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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 ...
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The Tammari people are known for their traditional body scarring rituals, starting between the age of two and three. [14] These special marks are a form of lifelong identification marks (tattoo ID), which identify a person as belonging to one's tribe as well as more coded personal information.
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Edo (English: / ˈ ɛ d oʊ /, [2] West African English: /ˈedo/; [3] Ẹ̀dó), also known as Bini, is the language spoken by the Edo people in Edo State, Nigeria.It was the primary language of the Benin Empire and its predecessor, Igodomigodo for thousands of years.
The Oba of Benin is the traditional ruler and the custodian of the culture of the Edo people and all Edoid people. The then Kingdom of Benin (not to be confused with the modern-day and unrelated Republic of Benin , which was then known as Dahomey ) [ 1 ] has continued to be mostly populated by the Edo (also known as Benin ethnic group).
Benin is a diverse country linguistically. [1] Of those, French is the official language, and most of the indigenous languages are considered national languages. [2] Benin is a Francophone country, and in 2023, French was spoken by 4.6 million people out of 13.7 million (33.68%). [3]
The Edoid languages are a few dozen languages spoken in Southern Nigeria, predominantly in the former Bendel State. [1] The name Edoid derives from its most widely spoken member, Edo, the language of Benin City, which has 30 million native and secondary speakers.