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Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by AndreUweh(m): 6:21pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
ChinenyeN:I do not loose sleep over what you or any one thinks of me here on nairaland. There is nothing wrong in letting you know that you have displayed a bad attitude. It is not a good attitude to answer a question asked to another person. To you it does not matter, but what matters to someone else may not matter to you. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by ChinenyeN(m): 6:23pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
I'm not sure if you read correctly, but I only answered the question you posed to me, after you refused to answer the question I posed to you. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by 006(m): 6:27pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
ChinenyeN: I gave answers to some questions and you claimed I over stretched them. What do you want me to do? Go into full research and publish a book for you? How can a teacher explain to a student how a bunch of coloured lights turned out white? If you can give an answer to that, then I’ll go deeper and try to answer your curiosity. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by ChinenyeN(m): 6:30pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
An Assumption: Maybe you all are burdened with sentiment and preconceptions of me. You all seem to be suspecting that I have a motive, when I don't. All I'm doing is simply asking questions. But if you all are finding it this difficult to answer my simple questions then nevermind. Forget I asked. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by 006(m): 6:43pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
ChinenyeN: Nobody is suspecting anything. If you were in a class and a student of yours asks you to explain how a bunch of coloured lights turned out white, how do you go about it? … and it doesn’t end there, he keeps dragging his feet that you must give an answer else nobody will leave the classroom. Isn't it sheer stubbornness? Most things are not definite, you can only accept them until you have other proof to believe otherwise. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by ChinenyeN(m): 6:52pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
If you all are not suspecting anything, then why are you finding it so difficult to answer my questions. That light example doesn't work, because it has a definitive/technical answer. This discussion though, is anything but definitive/technical. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by 006(m): 6:54pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
What is the answer? |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by ChinenyeN(m): 6:57pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
But you know what, it's okay. If I seriously have to go through all of this for some very simple and straightforward questions, then it isn't worth it. My questions are rather simple, and I don't understand why this all has to be a struggle. So it's okay. Let's leave it, because all this back and forth just isn't what I'm here for. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by 006(m): 6:58pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
If I go back to the issue of Eri that many believed was the progenitor of Igbo and you claimed Ngwa wasn’t from Eri without saying where Ngwa came from. That’s what is termed “blind argument”. Do I believe in Eri totally? No, but I cannot argue against it without any facts. That’s the summary of what you do. 1 Like |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by ChinenyeN(m): 7:06pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
I really am not here to go back and forth with you. Neither am I here to argue about me or Ngwa. I just want to ask questions and get them answered, but if it really constitutes all this unnecessary back-and-forth-ness, then forget I asked. Dang, you people are always trying to complicate even the simplest of things. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by ezeagu(m): 7:16pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
Okay, let's end this with something from the very reliable Federal Government of Nigeria:
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Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by ChinenyeN(m): 7:41pm On Jul 03, 2010 |
Hmm. . . 380+, and coming from the same source. . |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by dawnosakue: 10:59am On Apr 15, 2011 |
Edo State Bini, Owan, Etsako, Agbede, Usen, Ososo, Esan, Okpilla, Otuo , Most villages in edo state have distinct languages. For example, among the Owan, erah is different from orah which is different from otuo. They're all neighbours. Okpilla and Ososo speak an entirely different dialect. Agbede is bini mixed with igbo. Usen is bini mixed with yoruba. I'm sure edo state alone has about 30 linguistically different ethnic groups. Even in Asaba, the anioma dialect is different from Anambra Igbo. http://girlspowernigeria..com |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by AndreUweh(m): 8:24pm On Apr 15, 2011 |
dawnosakue:The bolded part does not make any sense at all. Asaba dialect and Anambra dialects are Igbo. In my LGA in Imo State, two dialects are spoken but one language. Imo state alone has more than fifteen dialects yet one Igbo language. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by dawnosakue: 8:35pm On Apr 15, 2011 |
Andre Uweh: the bold was a mistake its my first time posting on nairaland. However by reading people's post I know most of the members here are unneccessarily argumentative. If Igbo is one language and all the ethnicities in the area are one, why are the anioma struggling to be recognised as a seperate people? I'm not Igbo and I don't speak the language, but what I said about edo state holds true, a lot of villages have their own distinct languages. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by ChinenyeN(m): 9:09pm On Apr 15, 2011 |
dawnosakue:Nnaa, be careful o, lest the nationalists come descending on you in full force. Considering this is your first time posting on Nairaland, I recommend you learn that quick quick, to avoid unnecessary argument. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by AndreUweh(m): 12:15am On Apr 16, 2011 |
dawnosakue: dawnosakue:Anioma people are not struggling in any form to be recognised as a separate people. Anioma is an assemblage of Igbo groups West of the Niger. There is no ethnic group called Anioma now or in the past. However, some families from some groups that constitute Anioma feel they are not Igbo. This is mostly seen around IkaIgbo areas and Ukwuani, not the entire Anioma. Finally, there have never been anytime in Western Igbo history that the Obis and and their subjects have come to demand for a separate ethnicity. Anioma began as a movement for the creation of state for the Igbo in the old Western Nigeria. NEVER A MOVEMENT FOR AN ETHNIC IDENTITY. I hope this settles properly in your confused skull. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by PhysicsHD: 12:18am On Apr 16, 2011 |
^^^^ Why are you being so confrontational? She didn't even say anything that was particularly offensive. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by AndreUweh(m): 12:24am On Apr 16, 2011 |
PhysicsHD:Boy don't start formenting troubles where non exist. She as well as a lot of people are confused about the Anioma issue and I played my part to clear the confusion. So how am I confrontational?. Carry time ooh!. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by PhysicsHD: 12:28am On Apr 16, 2011 |
^^^^ You're being confrontational again. Stop being confrontational. Take a deep breath, reread this page of the thread and see how overly aggressive your approach is, for no reason. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by dawnosakue: 8:03am On Apr 16, 2011 |
Andre Uweh: deep breath Andre. breathe in, out, I won't follow you into your den of aggression. so just calm down, count to hundred, read everything I wrote again, read your reply, do you feel better now? And this is my last reply to any aggressive replies, keep that in mind in case you decide to reply. Have a beautiful day, I just love springtime, or don't you? |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by AndreUweh(m): 12:13pm On Apr 17, 2011 |
It is very easy to identify bigots. 1 Like |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by efa231(m): 11:29am On Apr 23, 2011 |
I've followed all the posts on this thread and I must first ask what actually is the bone of contention; ethnic groups, dialects, tribes or languages? I am from Cross River, and Efik by tribe. In my state, we have about 74 dialects divided amongst many ethnic groups. For example, in central cross river we have boki and ejagham ethnic groups, but they speak different dialects (though they can understand each other). It is also commonly said that bayelsa is 'purely' an ijaw state; but ever since I've been living and working in port harcourt and its environs, I found out that d 'ijaw' is just a part. This is because there are other ethnic groups (a lot don't even speak ijaw, eg ogbia, where GEAJ is from), but they are all grouped as ijaw; amasoma, brass, yenagoa, ogbia, abua. In rivers, kalabari and okrika speak differently, but they are also regarded as ijaws (just as andoni, opobo and bonny/igbani). My point is, if we group similar dialects as an ethnic group, we may have more than 250 ohhh. But if we want to count it dialect by dialects distinctively, then we may never finish. Below are some states in the niger delta and d dialects they speak Cross River; efik, qua, ejagham, etung, ugep, biase, abi, idomi, igoli, bekwarra, obubra, odudu, yala Akwa Ibom; ibibio, annang, ibeno, obolo, oruko, oron, eket, Rivers; ikwerre, ekpeye, okrika, kalabari, opobo, obolo, abua, odual, ogba, finima,egbema, ndoni bayelsa; izon, ogbia, yenagoa delta; urhobo, isoko, izon, itsekiri, ukuani, ika |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by AndreUweh(m): 12:09pm On Apr 23, 2011 |
^^^ Your post does not make any difference from what has been thrashed out already if at all you thoughroughly went through the thread. We all know that in Rivers state, dialects such as Ikwerre, Ekpeye, Egbema and Ndoni do exist but they are all come under one language-Igbo. It is pointless repeating what has been discussed already. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by obanqua(m): 2:57am On May 18, 2011 |
Tribe Name State In Nigeria 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 from http://www.onlinenigeria.com/tribes/default2.asp |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by emofine(f): 1:05pm On May 18, 2011 |
how intriguing it would be to meet all these people from those ethnic groups that are hardly mentioned, ah the things I could be learning from these people. Nigeria is rich indeed. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by Ajibel(m): 11:04am On Aug 09, 2011 |
what a list , i would make it an assignment to read about 'em all, Nigeria truly rich indeed, |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by oludashmi(f): 12:38pm On Aug 12, 2011 |
All the list is nothing but rubbish! We can never have 250 ethnic tribes in Nigeria. . . .the list above shows that researchers are busy counting villages and streets as ethnic groups. Where a dialect says "J" and the other say "G" but mean the same thing, you quickly name them different ethnic groups and create enmity between them. If we have 250 or more languages/ethnic groups, then we should be talking of over 2 thousand dialects cos a single language can produce more than 20 dialects. If you look at some of the "so called ethnics" listed above, they cant boast of 20 thousand population under the name Nigeria which is almost 100 years. Its not possible! If you want to break Yoruba and Ibo the way you did to others above, then we should be talking of something 420 or more tribes in Nigeria as against the list of 371 above. Because Yoruba alone will produce 30 or more dialects. I believe we dont have up to 50 tribes sef. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by ChinenyeN(m): 4:58pm On Aug 12, 2011 |
Tribe/Ethnicity & Language are not the same thing. Tribe/Ethnicity corresponds more with a general socio-cultural identity of which language is just a part of it. People here seem to want to define language groups/families as tribes/ethnicities, and that's just not right. Population is also a non-issue. A people can number just 500 and still be an ethnic/tribal group. Just saying. 1 Like |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by Fulaman198(m): 7:56am On Jun 25, 2012 |
ChinenyeN: Tribe/Ethnicity & Language are not the same thing. Tribe/Ethnicity corresponds more with a general socio-cultural identity of which language is just a part of it. People here seem to want to define language groups/families as tribes/ethnicities, and that's just not right. Population is also a non-issue. A people can number just 500 and still be an ethnic/tribal group. Just saying. You seem to be one of the few that gets it. Nigeria is comprised of 250+ ethnic groups not TRIBES. Tribes denotes something far different from an ethnic group. That said, Fulfulde is also spoken in Gombe and Jigawa, so some of the stuff here in inaccurate. |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by Nobody: 8:43pm On Jul 12, 2012 |
In ebonyi we have.Okpoto,izzaa,ohofia,izzi,ikwo.Etc |
Re: The 250+ Tribes/ethnic Groups In Nigeria by Biggyd2: 8:46pm On Jul 12, 2012 |
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