Irigwe people
Irigwe people (Rigwe: Nneirigwe; Tyap: Á̱nietza̱fan; Hausa: Miyango) are found mainly in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Middle Belt (central) Nigeria. They speak the Rigwe language (also Nkarigwe), a Central Plateau language. Their headquarters is the town of Miango, west of the state capital, Jos.
Total population | |
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40,000 (1985 IBS) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Nigeria | |
Languages | |
Rigwe (Nkarigwe) | |
Religion | |
Ethnic religion, Christianity, Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Afizere, Atyap, Bajju, Atsam, Berom, Tarok, Jukun, Kuteb, Igbo, Yoruba and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern Nigeria |
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