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Akpa Language
Akpa (Akweya) is an Idomoid language spoken in Ohimini and Oturkpo LGAs, Benue State Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in 2006 census. The state was created in 1976 among the 7 states created at that time.The state derives its name from the Benue River which is th ..., central Nigeria. References Idomoid languages {{VoltaNiger-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benue State
Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in 2006 census. The state was created in 1976 among the 7 states created at that time.The state derives its name from the Benue River which is the second largest river in Nigeria. The state borders Nasarawa State to the North; Taraba State to the East; Kogi State to the West; Enugu State to the South-West; Ebonyi and Cross-Rivers States to the South; and has an international border with Cameroon to the South-East. It is inhabited predominantly by the Tiv, Idoma and Igede. Minority ethnic groups in Benue are Etulo, Igbo, Jukunpeoples etc. Its capital is Makurdi. Benue is a rich agricultural region; popularly grown crops include: oranges, mangoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, soya bean, guinea corn, flax, yams, sesame, rice, groundnuts, and Palm Tree. Benue State as it exists today is a surviving legacy of an administrative entity that was carved out of the protectorate of no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idomoid Languages
The Idomoid languages are spoken primarily in Benue State of east-central Nigeria and surrounding regions. Idoma itself is an official language spoken by nearly four million people including the subgroups of Igede, Uffia, Otukpo, and Orokam. Languages * Yace (Akpa) *Etulo–Idoma ** Etulo **Idoma: Idoma, Igede, Agatu, Alago, Yala ''Ethnologue'' includes Eloyi, though that assignment is outdated as Blench (2007)Blench, Roger. 2007The Eloyi language of Central Nigeria and its affinities considers Eloyi to be a divergent Plateau language The forty or so Plateau languages are a tentative group of Benue–Congo languages spoken by 15 million people on the Jos Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Nasarawa State and in adjacent areas in central Nigeria. Berom and Eggon have the most speakers ... that has undergone Idomoid influence, rather than vice versa. ''Ethnologue'' also calls the non-Yace branch "Akweya", despite the fact that Yace are also called "Akweya". Names and location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idomoid Language
The Idomoid languages are spoken primarily in Benue State of east-central Nigeria and surrounding regions. Idoma itself is an official language spoken by nearly four million people including the subgroups of Igede, Uffia, Otukpo, and Orokam. Languages * Yace (Akpa) *Etulo–Idoma ** Etulo **Idoma: Idoma, Igede, Agatu, Alago, Yala ''Ethnologue'' includes Eloyi, though that assignment is outdated as Blench (2007)Blench, Roger. 2007The Eloyi language of Central Nigeria and its affinities considers Eloyi to be a divergent Plateau language The forty or so Plateau languages are a tentative group of Benue–Congo languages spoken by 15 million people on the Jos Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Nasarawa State and in adjacent areas in central Nigeria. Berom and Eggon have the most speakers. ... that has undergone Idomoid influence, rather than vice versa. ''Ethnologue'' also calls the non-Yace branch "Akweya", despite the fact that Yace are also called "Akweya". Names and location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohimini
Ohimini is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Idekpa-Okpiko.Ohimini was created out of the present Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Major districts under the Ohimini local government are Onyagede which share boundary with Kogi state has the following villages, Amoke, Enumona, Ogodu, Awume, Ikpoke, Ogoli, Ogande, Ugofu, Ipolabakpa, Umonomi and Iyaya, Okpiko, Agadagba, Oglewu and Idekpa the capital. It has an area of 632 km² and a population of 71,482 at the 2006 census. Historical background Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria, was created in December 1996 by the military regime of General Sani Abacha from the old Otukpo Local Government of Idomaland along with four other local government councils (LGCs) in the state. These LGCs are Agatu, Obi, Logo and Tarka. The Local Government derived its name “Ohimini” from River Ohimini, the largest river in the council, cutting across the entire loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oturkpo
Otukpo is a town in Benue State, Nigeria located in the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria. It is also the eponymous name of a subgroup of the Idoma people. Otukpo is the headquarters of the Otukpo Local Government Area. It was the headquarters of the former Idoma Province, and remains an important town in Idomaland, an area mainly populated by the Idoma speaking people, though with numerous local dialects spoken in the diverse reaches of Idoma land. Otukpo Idoma language is the umbrella lingua. Otukpo is the seat of the Och' Idoma, the Paramount Ruler Idoma of the Idoma Nation. The Present Traditional Ruler of Idoma is His Royal Majesty Ogbodo John Elaigwu. Though his legitimacy as Och Idoma is been questioned by large Section of the Idoma Elites, Traditional District Heads, and Youth. As at the time of publication the case is sai to be in court. Elaigwu Ogbodo was a card carring member of thPDPand a close ally with the Deputy Governorship candidate and Chairman John Ngbede. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
