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The Ijaw people, also known as the Ịjọ people, [2] are an ethnic group found in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria, with primary population clusters [3] [4] in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. [5] They also have significant population clusters in Edo , [ 6 ] Lagos , Ondo .
Buba is a Yoruba word that means the upper clothing. For women, the buba is worn with the iro (wrapper) and gele (head tie). For men, it is worn with sokoto (trousers) and fila (hat). The buba, sokoto/iro and fila/gele set is the traditional costume of the Yoruba people in South Western Nigeria and the other regions of Yorubaland.
The fashion industry in Nigeria plays an important cultural role and contributes significantly to the country's economy. Clothing incorporates a variety of colours, fabrics, and embellishments (often beads). Many of the component cultures of Nigeria wear styles that are characteristic of their tribal society and customs.
Southern Nigerian women choose to wear western-style clothing. People in urban regions of Nigeria dress in western style, the youth mainly wearing jeans and T-shirts. Other Nigerian men and women typically wear a traditional style called Buba. For men the loose-fitting shirt goes down to halfway down the thigh.
Nigeria is a very ethnically diverse country with 371 ethnic groups, the largest of which are the Hausa, Yoruba and the Igbo. [1] Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation.
The Ibani people are an Ijaw ethnic group who live along with other Ijaw speaking peoples in the Bonny and Opobo areas of Rivers State, Nigeria, on the Atlantic coast. [ citation needed ] Bonny town is the tribal seat of the Ibani, and is located on the bight of Bonny River .
Izon (Ịzọn), also known as (Central–Western) Ijo, Ijaw, Izo and Uzo, is the dominant Ijaw language, spoken by a majority of the Ijaw people of Nigeria. [2] [3]There are about thirty dialects, all mutually intelligible, of which there are Gbanran, Ekpetiama and Kolokuma etc. Kolokuma is the language of education.
The Kalabari are a sub-group of the Ijaw people living in the eastern Niger Delta region of Nigeria. [1] Originally, they were known as the Awome. The name Kalabari was derived from their ancestor Perebo Kalabari who was a son of Meinowei. [2] Their original settlement was spelt as Calabar by the Portuguese which was pronounced Kalabari. This ...