Yewa
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yewa-219-4486126
title:
Yewa
text:
The Ẹgbado, now Yewa, are a subgroup of the Yoruba people and mostly inhabit the eastern area of Ogun West Senatorial District, Ogun State, in south-west Nigeria, Africa. In 1995, the group's name was changed to Yewa after the Yewa River, the river (odo) they foraged towards. The name of this river is derived from the Yoruba goddess Yewa. Yewa/Ẹgbado mainly occupy four Local Government Areas in Ogun State, Yewa South, Yewa North, Imeko-Afon, and Ipokia, while the Ado-Odo/Ota LGA forms the fifth
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ethnic group
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yewa
date created:
2005-10-09T13:01:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T13:53:01Z
main entity:
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fields total:
13
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16