Avoid repeating words and create captivating texts. Archived from the original pdf on 16 february 2008. The tool has been designed uniquely to provide an easy to use platform for medical practitioners. Read and listen to the bible online, or download free audio recordings and signlanguage videos of the bible. Their exact population outside africa is unknown, but researchers have established that the majority of the african component in the ancestry of african americans is of yoruba andor yorubalike extraction. It has been published in whole or in part in over 160 languages. Urhobo now live in a territory bounded by latitudes 6and 5, 15 north and longitudes 5, 40 and 6, 25 east in the delta state of nigeria. Dictionary of american family names austin public library.
Sagbama in bayelsa state and shared with ijaws and isokos urhobos also have large settlements in ore, owo and okitipupa in ondo state, ajegunle and other places in lagos state, oro in kwara state, as well as other clusters across nigeria. Comprehensive names dictionary pdf download full pdf. Benin names and titles such as sasere, isowa, ojomo, lisa oliha, ologbosere, esoghan asogbo eso, oloton olotu, out and iyase were adopted in varying degrees by the coastal yoruba. The itsekiri are a peculiar and unique people in the nigerian niger delta. Acholi also acoli, akoli, acooli, atscholi, shuli, gang, lwoo, lwo, lok acoli, dok acoli is a southern luo dialect spoken by the acholi people in the districts of gulu, kitgum and pader a region known as acholiland in northernuganda. And finally, it will clear areas people so have misconceptions about public relations and also touch and highlight what public relations is not. The troubles refer to fighting between the towns three main ethnic groups, the ijaw, the urhobo and the itsekiri, either over land ownership, or simply for dominance anc daily news briefing. This paper is based on developing a bilingual lexicon or dictionary for names of the various. Broaden your vocabulary and improve your writing skills. Englishluragoli luragolienglish luragoli dictionary published by.
Some itsekiri names and meaning itsekiri language medium. A comprehensive listing of every name in the bible with its various shades of greek or hebrew meaning. If it is an online translator you need, you have just found the best and it is free. Pdf development of an english to yorubamachine translator. The awankere festival popularly known as okere juju is an annual festival celebrated by the itsekiri people of okere. The itsekiri presently number just under 1 million people and live mainly in the warri south, warri north and warri south west local government districts of delta state on the atlantic coast of nigeria. A word or group of words used to describe or evaluate, often. Fula fulfulde, pulaar, pularfulaare fula or fulani is a member of the senegambian branch of the nigercongo language family spoken by about million people in many parts of west africa. The cultural diversity of itsekiri people the pointer. It also includes an indication of the traditional meaning of these names. Marlo center for advanced study of languages casl, university of maryland multimedie english luragoli dictionary pdf. Nigerias capital city, abuja, is located in the center of the country. His drama presentation, according to akinosho, suggested that in every household in ijawland, itsekiri, urhobo, andoni, ogoni and ibibio, there was raging debate on the quality of governance in nigeria.
Itsekiri names and their meaning culture 6 nigeria. Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the languageto give a name to emotions we all might experience but dont yet have a word for. Choose a christian name from this list of girl baby names. While urhobo people are descendants of escaped bini human sacrifice and those who were chasing them that got lost in the udu evil forests and. Many of these are only used as affixes rather than unbound morphemes, and some entries such as. The study is significant because it will show when public an private organizations acknowledged the importance of pr in business. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Igbo people project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Places where dialects of urhobo language are spoken urhobo.
This was one of the measures of the exceptional greatness of the legendary itsekiri ruler, highlighted by wilson onime, curator at the nanna living history museum. Allah and allah the name allah does not belong to islam. Since then, it has gone through stages of middle english and early modern english and gradually has become the first global lingua franca, international language of communications, science, information technology, business, aviation, and others. Nigeria researched and compiled by the refugee documentation centre of ireland on 22 october 2010 information on the following. Nigerian dictionary yoruba, hausa, igbo, pidgin english. Itsekiri names olu of warri designate ripples nigeria.
The origin of benin and its early rulers kingdom of benin. They are known by many different names and come in many shapes, sizes and device types. The dictionary of obscure sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by john koenig. The dictionary includes standard transliteration of terms and names.
English translation made easy and effective as never before. There are many names and spellings of the names used in other languages to refer to the ful. The word allah does not appear in the hebrew or greek scriptures of the old or new testament, however neither does the word god. Nigeria also abounds in bird life with a great number of species being represented. Ukere 1986 web version by roger blench 2005 1 urhobo pos english gloss a a an excl. Their neighbours are the isoko to the south east, the itsekiri to the west, the bini to the north, ijaw to the south and ukwani kwaleaboh to the north east. He mfly fllso be called chukwue mekc, meaning god lu,s done well which is c, tlumksgiving nam e. Learn how to pronounce and write words in itsekkri. The list given below shows christian girl baby names. Yoruba people have historically been spread around the globe by the combined forces of the atlantic slave trade and voluntary self migration.
The club also provides an hour each of opportunity to learn major itsekiri dance, music and cooking. They were named asher, dan, ephraim, gad, issachar, manasseh, naphtali, reuben, simeon, and zebulun all sons or grandsons of jacob. Niger congo languages include edo, igbo, ijaw, itsekiri, and yoruba. Nature has such an overwhelming influence that various clans in urhoboland refrain from hunting animals like the orhua, ogborigbo, and a host of others due to a totemic relationship with these species. Urhobo people respect certain regions of the forest as the resting places of their deities. Efe dont twist itsekiri names and meaning, edema is does not have any connection to edo language. Glosbe is a collaborative project and every one can add and remove translations. It is possible the name you are searching has less than five occurrences per year.
Spread the lovethe itsekiri people have always been known as a very cultured group of people. Fula and fulani are commonly used in english, including within africa. Itsekiri is spoken by nearly 900,000 people in nigeria as a first language and by many others as an additional language notably in the niger delta and in parts of edo and ondo states of nigeria. A word or words by which an entity is designated and distinguished from others. Itsekiri as a people communicate with the spirit world through ife oracle. It includes every surname that currently has more than 100 bearers, and those that had more than 20 bearers in the 1881 census. The makers mark f c p refers to the silversmiths f c parry ltd. This system will be of immense benefits to people in the health sectors. Categories with terms derived from isekiri in various specific languages. The itsekiri awankere festival the pointer news online. Help us in creating the largest englishisoko dictionary online. Oxford dictionary of family names in britain and ireland.
The similarities if any between urhobo alternatively sobo and itsekiri. Oral and written history show that in the early days, the itsekiri had very impressive trade, cultural links and relationships, with people of different ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds. The medal is english sterling silver hallmarked for london 2006 925, lion passant, anchor, date letter g. Spread the lovearound nigeria,every village celebrates some kind of traditional festival. Other articles where itsekiri language is discussed.
Many of these festivals send praise to god, ask for good luck for the village, or ask for a good harvest. The definitive reference to more than 400 languages. Translation of itsekiri in english germanenglish dictionary. This brand new edition of the fascinating and informative dictionary of first names covers over 6,000 names in common use in english, including newly created names and traditional names that have been newly discovered. The itsekiri language is a major branch of the yoruboid group of languages, which as a group, is a key member of the voltaniger subfamily of the nigercongo family of african languages. Demographically, the itsekiri people constitute a minute minority a kind of microcosm in a macrocosm in the geopolitical and heterogeneous nation called nigeria. Development of an english to yorubamachine translator. You can find also find nigerian comedy, jokes, proverbs, traditional dances, baby names, news, food, and other nigeria related content. It tells you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in. Smith,advocating for adoption of ibibio as a written language in nigeria. If it is an online english translator you need, you have just found the best english translator around and it is free. Meaning of name of god in itsekiri nigerian dictionary. From alice to zanna and adam to zola this book will answer all your questions. Babylons online thesaurus will help you to improve your communication skills.
Their other boundaries are with the yoruba to the west, and the ibo to the east. Isekiri has no descendants or varieties listed in wiktionarys language data modules. The itsekiris have one of the oldest histories of western education in west africa, and are noted for producing one of its earliest university graduates the itsekiri king olu antonio dom domingo a 17thcentury. Apr 03, 2017 also their names and headquarters are equally covered by this study. To customise your search, use the search box at the bottom of this page.
This dictionary covers over 6,000 names in common use in english, including the traditional and the very newest. Name is a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. Yoruba is the nigercongo language with the largest number of mothertongue speakers. Names of urhobo female children and their meanings. Ihwo r urhobo urhobo people are a people of southern nigeria, specifically the northwestern niger river delta. The major native languages, in terms of population, are hausa over 63 million when including l2 speakers, yoruba over 42 million including l2 speakers, igbo over 35 million, including l2 speakers fulfulde 15 million, ibibio cluster 10 million, kanuri 8 million, tiv 4 million, and approx. It explains the meaningssome intuitive, some amusing and some quite surprisingof the family names for more than 90. The meaning of english names what do english boys names mean. The itsekiri also called the isekiri, ijekri, itsekri, ishekiri, or itsekhiri are an ethnic group of nigerias niger delta area, delta state.
Dictionary of itsekiri names 2000 edition open library. Over 45,000 entriesthis huge new dictionary is the ultimate reference work on family names of the uk, covering english, scottish, welsh, irish, cornish, and immigrant surnames. Weber ruled in favor of the defendant stating that dore and not the plaintiffs, is the person the government recognized as the head of the itsekiri, meaning as ikime points out, dore numas appointment as paramount chief was put over itsekiri laws and customs. Urhobo is the major ethnic group in delta statedelta state being one of the 36 states of the federal republic of nigeria. Should we have separate etymology sections for every hanja in hangeul entries. These two names are used to name twins in itsekiri land. Igbo people produced bronzes from as early as the 9th century, some of which have been found at the town of igbo ukwu, anambra state. Names are not mere labels, as they are in some other societies. The military government that took command after the december 1983 coup suspended the 1979 constitution. Ugbajo itsekiri uk language club started on saturday 25 may 20 and was well attended by both young children and adults.
The itsekiri make up an appreciable proportion of the modern towns of sapele, warri, burutu, and forcados. Many of nigerias environmental problems are those typical of developing states. Dictionary of itsekiri names in searchworks catalog. Allah a contraction of the word alilah or alilah meaning the god contraction variations. The itsekiri, though a minority group within nigeria, are considered to be a highly educated and affluent ethnic group with a very high rate of literacy and a rich cultural heritage. They are logical coupled with oratory and poetic expressions. Here is fairly comprehensive list of first christian names used in the englishspeaking world great britain, the united states, ireland. Even in the developed world, some people of african heritage carry african names for example, barack obama.
Yoruba names and gender marking article pdf available in anthropological linguistics 442. The itsekiri language is now taught in elementary schools up to university degree level in nigeria. The 256 literary corpus of ife oracle in itsekiri have distinct esen, names with their oracular languages ogbe. It makes our dictionary english isoko real, as it is created by native speakers people, that uses language for every day. The urhobo believe that a child lives up to the likeness or meaning of the name that she or he bears. Itsekiri, also called jekri, isekiri, or ishekiri, ethnic group inhabiting the westernmost part of the niger river delta of extreme southern nigeria. Many urhobo names invoke spiritual or religious significance. A dictionary of first names oxford quick reference. Amaury talbot, in his book people of southern nigeria confirmed that about the seventh millennium bc, a further wave of sudanic peoples began to pour in, first the edo benin, ewe popo and then the ibo, followed maybe about the second millennium bc by the earliest yoruba.
Itsekiri nation and politics of survival vanguard news. Though swahili has a greater total number of speakerssome 35,000,000most of them are secondlanguage speakers. Each entry contains lists of variant spellings of the name, an explanation of its origins. Social security administration public data, the first name itsekiri was not present. They have for long inhabited their homeland,which now constitutes the three warri local government areas out of the. Public relations, as a tool for eradicating cultism in. The president held executive and legislative authority, in. After weeks of silence about the whereabout of the olu of warri, ogiame atuwase, the itsekiri kingdom has formally announced his passing away, and a new. The itsekiri also called the, isekiri, ijekiri or ishekiri are a peculiar and unique riverine ethnic group currently numbering over 1 million people. Financial timeswe all have a first name, but how many of us really know its origin and history. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is an accurate, easytoread translation of the bible.
The dictionary of american family names contains more than 70,000 of the most commonly occurring surnames in the united states, giving their comparative frequencies, linguistic and historical explanations, selected associated forenames and occasional genealogical notes. They were not necessarily intended to be used in conversation, but to. As of 2002, there were at least 274 species of mammals, 286 species of birds, and over 4,700 species of plants throughout the country. They speak a yoruboid language of the benuecongo branch of nigercongo languages and share elements of culture with the yoruba, edo, urhobo.
These are without a doubt the defining moments that shaped. Ife oracle in itsekiri social system of nigeria scipress ltd. Many are found as migrant fishermen in camps as far west as sierra leone and as far east as gabon. English was first brought to great britain by anglosaxons in the 5th century in the form of old english. Over 6,000 names i have returned to this dictionary again and again for sheer pleasure. Ologbosere for instance, belong the class of town chiefs called eghaevbo, nore, yasere or sasere is a corruption of benins iyase. The effectiveness of the system was evaluated both formally and informally and the implementation was carried out using visual basic 6. Language descriptions international translating company. And the presence of multiple cultures in the 53 african nations adds to the richness of african names and the difficulty in understanding them. Itsekiri names and their meaning culture 2 nigeria nairaland.
It is a fertility festival, which dates back to the 15th century when the community was confounded. Devices may be referred to as ecigs vapes vape pens, dab pens, and dab rigs tanks mods podmods electronic nicotine delivery systems ends use of ecigarette, or vaping, products is sometimes referred to as vaping or juuling. Lettris is a curious tetrisclone game where all the bricks have the same square shape but different content. Ijaw people also known by the subgroups ijo or izon are people in niger delta in nigeria, inhabiting regions of the states of ondo, bayelsa, delta, edo, and rivers state. The construction of self in two african communities. The itsekiri language is a major branch of the yoruboid group of languages, which as a group. Explore synonyms, derivations, hypernyms, and hyponym. Ten lost tribes of israel, 10 of the original 12 hebrew tribes, which, under the leadership of joshua, took possession of canaan, the promised land, after the death of moses. These festivals bring families together, and they are usually full of singing, dancing and rejoicing. Babylon, the worlds leading provider of language solutions, puts at your disposal an automatic translator for translating single words, full texts, phrases and more. The organisation is sponsoring a language club for those who are interested in learning the language and culture. And it is very unfortunate of u to say any itsekiri wordthat has no yoruba origin is either borrowed from edo or urhobo.
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