Ezaa people
Total population | |
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~about 1,300,000 (2018 projection)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Igbo language |
Ezza is an Igbo sub-group, in Southeastern Nigeria.[2] As a people, Ezzas are collectively referred to by the singular name Ezza/Ezaa or Ezza-Ezekuna in reference to their progenitor. Ezza's ,being a normadic tribe ,are found predominantly in Ebonyi State, mainly Ebonyi Central and in great numbers in Ebonyi North and South. Ezza have twenty two notable communities across Ebonyi state,[citation needed] prominent amongst them include Amana, Ezzama, Amuzu, Ameka, Oriuzor, Amezekwe, Amegu, Amudo, Idembia, Ekka.[3] They also live in various communities such as Effium in Ohaukwu LGA, Ezillo in Ishielu LGA, Abaomege, Ukawu, etc; and a very significant number live in parts of Enugu, Benue, Cross River States and other parts of Nigeria.[citation needed] Ezza generally are very industrious and the language is spoken in Ebonyi.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Project - Great Commission Status of the Igbo Cluster". Joshua Project.
- ^ Olson, James Stuart (1996). The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 234. ISBN 0313279187.
- ^ "Okposhi Community Ezza North". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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