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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 ...
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]
Major ethnic groups Region Countries Language family Pop. (millions) (year) Akan: West Africa: Ghana, Ivory Coast: Niger–Congo, Kwa: 20 [year needed]: Amhara: Horn of Africa: Ethiopia
Flag of the Benin Armed Forces (Obverse) A horizontal bicolour of yellow and red with a green vertical band at the hoist with the name of the armed forces upwards and downwards and a golden border. 1960-Present: Flag of the Benin Armed Forces (Reverse) reversed version of the previous Flag. 1990-Present: Flag of the Republican Police (Obverse)
The village was created in the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries by the Tofinu people who took to the lake to avoid Fon warriors who were taking people hostage to sell them to European enslavers. Making the shallow waters and islands of Lake Nokoue a haven, the Ganvie villagers are often referred to as "water men" [ 1 ] and the area itself is ...
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 ...
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]
People from Benin by department (12 C) Beninese diaspora (4 C, 1 P) N. ... Pages in category "Beninese people" This category contains only the following page.