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Dis Guy
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I have read there are more than 250 tribes in nigeria, where they get the figure from i don't know
Igbo(Ibo)
Hausa
Yoruba
can you please list all the others cheers
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nosa101 (m)
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I really wish tribes were nonexistent
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mohadana
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ijaw-River state
Esan tribe- Edo state
Bin(Edo)-Edo state
Tiv-Benue State
itsekiri-Delta state
Idoma-Benue state
Nupe?
Isoko-Delta state.
more to come later.
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mohadana
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more ethnic groups of nigeria.
Ibibio-Akwa Ibom state
Efik-Cross River state
Akoko-edo-Edo state
Degema-River state
Estako{Auchi peers}-Edo state
Urhobo-Delta state
Kwale-Delta state
Bini(Edo}Edo state
Ahonda-Rivers state
kANURI-part northerners.
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laudate
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Igala - Kogi & Benue states
Igbirra - Kogi, Benue & Plateau area
Kalabari - Rivers
Bachama - Adamawa
Kataf - Kaduna state
Birom - Plateau
'Can't remember all the rest now.
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Dis Guy
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I really wish tribes were nonexistent
yea we all do, but they'll be nothing to whine about, nobody to blame  come on people! I bet we don't have upto 100 someone made it up |
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needeeg (m)
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Nupe, Niger state
Fulani, Adamawa st
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laudate
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Fulani people cut across other states o. They are also a minority tribe in Kwara, Sokoto, Maiduguri etc.
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uyai (f)
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oron ----- Akwa ibom
eket------Akwa ibom
annang----akwa ibom state
mbo---- akwa ibom state
ibibio----- Akwa ibom sate
ibeno-----Akwa ibom state
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mohadana
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all this in Akwa Ibom.
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laudate
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State Language(s) & Ethnic Groups
Abia Igbo & Ibibio
Adamawa Hausa, Fulfulde, Bachama, Mbula, Gude, Lunguda, Kanakuru, Yandand, Batta, Highi, Kilba, Bura, Yungur
Akwa-Ibom Ibibio, Annang, Oron, Mbe, Okobo, HuMbuno, Eket, Andoni (Obolo)
Anambra Igbo
Bauchi Hausa, Fulfulde,
Bayelsa Kolokuma (Izon)
Benue Tiv, Idoma, Igede
Borno Hausa, Kanuri, Fulfulde, Margi, Schwa, Babur
Cross River Efik, Ejagham, Bekwara
Delta Enuani, Ika, Ndokwa, Okpe, Urhobo, Isekiri, Isoko, Ijo, Delta Pidgin, Igbo
Ebonyi Igbo
Edo Edo (Bini), Esan, Esako, Okpameri, Owan
Ekiti Yoruba
Enugu Igbo
Gombe Hausa
Imo Igbo
Jigawa Hausa
Kaduna Hausa
Kano Hausa
Katsina Hausa
Kebbi Hausa, Fulfulde, (Zabaramanchi)
Kogi Yoruba, Ebira, Bassa, Igala, Igbira-Koto, Basankomo, (Kakanda, Oworo)
Kwara Yoruba, Nupe, Baruteen, (Hausa)
Lagos Yoruba, Egun
Nassarawa Hausa
Niger Hausa, Nupe, Gbagi, (Gwari), Kambari, Kamuku
Ogun Yoruba
Ondo Yoruba, Egberi (a dialect of Izon/Ijaw)
Osun Yoruba
Oyo Yoruba
Plateau Berom, Ngas, Tarok, Mwahavul, Goemai, Eggon, Borghan (Hausa) (Fulfulde in preaching)
Rivers Ikwere, Kalabari, Kana, Port Harcourt Pidgin (Special English)
Sokoto Hausa, Fulfulde
Taraba Hausa, Fulfulde, Mumuye, Junkun
Yobe Hausa, Fulfulde, Kanuri, Bolewa, Badenchi, Karikari
Zamfara Hausa
*Source*: Mutilingualism in Nigeria: The Example of Rivers State by Ethelbert E. Kari; Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Tokyo, Japan. A Paper Presented at the Seminar on Multilingual Situation and Related Local Cultures in Asia and Africa Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, 25 March, 2002
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Dis Guy
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wow thats a good list, but you will notice its still not upto the 250 everyone is bashing about. It's not even upto 100  |
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laudate
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Yeah, it isn't. I haven't come across an exhaustive list yet. I'm sure there must be a federal govt. document that contains more info. somewhere, but I haven't been able to lay my hands on it. Still searching, though. |
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omoge (f)
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the goma tribe is not there
am sure many others are not listed
Cheers.
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ow11 (m)
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It may actually get to 250 but i can only list those in RV state
Abua
Ahoada
Ikwerre
Etche
Ogba
Omoku
Engenni
Kalabari
Opobo
Ibani
Andoni
Okrika
ATaba
Ogoni
Eleme
15 in all
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pilas
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Rivers state self. |
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Dis Guy
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ow11
are those tribes or just villages?
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$$Rhino
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This is a good place to learn nigerian tribes, guys, please keep it coming.
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ow11 (m)
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ow11
are those tribes or just villages?
they are actually tribes with distinct languages albiet they only sometimes exist in one village. they are grouped coarsely into three but that doesnt do justice ( a la kalabari, khana and Ikwerre). the etche language sounds a lot like Igbo though |
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laudate
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ow11,
What's the difference between Omoku and Ogba? I thought the indigenes of Omoku were Ogba people? I also thought that Ibani meant the same thing as Bonny, and folks from that area were Kalabari people? Or is there a difference?
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ow11 (m)
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ow11,
What's the difference between Omoku and Ogba? I thought the indigenes of Omoku were Ogba people? I also thought that Ibani meant the same thing as Bonny, and folks from that area were Kalabari people? Or is there a difference?
Ibani is Bonny and I didnt put Ibani and Bonny together. I did do my reserach and Omoku people are actually ogba. its Odili's people that make up the 15th tribe. In a broad sense, some people say kalabari,Nkoro,opobo,andoni,ibani and okrika are eastern Ijaw but the languages and culture are different. |
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stranger12
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you need to visit this site http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=NGit is an ethnologue here is an extract Abanyom
[abm] 12,500 (1986). Cross River State, Ikom LGA, Abangkang the main village. Alternate names: Abanyum, Befun, Bofon, Mbofon. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Ekoid
Abon
[abo] 1,000 (1973 SIL). Taraba State, Sardauna LGA, Abong town, east of Baissa. Alternate names: Abong, Abõ, Ba'ban. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Tivoid.
Abua
[abn] 25,000 (1989 Faraclas). Rivers State, Degema and Ahoada LGAs. Alternate names: Abuan. Dialects: Central Abuan, Emughan, Otapha, Okpeden. The central dialect is understood by all others. Odual is the most closely related language. Lexical similarity 70% with Odual. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Delta Cross, Central Delta, Abua-Odual.
Abureni
[mgj] Bayelsa State, four towns: Brass LGA, Agrisaba (Obo-Emeke); Ogbia LGA, Idema; Nembe LGA, Okoroba; Ogbia LGA, Opume, which is politically part of Oloibiri. Alternate names: Mini. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Delta Cross, Central Delta.
Acipa, Eastern
[acp] 5,000 (1993). Niger State, Kontagora LGA; Kaduna State, Birnin Gwari LGA. Towns include Randeggi and Bobi. Alternate names: Acipanci, Achipa, Sagamuk. Dialects: Boroma (Taboroma). Lexical similarity 83% between Randeggi and Bobi; 52% with Shama; 47% to 50% with Kamuku; 42% to 44% with Hungworo; 15% to 20% with Western Acipa. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Western, Kamuku.
Acipa, Western
[awc] 20,000 (1995 CAPRO). Niger State, Kontagora LGA; Kebbi State, Sakaba LGA. Towns include Kumbashi, Kakihum, and Karisen. Alternate names: Acipanci, Achipa, Sagamuk. Dialects: Cep (Tochipo, Tacep, Western Acipanci). Morphological evidence suggests its affiliation with the Kamuku language cluster. Lexical similarity 89% to 95% among the dialects; 15% to 20% with Eastern Acipa; 18% with Hungworo; 16% to 17% with Shama; 15% to 17% with Kamuku. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Western, Kamuku.
Aduge
[adu] 1,904 (1992 Crozier and Blench). Anambra State, Oyi LGA. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Edoid, Northwestern.
Afade
[aal] 25,000 in Nigeria (1998 R. M. Blench). Population total all countries: 30,000. Borno State, Ngala LGA, 12 rather dense villages. Also spoken in Cameroon. Alternate names: Affade, Afadeh, Afada, Kotoko, Mogari. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, B, B.1, Kotoko Proper.
Agatu [agc] 70,000 (1987 UBS). Benue State, Otuko Divison, districts of Agatu, Ochekwu, and Adoka; Nasarawa State, Awe and Nasarawa LGAs. Alternate names: North Idoma, Ochekwu. Dialects: Member of the Idoma dialect cluster. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Idomoid, Akweya, Etulo-Idoma, Idoma
a lot would be extinct in the next 60 years and after that there would be less than 15 languages in nigeria |
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MP007 (m)
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yoruba
igbo
efiki
nupe
irobo
chi
kafa
isekiri
hausa
fulani
tapa
kanuri
ogoni
Kalabari
Opobo
Ibani
Andoni
Okriki
Abua
Ahoada
Ikwerre
Etche
Ogba
Omoku
Engenni
Egba
ATaba
Ogoni
Eleme
Ijebu
Yewa
Tiv,
Idoma
, Igede
Bolewa,
Badenchi,
Karikari
Fulfulde,
Mumuye,
Junkun
Esan,
Esako,
Okpameri,
Owan
Ibibio,
Annang,
Oron,
Mbe
, Okobo,
HuMbuno,
Eket,
Andoni (Obolo)
Efik,
Ejagham
, Bekwara
Tiv,
Idoma,
Igede
Enuani,
Ika,
Ndokwa,
Okpe,
Urhobo,
Isekiri,
Isoko,
Ijo,
Berom,
Ngas,
Tarok,
Mwahavul,
Goemai,
Eggon,
Borghan
Ijesa
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Ifygurl
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There are.
Actually it said there are MORE THAN 250 tribes in Nigeria. As for they still counting to determine the exact number which is so cool.
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grafikdon
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I don't think we have anything close to 250. Seems like somebody made this thing up for special effects. . . . I sure hope people are not counting clans and villages as ethnic groups  |
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skywalk
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I checked the site given above and its nt accurate. Am talking particularly about Kaduna State which i know, some of them are villages nd nt tribes, like numbers 190: kajuru, 224: manchok, 212: Kwaro. And some i hv never heard of before like, 308: Rumada, 309: Rumaya, 200: Kanufi, 207: Kiballo.
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grafikdon
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I checked the site given above and its nt accurate. Am talking particularly about Kaduna State which i know, some of them are villages nd nt tribes, like numbers 190: kajuru, 224: manchok, 212: Kwaro. And some i hv never heard of before like, 308: Rumada, 309: Rumaya, 200: Kanufi, 207: Kiballo.
That has been my suspicion. I honestly do not think we have anything close to 100 ethnic groups in the right sense of the word. Clans and villages don't count. |
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