- The
Edoid languages are a few
dozen languages spoken in
Southern Nigeria,
predominantly in the
former Bendel State. The name
Edoid derives from its most...
- The Edo people, also
referred to as the
Benin people, are an
Edoid-speaking
ethnic group. They are
prominently native to
seven southern local government...
- and
Akoko were once
linked as the
Defoid branch, but more
recently they,
Edoid, and
Igboid have been
suggested to be
primary branches of an as-yet unnamed...
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Urhobo is a South-Western
Edoid language spoken by the
Urhobo people of
southern Nigeria. It is from the
Delta and
Bayelsa States.
Urhobo has a rather...
- in
Delta State and Ondo
State and in
other parts of Nigeria. Edo is an
Edoid language. This
languages are also
spoken in
Rivers State and
Bayelsa State...
-
Urhobo and Uvwie,
alongside Eruwa and Isoko, make up the five
Southwestern Edoid languages of the Benue-Congo group.
Quoting Johnstone (1993), Ethnologue...
- or Isebe. The
people of
Ihievbe speak the
Ihievbe language, a
dialect of
Edoid as the
native language, and
English as the
common language.
Ihievbe are...
-
Ghotuo (also Otwa, Otuo) is a
North Central Edoid language spoken in Edo State,
mostly in the Owan and Akoko-Edo
areas of Edo state, Nigeria.
Ghotuo nouns...
- Esan people, or Esans, are an
Edoid-speaking
ethnic group who
share a
common culture and the Esan language. The Esan are
traditionally known to be agriculturalists...
-
traditional ruler and the
custodian of the
culture of the Edo
people and all
Edoid people. The then
Kingdom of
Benin (not to be
confused with the modern-day...
