Talk:Samuel Oshoffa

A fact from Samuel Oshoffa appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 March 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Samuel Oshoffa founded the Celestial Church of Christ in 1947 after being lost for three months near Porto Novo in Benin?

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The correct spelling is Oschoffa. "Oshoffa" became common due to the pastor's relocation from francophone Benin to the anglophone Nigeria. He himself might not have been so accurate about that question as he was reported to be illiterate or semi-literate. Nevertheless I suggest to transfer the article to Oschoffa. (JohSt (talk) 13:36, 4 March 2010 (UTC))[reply]

sorry for late reply.... I did reply but must have failed to save it. I looked back at all the cele church web sites and they all say oshoffa. There is one encyclopedia that uses Oschoffa, do you have a source for why "osc" is correct? (It could be that there is no correct spelling - as there is with many words that have to be translated from a non latin based script) Victuallers (talk) 16:40, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe there isn't. Anyhow the francophones seem to prefer "osc" They are just not so present in Internet (and some even use "os"). I just believe the spelling Afe Adogame uses is the correct one. He has written something about the spelling in Celestial Church of Christ: The Politics Of Cultural Identity In A West African Prophetic-charismatic Movement, Frankfurt a.M. 1999. Unfortunately I have no copy at hand. Give me time. :) (JohSt (talk) 17:28, 8 March 2010 (UTC))[reply]

Recent change...

said "was reported to have had 13 wives and 32(2 were born after his death) children when he died in 1985" ....but no source... 22:18, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

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