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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Raydos: 8:06pm On May 28, 2020
The total number of Yoruba in Brazil is 80million, which means there are more Yoruba living in Brazil than Nigeria sef!

The number of Yoruba living in Brazil alone is more than all Igbos both home and abroad!!


I haven't even mentioned Benin republic, Cuba, Liberia, Togo and some other African countries oooo!

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Daddysidhan: 8:14pm On May 28, 2020
Bendeco2020:



Another tribal illiterate dictated




let me tell you the truth, most countries outside Africa don't know about any other tribe in Nigeria apart from Igbo. Idiotic Omo Igbo you said illeterate was typo' so what's dictated



If u travel to any nation the first question their citizen will ask u when you tell them that u're from Nigeria is "Are you Igbo?"


Most foreigners have not come across Yoruba man. They are only aware of Igbos.
illeterate was a typo abi what about dictated or detected

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Bendeco2020: 8:15pm On May 28, 2020
Raydos:
The total number of Yoruba in Brazil is 80million, which means there are more Yoruba living in Brazil than Nigeria sef!

The number of Yoruba living in Brazil alone is more than all Igbos both home and abroad!!


I haven't even mentioned Benin republic, Cuba, Liberia, Togo and some other African countries oooo!

For you to believe this confirmed the illiterate I called you.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Sammy07: 8:17pm On May 28, 2020
Bendeco2020:


For you to believe this confirmed the illiterate I called you.

Ode ni bobo yi se, oponu ayerada ni ọ

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Nobody: 8:18pm On May 28, 2020
We keep bursting igboes lies

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Nobody: 8:18pm On May 28, 2020
Sammy07:

Ode ni bobo yi se, oponu ayerada ni o

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Nobody: 8:19pm On May 28, 2020
Igboes see oo

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Nobody: 8:19pm On May 28, 2020
Igboes and chest beating

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by BlackAdam55(m): 8:21pm On May 28, 2020
Nwanyiogwashi:
I just want to dash them 4m ,indigenous ijaw in bayelsa state is not more than 2.5 then add river, ondo,Delta and akwa ibom they're not more than 1.5m in total but ijaw always claim high numbers
You want to cry sore loser
Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Nobody: 8:21pm On May 28, 2020
Ctorch:
Africa is a blessed continent with a lot of creative minds from different ethnic groups. Legit.ng brings you list of the most populous ethnic groups in Africa.


Below is the list of 10 most populous ethnic groups in Africa courtesy of Africa Facts Zone

1. Hausa - 78 million

The Hausa has 78 million people in different countries.

2. Igbo - 45 million

With 45 million people, the Igbo is the second most populous ethnic group in Africa.

3. Yoruba - 44 million

Trailing the Igbo is the Yoruba tribe, which has 44 million people.

4. Oromo - 40 million

The Oromo has 40 million people.

5. Fulani - 35 million

The Fulani has 35 million ethnic group, making it the fifth most populous ethnic group in Africa.



6. Amhara - 20.2 million

The sixth most populous ethnic group in Africa is the Amhara.

7. Akan - 20 million

Akan is the seventh most populous ethnic group in Africa.

8. Somali - 20 million

Trailing the Akan is the Somali, which has 20 million people.

9. Hutu - 18.5 million

Number nine on the list is the Hutu, with 18.5 million people.

10. Ijaw - 15 million

The Ijaw is the tenth most populous ethnic group in Africa with 15 million people.

In other news, there are interesting facts about the Hausa tribe. The tribe is the largest ethnic group in Africa with 78 million people.

The Hausa language is the second most spoken indigenous language with 120 million speakers.

Those who speak the language can be found in Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Benin, Cameroon, Togo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Sudan, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Senegal, and The Gambia.



https://www.legit.ng/1333717-top-10-africas-populous-ethnic-groups-igbo-number-2.html?fbclid=IwAR2728OGJo6EojVO0jYjhnxRCdNfh3IQfs2miOMVlbQmgzGkg4iZiI4p13M

Metaphysical coman see our chest beaters fake list oooo ;dgringrin;d

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Sammy07: 8:21pm On May 28, 2020
[quote author=Nnamdipapakanu post=90063614][/quote]

The guy brain is flat.
Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by mexicocity: 8:25pm On May 28, 2020
How please, how do you come up with such data. So everybody line-up according to their tribe and you are counting.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by kolaaderin: 8:51pm On May 28, 2020
Bendeco2020:



It is clear that illiteracy is in your gene.... That's why u're not aware that Igbo's are more in number than yorubas outside Nigeria.


Tribal illiterate
IPOB research data.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by lexyking(m): 8:53pm On May 28, 2020
Bendeco2020:


Yorubas can also be found in foreign country but Igbos are far more than them in foreign countries.... Talking from experience. Maybe u have not traveled to any Asian or Europian country that's why it's hard for u to understand. The only European nation u can find Yorubas more than Igbo's is England.

Even in South and North American nations, Igbo's also outnumbered them by far.



Oga say what you can proof with statistical facts I beg, yes Igbos are definitely more than yorubas in Asian countries, but in north America and Europe with the exception of Germany and the eastern part of Europe where the economy is not that big there's no any other part of Europe that you don't find Yorubas and Igbos in good numbers.

As for north America, the two tribes are well represented so except if you're just being bias, there's nothing to prove that any of the two tribes have more numbers than the other.

This is my own first hand experience not hear say.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by pazienza(m): 8:58pm On May 28, 2020
lexyking:




Oga say what you can proof with statistics I beg, yes Igbos are definitely more than yorubas in Asian countries, but in north America and Europe with the exception of Germany and the eastern part of Europe where the economy is not that big there's no any other part of Europe that you don't find Yorubas and Igbos in good numbers.

As for north America, the two tribes are well represented so except if you're just being bias, there's nothing to prove that any of the two tribes have more numbers than the other.

This is my own first hand experience not hear say.


Actually there is.

All ethnic census conducted by British have always put Igbos more than Yorubas.

1921, 1931, 1952 census all had Igbos more than Yorubas

https://www.nairaland.com/5875972/1952-nigeria-ethnicity-census-resu

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by kolaaderin: 9:01pm On May 28, 2020
Bendeco2020:



Another tribal illiterate dictated




let me tell you the truth, most countries outside Africa don't know about any other tribe in Nigeria apart from Igbo.



If u travel to any nation the first question their citizen will ask u when you tell them that u're from Nigeria is "Are you Igbo?"


Most foreigners have not come across Yoruba man. They are only aware of Igbos.
Sure now, they must first ask to know how to deal with the fraud coming their way. You people just pull out statistics based on selfish assumption. You have no concluded intellectual research to prove that junk of a statement you typed up there.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by lexyking(m): 9:03pm On May 28, 2020
Bendeco2020:



Another tribal illiterate dictated




let me tell you the truth, most countries outside Africa don't know about any other tribe in Nigeria apart from Igbo.



If u travel to any nation the first question their citizen will ask u when you tell them that u're from Nigeria is "Are you Igbo?".

Most foreigners have not come across Yoruba man. They are only aware of Igbos.



This guy quite with all this your lies abeg, how many countries have you visited? I don't mean to brag but I've traveled and explored many continents save south America, and no one have asked me this your awkward question.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Iamgrey5(m): 9:04pm On May 28, 2020
pazienza:


Actually there is.

All ethnic census conducted by British have always put Igbos more than Yorubas.

1921, 1931, 1952 census all had Igbos more than Yorubas

https://www.nairaland.com/5875972/1952-nigeria-ethnicity-census-resu
I hope you know that in 1952 Yorubas in Benin and Togo were not counted with the Nigerian population?

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by pazienza(m): 9:06pm On May 28, 2020
Iamgrey5:
I hope you know that in 1952 Yorubas in Benin and Togo were not counted with the Nigerian population?

There are no indigenous Yorubas in Togo.
The Yorubas in Benin wouldn't have made up the deficit Yorubas had against Igbos in that census in 1952.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by lexyking(m): 9:08pm On May 28, 2020
pazienza:


Actually there is.

All ethnic census conducted by British have always put Igbos more than Yorubas.

1921, 1931, 1952 census all had Igbos more than Yorubas

https://www.nairaland.com/5875972/1952-nigeria-ethnicity-census-resu



I responded to his claim that they are more Igbos than Yorubas in the diaspora.
Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by pazienza(m): 9:09pm On May 28, 2020
lexyking:




I responded to his claim that they are more Igbos than Yorubas in the diaspora.

Well, that would be hard to determine sha.
Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by kennysbst(m): 9:11pm On May 28, 2020
Nnamdipapakanu:
Igboes and chest beating


total finishing.


thanks to the OP cos i never knew YORUBA was even the most populous tribe in africa until i was forced to google it,and not even the most populous alone but as well the most richest tribe as well.


https://www.google.com/url?q=https://hadithi.africa/2019/09/03/here-are-5-of-the-most-popular-tribes-in-africa/&sa=U&ved=
2ahUKEwjjwM2HptfpAhXHGewKHQb6B5IQFnoECAYQBA&usg=AOvVaw3Keqb2OhlkRYXy5d4lm0Kr


https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/richest-tribes-in-africa/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiS993_ptfpAhXK16QKHRVcDiEQFjAPegQIDhAB&usg=AOvVaw2xQAxHWgoATDtpj19WntJD

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Iamgrey5(m): 9:14pm On May 28, 2020
pazienza:


There are no indigenous Yorubas in Togo.
The Yorubas in Benin wouldn't have made up the deficit Yorubas had against Igbos in that census in 1952.
There are indigenous Yorubas in Togo

https://punchng.com/in-togo-atakpame-keeps-yoruba-language-alive/


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_people

They are called Ana Ife

They have been in Togo since 17 century even before Egun moved to Badagry.

The Yorubas in Benin republic is third largest ethnic group in Benin republic and are currently close to 2 million.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by pazienza(m): 9:19pm On May 28, 2020
Iamgrey5:
There are indigenous Yoruba in Togo

https://punchng.com/in-togo-atakpame-keeps-yoruba-language-alive/


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_people

They are called Ana Ife

They have been in Togo since 17 century even before gun moved to Badagry

The Yorubas in Benin republic is third largest ethnic group in Benin republic and are currently close to 2 million.

Well the Igbos in Equatorial guinea will cancel them off.
Yorubas in Benin up to 2 million?
If they are assumed to be 2 million today, which I doubt, it means their population in 1952 would be like 285,000 in 1952.
Which would not be enough to make up the deficit Yorubas had on Igbos in 1952.
https:///Explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=13167

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by lexyking(m): 9:20pm On May 28, 2020
pazienza:


Well, that would be hard to determine sha.


My point exactly, the truth is that without any statistical database, no tribe can claim to have more population than the other.

Most of this figures that is being churned out are nothing but mere projections.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by pazienza(m): 9:22pm On May 28, 2020
lexyking:



My point exactly, the truth is that without any statistical database, no tribe can claim to have more population than the other.

Most of this figures that is being churned out are nothing but mere projections.

I disagree.
Official past figures show Igbos leading.
Until we get another officially accepted figures from a credible census.
I'm going to hold unto old figures. cool

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Anambra1stSon(m): 9:23pm On May 28, 2020
Popular ethnic group in what please All these mental case patients from Ibadan, popular in ritual cases, laziness or what

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Iamgrey5(m): 9:25pm On May 28, 2020
pazienza:


Well the Igbos in Equatorial guinea will cancel them off.
Yorubas in Benin up to 2 million?
If they are assumed to be 2 million today, which I doubt, it means their population in 1952 would be like 285,000 in 1952.
Which would not be enough to make up the deficit Yorubas had on Igbos in 1952.
Which igbos are in Equatorial guinea?

They went to Equatorial guinea after western civilization had come to Africa

In any case, the whole population of Equatorial guinea is not more than 1.2 million as at 2015.

PS: We have large numbers of Yorubas in Ivory coast, Ghana, Sierra lone, Liberia and Gambia.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Iamgrey5(m): 9:27pm On May 28, 2020
pazienza:


Well the Igbos in Equatorial guinea will cancel them off.
Yorubas in Benin up to 2 million?
If they are assumed to be 2 million today, which I doubt, it means their population in 1952 would be like 285,000 in 1952.
Which would not be enough to make up the deficit Yorubas had on Igbos in 1952.
https:///Explore/groupdetails.aspx?peid=13167

Also note that Fang are 80% of Equitorial Guinea 1.2 million population

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by pazienza(m): 9:27pm On May 28, 2020
Iamgrey5:
Which igbos are in Equatorial guinea?

They went to Equatorial guinea after western civilization had come to Africa

In any case, the whole population of Equatorial guinea is not more than 1.2 million as at 2015.

PS: We have large numbers of Yorubas in Ivory coast, Ghana, Sierra lone, Liberia and Gambia.


The Igbos in equatorial guinea like Yorubas in Togo are recognized as indigenous group.
They have been there long enough to earn indigenous status.

Igbos are in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, etc too.
Not only Yorubas.

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by Iamgrey5(m): 9:30pm On May 28, 2020
pazienza:


The Igbos in equatorial guinea like Yorubas in Togo are recognized as indigenous group.
They have been there long enough to earn indigenous status.

Igbos are in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, etc too.
Not only Yorubas.
Igbos in Equatorial Guinea only left Nigeria after 1960 to Equatorial Guinea.

Yorubas have been in Togo before there was a country named Togo

Yorubas are seen as indigenous people in Sierra Leone and Guinea


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oku_people_(Sierra_Leone)

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Re: Top 10 Africa's Most Populous Ethnic Groups. Yoruba is number 3 by MetaPhysical: 9:32pm On May 28, 2020
AhoadaRivers:


Igbo is found in large numbers all over the world mr yoruba man.

There is no country in the world where you don't find an Igbo man. We all know this.
Stop pushing it, propaganda days on your newspaper are over.

Immigrants are found everywhere.

They are talking about language. Even though you travel everywhere you actually help increase the spread of your host language, not yours.

Indigenesouly Igbo is only found in Nigeria. Your language is not dispersed across boundary lines.

Indigeneously the following are spread across West Africa and their languages are widespread.

Yoruba and Hausa languages colonized others.

Kanuri - Nigeria, Chad
Hausa - Nigeria, Niger, Benin
Bariba - Nigeria Benin
Yoruba - Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Sierra Leone.
Fulani - Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, Mali, Ghana, Guinea,

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