Talk:Delta Ibo

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[edit] Why derogatory?

...sometimes spelt Delta-Igbo but considered derogatory when used in this form..." Badagnani 23:30, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Maybe I'm bringing some emotion into this. My language is Ukwani and no Delta Ibo person accepts he's Igbo although the Igbo inisit that they are. Scholars have always spelt it Delta Ibo and never Delta-Igbo. Azuka 23:38, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Aha! Good to have an expert here on the subject. I didn't know of the distinction. Do the Delta Ibo languages feature the special "swallowed" syllable represented by the "g" in "Igbo" as well? Badagnani 23:51, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Swallowed syllable indeed :) -- no it doesn't. It's quite funny to observe that although the languages are related, there are lots of differences. The Igbos for example don't like it spelt Ibo. Azuka 23:54, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

The whole concept of trying to deny or separate from their mother tongue is shamefully unique only to the Igbo in Nigeria. Other ethnic groups are not known to have diminished their ethnic groups because of a separate origin. Europeans are coming together for peace and prosperity in the European Union. Those who share the same patrimony should be coming together rather than looking for flimsy excuses to drive themselves further apart. Lawrence february 2007