@achi, pls give us more info about the tribes you mention.

@andrew, we listing tribes not ethnic group. Yoruba is a tribe,ijebu etc are ethnic groups under yoruba

bilms: @andrew, we listing tribes not ethnic group. Yoruba is a tribe,ijebu etc are ethnic groups under yoruba

Yoruba and Igbo are ethnic groups.
I guess you mean ethnicities instead of tribes.
Ijebu, Ngwa, Owerri, Umuahia, Ijesha, Ekiti, Nnewi etc all come under Yoruba and Igbo ethnic groups.
@the op, can you not use tribe for our nations.

Stop mixing things up. Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo are tribes.

bilms: Stop mixing things up. Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo are tribes.

this is 21st century and you are still stuck with tribes. It is archaic and outdated.
Anyway, my own nation is the Igbo nation and we are an ethnic group.

Lol, igbo nation

Pls mod, take this to the front page for people help identify missen tribes

Tribe is archaic. Ethnic group is the new trend. The way i see it, idemili is my tribe,while igbo is my ethnicity.

pazienza: Tribe is archaic. Ethnic group is the new trend. The way i see it, idemili is my tribe,while igbo is my ethnicity.

Word.

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[color=#990000][/color] MINE is TAROK number 327 found in Langtang north,Kangke.Wase,Shendam,Mikang and L/south LGAs in plateau state and taraba state!! But u 4got Ekiti state

EzePromoe:
All I know is that Nigeria has only 36 tribes, stop mistaken dialects or ethnic groups for tribes. E.g Itsekiri is an ethnic group but when it comes to tribe it's grouped under Yoruba. Kalabari is an ethnic group but when it comes to tribe, it's grouped under Ijaw and so many more.

who told u dat?i know dat its only an igbo man dat will argue dis...itsekeri is not yoruba.*similar dialect,different culture..so dont complicate issues @ u igbo man

AndreUweh:

Yoruba and Igbo are ethnic groups.
I guess you mean ethnicities instead of tribes.
Ijebu, Ngwa, Owerri, Umuahia, Ijesha, Ekiti, Nnewi etc all come under Yoruba and Igbo ethnic groups.
@the op, can you not use tribe for our nations.

for ur information igbo yoruba and hausa r not d only tribe n nigeri.they r other minorities..so u igbos should stop lookin 4 where to classify other people under the three because all dis triber r already registerd

AndreUweh:

Yoruba and Igbo are ethnic groups.
I guess you mean ethnicities instead of tribes.
Ijebu, Ngwa, Owerri, Umuahia, Ijesha, Ekiti, Nnewi etc all come under Yoruba and Igbo ethnic groups.
@the op, can you not use tribe for our nations.

for ur information igbo yoruba and hausa r not d only tribe n nigeri.they r other minorities..so u igbos should stop lookin 4 where to classify other people under this 3 major groups because all dis triber r already registerd.u beta learn them now b4 u fail ur xams on current affairs

AndreUweh:

Yoruba and Igbo are ethnic groups.
I guess you mean ethnicities instead of tribes.
Ijebu, Ngwa, Owerri, Umuahia, Ijesha, Ekiti, Nnewi etc all come under Yoruba and Igbo ethnic groups.
@the op, can you not use tribe for our nations.

for ur information igbo,yoruba and hausa r not d only tribe n nigeri.they r other minorities..so u igbos should stop lookin 4 where to classify other people under this 3 major groups because all dis triber r already registerd.u beta learn them now b4 u fail ur xams on current affairs

Why are you guys too quick to insult someone. Read through what he wrote and you will understand that he is correcting op on the mix up of tribes and ethnic group.
Eg classifying Etche (Rivers state LGA) and Egbema (Imo / Rivers state LGA) that are tribes alongside with Igbo and Yoruba.

But Op I can't see my tribe "ORLU"

victor1464:
for ur information igbo,yoruba and hausa r not d only tribe n nigeri.they r other minorities..so u igbos should stop lookin 4 where to classify other people under this 3 major groups because all dis triber r already registerd.u beta learn them now b4 u fail ur xams on current affairs

I think the op should change the topic hence the confusion , he should replace ethnic with dialect.

EzePromoe:
All I know is that Nigeria has only 36 tribes, stop mistaken dialects or ethnic groups for tribes. E.g Itsekiri is an ethnic group but when it comes to tribe it's grouped under Yoruba. Kalabari is an ethnic group but when it comes to tribe, it's grouped under Ijaw and so many more.

U missed the words "tribe" for ethnic group bro.
Ethnicity is a group of tribes, tribes a group of sub-tribes and clans

Itsekiri is a tribe under the Yoruba ethnic group

Nigeria is just too unserious and lacks a cultural structure probably due to the large diversity people don't even know how to organize this list

victor1464:
for ur information igbo,yoruba and hausa r not d only tribe n nigeri.they r other minorities..so u igbos should stop lookin 4 where to classify other people under this 3 major groups because all dis triber r already registerd.u beta learn them now b4 u fail ur xams on current affairs

You illiterates don't read and learn

Yoruba, igbo, Hausa are ethnic groups not tribes.

These are way to large group of people to be referred to as tribes
I hate it when people call Yoruba a tribe

I can't find my tribe ijaw on your list

bilms:
ARE YOU TRULY A NIGERIAN?
Here is a list over 300 tribes in Nigeria, which one is your?
1 Abayon Cross River

2 Abua (Odual) Rivers

3 Achipa (Achipawa) Kebbi

4 Adim Cross River

5 Adun Cross River

6 Affade Yobe

7 Afizere Plateau

8 Afo Plateau

9 Agbo Cross River

10 Akaju-Ndem (Akajuk) Cross River

11 Akweya-Yachi Benue

12 Alago (Arago) Piateau

13 Amo Plateau

14 Anaguta Plateau

15 Anang Akwa lbom

16 Andoni Akwa lbom, Rivers

17 Angas Bauchi, Jigawa, Plateau

18 Ankwei Plateau

19 Anyima Cross River

20 Attakar (ataka) Kaduna

21 Auyoka (Auyokawa) Jigawa

22 Awori Lagos, Ogun

23 Ayu Kaduna

24 Babur Adamawa, Bomo, Taraba, Yobe

25 Bachama Adamawa

26 Bachere Cross River

27 Bada Plateau

28 Bade Yobe

29 Bahumono Cross River

30 Bakulung Taraba

31 Bali Taraba

32 Bambora (Bambarawa) Bauchi

33 Bambuko Taraba

34 Banda (Bandawa) Taraba

35 Banka (Bankalawa) Bauchi

36 Banso (Panso) Adamawa

37 Bara (Barawa) Bauchi

38 Barke Bauchi

39 Baruba (Barba) Niger

40 Bashiri (Bashirawa) Plateau

41 Bassa Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Plateau

42 Batta Adamawa

43 Baushi Niger

44 Baya Adamawa

45 Bekwarra Cross River

46 Bele (Buli, Belewa) Bauchi

47 Betso (Bete) Taraba

48 Bette Cross River

49 Bilei Adamawa

50 Bille Adamawa

51 Bina (Binawa) Kaduna

52 Bini Edo

53 Birom Plateau

54 Bobua Taraba

55 Boki (Nki) Cross River

56 Bkkos Plateau

57 Boko (Bussawa, Bargawa) Niger

58 Bole (Bolewa) Bauchi, Yobe

59 Botlere Adamawa

60 Boma (Bomawa, Burmano) Bauchi

61 Bomboro Bauchi

62 Buduma Borno, Niger

63 Buji Plateau

64 Buli Bauchi

65 Bunu Kogi

66 Bura Adamawa

67 Burak Bauchi

68 Burma (Burmawa) Plateau

69 Buru Yobe

70 Buta (Butawa) Bauchi

71 Bwall Plateau

72 Bwatiye Adamawa

73 Bwazza Adamawa

74 Challa Plateau

75 Chama (Chamawa Fitilai) Bauchi

76 Chamba Taraba

77 Chamo Bauchi

78 Chibok (Chibbak) Yobe

79 Chinine Borno

80 Chip Plateau

81 Chokobo Plateau

82 Chukkol Taraba

83 Daba Adamawa

84 Dadiya Bauchi

85 Daka Adamawa

86 Dakarkari Niger, Kebbi

87 Danda (Dandawa) Kebbi

88 Dangsa Taraba

89 Daza (Dere, Derewa) Bauchi

90 Degema Rivers

91 Deno (Denawa) Bauchi

92 Dghwede Bomo

93 Diba Taraba

94 Doemak (Dumuk) Plateau

95 Ouguri Bauchi

96 Duka (Dukawa) Kebbi

97 Duma (Dumawa) Bauchi

98 Ebana (Ebani) Rivers

99 Ebirra (lgbirra) Edo, Kogi, Ondo

100 Ebu Edo, Kogi

101 Efik Cross River

102 Egbema Rivers

103 Egede (lgedde) Benue

104 Eggon Plateau

105 Egun (Gu) Lagos,Ogun

106 Ejagham Cross River

107 Ekajuk Cross River

108 Eket Akwa Ibom

109 Ekoi Cross River

110 Engenni (Ngene) Rivers

111 Epie Rivers

112 Esan (Ishan) Edo

113 Etche Rivers

114 Etolu (Etilo) Benue

115 Etsako Edo

116 Etung Cross River

117 Etuno Edo

118 Palli Adamawa

119 Pulani (Pulbe) Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa , Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi , Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, etc.

120 Fyam (Fyem) Plateau

121 Fyer(Fer) Plateau

122 Ga'anda Adamawa

123 Gade Niger

124 Galambi Bauchi

125 Gamergu-Mulgwa Bomo

126 Qanawuri Plateau

127 Gavako Borno

128 Gbedde Kogi

129 Gengle Taraba

130 Geji Bauchi

131 Gera (Gere, Gerawa) Bauchi

132 Geruma (Gerumawa) Plateau

133 Geruma (Gerumawa) Bauchi

134 Gingwak Bauchi

135 Gira Adamawa

136 Gizigz Adamawa

137 Goernai Plateau

138 Gokana (Kana) Rivers

139 Gombi Adamawa

140 Gornun (Gmun) Taraba

141 Gonia Taraba

142 Gubi (Gubawa) Bauchi

143 Gude Adamawa

144 Gudu Adamawa

145 Gure Kaduna

146 Gurmana Niger

147 Gururntum Bauchi

148 Gusu Plateau

149 Gwa (Gurawa) Adamawa

150 Gwamba Adamawa

151 Gwandara Kaduna, Niger, Plateau

152 Gwari (Gbari) Kaduna, Niger, Plateau

153 Gwom Taraba

154 Gwoza (Waha) Bomo

155 Gyem Bauchi

156 Hausa Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kaduna,Kano, Kastina, Kebbi, Niger,Taraba, Sokoto, etc

157 Higi (Hig) Borno, Adamawa

158 Holma Adamawa

159 Hona Adamawa

160 Ibeno Akwa lbom

161 Ibibio Akwa lbom

162 Ichen Adamawa

163 Idoma Benue, Taraba

164 Igalla Kogi

165 lgbo Abia, Anambra, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi,Enugu, Imo, Rivers

166 ljumu Kogi

167 Ikorn Cross River

168 Irigwe Plateau

169 Isoko Delta

170 lsekiri (Itsekiri) Delta

171 lyala (lyalla) Cross River

172 lzondjo) Bayelsa, Delta, Ondo, Rivers

173 Jaba Kaduna

174 Jahuna (Jahunawa) Taraba

175 Jaku Bauchi

176 Jara (Jaar Jarawa Jarawa-Dutse) Bauchi

177 Jere (Jare, Jera, Jera, Jerawa) Bauchi, Plateau

178 Jero Taraba

179 Jibu Adamawa

180 Jidda-Abu Plateau

181 Jimbin (Jimbinawa) Bauchi

182 Jirai Adamawa

183 Jonjo (Jenjo) Taraba

184 Jukun Bauchi, Benue,Taraba, Plateau

185 Kaba(Kabawa) Taraba

186 Kadara Taraba

187 Kafanchan Kaduna

188 Kagoro Kaduna

189 Kaje (Kache) Kaduna

190 Kajuru (Kajurawa) Kaduna

191 Kaka Adamawa

192 Kamaku (Karnukawa) Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger

193 Kambari Kebbi, Niger

194 Kambu Adamawa

195 Kamo Bauchi

196 Kanakuru (Dera) Adamawa, Borno

197 Kanembu Bomo

198 Kanikon Kaduna

199 Kantana Plateau

200 Kanufi Kaduna, Adamawa, Bomo, Kano,Niger, Jigawa, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe

201 Karekare (Karaikarai) Bauchi, Yobe

202 Karimjo Taraba

203 Kariya Bauchi

204 Katab (Kataf) Kaduna

205 Kenern (Koenoem) Plateau

206 Kenton Taraba

207 Kiballo (Kiwollo) Kaduna

208 Kilba Adamawa

209 Kirfi (Kirfawa) Bauchi

210 Koma Taraba

211 Kona Taraba

212 Koro (Kwaro) Kaduna, Niger

213 Kubi (Kubawa) Bauchi

214 Kudachano (Kudawa) Bauchi

215 Kugama Taraba

216 Kulere (Kaler) Plateau

217 Kunini Taraba

218 Kurama Jigawa, Kaduna, Niger, Plateau

219 Kurdul Adamawa

220 Kushi Bauchi

221 Kuteb Taraba

222 Kutin Taraba

223 Kwalla Plateau

224 Kwami (Kwom) Bauchi

225 Kwanchi Taraba

226 Kwanka (Kwankwa) Bauchi, Plateau

227 Kwaro Plateau

228 Kwato Plateau

229 Kyenga (Kengawa) Sokoto

230 Laaru (Larawa) Niger

231 Lakka Adamawa

232 Lala Adamawa

233 Lama Taraba

234 Lamja Taraba

235 Lau Taraba

236 Ubbo Adamawa

237 Limono Bauchi, Plateau

238 Lopa (Lupa, Lopawa) Niger

239 Longuda (Lunguda) Adamawa, Bauchi

240 Mabo Plateau

241 Mada Kaduna, Plateau

242 Mama Plateau

243 Mambilla Adamawa

244 Manchok Kaduna

245 Mandara (Wandala) Bomo

246 Manga (Mangawa) Yobe

247 Margi (Marghi) Adamawa, Bomo

248 Matakarn Adamawa

249 Mbembe Cross River, Enugu

250 Mbol Adamawa

251 Mbube Cross River

252 Mbula Adamawa

253 Mbum Taraba

254 Memyang (Meryan) Plateau

255 Miango Plateau

256 Miligili (Migili) Plateau

257 Miya (Miyawa) Bauchi

258 Mobber Bomo

259 Montol Plateau

260 Moruwa (Moro'a, Morwa) Kaduna

261 Muchaila Adamawa

262 Mumuye Taraba

263 Mundang Adamawa

264 Munga (Mupang) Plateau

265 Mushere Plateau

266 Mwahavul (Mwaghavul) Plateau

267 Ndoro Taraba

268 Ngamo Bauchi, Yobe

269 Ngizim Yobe

270 Ngweshe (Ndhang.Ngoshe-Ndhang) Adamawa, Borno

271 Ningi (Ningawa) Bauchi

272 Ninzam (Ninzo) Kaduna, Plateau

273 Njayi Adamawa

274 Nkim Cross River

275 Nkum Cross River

276 Nokere (Nakere) Plateau

277 Nunku Kaduna, Plateau

278 Nupe Niger

279 Nyandang Taraba

280 Ododop Cross River

281 Ogori Kwara

282 Okobo (Okkobor) Akwa lbom

283 Okpamheri Edo

284 Olulumo Cross River

285 Oron Akwa lbom

286 Owan Edo

287 Owe Kwara

288 Oworo Kwara

289 Pa'a (Pa'awa Afawa) Bauchi

290 Pai Plateau

291 Panyam Taraba

292 Pero Bauchi

293 Pire Adamawa

294 Pkanzom Taraba

295 Poll Taraba

296 Polchi Habe Bauchi

297 Pongo (Pongu) Niger

298 Potopo Taraba

299 Pyapun (Piapung) Plateau

300 Qua Cross River

301 Rebina (Rebinawa) Bauchi

302 Reshe Kebbi, Niger

303 Rindire (Rendre) Plateau

304 Rishuwa Kaduna

305 Ron Piateau

306 Rubu Niger

307 Rukuba Plateau

308 Rumada Kaduna

309 Rumaya Kaduna

310 Sakbe Taraba

311 Sanga Bauchi

312 Sate Taraba

313 Saya (Sayawa Za'ar) Bauchi

314 Segidi (Sigidawa) Bauchi

315 Shanga (Shangawa) Sokoto

316 Shangawa (Shangau) Plateau

317 Shan-Shan Plateau

318 Shira (Shirawa) Kano

319 Shomo Taraba

320 Shuwa Adamawa, Borno

321 Sikdi Plateau

322 Siri (Sirawa) Bauchi

323 Srubu (Surubu) Kaduna

324 Sukur Adamawa

325 Sura Plateau

326 Tangale Bauchi

327 Tarok Plateau, Taraba

328 Teme Adamawa

329 Tera (Terawa) Bauchi, Bomo

330 Teshena (Teshenawa) Kano

331 Tigon Adamawa

332 Tikar Taraba

333 Tiv Benue, Plateau, Taraba

334 Tula Bauchi

335 Tur Adamawa

336 Ufia Benue

337 Ukelle Cross River

338 Ukwani (Kwale) Delta

339 Uncinda Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto

340 Uneme (Ineme) Edo

341 Ura (Ula) Niger

342 Urhobo Delta

343 Utonkong Benue

344 Uyanga Cross River

345 Vemgo Adamawa

346 Verre Adamawa

347 Vommi Taraba

348 Wagga Adamawa

349 Waja Bauchi

350 Waka Taraba

351 Warja (Warja) Jigawa

352 Warji Bauchi

353 Wula Adamawa

354 Wurbo Adamawa

355 Wurkun Taraba

356 Yache Cross River

357 Yagba Kwara

358 Yakurr (Yako) Cross River

359 Yalla Benue

360 Yandang Taraba

361 Yergan (Yergum) Plateau

362 Yoruba Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Kogi

363 Yott Taraba

364 Yumu Niger

365 Yungur Adamawa

366 Yuom Plateau

367 Zabara Niger

368 Zaranda Bauchi

369 Zarma (Zarmawa) Kebbi

370 Zayam (Zeam) Bauchi

371 Zul (Zulawa) Bauchi

The list na wa..it's full of errors
Nigerian politics has destroyed us all

somegirl1:
Kana and Gokana are both Ogoni groups

As far as I know, Etche is Igbo

Degema = Kalabari = Ijaw

somegirl1:
Kana and Gokana are both Ogoni groups

As far as I know, Etche is Igbo

Degema = Kalabari = Ijaw

Etche speaks an Igbo dialect, Khana and Gokana are indeed Ogoni, but Degema isn't Kalabari and so not Ijaw.

Degema LGA has kalabari towns in it, but Degema proper, is an ethnic group of it's own, their language is not even ijoid, it's an Edoid language.

pazienza:



Etche speaks an Igbo dialect, Khana and Gokana are indeed Ogoni, but Degema isn't Kalabari and so not Ijaw.

Degema LGA has kalabari towns in it, but Degema proper, is an ethnic group of it's own, their language is not even ijoid, it's an Edoid language.

You know wat should be done is to reconstruct the list of this ethnic groups to be accurate
Edoid language speakers should all be Edo
Efik, Ibibio etc. should be one group

macof:

You know wat should be done is to reconstruct the list of this ethnic groups to be accurate
Edoid language speakers should all be Edo
Efik, Ibibio etc. should be one group

We need a conference, a real one, not the holiday they gave to senior citizens of the country in the name of National conference.

My tribe is Chip, no.80 on the list. The official name of the tribe is Miship but it's popularly known as Chip. BTW this list is not complete, there are over 500 tribes in Nigeria. My mum's tribe is Mupun also found in Plateau State.

No yoruba nah we offend you

I no see my tribe too WAWA na my tribe crazy ppl . one thing i know is that am an african a human being created by GOD

If Gbede, Bunu, Yagba, Ijumu and Owe all yoruba speaking people of Kogi can make this list then it is incomplete without Akoko, Ekiti, Ondo, Owo, Ijesha, Ijebu, Egba.........................

The Total Numbers Of Tribes In Nigeria Is Actually Is = 377

Total number of tribes in nigeria to be factual is not nore than 120