Apoi Creek
The Apoi are an ethnic group in Nigeria, including the following tribes: * Western Apoi tribe * Eastern Apoi tribe The Eastern Apoi tribe of the Ijaw people is located in central Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The Eastern Apoi tribe is small and geographically isolated. Apoi settlements include: Keme-ebiama, Kolokologbene, Ogboinbiri, Sampou, Gbaran, Kassama, and Azama ...

Western Apoi Tribe
The Western Apoi tribe live in Ondo State, Nigeria. The Western Apoi tribe are also called Apoi or Ijo-Apoi. They consists of nine settlements namely Igbekebo, Igbotu, Igbobini, Inikorogha, Ipoke, Kiribo, Oboro, Ojuala and Shabomi. The Apois inhabit higher ground than most of the other Ijaw tribes. They speak a dialect of the Yoruba language called ''Apoi'' which is similar to the Ikale and Ilaje dialect. The Apois underwent a linguistic shift centuries ago from an Ijo based dialect to Yoruba due to intermarriages and isolation from the larger delta region. They are bordered to the north and east by the Ikale and to the west and partially southwards by the Ilaje. The clan shares the other section of their southern border with the Arogbo.Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). ''A History of the Niger Delta'', Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. Society and culture Originally, the Apoi lived along the sides of shallow creeks where they engaged in fishing, canoe building and transp ...
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