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The following is a non-exhaustive list of ethnic groups in Nigeria. Name of Ethnic Group [11] State ... Edo State, Kogi State, Ondo State: Ebu Edo State, Kogi State ...
Edo State is a diverse state that is predominantly inhabited by the Edoid people, including the Edo (or Bini), [16] Esan, Ora, Akoko-Edo, Owan and Afemai people among others. [17] The most common Edoid language spoken is the Edo language, which is commonly spoken in Benin City. [18] Christianity is the dominant religion in Edo State. [11]
The Edo people, also referred to as the Benin people, [3] are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. [4] They are prominently native to seven southern local government areas of Edo State, Nigeria.
The ethnic group that occupies central Edo State; (plural unchanged) A person or the people collectively from this ethnic group; The language of these people which, linguistically, is of the Kwa subdivision of the Niger-Congo language [20] family;
The Etsako, Owan, and Akoko-Edo people are often referred to as the Afenmai (Edo North), a land of warriors occupying the sprawling hills and valleys of Northern Edo state, that were derogatorily tagged Kukuruku people by the invading colonialist, in memory of the rallying "battle cry" code-sound of the people. The Afenmai people have close ...
Ijo clans in Edo state: In Edo State, the Ijaw initially settled in an area called Ikoro. [52] Their rulers, ... Like many ethnic groups in Nigeria, the Ijaws have ...
Owan is an ethnic group in the Northern part of Edo State, Nigeria.They are one of the Edoid peoples. [1]Owan is currently made up of two Local Government Areas, namely: Owan East and Owan West, including so many clans; notable amongst them are: Ihievbe, Emai people, Iuleha land, Ora, Igue, Uokha, Otuo, Ikhin, Ivbi-Mion,Ikao, Ivbi-adaobi, Ozalla, Uzebba etc. [2] Owan was derived from the ...
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