Ogba people
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Obulukpor | |
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Total population | |
400,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Nigeria 800,000[1] | |
Languages | |
Ogba, Igbo | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Odinani[citation needed] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
[[]], Ndoni, Ikwerre, Egbema, Ekpeye, Anioma, Arochukwu, , Mbaise , Edda , Ezza Edo people[citation needed] |
The Ogba people are one of the Igbo subgroups in Northern rivers state.[2] The Ogba kingdom is made up of Egi, Igburu, Usomini clans and the largest town Omoku Urban.Ogba people speak two dialects of the ogba languages, the Egi and Igburu. Eligbo and Ukporomini are two ogba communities in Ahaoda East local government area, while Itu II in Emohua LGA also speak ogba language .[3][4][5][6][7]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Project - Great Commission Status of the Ogba Cluster". Joshua Project.
- ^ Ọgba Language Committee (August 11, 2013). "A DICTIONARY OF ỌGBÀ, AN IGBOID LANGUAGE OF SOUTHERN NIGERIA" (PDF). www.rogerblench.info. Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation, Cambridge, UK. p. 3. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Robin (University of Stirling), Law (March 1997). "Ali-Ogba: A History of Ogba People by Francis J Ellah". journals.cambridge.org. The Journal of African History. pp. 123–177. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Slattery, Katharine. "The Igbo People - Origins & History". www.faculty.ucr.edu. School of English, Queen's University of Belfast. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ Chigere, Nkem Hyginus (2000). Foreign Missionary Background and Indigenous Evangelization in Igboland: Igboland and The Igbo People of Nigeria. Transaction Publishers, USA. p. 17. ISBN 3-8258-4964-3. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ Ellah, Francis J (1995). Ali-Ogba: A History of Ogba People. www.africanbookscollective.com. 38. Fourth Dimension Publishers. pp. 123–177. ISBN 9789781564000. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ "About: Ogba language". dbpedia.org. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
Categories:
- Igbo subgroups
- Indigenous peoples of Rivers State