Bubi: Bubi People

Chapters: Bubi People. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bubi people - The name applied to the tribe, "Bubi," did not originate from within the tribe. It was given to them by pre-colonial (European?) visitors to the island of Bioko. It has been suggested that the term "bubi" was derived from booby which means "unlearned, senseless, and clumsy." It must be noted here that the Bubi/Adijas people and language existed long before the word "booby" existed in what is now called English. More than likely, the term was taken from Europeans who had heard the manner in which the indigenous people of Bioko Island greeted one another. "A boobe, oipodi" translates into "good morning." From the word "boobe," meaning male, the term Bubi was derived by foreigners. Subsequently, the term "bubi" was adopted by the indigenous people, who began referring to themselves as "mobube" and "babube." Other forms of "A boobe, oipodi" include "A moome, oipodi" which means "good evening"; and "A moamecho, oibori" which means "good afternoon." A literal translation in English would be: 'Man, you have arisen already?' Originally the Bubi referred to themselves as "people of the land who are among the living." In the Bubi language, the translation of this phrased varied per region within the Bubi Kingdom: Bioko Island - Indigenous land of the Bubi KingdomThe Bubi people are subdivided into a number of tribes and subtribes that go back centuries. Indigenous Bubi folklore indicate that the tribe immigrated to Bioko Island some 3,000 years ago as a means of escaping servitude. However according to archaeological evidence, the Bubi immigrated to Bioko Island some time during the 13th century, some 200 years before it was discovered and claimed by the Portuguese. Other reports sugge...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=733178