The Amuda people, also known as the Idzem people, are a subgroup of the Orring ethnolinguistic group in the southeastern

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state of

Ebonyi Abakaliki is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It's headquarters are in the town of Nkaliki. It has an area of 443 km and a population of 126,837 based on the census conducted i2006. Thehe postal code A postal code (a ...

. It includes four major clans: Ojolokpa, Buolung, Buora and Anmosho.Linda Lhinelo Nkamigbo: ''Lexicostratigraphy: tracing geographical location and linguistic change in Koring''. In: ''Ogirisi: A New Journal of African Studies'', vol 9, 2012 The Amuda people are found predominantly in the

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Language

The Amuda people speak

Korring Orring (Korring) is an Upper Cross River language spoken by the Oring people in Nigeria. Related dialects Dialects are classified under a particular community. Dialects are named by prefixing the community name with the letter K. Eteji (Ntezi ...

Distribution

The Amuda people are located predominantly in Ezza North Local Government Area.
List of towns in Ezza North LGA, Ebonyi
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Ntezi Ntezi is located in the eastern outskirt of Ishielu LGA of Ebonyi State in Nigeria. Ntezi is pronounced ''Eh-teh-ji'' ''(Eteji)'' by the natives, and belongs to the ''Orring,'' Oring or ''Orri'' People. The dialect of Ntezi is ''K'eteji'' with the ...

(Amuda Ntezi).

History

The Amuda people like other Orring sub-ethnic groups in Ebonyi State, such as the Eteji, Lame, Okpolo and Uffiom), they are a sub

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group. They are the first settlers of Abakaliki prior to the coming of other igbiod sub ethnic groups, such as the Ezza, Izzi, Ikwo, Ngbo, and the others. Orring people are also found in Ukelle in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River state, and in Ufia of Ado LGA of Benue state, in which two of these K'orring speaking groups live in their common settlement prior to the present developments of history.

Culture

Traditional ceremonies and festivals include Mukpushi (traditional marriage), Ugbuduogu, which marks the end of planting season, and Etukpa (new yam festival).

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, working with the Ebonyi State National Orientation Agency, helps raise awareness of safe practices for healthy living.UNICEF: Awareness on Safe Practices for Healthy Living
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References

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