Afizere, Atyap, Bajju, Atsam, Berom, Tarok, Jukun, Kuteb, Igbo, Yoruba and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern Nigeria
Irigwe people (Rigwe: Nneirigwe; Tyap: Á̱nietza̱fan; Hausa: Miyango[2]) are found mainly in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Middle Belt (central) Nigeria. They speak the Rigwe language (also Nkarigwe), a Central Plateau language. Their headquarters is the town of Miango, west of the state capital, Jos.[3][1]
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Irigwepeople (Rigwe: Nneirigwe; Tyap: Á̱nietza̱fan; Hausa: Miyango) are found mainly in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Middle Belt (central)...
to migrating from the 'Miango' area, presently occupied by the Irigwe. The Ba̠jju, Irigwe, and Afizere tribes collectively called themselves 'Dangi' (meaning...
Government Area of Plateau State. The natives of this village are the Irigwepeople, who are very hospitable and friendly. There are a lot of tourist attractions...
which include Riyom, Jos North, Jos South and Barkin Ladi (Gwol). Berom people are also found in some southern Kaduna State local government areas like...
native speakers. Over 500 languages are spoken among its about 230 million people. This is a result of the number of existing ethnic groups. Some of the popular...
Kuteb (or Kutep) people are an ethno-linguistic group in West Africa, who speak Kuteb, a Jukunoid language. Most of the Kuteb people reside in Taraba...
faced similar threats. The captives realised were sold into slavery to the Irigwe middlemen in particular and others with political status held ransom from...
over 80,000 people. It has a land area of 1,125 square kilometres and is bound by the Moroa and Ganawuri Chiefdoms to the south; the Irigwe and Rukuba...
Smaller groups include the Mwaghavul, Pyem, Ron, Afizere, Anaguta, Aten, Irigwe, Chokfem, Kofyar, Kulere, Miship, Mupun and Montol. The state's 3.2 million...
Zari, Sayawa and Pyem. To the south and southwest are the Berom while the Irigwe and Rukuba lie to the west. On to the northwest of the Afizere are found...
also occurs or has occurred in Nigeria, the Nymba, [clarification needed] Irigwe and some pre-contact Polynesian societies, though probably only among higher...
among the central Nigeria plateau or Nenzit peoples such as the Adara, Atyap, Bajju, Bakulu, Batinor, Ham, Irigwe and others. Adherents were required to participate...
Nigerian Pidgin – an English-based creole – is spoken by over 60 million people. The major native languages, in terms of population, are Hausa (over 80...
Gyongic, Koro) are not self-evident and may continue to be revised. Rigwe (Irigwe) Izeric Izere: NE & NW Izere, Cèn, Ganàng Fəràn (Firan) – clearly related...
languages are a tentative group of Benue–Congo languages spoken by 15 million people on the Jos Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Nasarawa State and in adjacent areas...
cleared candidates. Musa Agah, a Plateau State House of Assembly member for Irigwe/Rukuba, emerged as the nominee with 54% of the vote, defeating 2019 PDP...
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