In Rivers state we have two important tribes which is not mention....Take note of Kalabari and ikweerre

fratermathy:


In that same wiki link you posted, you forgot to read this:

If you can read that was before

When oba died no market was close in Esan and nobody shaved their heads either. That was how you were trying to be Efiks than Efik the other day.You act like Urbhobos are one of the major tribe and they are still Edoid anyway.

I laugh in Ikwerre, clowns, no serious linguist and anthropologist will classify ikwerre as an ethnic group, only the divide and rule oil addicts government of nigeria

Lordmykel:
i rep EFIK -cross river

. The tribe is also found in Akwa Ibom State. He forgot to add Efut too to the list.

airsaylongcon:


Will Ọza not be categorised as Yorùbá?

Oza is not Yoruba and it is in Delta state

shizzy7:
GERA - gerrarahiamehn
BOKO - Boko haram
CHIP - Plantain or potato chips?
WAKA - waka for you too


There are some posh names there like lala, pero, miya, mambilla, chama, pilla, Kenton----------....these names doesn't befit those places because they are UGLY except mambilla plateau....

you in plateau?

martha89:
bye you refused to learn and focus on your urbhobos and mind your business since you dont want to learn. How are you going to tell me about my tribe. I am from Irrua and my king have never have to go the Benin's for anything. The urbhobos have no king and all they have is a dukes

Fine, since you are adamant, I will teach you about your people.

Irrua is one of the 35 semi-autonomous kingdoms that make up Esanland. The people of Irrua are ruled over by a Duke (Enogie) who is historically subservient to the Oba of Benin in precolonial times when Benin was an empire. With the rise of colonialism and independence, kings got ceremonial roles and their true power was removed. The then Western House of Chiefs required every kingdom to elect a monarch in other to be represented. This prompted the rise of Enogies and Odionwerres as kings like you see them to be. However, what you dont know is that all of them are second class chiefs which are subservient to the first class Oba of Benin! They are also subject to his confirmation and approval. This is usually done before the coronation. After the coronation, they maintain their independence. This approval is only a ritualistic function and nothing else. In Irrua, Uromi, Ekpoma, Igueben, etc, it is the same!


Meanwhile you turned this intellectual encounter into a tribal feud by making unverifiable assertions about my people. Urhobos have "Ovies" which means First, Ruler, etc, depending on context. Our Ovies are mostly rotational and based on gerontocracy with a few hereditary monarchs here and there. Our kings have no binding ties with the Oba other than the fact that we know he is the Oba of "Aka" (Oba r'Aka)! In any case, no offence is taken. Better learn more about your people and accept my brief lesson lest I teach you more

No 237 is not correctly spelt, d correct spelling is Limoro not Limono thank u.

Dis list no sweet me o....y dem go my tribe put my tribe (Kadara) for Taraba..wen na Kaduna..n Niger we dey...

YonkijiSappo:


you are just a very dumb bimbo.
There is Egbema Ijaw tribe in Delta and Bayelsa.
You Ibos can be so irritating ...jeez!

What an uncouth behavior you are exhibiting here. Smh.
You jumped in without knowing the genesis of what is being discussed.
Is there any Egbema ijaw in River state . No...emphatic NO.
We are talking about Rivers and you drag Delta and Bayelsa in. Igbo virus is really burrowing deep into your skin.
Try to determine the basis of argument before jumping cos you look so stu.pid now.

This is your beloved Egbema Ijaw...eat it and drink it.
e Egbema tribe of the Ijaw people lives to the west of the Benin River in northern Delta State, Nigeria. The town of Ofiniama is the seat of the Egbema.

The Egbema have a strong Ijaw cultural identity, despite their location on the western fringe of Ijawland. The clan traces its origins to several migrations from the Mein, Iduwini, and Ekeremor tribes over the past few hundred years.

martha89:
When oba died no market was close in Esan and nobody shaved their heads either. That was how you were trying to be Efiks than Efik the other day.You act like Urbhobos are one of the major tribe and they are still Edoid anyway.

Esans are NOT Binis and I see no reason why they should observe the death of the Oba! My point of departure is simple: the Enogies and Odions of Esanland are subservient to the Oba of Benin in classification and hegemonic influence and this cannot be denied as much as Urhobos cannot deny their Edoness!!!

I dont see the relationship between our current piece of discourse and your extratextual reference to Efik! I am not an Efik person.


Urhobos are not a major tribe and yes, they are Edoid. But I bet you dont even know the implication of being a member of the Edoid linguistic family. Maybe you think being Edoid translates to being Edos!


I am an avid cultural explorer and trust me, you have a whole lot to learn today if you proceed with your obviated logic.

Osyabj:
Indigenous Igbo Populations are found in Edo (Igbanke), Beyalsa, Rivers, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Kogi, Benue, Anambra, Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia. Basically there are indigenous Igbo populations in every SS and SE state!!!

I can feel the arrogance you exuding from every pore of your body.

But calm your tits my broda.

I'm of the Bette tribe, Obudu to be precise.
And I can authoritatively say that that the is not a single igbo tribe in Cross River State.

We know u guys have refugee spirit of wandering about. Pls stop insulting ur host.


I tot u guys wer d lost tribe of Jews, cant you guys can just go back to isreal ??
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Tnks

Rexhenrex:
you in plateau?

NO...

Mambilla plateau = Taraba state... I want to build my villa there.

Op u try, but Efut meeds to be included in the list. They are found mostly in calabar south, odukpani, Akpabuyo LGAs of Cross River state. Efik is also found in Akwa Ibom State but not as much as the majority in Cross River State.

The list I North inclined. Ijaw alone has Several sub groups non of them mentioned meanwhile every Northern dialect was highlighted.

Chartey:




http://answersafrica.com/nigerian-tribes.html

fratermathy:


Fine, since you are adamant, I will teach you about your people.

Irrua is one of the 35 semi-autonomous kingdoms that make up Esanland. The people of Irrua are ruled over by a Duke (Enogie) who is historically subservient to the Oba of Benin in precolonial times when Benin was an empire. With the rise of colonialism and independence, kings got ceremonial roles and their true power was removed. The then Western House of Chiefs required every kingdom to elect a monarch in other to be represented. This prompted the rise of Enogies and Odionwerres as kings like you see them to be. However, what you dont know is that all of them are second class chiefs which are subservient to the first class Oba of Benin! They are also subject to his confirmation and approval. This is usually done before the coronation. After the coronation, they maintain their independence. This approval is only a ritualistic function and nothing else. In Irrua, Uromi, Ekpoma, Igueben, etc, it is the same!


Meanwhile you turned this intellectual encounter into a tribal feud by making unverifiable assertions about my people. Urhobos have "Ovies" which means First, Ruler, etc, depending on context. Our Ovies are mostly rotational and based on gerontocracy with a few hereditary monarchs here and there. Our kings have no binding ties with the Oba other than we know he is the Oba of "Aka"! In any case, no offence is taken. Better learn more about your people and accept my brief lesson lest I teach you more

You are not Esan and I don't need to learn anything from you. I speak the language and if I want to learn anything Esan or Irrua i will go and read Esan books or anything by an Esan son Dr Okojie of Irrua.

Omo where Kagoma dey na? Abi u wan mek Late Gov. Patrick Yakowa vex with you for where him dey? Abeg include am sharp sharp. #I_rep_k10.

martha89:
When oba died no market was close in Esan and nobody shaved their heads either. That was how you were trying to be Efiks than Efik the other day.You act like Urbhobos are one of the major tribe and they are still Edoid anyway.

Mind you, this is how it is spelt: URHOBO and not that blunder you have been committing.

whirlwind7:
Fulani is not in the list, so how come they are one of the major tribes in the north?
Did you omit it?

Bubu will not be happy about this.

They are libyans...shey u don forget

martha89:
You are not Esan and I don't need to learn anything from you. I speak the language and if I want to learn anything Esan or Irrua i will go and read Esan books or anything by an Esan son Dr Okojie of Irrua.

I do not need to be an Esan to know Esan even more than Esan scholars! It is all about an application of the mind.


Please read up more about your people. It is truly worrisome when all we know about our tribe is what we hear or what we have grown accustomed to. There are many academic books on Esan culture, language and literature that you'd find scintillating. I'll give you a reading list if you are interested.

By the way, avoid using Wikipedia for any authentic enquiry! Anyone can add anything there.

fratermathy:


Esans are NOT Binis and I see no reason why they should observe the death of the Oba! My point of departure is simple: the Enogies and Odions of Esanland are subservient to the Oba of Benin in classification and hegemonic influence and this cannot be denied as much as Urhobos cannot deny their Edoness!!!

I dont see the relationship between our current piece of discourse and your extratextual reference to Efik! I am not an Efik person.


Urhobos are not a major tribe and yes, they are Edoid. But I bet you dont even know the implication of being a member of the Edoid linguistic family. Maybe you think being Edoid translates to being Edos!


I am an avid cultural explorer and trust me, you have a whole lot to learn today if you proceed with your obviated logic.

lol I know the difference between Edoid but you are the one trying to make Esan with five local government Benin. Urbhobos are just in a different state that all.My point two ethnic groups with Benin connection in the past but they are still Edoid.

martha89:
lol I know the difference between Edoid but you are the one trying to make Esan with five local government Benin. Urbhobos are just in a different state that all.My point two ethnic groups with Benin connection in the past but they are still Edoid.

Yea... One thing has made all the difference. URHOBO WAS NEVER UNDER THE BENIN EMPIRE LIKE ESAN! Draw the logic from there.

fratermathy:


I do not need to be an Esan to know Esan even more than Esan scholars! It is all about an application of the mind.


Please read up more about your people. It is truly worrisome when all we know about our tribe is what we hear or what we have grown accustomed to. There are many academic books on Esan culture, language and literature that you'd find scintillating. I'll give you a reading list if you are interested.

By the way, avoid using Wikipedia for any authentic enquiry! Anyone can add anything there.

OK dude I know Urbhobo more than you then. I will take Esan scholars more than a non native any day and any time.

Why lump the SW people as just one ethnic group..... Yoruba.But u detailed the other groups. You didn't complete the work.

fratermathy:


Yea... One thing has made all the difference. URHOBO WAS NEVER UNDER THE BENIN EMPIRE LIKE ESAN! Draw the logic from there.

Urhobos was till they migrated. Dude they didnt fall from mars before they migrated they were under the Benin kingdom. Esan is not under anyone they migrated just like other Edoid group.

DRCIC:
@Op nice job, but the list is incomplete. More so number 138, Gokana n khana are local government areas in Rivers State not tribes, they are the Ogonis.
Ogoni comprises of 3 local government areas, the 2 mentioned above and Tai LGA.
Ikwerre, the biggest tribe in Rivers State is omitted.

. Why do you exclude Eleme? Is it not part of ogoni too?

Op u try but I which I no see my tribe (okpameri) edo state, I 4 tear d list. Nice one

Number 251.

Cocolav, I have forgotten yours.

martha89:
OK dude I know Urbhobo more than you then. I will take Esan scholars more than a non native any day and any time.

It is highly possible for you to know Urhobo more than me. There are Urhobo students and lecturers in DELSU and COEWarri who are not even Urhobos and they have published academic articles, books and chapters in books on Urhobo studies. I have no bias against them and I read their works to learn about my people. There is no shame in that.


Let me tell you something that you should carry on in life; THERE IS NO PRIDE IN ACADEMICS!!! No one knows everything so you have to be humble to learn and that has been my problem with you today! Calm down and learn if you dont know it. My knowledge of Esan didn't fall from the skies one day. I learnt it because I wanted to!!!

You've challenged me to even write a thread on Esan people. I'll mention you for you to learn more...

op..... you didn't mention a tribe called "ekpeye" in rivers. I av only seen one girl from that tribe. She was beautiful but was too desperate to become my girlfriend. I loved her though but she always felt I have other girls even when I don't and so, we had a falling out before I made a move. Please, add them to your list on another occasion. Thanks

fratermathy:


Okpe kingdom is one of the highly revered and respected kingdom in Urhobo land. The Orodje of Okpe is a First Class monarch and one of the most influential monarchs in Delta State. Okpe people speak a distinct dialect of Urhobo that has striking similarities to Isoko. Their dialect is almost unintelligible to other Urhobo speakers but the average Okpe man can speak and understand central Agbarho Urhobo. Okpe kingdom encompasses Orerokpe, the traditional headquarters, through Amukpe and Aghalokpe, to Sapele, the commercial city of Okpe kingdom! Other major towns include Okuokoko and Osubi which are in the Warri Metropolis, Oha, Okuodiete, etc.

Ask me what you want to know about Okpe people if you are interested

. Are from Okpe kingdom?

That is because okpe is not a tribe. What language do you speak - urhobo, no??

donsteady:
Your list is not complete without my tribe.
Please include Okpe.... Delta state

Click like if you are from Okpe Kingdom let's see how many okpe we have here