Isoko people

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Isoko
Uniben-Jeune fille isoko.jpg
Isoko girl
Total population
1 million + [1][2] ()
Regions with significant populations
Isoko region (Nigeria)
Languages
Isoko
Religion
Christianity and Traditional African religions
Related ethnic groups
Urhobo, Bini, Esan, Afemai
Isoko mask

Isoko people are an ethnolinguistic group who inhabit the Isoko region of Delta State, and Bayelsa State Nigeria.[3] They are people of southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger delta. Delta State and Bayelsa State are part of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Isokos speak the Isoko language, a language of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family[4] which is also very linguistically similar to the Urhobo language, Epie-Atissa language, Engenni language. James W. Welch asserted that Isoko language is a dialect of Urhobo language,[5] and many people[who?] share that opinion.

The Isoko culture is related to several cultures in the Niger-Delta - namely, Urhobo, Ijaw and Anioma. Urhobo are related in language and culture, leading to the invaders erroneously labelling the Urhobo and Isoko cultural groups as Sobo.[4] This name was strongly rejected by both tribes.[citation needed][6]

The Isoko ethnic group consist of nineteen clans namely: Uzere, Ozoro, Erowha, , Iyede, Okpe, Emede, Igbide, Emevor, Ofagbe, Ellu, Oyede, Umeh, Irri,Aviara,Olomoro,Enwhe, Okpolo and Oleh.[7]

Occupation[]

The Isoko people are predominantly into farming, fishing, and the production of palm oil and kernels as their source of livelihood.[4] Also, the Isoko people are into petty trading as well as small-scale industrial and commercial enterprises.[8] The main food crops produced are yams and cassava, supplemented by corn (maize), peppers, and peanuts (groundnuts).[4]

Oil Mining[]

Isoko ethnic group has eight (8) oil fields out of the fifty-seven (57) marginal oil field in Delta State.[9] The oil fields are located in Uzere East, Uzere West, Oroni, Ogini, Oleh, Olomoro, Iwe Agip field, which extends to Isoko community in Bayelsa State[9].Uzere in Isoko is the second place where crude oil was discovered in commercial quantity after Oloibiri in Bayelsa State in 1958.[10] Isoko crude oil contributes about 19 per cent to the total output of the production quota in Delta State[11].

Religion[]

The Isoko people religion begins with ''Oghene'' the supreme Being believed to have created the whole world and all people. ''Oghene'' is entirely beyond human comprehension, always punishes evil and reward good.[12]

Notable people[]

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  12. ^ Welch, James W. (April 1934). "The Isoko Tribe". Africa. 7 (2): 160–173. doi:10.2307/1155529. ISSN 0001-9720. JSTOR 1155529.
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