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EDITION 2 JANUARY 2021. WELCOME!!!
OPENING THOUGHT:
When a group of people live in a particular place and they desire to work in harmony; three things will assist them achieve that. 1.Talking or communicating with each other by speaking the same language. 2. Having the same ideas about how to do things, and also thinking that the same things are important, which means having the same culture. 3. Having good social relationship between people and having good interaction with their environment.
IGEDE PROVERBS:
Proverbs cannot be fully appreciated without first seeing some background information of the people who coin and use them. Proverbs are important aspect of Igede vocabulary and their meanings are not easily comprehensible, especially at the surface level. A look at the different meaning derivable from proverbs- the literal, the philosophical and contextual meaning is vital. A look at the semantics and pragmatics of Igede proverbs as they represent Igede people’s world-view is also key.
A foretaste of few proverbs.
OLO ỌLA ẸPWỤ A KPA ỌLA EGBEJU LẸ.
OJA OJAJA A KPA OYI KA ẸRỤ LẸ.
ẸTẸ O-KPA OJI HA GỤ UGBA ỌWỤ-Ụ ẸNỤ.
ANG ỌHWỤMẸ ỤMẸ GENG-GENG Á KA DAYỊ LA ỌGBA CHỊ ỤGBẸYỊ KA.
ỌTA Á JI EJI LẸ Ị YA AKWỌ JU ỌTA ENYI KA.
UGBODU A NWA GU AYỊDA ỌLẸRỤ KA.
ENYI A MYỊ ẸKPẸ NYA OHE KA.
STILLWATERS POEM:
Theme: AM RI ỌNGGA ẸGẸLẸ.
Am ri ọngga ẹgẹlẹ.
Am ri ọlẹdịyẹ jam bwu ọkọọka.
Chajị ịgbachịwụ onyobi dagaga jwum wuu.
Ma am jẹ ẹ-ẹga ọlẹ kam wẹ jahị da ká.
M ka mwọ ẹla ya lee ọchịịpyọ ká.
Jaabwọ myi abwọ kọ odehe ọlẹ la lee ọ tụpịrịm kaka ba.
Ọhọ há kà ọ yẹ áhi kụrụ eji.
Ẹpwa nya Ohe Oluhye á ri ẹpwa nyam lẹ.
Ohe ọlẹ kọ be ẹkọ wụrụm lẹ,
Ụbwọ nyamwụ ju ẹpwụ bala ọ lá ọngịrị nya ọ ka kpam pwụ ẹpwa ọwẹ.
Ọngọchịmda á wụrụm lẹ.
M lá okpo adịrahụ ọpyị ọnyịịla ọọwa.
Am ri ọngga ẹgẹlẹ.
Am ri ọlẹdịyẹ jam bwu ọkọọka.
Ẹpwa nya Ohe oluhye a ri ẹpwa nyam lẹ.
TREASURE FROM THE BIBLE:
THEME: IJisọsị à Ri Ịnịna nya Okoji nya Ịlẹhị lẹ.
ỊJỌN 15:4 – I AM THE TRUE VINE.
Lẹ, anụ myị ká ọhịhị nyanụ a bwu hụrụm pyịyọọ mẹ. Aalẹ, am ayịdang juwa ka juwa hịhị ẹ-ẹpwụ nyanụ pyịyọọ ịnyịnyị lẹ. Jaabwọ ká ụbwọ nya okoji á ka jẹ́-ẹ nwụ́ ugbe la ịlọmwụ myị́ kaka, kẹnẹ-kẹnẹ, ó ri kọ bwu hụrụ ugbile nya okoji ịnamwụ lẹ mẹ ịnyị wẹẹ, ịnyịnyị-ịnyịnyị, anụ ka jẹ́-ẹ nwụ́ ugbe nya ọhịhị ọnyịịla myị́ kaka lẹlẹ. Kẹnẹ-kẹnẹ, ó ri ká ọhịhị nyanụ ọọwa á bwu hụrụm ene lẹ mẹ ịnyị!”
ABOUT THE LANGUAGE:
IGEDE VOWELS.
Igede has nine vowels.
a e i o u ẹ ị ọ ụ
VOWEL GROUPS.
Non dotted vowels or Olikponge group of vowels.
a e i o u
The dotted vowels or the Aputuja group of vowels.
ẹ ị ọ ụ
Examples from dotted and non-dotted vowels.
ori – rope /ọrị – oil palm
ela – lice /ẹla – matter
eji – egg /ẹjị – foolishness
ilo – snake /ịlọ – ritual for cleansing
owu – cotton /ọwụ – wood
uhwa – luck /ụhwa – witchcraft
ukpang – lump of fufu /ụkpang – head rack
ale – where /alẹ – today
VOWEL LENGTH.
ịkaa-bread
ibeenu-evidence
onyeewe-new
uruuru-a bird
ọnyịịla-good or fine
ẹhịịchịrị-pride
ahigboo-light
ọchaacho-bamboo
oheeye-second
HISTORICAL SNIPPETS:
CHILDREN OF AGBA NOW CLANS AND THEIR TRADITIONAL DESIGNATION.
Ada – Ada
Anchim – Ocheche
Oye – Ugbodu Adikobia
Ukpa – Amono
Oboru – Ogbagba Okpalegu
Owo – Ochimadu
Ibila – Okpago la Aganyi/Ogbe-ikwum
Uwokwu – Olelega
Ainu – Adenu
Ito – Ada Oto
Anyaboga – Ogilewu
Itakpa – Ada Otakpa
Igabu – Ada Ogabu/Okpalotu
Idele – Anya Odum Oyogo
Oju – Okpogo
DO YOU KNOW THAT?
Ogbuloko Ukpata Ogoji the war lord was born around 1891 in Ihuega Idele. He is married to Enyi Ode from Ihuega Idele, Eneyi Okwe from Ikachi, Ujor Okwonye from Iyokolo Idele, and Igele Olem from Egbila Idele.
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