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Ethnic group in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
Isoko mask
Isoko people are an
ethnolinguistic group who inhabit the
Isoko region of
Delta State and
Bayelsa State , Nigeria.
[2] They are people of
southern Nigeria , near the northwestern Niger delta.
[3]
Delta State and Bayelsa State are part of the 36 states of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Isokos speak the
Isoko language , a language of the Kwa branch of the
Niger-Congo family
[4] which is also very linguistically similar to the
Urhobo language ,
Epie-Atissa language ,
Engenni language . James W. Welch asserted erroneously that
Isoko language cluster is a dialect of
Urhobo language .
[5]
The Isoko culture is related to several cultures in the Niger-Delta - namely,
Urhobo ,
Ijaw and
Anioma .
[1] Urhobo are related in language and culture, leading to the invaders erroneously labelling the Urhobo and Isoko cultural groups as Sobo.
[4] This name was strongly rejected by both tribes.
[6]
[7]
The Isoko ethnic group consist of nineteen clans ,namely:
Uzere ,
Ozoro , Erowha, Owhe, Iyede,
Okpe ,
Emede ,
Igbide , Emevor, Ofagbe, Ellu, Oyede, Umeh, Irri, Aviara, Olomoro, Enwhe, Okpolo and Oleh.
[8]
Notable people
Obaro Ikime , Renowned Professor of History, University of Ibadan
Stella Omu , Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Jonathan Akpoborie , Nigerian international footballer
Victor Ikpeba , Nigerian international footballer and brand ambassador
Eva Alordiah , rap musician
[9]
Don Jazzy , record producer
[10]
Fred Amata , actor
[11]
Jeta Amata , filmmaker
[12]
Bovi , comedian
[13]
Patience Oghogho Maseli , first female Deputy Director of Upstream Division at the
Department of Petroleum Resources
[14]
Evi Edna Ogholi , reggae musician
[15]
Orezi , musician
[16]
Daddy Showkey , garala singer
[17]
Masai Ujiri , President and former GM of the
Toronto Raptors
[18]
Solid Star , musician
[19]
Samuel Oboh , Canadian architect
[20]
Cornelius Adam Igbudu (1914-1981), founder of the Anglican Adam Preaching Society
Ogaga Ifowodo , human rights activist, lawyer, and writer
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JSTOR
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"Isoko Kingdom in Delta Nigeria Guide" . www.nigeriagalleria.com . Retrieved 17 September 2021 .
^ Tobor, John Oghenero (2014).
Urhobo Culture and the Amnesty Program in Niger Delta, Nigeria: An Ethnographic Case Study (Thesis). Walden University.
^ Okpevra, Uwomano Benjamin (19 August 2020).
"A discourse on the history and identity of the Isoko of the Niger Delta of Nigeria" . African Identities . 19 (4): 536–553.
doi :
10.1080/14725843.2020.1804828 .
ISSN
1472-5843 .
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225394849 .
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