Some miscreants recently attempted to join false parallels between Ogba dialect and Bini language especially one charlatan running “Ogba History” page.
These parallels are non existent as most of the words they tried to use were misconstrued or twisted …
Everyone can be entitled to their opinion but what we mustn’t tolerate is intellectual dishonesty fueled by identity crisis.
ENG. BINI. OGBA. Central IGBO
God. Osanobua. Chileke. Chineke
Chukwu. Chukwu
Year. Ukpo. Ahọ. Afọ.
Jaw. Agbamwen. Agba. Agba
Palm oil. Ofigbon. Manu-ekwu. Manu-nkwu
Clothes. Ukpon Awo. Uwe.
Spear. Asoro. Ube Ube
Maize. Ọka. Ọka. Ọka.
Money. Igho. Ego. Ego
Cow. Emila. Ehňi. Ehi
Goat. Ewe. Ewu. Ewu.
Cricket. Abete. Ẹbuzọ. Mbuzọ
Agemates Otu. Otu-ogbo. Otu-ogbo, ebiri
Cat. Ovbiẹdẹn Ologbo. Nwologbo.
Chicken. Ọkhọkhọ. Orieba. Ọkụkọ
Place. Eke Ebe
War. Okuo. Agha Agha
Fight. Igbina ọgňụ. Ọgụ.
Prison. Ẹwẹdọ. Ngňa. Nğa, Nkpọrọ
Compound Ogba. Ogba. Ogba, Ngwu
Sun. Onwẹ Enyaonwu Anyanwu
Moon Uki. Ọnwa Ọnwa
Good. Omaa. Oma. Oma
Problem Emwen Esisi. Nsogbu
Vexation Ohe Iwe Iwe
Mark, sign Amaa Asịma Ahụma
House. Owa. Ụlọ. Ụlọ
Lamp. UrhUkpa. Utukpe Utukpe
Harvest Akọ rrọ re Vụa. Bụọ/Vụọ
Friend. Ose. Enyi/Ọyị. Enyi
Elder. Edion. Okenye. Okenye
Stream Eze Iyi Iyi
Box. Akpati Akpati/Igbe Akpati/Igbe
Civet Cat. Edi. Edi-abali Edi-abali
Buttocks ikebe Otula ike
Buffalo. Eha. Atňụ. Atụ
Whiteman Ebo Gbeké. Beké
Black. Duduudu. Nji Oji
Native doctor. OHE. Dibia Dibia
Cutlass Ọpia. Ekpeke Oge
Gain. Ere. Eré. Uru
Leopard. Atalakpa. Agňụ. Agụ
Hiss. Omẹẹ. Ụsụ. Ụsụ
Stunted. Akpọ. Aza, Mkpụmkpụ
Mkprụmkpụ
Palmwine. Udukwumwun. Mmanya ngwọ
Mmịnya ọgọrọ
Market. Eki. Ahịa Ahịa.
Sky/Heaven: Iso. Igwe. Igwe
This clearly demonstrates there is very minimal loan words from Bini into Ogba dialect, and most Edo loanwords if they exist were gotten from contact with isoko and Aboh(who had a great deal of relationship with the Benin and Isoko merchants) most of the words that a similar cuts across Igbo, Yoruba and Edo, they are of the same root words because Igbo, Yoruba and Edo languages descend from the same parent language.
Making the comparison between Ogba and Central Igbo is like comparing between Ede Yoruba and Ijebu<<Continue Reading>>>
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