Irigwe people

Irigwe
Total population
40,000 (1985 IBS)[1]
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

Irigwe people (Rigwe: Nneirigwe; Tyap: Á̱nietza̱fan; Hausa: Miyango[2]) 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.[3][1]

  1. ^ a b "Rigwe". Ethnologue. SIL International. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Irigwe (African people)". Library of Congress. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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