There are no Yorubaโs in Edo state
There are no Yorubaโs in Edo state
There are no Yorubaโs in Edo state
Edo state is made up of different tribe who share a common ancestors and speak a common language
Edo south is predominantly Edo
Edo Central Esan
Edo north - Owan, Afemai, Okpameri,Etuno,Enmwan
Akoko Edo speak 8 distinct dialect and none of them is Yoruba
This is the map of the western Edoid speaking people according to Thomas Northcote in 1915 gave us an insight on the map of were Edo land begins and were it end, places like Isua,Ijagba,uhobe{sobe} etc are edo speaking towns in Ondo state, like I said there are No yoruba people in Edo state: Uhobe {Sobe} was later added to Edo state in 1991 during the creation of Edo and delta state.
Ijagba wasnโt successful but they have a recognized Oba with the title โOdion logboโ and still refer to. Themselves as Edo people same thing goes to the isua people.
Edoid speaking people can be found in majority states like
Edo state
Delta state
Bayelsa state
In minority
Ondo state
Rivers state
It was against this backdrop ben Elugbe wrote letters to the ondo state govt for Edo language, to be taught in the edoid speaking area in 1989.
Yorubas are only indigenous to 10 states of Nigeria. 6 in SW, 2 in NC and 2 in SS.
10 Yoruba indigenous states includes:
We are Majority in 7 states
1) Osun
2) Oyo
3) Ogun
4) Kwara
5) Ondo
6)Lagos
7) Ekiti
We are Minority in 3 states
8) Kogi
9) Edo
10) Delta