DaMojoN*gga

almost 8 years ago

Tribes The Ijaw ethnic group consists of 50 loosely affiliated clans. These clans are based along kinship lines and/or shared cultural and religious traditions.

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

almost 8 years ago

It was discovered in the 1980s that a now extinct Berbice Creole Dutch, spoken in Guyana, is partly based on Ijo lexicon and grammar. Its nearest relative seems to be Eastern Ijo, most likely Kalabari (Kouwenberg 1994).

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

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almost 8 years ago

Bukuma and Abuloma (Obulom).

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

almost 8 years ago

Other related Ijaw subgroups which have distinct languages but very close kinship, cultural and territorial ties with the rest of the Ijaw are the Epie-Atissa, Engenni (also known as Ẹgẹnẹ), and Degema (also called Udekama or Udekaama). The Ogbia clan, as well as residents of

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

almost 8 years ago

Degema etc.) who form a major group in Rivers State, Other "Eastern" Ijaw clans are the Andoni, Okrika, Ibani (the natives of Bonny, Finima and Opobo) and Nkoroo. They are neighbours to the Kalabari people in present-day Rivers State, Nigeria.

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

almost 8 years ago

The other major Ijaw linguistic group is Kalabari. Kalabari is considered an Eastern Ijaw language but the term "Eastern Ijaw" is not the normal nomenclature. Kalabari is the name of one of the Ijaw clans that reside on the eastern side of d Niger-Delta (Abonnema, Buguma,Bakana,

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

almost 8 years ago

Kabo (Kabuowei), Ogboin, Tarakiri, and Kolokuma-Opokuma. Nembe, Brass and Akassa (Akaha) dialects represent Southeast Ijo (Izon). Buseni and Okordia dialects are considered Inland Ijo.

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

almost 8 years ago

Ijaw languages The Ijaw speak nine closely related Niger–Congo languages, all of which belong to the Ijoid branch of the Niger–Congo tree. The primary division between the Ijo languages is that between Eastern Ijo&Western Ijo, the most important of the former group of languages

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

almost 8 years ago

being Izon, which is spoken by about ten million people. There are two prominent groupings of the Izon language. The first, termed either Western or Central Izon (Ijaw) consists of Western Ijaw speakers: Tuomo Clan, Ekeremor, Sagbama (Mein), Bassan, Apoi, Arogbo, Boma (Bumo),

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

almost 8 years ago

to other areas by trade as early as the 15th century. Languages: Varieties - Izon, Kalabari, Obolo, Ibani, Wakirike, Nkoroo, Nembe, Ogbian, Kabou, Buseni, Atala, Bille, Kula, Apoi, etc.

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

almost 8 years ago

Many of us are found as migrant fishermen in camps as far west as Sierra Leone and as far east as Gabon along the Western Africa. The Ijo population is estimated to be over 15 million people. We have long lived in locations near many sea trade routes, and we were well connected👇

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

almost 8 years ago

IJAW HISTORY The Ijaw people (also known by the subgroups "Ijo" or "Izon"), are a collection of people indigenous mostly to the regions of the Bayelsa, Edo, Delta, Ondo, Akwa Ibom and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. 👇👇👇👇

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over 7 years ago

It is only in Nigeria we pay tithe and offering and collect change😎... In this Buhari era especially. Oo worse gaan😎😀😀. So if you want a change👌... Please do not sell your vote🙏💪...

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over 7 years ago

@WarepamorSammy Tebra😀

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over 7 years ago

@WarepamorSammy Ijaw fi life😁💪

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Jaybow_tmn retweeted

over 7 years ago

Ijaws should follow each other, so we can have conversations in Ijaw language regularly & also discuss the various developments in Ijawand. Let us follow ourselves 👍🏾 Follow everyone one who likes/Rts ♥️ I follow back ✅ RT 🙏🏾 #IjawTwitter

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over 7 years ago

Nowadays telling the "TRUTH" is a sin😎。。。

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