Etymology as hope for Nigeria: How we can establish unity through anthropology of language, By ‘Tope Fasua
Now let me put down the little that comes to my head for now, in evidence of Nigeria’s unity, of the fact that we are one, and that our ancestors had great interaction among themselves, and respect for one another in times past than we have today when we are supposed to be more enlightened and educated, even as we carry millions of communication gadgets around but refuse to understand one another.
The Ogori people have a similar language to the Ebiras but also diverge at some point, with many of them bearing Yoruba names even though they may not speak the language.
It is our similarities, our joint histories, our similar languages that fade one into another, our centuries of inter-ethnic trades, intermarriages, and cultural fusions that will lead to cohesion and help us become prosperous, happy and genuinely proud as a people.
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