OMADINO LANGUAGE

OMADINO LANGUAGE

Prince Nenuwa & his people speak the Ode language from Ogun State. As they enter the Southern region of Nigeria. The Ode language was the language the Omadino people speak all through their lands from the 12^th – 15^th century. Before the reign of King Irame of Itsekiri people in 1538 - 1570. The King rule over all the lands and people in the coastal areas. The Itsekiri people dominate the coastal areas, due to the war King Irame launch in Ode Itsekiri (Big Warri) that result the evacuation of some Otonlu (king children) from Ode Itsekiri. The Otonlu move and found various settlements in different geographical location in the coastal areas of the three (3) Warri local government areas. The Itsekiri language was the language mostly used at then in business transaction and communication in the coastal areas. There was a saying used then “Omere”, which spread all around the coastal areas.

In the 18^th century different groups of people which have the Yoruba dialects and Igala dialects now adopt the Itsekiri Language as their language. Also the colonial administration group all the group of people in the coastal areas in the three (3) Warri, which have the yoruboid family of language and speak like the Itsekiri people as Itsekiri. Such groups are the Ireju people, Omadino people and Ugborodo people.