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Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Poly87(m): 8:36pm On May 31, 2016 |
Where did you get your list from? Cos some of those languages in Taraba, am just hearing them for the first time. |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Nobody: 8:38pm On May 31, 2016 |
Urhobos are still in Bayelsa State too. 3 Likes |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Obas101(m): 8:39pm On May 31, 2016 |
Ebira not igbirra.. Dats yorubas way of pronouncing it.. We no dey g as support for our language |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Obas101(m): 8:39pm On May 31, 2016 |
Ebira not igbirra.. Dats yorubas way of pronouncing it.. We no dey use g as support for our language |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Dollyak(f): 8:39pm On May 31, 2016 |
It will be nice to know the real population of respective tribes. |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by abbeyty(m): 8:43pm On May 31, 2016 |
cole265: That means Yoruba tribe shouldn't be on the list then,meaning Yoruba is going to split into different entities...if you are asking for ijesha, ibarapa,what of owo, ondo Ekiti etc 1 Like |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Kirigidi(m): 8:43pm On May 31, 2016 |
Adaure4ever:My sista, dat is d advantage d Ijaws ar enjoyin today now; bin regarded as d 4th largest ethnic group in Nigeria. Do u knw dat d Ijaw nation is not one language but a conglomerate of diffrnt small tribes/lanuages (e.g. Epie, Atisa, Ogba, Izon, Nembe, Andoni, Kalabari, etc) but united by common envt, history, nd d need for collectiv survival. D close similarities in languages bin enjoyd among d Edoid tribes (e.g. Bini, Urhobo, Ishan, Isoko, Etsako, Owan, Afemai, etc) does not even exist among d tribes which call themselvs Ijaw! So there is really for d Edo race to unite nd b a one big people! |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by clems88(m): 8:43pm On May 31, 2016 |
shizzy7:e.g BURA |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by felsunseg(m): 8:44pm On May 31, 2016 |
owe and Oworo no longer in kwara only its also in Kogi state o. |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Nobody: 8:45pm On May 31, 2016 |
Macelliot: The 3 ethnic nationalities in Bayelsa State are the Izons( majority),the Urhobos and Isokos who are both minorities. The Epie people speak a distinct dialect of the Izon language.So,I don't think they are a stand-out tribe on their own.Except it is a new development. 1 Like |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by emerged01(m): 8:48pm On May 31, 2016 |
Skmoda360: Tell me tribes I can find in Ondo. |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by skondo09(m): 8:48pm On May 31, 2016 |
Great job.. . But Yoruba tribes are not properly broken, you just joined every tribe together under the language . I can help with some Ijesha - osun state Ijebu - ogun Egba - ogun Igbomina - kwara Ekiti - ekiti, kwara Ilaje - ondo Ibolo - kwara (offa) Few among others. 1 Like |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Nobody: 8:48pm On May 31, 2016 |
Kirigidi: I met an Epie guy who told me that they migrated from Benin Kingdom. 1 Like |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by chaberry(m): 8:51pm On May 31, 2016 |
kopite:And did we appoint you to speak our our behave? If we're in anyway bothered about the list we are definitely gonna let you and your fellow monsters(divide and rule) know 1 Like |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Nobody: 8:53pm On May 31, 2016 |
Dething: There is an Ijaw community in Edo State. |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by fratermathy(m): 8:53pm On May 31, 2016 |
airsaylongcon: Even Isoko, a language that has its own ethnic nationality status is only a subgroup of Urhobo like Okpe. Most of these so called "tribes" here can be merged with their macro ethnic nationalities and the list will be reduced. If the Op intends to post tribes like this, s/he may as well post all of them including Agbon, Uvwie, Erowa, Agbarho, etc, in Delta State. The list would be endless! 4 Likes |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by DobleO7: 8:55pm On May 31, 2016 |
No 45 |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by fratermathy(m): 8:56pm On May 31, 2016 |
Pprovost: Itsekiri is a Yoruboid ethnic group but they are not Yorubas! This is what most of us fail to differentiate. Itsekiri language has roots in Yoruba but over time, their geographical in-contiguity, other cultures they came across as well as their environment, changed their language and world view and made it distinct from Yoruba. In so doing, they earned the right of being a different language from Yoruba even though they cannot deny the Yoruboid nature of their language. |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by teemonk(m): 8:57pm On May 31, 2016 |
Great Job but I stand to correct the following Kadara is found in Kaduna and Niger also, Kajuru is not a tribe but village/LGA in Kaduna that harbors the Kadara people. Kafanchan is also not a tribe but a town. I stand corrected by anyone that has a different opinion but mind you, I'm Kadara by and Kajuru is my LGAbefore my own village and we are all Adara from there. Thanks anyway for the great research done. |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by linearity: 9:00pm On May 31, 2016 |
donsteady: Okpe is not a tribe, it is part of the Isoko tribe. |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by fratermathy(m): 9:03pm On May 31, 2016 |
airsaylongcon: Many of these so-called majority ethnic groups are always quick in grabbing minority groups as part of their ethnic nationality due to similarities without realising that languages may be similar but world view is ultimately what determines culture and an ethnic nationality. In the case of Itsekiri, their world view has no semblance whatsoever with Yoruba. Infact, they have more with Edo than any Yoruba group. The only basis for adding Delta to his list may be the migrant group in Aniocha known as Olukumi. They are not aboriginals of Delta and when they came, they met a people there and integrated. They have also largely been acculturated into Anioshimili ethnicity and this makes them bilinguals. Beyond this, they speak a proto-Yoruboid language which many modern Yoruba speakers may have difficulty hearing. All these show that they cannot truly claim Delta as theirs but only as their place of abode. 1 Like |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by donsteady(m): 9:04pm On May 31, 2016 |
linearity:Noted. Thanks |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by fratermathy(m): 9:07pm On May 31, 2016 |
linearity: donsteady:You are utterly misinformed. Okpe is a kingdom in URHOBO. However, there is another Isoko kingdom known as Okpe-Isoko. Isoko people are quick to claim Okpe as theirs due to the linguistic similarities. However, we all know that Isoko, Uvwie, Okpe, Erowa, etc, are all "culturally" Urhobos and this is the basis for my claim. Other than the above, Okpe is listed as an Urhobo dialect everywhere as gazetted by Nigeria! 1 Like |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by similialayi(m): 9:07pm On May 31, 2016 |
Opobo/nkoro, rivers |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Greenback: 9:08pm On May 31, 2016 |
Proudly 52 and 112.. Only sad as moi gonna soon require visa to go check vickyrotex out @lokoja....so vickkie is a northerner! |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by YourNemesis: 9:08pm On May 31, 2016 |
Adaure4ever: The list is just poo. But you know there are two Egbemas, one is an Igbo tribe, the other one is Egbema Ijaw grup. 1 Like |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Cutezt(m): 9:12pm On May 31, 2016 |
Rubbish List, Which Day Egon Turn Plateau? Which Tribe Be Afo For Plateau? You Did Not Even Include The Major Tribe (Berom)In Plateau State |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by donsteady(m): 9:15pm On May 31, 2016 |
fratermathy:Thanks bro, the trust is, I don't know anything about my kingdom. I can't even speak |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by fratermathy(m): 9:15pm On May 31, 2016 |
Adaure4ever: Kirigidi: Urhobo is Edoid no doubts but your postulation on coming together with Bini and Esan may not work for various reasons. For one, these languages, apart from Urhobo and Isoko, are mutually unintelligible in EVERY WAY. We don't greet the same way, we dont share similar words, we dont have similar sentence structures, etc These languages, apart from Urhobo and Isoko, are culturally divergent. Esan and Bini subscribe to the Oba of Benin while Urhobo and Isoko only recognise his power but do not subscribe to him in any way. Culturally, as well, we dont have the same beliefs, common folklore, common modes of dressing, common religions, etc. So, like I said, it would be like lumping in the tower of babel populace and forcing them to be one if Urhobo, Esan and Bini are to become one. However, Urhobo and Isoko can do this due to their striking similarity in language and cultural homogeneity. In this regards, I always argue that Urhobo and Isoko, rather than divide and become minorities, with Isoko being a micro-minority, should harmonise themselves and gazette their harmony so that they can become a formidable force in the South-South! My 2kobo! 3 Likes |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by JoBabs(m): 9:16pm On May 31, 2016 |
whirlwind7: Fulani was included na, na pulani he write ni |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by fratermathy(m): 9:19pm On May 31, 2016 |
DBriteLitehouse: Very correct. Urhobos occupy about 3 towns in Sagbama local government area of which the most prominent being Ofoni. Urhobos also occupy borderline communities in Edo State. This is apart from the migrant Urhobos in Okitipupa, Ore, Sagamu and Ajegunle. 1 Like |
Re: List Of Nigerian Tribes And The States Where They Live. by Chukazu: 9:19pm On May 31, 2016 |
amazing country. this is the "real rainbow nation" such awesome diversity. and to think that some people are so boring, they to always insist on marrying from their own, when they can enjoy the beauty of diversity in marriage |
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