Anioma, commonly known and referred to as Delta Igbo, are a subgroup of the Igbo ethnic groups in Nigeria, comprising towns and communities located in Delta State, South-South regional areas of Nigeria. The Anioma people are also referred to as Delta North, thus contrasting the Delta Central and Delta South densely inhabited by the Urhobo, Ijaw, Itsekiri and Isoko, the other ethnic groups inhabiting the State. The Anioma region has a total population of about 12,114,055.
Some Ika population can also be found in neighboring Edo State specifically in Igbanke, Oza and Ekpon. The term Anioma is an acronym derived from the four original local governments i.e. (A) for Aniocha, (N) for Ndokwa, (I) for Ika-Igbo, (O) for Oshimili, M and A are common denominators in the four original local governments. The coinage was made by Chief Dennis Osadebey, the founding father of the State in 1951 and has since remained the preferred indigenous name by which the people collectively refer to themselves. Thus, A-N-I-O-M-A. are also Anioma people in Anambra State i.e. Onitsha, Ogbaru, Oba, Akwukwu Obosi, Ozobulu, Ogidi, Oraifite. Some are in Imo State - Oguta, Rivers State i.e. Ndoni, Ogba. Anioma people are highly industrious, culturally interwoven with the Edo people and they are a unique people all over the world. Alex G. Igbineweka
WHAT LANGUAGE IS GUOSA?
WEST AFRICA: THE GUOSA OR THE ENGLISH? The colonial lingua franca monopoly of the indigenous independent Nigeria and the West African nations did not only destabilize and destroy the socio-political and industrial strategies of the countries; it raised data or questions which borders on the basis for cohesion, comprehension, industrial and technological revolution and the unity in such diversity because language plays a unifying role in the beginning, development, beliefs, and customs of any group of people.
The need for an indigenous evolved lingua franca for Nigeria and the Economic Communities of the West African States (ECOWAS) cannot be over emphasized. Experts have pointed out that most people think in the language of their mother land, and that when they speak other languages of no identical parameters to their ethnicity they engaged in transliteration and endless hurdles before the main issues at hand.
Language is a means by which words or expressions find meaning and is put into use. Basically, it is used as a means of giving out information, thoughts, skills, ideas, reasoning and ensure receipt of same from varied sources without. Above all, language is knowledge, and knowledge is POWER to the people, from the people and by the people.
The Guosa Language:
There are about 400 different ethnic languages, dialects and fractional tongues in Nigeria and about twice this number in other West African countries. The Guosa Language alone had in its evlution at least 120 of these divers tongues beginning with a pair in evolution. The language is made up of carefully detailed units of the different ethnic languages and cultures, so that in the future years, Nigeria and the West African Regional Countries should be able to take their positive stand in the communities of lingua franca nations of the world, such as the East Africa, the North Africa, Europe, America, Asia and so on.
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WEDDING BELLS: BLESSING OSASENAGA OSASUYI AND EVANS IGHO AKPO, SAT OCT 16, 2009by guosalanguage70,044 views
anioma SHOULD MAKE SERIOUS DEMAND FOR JONATHAN TO INCLUDE IGBO AKIRI IN ANIOMA AND TO CREAT ANIOMA STATE.IGBOS ACROSS THE NIGER SUPPORTS YOU.
thirdexodus2008 6 months ago
GREAT PEOPLE OF ANIOMA.... IGBO NDIGBO... CHUKWU NONYERE NDI ANIOMA.... BIAFRA FOR LIFE.
MrSharapp 1 year ago 2