CULTURE COMPARISON WITHIN THREE IGBO GROUPS AND YORUBA
CONCEPTS UDI NSUKKA ONITCHA
BODY Ehu Eshu Aru
ORANGE Oloma Orume Oloma
HAND Eka Eka Aka
HERE Nwanu Nwabe Ebea
NOW Nnwo Nwoshia Kita
EYES Enya Enya Anya
Nigeria is a country in west Africa with more than 180 million people living in it. It consist of 3 known popular ethnic groups, igbo’s , hausa’s and the yoruba’s. The igbo’s are Christians, the hausa’s are muslims and the yoruba’s are mixed Christians and muslims. However, these ethnic groups are diverse due to large cultural, language, and differences in morality. But in this project, I’ll focus more on the cultural history of the igbos’ and a comparison of three igbo’s ‘’ndi igbo’’ diversity in culture with that of Yoruba culture.
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It’s spoken by over 18 million people in Nigeria. This language was said to originate from the Niger Congo language family in around 9th century close to niger benue river and it spread over to a large south eastern Nigeria. Igbo language is spoken in a large part of eastern Nigeria which include, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo, Enugu, North east of delta, and river state. Within this mention states, they also use language a way of communicating in verbal forms. However, the speakers of the language do not use a uniform way to communicate which make them different. They are varieties and ways the language is used sometimes through a dialectic forms. This sometimes cause conflict among the igbo speakers because certain groups sees their way of speaking as being more superior to others. These examples are shown below in this table, these are comparisons of 3 within igbo speaking tribes with different dialectical interpretations of some English concepts. In this part of igbo speaking tribe, most words are pronounced differently and sometimes, spellings, are differently but the meanings are the …show more content…
And it has attracted so many international awareness and it’s being thought in most of the schools both within and outside west Africa. It’s called ‘’omenala ndi igbo’’ which means igbo culture. However, new concepts were added into the igbo culture either during the evolution or maybe an outside influence. This traditions and customs includes the music and dancing styles, the attire, visual arts language dialects due to the combination of different subgroups with varieties of culture which helps to expands igbo culture further. Igbo’s ‘’ndi igbo’’ has a unique musical and melodic and symphonic style. This style is made or designed from an iron. They is also ‘’Opi’’ a musical instrument which is very similar is flute, and another called ichaka and igba which is also used as a traditional musical instrument. The arts of ndi igbo is also known as masks, masquerades, which refers to animals, and other perceptions. The Igbo’s are generally Christians and their ancient and traditional religion is called Odinani. This odinani is often referred to as the supreme God also known as Chukwu. ‘’ great spirit’’ the Chukwu is the general GOD who created heaven, earth and everything in it. During the ancient period, Chukwu was also referred to as solar deity by the ancient igbo’s. The ancient God is categorized into four.
To start off, the people of Igbo have Gods they praise in different ways and if they are told to do something from their Gods they will do it not questioning if it’s right or wrong. Worshipping their Gods was normal, it was a display of respect and honor. For example, in the beginning of chapter
”Two little groups of people stood at a respectable distance beyond the stools. they faced the elder’s” (Achebe,1994,p.87). The court system only consist of the elders of the village but, all of the elders are males. And because they are males so they are biased to the other males so it can become an unfair court trial for the women of the village because the elder’s side with the men. Therefore there is still the debate that it is only their way of life so the Igbo people are still somewhat
Yoruba means a to a group of cultures connected by a common language. The origin of the Yoruba religion and people, is in the South-Western part of Nigeria (Metalgaia). The Yoruba beliefs mainly focus on self-exploration, finding your destiny, interacting with sprits, and most important of all getting yourself right with the almighty creator Olodumare (Metalgaia). In the beginning of the 16th century, the slave trade became prominent in Africa. Thousands of the Yoruba people were being sent as slaves to the Caribbean and America.
The book Things Fall Apart shines light on the traditions, culture, and struggles of tribal Africa. Through the use of the Igbo people in the Umuofia clan, this book touches on everything from racism, the oppression of the African culture faced by the Europeans, to the effect that colonization had on Africa as a whole. By using these characters, the author conveys to the readers what life was like in the Igbo culture, and with that is able to show the readers the fact that Africa has a beautiful past, far older than just the times after colonization. This book, as well as the video from Dr. Basil Davidson, contributed to a recurring theme of change in the Igbo culture and in African civilization during this time.
The story is set within the Ibo tribe of Umuofia, which is one of the nine villages that combine to make one large clan in Nigeria. These tribes are ones that hold courage, strength, tradition and customs extremely high. The theme of tradition is examined by
Religion and the Igbo People The Igbo are a profoundly religious people who believe in a benevolent creator, usually known as Chukwu, who created the visible universe (uwa). Opposing this force for good is agbara, meaning spirit or supernatural being. In some situations people are referred to as agbara in describing an almost impossible feat performed by them. In a common phrase the igbo people will say Bekee wu agbara.
By describing such customs, Achebe demonstrates that the Ibo have a unique and structured society with civilized customs that make up every part of Ibo’s lives. The Ibo based almost everything they did on their strong religious beliefs. The Ibo had many gods whom they worshipped and respected deeply. The Ibo’s religion was involved in the way they governed, the way they interacted, the way they decided on war and other issues, and even the way they farmed.
Nigerian Ibo culture in the village of Umoufia. Like the Ibo, many other nations are strongly rooted to
http://moodle.oakland.k12.mi.us/internationalacademy/pluginfile.php?file=%2F68302%2Fmod _ folder%2Fcontent%2F0%2FAfrica%20Essay%2FAchebe%20Interview%20An%20African%2 20Voice.docx&forcedownload=1>. Arinze, Francis A., and Kalu Ogbu. The "Igbo Religion" www.ic.galegroup.com.
middle of paper ... ... ’s depictions of both traditional and modern beliefs in varying degrees illustrate the importance of both in contemporary Nigerian culture, as well as the greater Africa as a whole, and how both are intertwined and cannot exist without the other. In effect, she skillfully subverts stereotypes or single perceptions of Africa as backward and traditional, proving instead, the multifaceted culture of Africa. She further illustrates that neither traditional African nor western culture is necessarily detrimental. It is the stark contrast of the fundamental cultures that inevitably leads to clashes and disagreements.
Nigerian culture is as multi-ethnic as the people in Nigeria. The people of Nigeria still cherish their traditional languages, music, dance and literature. Nigeria comprises of three large ethnic groups, which are Yoruba, Hausa-Fulani and Igbo.
On the other hand, in South-eastern Nigeria, along with many of the tribes that lived within the forest along the Niger River, a kind of "Stateless" government was common.9 This political system took many forms, and initial European attempts to classify them are vague.10 In the case of the Igbo, decisions were made on a collective basis.
Yoruba is one of many tribes located in Africa and is one of the largest ethno- linguistic groups. Majority of the native people of Yoruba are a part of Southwestern Nigeria and Benin. However, a great percentage of Yoruba is populated by modern day Nigeria. Moreover, the Yoruba culture was an oral tradition, and majority of the people were native speakers of the Yoruba language. The native name of the Yoruba language is ‘Ede Yoruba’. The language originated through the Yoruba people because they were believed to be descendants of Oduduwa. Oduduwa, was the son of a powerful God named Oludumare. And the Yoruba people referred to themselves as ‘Omo Oduduwa’ meaning Oduduwa’s children. The Yoruba language is the pride of the Yoruba people and over 22 million people speak it. The Yoruba language had been spoken within other languages in neighboring countries such as Benin and Togo. Other traces of the Yoruba language has been spoken in Sierra Leone, where it’s referred to as “Oku” and Cuba known as “Nago”.
Juju music emerged in the 1920's and is the most well-known form of Yoruba popular contemporary music in Nigeria. Juju has its roots in traditional Yoruba drum based music. Juju is dance music played by large ensembles centered on guitars and drumming. Singing is a major part of Juju music and is inspired by Yoruba poetry, proverbs, praise songs, and the musical character of the language. The culture and music remained the same for decades after colonization and its explorers left Nigeria. The negative legacies...
The culture of Nigeria is multi-ethnic and consists of three large ethnic groups. These groups are the Yoruba, Hausa-Fulani, and the Igbo. The people of Nigeria still hold their traditional languages, music, and dance closely and may differ from ethnic group to ethnic group. Although English is considered to be Nigeria’s official language, only fifty percent of the population can speak it. This is contributed to the fact of the different amount of tribes, and generally, every tribe has its own language (Boomie).