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Bahumono
Bahumono traditional dancer
Total population
58,000 (1989, est)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Abi, Cross River
Bahumono people Nigeria58,000[1]
Languages
Kohumono
Religion
Christianity, Traditional African religions
Related ethnic groups
Yakurr, Efik, Orring people, Igbo people, Ekoi people, Biase and Anang

The Bahumono (Ehumono, Kohumono) are a southeastern Nigerian ethnic group that primarily resides in the Abi local government area of Cross River State.[2] They are the largest ethnic group in the region.[3]

They speak the Kohumono language.[4]

  1. ^ a b Joshua Project - Kohumono,Bahumono in Nigeria
  2. ^ "The Bahumono People Of Cross River • Connect Nigeria". Connect Nigeria. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. ^ "The Bahumono People Of Cross River • Connect Nigeria". Connect Nigeria. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. ^ Ekpo, Samuel Etan. (1993). Unwe a Khohumono. [S.E. Ekpo]. ISBN 978-2210-00-5. OCLC 606194101.

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