shooting straight and shooting straight from the hip, Moriah Mills ohbee nm ( obi nm ) ( ohbee m ) ( obi m ) ( ohbeenm ) ( obinm ) ( ohbeem ) ( obim ), the Eeboe tribe i.e the Eegboe tribe of the South-East geo-political / geo-administrative zone of Nigeria historically and currently(👈🏿 i.e as at date January 2025 ) give names with deep .. deeply considered meaning(s) ..
to their offspring and this ancient historical traditional cultural practice of giving names with meaning to their offspring is extended to and reflected in the names of the Titles .. Chieftancy Titles .. Praise Titles .. that folks are either : (A) given i.e honoured with by their community / communities
or
(B) take by themselves in their community to reflect their standing or success .. or their own perception of their standing or success.
Moriah Mills ormahleechar nm ( omalicha nm ) ( ormahleecharnm ) ( ormalichanm) ( ormahleecharm ) ( omalicham ), although it is not the central theme of this post to engage in a discourse on nomenclature for offspring(s) i.e names for offspring(s) in Eeboe-Land i.e Eegboe-Land, it may have some merit if we illustrate our meaning when we say that the Eeboe tribe i.e the Eegboe tribe of the South-East geo-political / geo-administrative zone of Nigeria historically and currently(👈🏿 i.e as at date January 2025 ) give names with deep .. deeply considered meaning(s) .. to their offspring with supportive / supporting examples.
👁👁 👉🏿👉🏿 👇🏿👇🏿 in this regards perhaps i should indicate that in Eegboe-land i.e in Eeboe-Land the name OBIANUJU which IN SENSE OF MEANING may be translated into the English Language as THE PERSON THAT CAME WHEN THERE IS ABUNDANCE is a name that is sometimes given by parents to a child [ .. often to a female child / girl child .. ] who is born when the parents are ( .. or feel that they are .. ) materially and financially well off – – especially if the parents had gone through some difficult times financially/ economically before that child was born.
Moriah Mills nnmah nm ( nma nm ), there is another name with a simillar meaning. that name is OBIAGELI which IN SENSE OF MEANING may be translated into the English Language as THE PERSON THAT CAME TO EAT i.e THE PERSON THAT CAME TO ENJOY and is a name that is also sometimes given by parents to a child [ .. often to a female child / girl child ] .. who is born when the parents are ( .. or feel that they are .. ) materially and financially well off – – especially if the parents had gone through some difficult times financially/ economically before that child was born.
Moriah Mills nnkeh nm ( nkem ), if we were to write those names in
OUR OWN EEBOE
i.e
OUR OWN EEGBOE
those names would probably spell as
OBIANUJU = ORRH(H) BEEAH NARH OOJOO
and
OBIAGELI = ORRH(H) BEEAH GAR AE-LEE
ORRH(H) = she
BEEAH = come .. comes .. came
NARH = in
OOJOO = abundance .. plenty .. plentifulness
ORRH BEEAH = OBIA = she comes
NARH OOJOO = NUJU = in [ the time of ] abundance / plenty / plentifulness
OOJOO = UJU = abundance / plenty / plentifulness
Moriah Mills nnmah nm ( nmah nm ) ( nma nm ) ( nnmah m ) ( nmah m ) ( nma m ) ( nnmahnm ) ( nmahm ) ( nmam ),
at a guess
those 2 examples above
should serve to illustrate the point
that
the Eegboe i.e the Eeboe
as a function of
routine customary historical and current practice of their own traditions and culture
give names with
deep meaning
to their offspring.
perhaps,
if time and circumstances permit
in the emerging future
we may be able to do a post that is
essentially a compilation of sorts of
Eegboe tribe i.e Eeboe tribe names
for female folks and male folks
and
the meaning(s) of these names.
perhaps.
for now
we should probably do well to
move forwards
.. at least a little bit forwards ..
in the direction of the central subject matter
of our current discourse.
in this regards,
some examples of the titles
.. or if you will
some examples of the names of the titles ..
which
the
Onitsha peoples i.e the Onitsha Ado peoples
of
Anambra State, Nigeria
adopt
with regards to the
Ozo chieftancy?
may serve effectively.
[ by the way,
Moriah Mills ormahleechar nm,
that
OZO there
is probably spelt as
ORZOR in
OUR OWN EEBOE i.e OUR OWN EEGBOE.
also, i see no direct value in the immediacy
of engaging in the
diversionary discourse
.. or tangiential discourse, if you will ..
that
that OZO i.e ORZOR
when pronounced differently
could mean
OZO = ORZOR = AGAIN
and
could infact with other variating pronunciation mean
OZO = ORZOR = SHE / HE STRUGGLED FOR
as in
a folk struggling for something
a folk struggling to i.e aspiring to achieve something
or in fact
a folk competing or contesting for something e.g elective office
e.g
the office of the Governor of Anambra State
the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ]
as we were saying,
Moriah Mills eefeh artuh nm ( ife atu nm ) ( ifeatu nm )
.. or as we were about to say ..
some examples of the titles
.. or if you will
some examples of the names of the titles ..
which
the
Onitsha peoples i.e the Onitsha Ado peoples
of
Anambra State, Nigeria
adopt
with regards to the
Ozo chieftancy?
include
.. among others ..
.. amongst others ..
AKUNNE
AKUNNIE
AKUNNA
AKUNNIA
CHINYELUGO
and if my memory serves correctly
i have at some point in the past
come across the titles
OMENANWATA
and
NWACHINAENELU
Moriah Mills obim ( obi nm ) ( ohbee nm )
AKU = WEALTH
so
since
NNE = MOTHER
NNIE = HIS MOTHER for male offspring
and HER MOTHER for female offspring
NNA = FATHER
NNIA = HIS FATHER for male offspring
and HER FATHER for female offspring
AKUNNE = WEALTH MOTHER
= WEALTH (OF) (MY) MOTHER
AKUNNIE = WEALTH HIS MOTHER
= WEALTH (OF) HIS MOTHER
AKUNNA = WEALTH FATHER
= WEALTH (OF) (MY) FATHER
AKUNNIA WEALTH HIS FATHER
= WEALTH (OF) HIS FATHER
Moriah Mills omalicha nm ( ormahleechar nm ), it is important for us to note clearly that in Onitsha, Anambra State
the OZO TITLE
is SPECIFICALLY for MALE FOLKS.
if my understanding of
the traditions and culture of Onitsha
is correct to any extent
the EQUIVALENT for FEMALE FOLKS
is the ODU TITLE
written as ORDUH TITLE in
OUR OWN EEBOE i.e OUR OWN EEGBOE
Moriah Mills nm,
taking the OZO TITLE
is called ICHI OZO
i.e EEE-CHEE OR-ZOR
in OUR OWN EEBOE i.e OUR OWN EEGBOE
while
taking the ODU TITLE
is called IGBU ODU
i.e EEE-GBUH OR-DUH
in OUR OWN EEBOE i.e OUR OWN EEGBOE
Moriah Mills ifeatu nm ( eefeh artuh nm ),
those OZO TITLES
viz :
AKUNNE, AKUNNIE, AKUNNA, AKUNNIA
clearly mean that
the TITLE HOLDER
believes that his wealth
is templated on the wealth of
his mother ( AKUNNE, AKUNNIE )
or
his father ( AKUNNA, AKUNNIA )
respectively
either
in that
he inherited his wealth
from his mother or his father
respectively
or
in that
the wealth of his mother or his father
respectively
formed/provided the foundations
on which / from which
his own wealth sprung from or was built.
Moriah Mills ohbee nm ( obi nm ) ( obim ),
perhaps we may be able to
in a subsequent post
i.e
in a subsequent write-up
do a detailed
IN OUR OWN EEGBOE
IN OUR OWN EEBOE
breakdown
of the component wordings
of the other titles
viz :
CHINYELUGO
OMENANWATA
NWACHINAEMELU
and
perhaps even also
take a lot at some other titles
e.g
KPAJIE
etc.
perhaps.
however, for now,
it should suffice for us to note that
IN SENSE OF MEANING
CHINYELUGO = A FOLK THAT GOD HAS GIVEN GLORY/HONOUR/WEALTH
OMENANWATA = A FOLK THAT ACHIEVED GREAT THINGS IN LIFE WHILE STILL A YOUTH
NWACHINAEMELU = A CHILD THAT GOD DOES (GREAT GOOD) THINGS FOR.
at this point in our discourse,
Moriah Mills eefeh artuh nm ( ife atu nm ) ( ifeatu nm ),
it should be of some merit if
we move on forwards to
the TITLES
OGBU AGU
OGBUAGU
OHGBOO AHGUH
OGBU ENYI
OGBUENYI
OHGBOO AENYEE
OGBU EFI
OGBUEFI
OHGBOO AEFEE
which across
all Igboland / all Iboland
and across
all Igbo/Ibo language speaking territories
are titles
conferred on
or
taken by
folks of very high achievement.
Moriah Mills nkem ( nnkeh nm )
OGBU AGU = LION KILLER
OGBUAGU = LION KILLER
OHGBOO AHGUH = LION KILLER
OGBU ENYI = ELEPHANT KILLER
OGBUENYI = ELEPHANT KILLER
OHGBOO AENYEE = ELEPHANT KILLER
OGBU EFI = COWS KILLER
OGBUEFI = COWS KILLER
OHGBOO AEFEE = COWS KILLER
AGU = LION
AHGUH = LION
ENYI = ELEPHANT
AENYEE = ELEPHANT
EFI = COW(S)
AEFEE = COW(S)
very clearly,
Moriah Mills ornyeh artuh nm ( onye atu nm ) ( onyeatu nm ),
what is considered an achievement will vary from one community to another with the result that what is considered an achievement in one community may not be regarded as an achievement worthy of note in another community since virtually everyone .. or at least many people .. in that other community have achieved it and it is therefore seen as no big deal there.
however by way of general illustration, a folk who comes from a village or community where there is no secondary school may be conferred with .. or by himself of his desire take .. the OHGBOO AHGUH TITLE i.e the LION KILLER TITLE if he builds a secondary school in his community or village.
if the same fellow were to go further and build in such a community or village a University or Polytechnic, that same fellow may be conferred with the OHGBOO AENYEE TITLE i.e the ELEPHANT KILLER TITLE
in such a circumstance, there would now be ONE INDIVIDUAL .. ONE AND THE SAME FELLOW .. holding the TWO TITLES of OHGBOO AHGUH and OHGBOO AENYEE
if the same fellow were to go further and build a Hospital in such a community, that same fellow may be conferred with the OHGBOO AEFEE TITLE i.e the COW KILLER TITLE ( .. which is generally a title taken by persons who have acquired some wealth .. ) and in such a circumstance, there would now be ONE INDIVIDUAL .. ONE AND THE SAME FELLOW .. holding the THREE TITLES of OHGBOO AHGUH and OHGBOO AENYEE and OHGBOO AEFEE
thus as we have seen from the illustrative process, Moriah Mills ohbee nm, it is technically .. theoretically .. and practically possible .. for one individual folk to – – at one and the same time – – hold the eeboe tribe Praise Titles of Ohgboo Aenyee, Ohgboo Aefee and Ohgboo Ahguh
Q.E.D QUOD ERAT DEMONSTRATUM THAT WHICH WAS TO BE DEMONSTRATED
[ TO BE CONTINUED ]
