URHOBO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

BENIN PRINCE IS OKORHO,
NOT OKORO

By

Hilary Evbayiro


Source:
-----Original Message-----
From: Hilary Evbayiro <evbayiroh@yahoo.com>
To: FAGIDIGBI@aol.com <FAGIDIGBI@aol.com>; edo-community@egroups.com
<edo-community@egroups.com>
Date: Thursday, January 06, 2000 2:25 PM
Subject: [edo-community] Re: RETRIEVEING THE NAME OKORO FROM OTHER TRIBS


[Dear Agidigbi]:

Thank you from the very bottom of my heart. You are very correct. However, the word OKORO is not exactly the one that means PRINCE in our language. It should be OKORHO (with the rh sound). There is nothing like OKORO in our language; it is OKORHO. The Igbos and others can keep the adulterated, misspelled, and mispronounced version. Anyone that calls our Prince OKORO should be spanked and shaved. However, I will make a case for Felix Oghogho Agidigbi because he means well. You people should please forgive him.

Also, remember that OKORHO (Omon-mon) is our term for a newborn baby.

Greetings,

Hilary Evbayiro


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