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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 ...
[1] [2] [3] A 2009 genetic clustering study, which genotyped 1327 polymorphic markers in various African populations, identified six ancestral clusters. The clustering corresponded closely with ethnicity, culture, and language. [ 4 ]
Kuiye, the corporeal form of the deity, is thought to live in the "sun village" in the west, above the sky, while Liye travels the sky each day in the form of a disc of light. [ 7 ] Butan, the goddess of the Earth and the Underworld, is Kuiye's complement as either Kuiye's wife or twin. [ 8 ]
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 ...
People from Benin by department (12 C) Beninese diaspora (4 C, 1 P) P. ... Pages in category "Beninese people" The following 2 pages are in this category, out ...
The Fon people, also called Dahomeans, Fon nu or Agadja are a Gbe ethnic group. [2] [3] They are the largest ethnic group in Benin, found particularly in its south region; they are also found in southwest Nigeria and Togo. Their total population is estimated to be about 3,500,000 people, and they speak the Fon language, a member of the Gbe ...
Coat of arms of the People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990). In 1975, the People's Republic of Benin (as the country was then known - see history of Benin for more details) adopted a new coat of arms which reflected the country's adherence to Marxism-Leninism. The symbolism of the flag was as follows: [1] [3] Green symbolized the nature of the ...
The national flag of Benin [1] (French: drapeau du Bénin) is a flag consisting of two horizontal yellow and red bands on the fly side and a green vertical band at the hoist. Adopted in 1959 to replace the French Tricolour , it was the flag of the Republic of Dahomey until 1975, when the People's Republic of Benin was established.