Edo people
id:
edo-people-182-947980
title:
Edo people
text:
The Edo people, also referred to as the Benin people, are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. They are prominently native to seven southern local government areas of Edo State, Nigeria. They are speakers of the Edo language and are the descendants of the founders of the Benin Kingdom, Ogiso Igodo. They are closely related to other Edoid ethnic groups, such as the Esan, the Etsakọ, the Isoko and Urhobo as well as other southern ethnic groups, such as the Yoruba and the Igbo. The name "Benin" is a Por
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Nigerian ethnic group
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_people
date created:
2007-09-12T00:59:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T02:32:05Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16