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The Edo people, also referred to as the Benin people, [3] are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. [4] They are prominently native to seven southern local government areas of Edo State , Nigeria . They are speakers of the Edo language and are closely related to other Edoid ethnic groups, such as the Esan , the Etsakọ , the Isoko and Urhobo as well ...
a light blue field with the coat of arms in the center. [8] 1894-1959: Flag of France (Used in French Dahomey) A vertical tricolor of blue, white and red. 1942-1944: Flag of Free France (Used in French Dahomey) A vertical tricolor of blue, white and red and The Cross of Lorraine in the center. [9] 1959-1975: Flag of The Republic of Dahomey
The Ana people, also known as the Atakpame, Baate or Ife people, are an ethnic group of Benin and Togo. The Ana are concentrated between Atakpame, primarily in the Gnagna (Ñaña) and Djama (Jama) quarters, as well as between Atakpame and Sokode and down to the Togo-Benin border. Ethnologists identify the Ana as the most western of the Yoruba ...
Her corporeal form, invisible to humans, is said to resemble a mudfish, an animal that is thought to vomit up an infinite amount of water. Because of this, her main shrine is a village spring. Her complementary soul is called Bupe, and is visible as the surface of the Earth. [9]
The Aja or Adja are an ethnic group native to south-western Benin and south-eastern Togo. [2] According to oral tradition, the Aja migrated to southern Benin in the 12th or 13th century from Tado on the Mono River, and c. 1600, three brothers, Kokpon, Do-Aklin, and Te-Agbanlin, split the ruling of the region then occupied by the Aja amongst themselves: Kokpon took the capital city of Great ...
The Ogu people are found in Badagry and in the Yewa and Ipokia region of Ogun State and Makoko in Lagos. They are also located in some parts of the Republic of Benin.Since their environment is surrounded by water, majority of Ogu people are into fishing, coconut processing and salt production while some are involved in trading and farming. [3]
The Mahi are a people of Benin. They live north of Abomey, from the Togo border on the west to the Zou River on the east, and south to Cové between the Zou and Ouemé rivers, north of the Dassa hills. [clarification needed] The Mahi identity was formed in the 16th century as a result of the expansionism of the Kingdom of Dahomy.
People from Benin by department (12 C) Beninese diaspora (4 C, 1 P) N. Naturalized citizens of Benin (3 P) P. People by city in Benin (9 C) Beninese prisoners and ...