Where can Ijaw people be found?
Niger Delta
Ijaw people (also known by the subgroups “Ijo” or “Izon”) are people in Niger Delta in Nigeria, Predominantly found in Bayelsa state, Delta State and Rivers State. They are also found in other Nigerian states like Ondo, Edo and Akwa Ibom.
Is Ijaw Yoruba?
The Ijaw are Yoruba relation and brothers. The 1st migration out of Otu-Ife (or Ile-Ife as it was later to be known) was led by Prince Ujo (alias Idekoseroake) mentioned in the ancestral tradition as being the first son of King Adumu .
How old is Ijaw?
What is known is that they have existed as a distinct language and ethnic group for upwards 5000 years. Their settlements in the Benin region, Lower Niger & Niger Delta were aboriginal (i.e. being the first) and by 500 BC they may have started inhabiting the Niger Delta.
Are Ijaw Igbos?
During a 1 September 2000 telephone interview the Secretary General of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) stated that the Ijaw people speak Ijaw (Ijo), but do not speak Igbo, not even as a second language. The only exception is in the Boni area of Rivers State where some Ijaw do speak Igbo as a second language.
Where did the Ijaw come from?
The Ijaws are a collection of people that are indigenous to the Niger Delta in Nigeria. And owing to the affinity they have with water, a good number of them are found as migrant fishermen in camps as far west as Sierra Leone and as far east as Gabon.
Which ethnic group is Ijaw?
The Ijaw (also known by the subgroups “Ijo” or “Izon”) are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of the Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Some are natives of Akwa Ibom, Edo and Ondo states also in Nigeria.
Is ogbia an Ijaw?
Ogbia is also the name of a subgroup of the Ijaw nation. The Ogbia people, speak the Ogbia language, a unique Ijaw dialect.
Where did the Ijaws come from?
What tribe is Bayelsa?
Bayelsa state Is predominantly Ijaw, with the Ijaw languages being widely spoken also Isoko and Urhobo spoke within their ancestral towns in the state. It is also the ancestral home of the Isoko people and the Urhobo people in the Sagbama local govt area.
What tribe is Ijaw?
How do you greet in Ijaw?
Kedu translates as ‘how are you?’ This is how to say hello in Ijaw language which is spoken in Bayelsa state. However, this greeting has several variations. You could say ‘Tobaroa’, ‘Nua’,’botei’, or ‘Ibasa’.
How do you greet elders in Ijaw?
This is how to say hello in Ijaw language which is spoken in Bayelsa state. However, this greeting has several variations. You could say ‘Tobaroa’, ‘Nua’,’botei’, or ‘Ibasa’. This is how the Kalabari say hello.
What are the Eastern Ijaw clans?
Other “Eastern” Ijaw clans are the Okrika, Ibani (the natives of Bonny, Finima, and Opobo) and Nkoroo. They are neighbours to the Kalabari people in present-day Rivers State, Nigeria.
What is the origin of the Ijaws?
Believed to be the descendants of the autochthonous people or ancient tribe of Africa known as the (H) ORU, the Ijaws were originally known by this name (ORU). At least it was what their immediate neighbours deemed them.
What is the occupation of Ijaw people in Nigeria?
Other main occupation are in the civil service of the Nigerian states of Bayelsa and Rivers where they are predominant. Extensive state-government sponsored overseas scholarship programs in the 1970s and 1980s have also led to a significant presence of Ijaw professionals in Europe and North America (the so-called Ijaw diaspora).
How many languages do the Ijaw speak?
The Ijaw speak nine closely related Niger–Congo languages, all of which belong to the Ijoid branch of the Niger–Congo tree. The primary division between the Ijo languages is that between Eastern Ijo and Western Ijo, the most important of the former group of languages being Izon, which is spoken by about five million people.