CopiedI- Igbo History- Igbo Commu!nities Renam!ed by the Br?itish During the Col!onial Era. Igbo History During the colonial era, several Ig!bo commu!nities had their names changed by the British due to diffic!ulties in pronou?ncing the original names. Below are some of these communities and their orig!inal names: Owerri – Original Name: Owe Ere Orlu – Original Name: Ọlụ Awkuzu – Original Name: Ọkụ Ụzọ Achagbunam Okigwe – Original Name: Oka Igwe Enugu – Original Name: Enu Ugwu (meaning “mountain town”) Okpala – Original Name: Ọkpụ Ala Ngwa Port Harcourt – Original Name: Igwe Ọcha Opobo – Original Name: Igwe Nga Bonny – Original Name: Uban Oyigbo – Original Name: Obi Igb Abakaliki – Original Name: Abakeleke Mbaise – Original Names: Agbaaja, Ahiara, Ekwerazu, Oke Ovoro, Ezinihite Initially, these were five inde!pendent villages, but the Bri!tish combined them into one comm!unity, “Mbaise,” despite their di!stinct cultural iden!tities. Asaba – Original Name: Ahaba Onitsha – Original Name: Onicha Ibusa – Original Name: Igbo Ụzọ Ogwashi – Original Name: Ọgwa Ahi This comm!unity traces its orig!ins to the anci!ent Nri Kingdom. Awka – Original Name: Oka Awkunanaw – Original Name: Okunnano Amawbia – Original Name: Amaobia Umuahia – Original Name: Ọma Ahịa These name changes reflect the impact of British coloniz!ation on Igbo communities, as the coloni!zers often altered indigenous names to fit their own lingui!stic prefer!ences, erasing elements of the local heritage in the process. Igbo history 👍