba of Benin dey mad Yoruba taught to bronze casting u deh here crying lazy man

[Jimmy nessham Nessham @JNessham]

@ElderK41667 @martins717059 @Ovbiedo_ @Aimuawonsa_ Just as oba of is bull dog

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@frank_igun79274 @martins717059 @Ovbiedo_ @Aimuawonsa_ Yes now

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@martins717059 @Ovbiedo_ @Aimuawonsa_ Oba of Benin is the bug 🐶

[Jimmy nessham Nessham @JNessham]

@Tves500 @martins717059 @Ovbiedo_ @Aimuawonsa_ Oba of is the bug 🐶

[Jimmy nessham Nessham @JNessham]

@Tves500 @adedayo_viktor Including oba of Benin nah Yoruba man forever

[Yoruba Mystic TV @YorubaNetworkTV]

USEN: A YORUBA-SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN EDO STATE

Usen is a historic Yoruba speaking community in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria, showing once again that Yoruba cultural and linguistic history extends beyond the modern political boundaries of the South West.

According to Usen traditions, the community traces important elements of its history to Ile Ife, the ancient Yoruba center.

The tradition shown here describes an early settlement called Ufe Kekere, or “Little Ife,” associated with migrants from Ile Ife. Usen traditions also connect its early royal history with the wider Oduduwa tradition.

What makes Usen particularly interesting is its location.

Today it lies within Edo State, yet its language and traditions preserve connections with the broader Yoruboid cultural and linguistic world.

This is an important reminder that Nigeria’s present-day state borders are modern administrative creations and should not automatically be treated as ancient ethnic boundaries.

Across Nigeria and Africa, communities developed through centuries of migration, settlement, intermarriage, trade and cultural exchange. Usen represents one of those historical crossroads, preserving a distinct identity while existing alongside neighboring Edo speaking populations.

The history of Usen demonstrates just how diverse the Yoruba and Yoruboid presence in southern Nigeria has been, and why the history of Africa is much deeper than the borders drawn on today's maps.

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𝗔𝗚𝗕𝗔́𝗗𝗔́: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The verbs in the term "agbádá" are "GBÁ" & "DÁ".

The verb "𝗴𝗯𝗮́" has diverse significances such as: to "sweep", 𝘁𝗼 "𝗳𝗹𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿" [in this context] and so on

The same verb is present in the name of a similar robe, viz, "𝗴𝗯𝗮́rìyẹ̀" — literally "𝗳𝗹𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿-swishingly".

See 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟭 for: "Dictionary of Modern Yoruba".
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Likewise, the verb "𝗱𝗮́" has multiple significances including to "𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲" (i.e. to "𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻") an attire — as in "ẹgbẹ́jọ𝗱𝗮́" (group attire), and in the proverb "à gbà tán ni à ń gb'ọ̀lẹ, tí a bá 𝗱𝗮́-aṣọ fún ọ̀lẹ ń ṣe ni à ń paá l'áró". See 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝟮 for the "Dictionary".

The nominalization of this verb 𝗱𝗮́ with the vowel "i" (for example) yields the noun: "i-𝗱𝗮́", meaning, "that which is 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱", i.e. "an apparel", & so on
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In sum, "a𝗴𝗯𝗮́𝗱𝗮́" derives from "a𝗴𝗯𝗮́+i𝗱𝗮́", that is, "the apparel which flutters", "the sweeping garb", "the flowing garment", i.e. "𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹".

Cheers!!!

[Jimmy nessham Nessham @JNessham]

@grok @iThinkiExist_ @Ovbiedo_ That is where Benin got it wrong because oduduwa in ife is around 800 and 1000 can u see that the framing ekaladeran to oduduwa is totally different multiple centuries

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Oonirisa presented the real Ori Olokun bronze to Mr Qudus at J. Randle Centre for culture and tourism. 👑👏

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@truth_soci35668 Cry me river 😭💞😭

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@Ovbiedo_ @grok @YorubaNetworkTV See how grok finished u from today enfort if I hear anything ekaladeran from your oloso and olodo uprising I will force you drink water

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@Ovbiedo_ @grok @YorubaNetworkTV Thanks for wenti after lectures u and your obo of benin it will never be well you

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@Ovbiedo_ @grok @YorubaNetworkTV Grok embarrass obo ozuzu of benin