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Bahumono
The Bahumono (Ehumono, Kohumono) are a southeastern Nigerian ethnic group that primarily resides in the Abi local government area of Cross River State. They are the largest ethnic group in the region. They speak the Kohumono language. History The Bahumono live along the Cross River, but according to Bahumono tradition and folklore, the group migrated from Hotumusa. Hotumusa, is the land where the rock Ekpon á Rara is located. And it is that land, the Bahumono consider their spiritual and ancestral homeland. During the colonial era, the Bahumono opposed the laws of the British Empire. The Bahumono, alongside other upper Cross River tribes, foiled the Cross River expeditions of 1895, 1896 and 1898. These particular efforts resulted in the deaths of several British personnel. The Bahumono were once part of the Aro Confederacy although, as of now, the tribe consists of eight villages: Ebijakara (Ebriba), Ebom, Ediba, Usumutong, Anong, Igonigoni, Afafanyi, and Abeugo. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abi, Cross River
Abi is a Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria. It consists of several Agbo, Bahumono and Imabana villages and is home to an annual cultural festival. Geography Abi is situated along the Cross River and it is bounded to the west by Ebonyi State, to the south by Biase Local Government Area and to the east by Yakurr Local Government Area. Subdivisions Communes of Abi include: * Ebijakara * Ediba *Usumutong * Ebom Afafanyi Igoni-goni Anong EKUREKU -1 EKUREKU-2 IMABANA-1 IMABANA-2 ITIGIDI History and background Most people from Abi come from the Bahumono tribe or Agbo subgroup of Igbo. Bahumono One of the largest tribes within Abi Local Government is Bahumono, which includes eight villages: Anong, Ediba, Usumutong, Abeugo, Afafanyi, Igonigoni, Ebom, and Ebijakara (Ebriba). There are linguistic differences among the Bahumono people with the major variant being the Kohumono language. They are all historically known to have migrated from a place within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross River State
Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named for the Cross River, the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967. The state has its capital as Calabar and is bordered to the north by Benue State, to the west by Ebonyi State and Abia State, and to the southwest by Akwa Ibom State while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon. Originally known as the South-Eastern State before being renamed in 1976, Cross River state formerly included the area that is now Akwa Ibom State, which became a distinct state in 1987. Of the 36 states, Cross River is the nineteenth largest in area and 27th most populous with an estimated population of over 3.8 million as of 2016. Geographically, the state is mainly divided between the Guinean forest–savanna mosaic in the far north and the Cross–Sanaga–Bioko coastal forests in the majority of the interior of the state. The smaller ecoregions a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohumono Language
The Humono language, ''Ohumono'' (Bahumono, Ohumono), is an Central Cross River language of Nigeria spoken by the Bahumono The Bahumono (Ehumono, Kohumono) are a southeastern Nigerian ethnic group that primarily resides in the Abi local government area of Cross River State. They are the largest ethnic group in the region. They speak the Kohumono language. History ... people in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. References Languages of Nigeria Upper Cross River languages {{CrossRiver-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ediba
Ediba is a village in Abi local government area of Cross River State, Nigeria. This place is situated in Abi, Cross River, Nigeria, its geographical coordinates are 5° 52' 0" North, 8° 1' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Ediba. The Ediba people speak Bahumono language. Ediba has several wards which includes: Barracks, Enihom, Enusokwe, Enobom, Enugwehuma and Ezono. Ediba is bordered on its four sides by Itigidi, Afafanyi, Anong and Usumutong Usumutong is a community situated in Abi local government area of Cross River State, Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of .... The Village is headed by its Traditional Ruler, Ovai Uvara Imong Anani who ascended the throne in 2016. The former chairman of Abi Local Government Area, Farathor Robinson hails from the community. Being a riverine area, Ediba happens to be one of the communities missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebijakara
Ebijakara is a community in Abi local government area of Cross River State, Nigeria. History Ebijakara is one of the original seven villages which form the Bahumono The Bahumono (Ehumono, Kohumono) are a southeastern Nigerian ethnic group that primarily resides in the Abi local government area of Cross River State. They are the largest ethnic group in the region. They speak the Kohumono language. History ... nation and they migrated from Hotumusa along with other Bahumono communities. Communal war There have been a series of communal wars and conflicts in the area between them and the neighboring Ebom community. References Villages in Cross River State {{CrossRiverNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aro Confederacy
The Aro Confederacy (1640–1902) was a political union orchestrated by the Aro people, an Igbo subgroup, centered in Arochukwu in present-day southeastern Nigeria. The Aro Confederacy was founded after the end of the Aro-Ibibio Wars. Their influence and presence was all over Eastern Nigeria, lower Middle Belt, and parts of present-day Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Northern Gabon during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Arochukwu communities were an economic, political, and an oracular center as they were home to the Ibini Ukpabi oracle, High Priests, the Aro King ''Eze Aro'', and central council (Okpankpo). The Aro Confederacy was a powerful and influential political and economic alliance of various Igbo-speaking communities in southeastern Nigeria. It emerged during the 17th century and played a significant role in the region until the late 19th century. Rise and strength The exact origins of the Aro Confederacy are not precisely documented, but it is believed to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igbo People
The Igbo people ( , ; also spelled Ibo" and historically also ''Iboe'', ''Ebo'', ''Eboe'', / / ''Eboans'', ''Heebo''; natively ) are an ethnic group found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea. Their primary origin is found in modern-day Abia State, Abia, Anambra State, Anambra, Ebonyi State, Ebonyi, Enugu State, Enugu, and Imo States, while others can be found in the Niger Delta and along the Cross River. The Igbo people are one of the largest List of ethnic groups of Africa, ethnic groups in Africa. The Igbo language is part of the Niger–Congo languages, Niger-Congo language family. Its regional dialects are mutually intelligible amidst the larger "Igboid languages, Igboid" cluster. The Igbo homeland straddles the lower Niger River, east and south of the Edoid languages, Edoid and Idomoid languages, Idomoid groups, and west of the Lower Cross River languages, Ibibioid (Cross River) cluster. Before the period of Colonial Nigeria, British colonial rul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anang
Anaang (also spelled Annang and Ànnang) is an ethnic group in Southern Nigeria, whose land is primarily within 8 of the present 31 Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State: Abak, Essien Udim, Etim Ekpo, Ika, Ikot Ekpene, Obot Akara, Oruk Anam, Ukanafun in Akwa Ibom State. The Anaang are the second largest tribe group in Akwa Ibom after the Ibibios in Akwa Ibom state. The Anaang were formerly located in the former Abak and Ikot Ekpene Divisions of the Anaang Province, as well as part of the former Opobo Division of Uyo Province, in the former Eastern Region of Nigeria. The proper name for the Ika of Akwa Ibom is Ika-Annang, a reflection of their intimate connection to their Annang identity. History Ancient origin The predominant paternal haplogroup among the Anaang is E1b1a1-M2. The ancestors of the Anaang originally came from Northeast Africa and moved around the Green Sahara. The gradual movement of the Proto Anaang to the Cross River Region may have been associated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akunakuna
The Akunakuna are an ethnic group of Nigeria and Cameroon, closely related to the Efik, Bahumono, Korring and Ibibio people, mostly inhabiting the area around the Cross River. Recent figures have indicated there are over three hundred fifty thousand Akunakuna people. Name The Igbo word ''akwünaakwüna'', originally referring to a town where the Akunakuna people live, was Anglicized to ''Akunakuna''. This exonym takes no account for what the Akunakuna people actually call themselves in the Gwune language, ''agwaGwunɛ'', though, they are related. According to the book ''New Dimensions in African Linguistics and Languages'', During World War I, married and unmarried women were recruited to serve in the West African Frontier Force and later in the Expeditionary Force into Igboland as cooks and as soldiers' comfort. Ever since then, the word ''akwüna'', shortened from ''akwünaakwüna'', has referred to a prostitute. The name ''akunakuna'' can be alternatively spelled as ''Agwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekoi People
Ekoi people, also known as Ejagham, are an ethnic group in south east Nigeria and extending eastward into the southwest region of Cameroon. They speak the Ejagham language. Other Ekoi languages are spoken by related groups, including the Etung people, Etung, some groups in Ikom (such as Ofutop people, Ofutop, Akparabong people, Akparabong and Nde people, Nde), some groups in Ogoja (Ishibori and Bansarra), Ufia, and Yakö people, Yakö. The Ekoi have lived closely with the nearby Biase, Efik people, Efik, Annang, and Ibibio people, Ibibio people of south south Nigeria. The Ekoi are best known for their Ekpe headdresses and the Nsibidi script. The Ejagham likely are the creators of the Nsibidi ideograms and still use them as a part of tradition. Geography The Ekoi in Nigeria are found in Cross River State. The Ekoid languages are spoken around this area, although English (the national language) is also spoken. The Ejaham are spread out living in multiple villages called ''etek''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annang
Anaang (also spelled Annang and Ànnang) is an ethnic group in Southern Nigeria, whose land is primarily within 8 of the present 31 Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State: Abak, Essien Udim, Etim Ekpo, Ika, Ikot Ekpene, Obot Akara, Oruk Anam, Ukanafun in Akwa Ibom State. The Anaang are the second largest tribe group in Akwa Ibom after the Ibibios in Akwa Ibom state. The Anaang were formerly located in the former Abak and Ikot Ekpene Divisions of the Anaang Province, as well as part of the former Opobo Division of Uyo Province, in the former Eastern Region of Nigeria. The proper name for the Ika of Akwa Ibom is Ika-Annang, a reflection of their intimate connection to their Annang identity. History Ancient origin The predominant paternal haplogroup among the Anaang is E1b1a1-M2. The ancestors of the Anaang originally came from Northeast Africa and moved around the Green Sahara. The gradual movement of the Proto Anaang to the Cross River Region may have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
