Ntezi

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Ntezi Eteji-Ogba
Town
Ntezi
Ntezi
Country	Nigeria
Area code	480012

Ntezi is located in the eastern outskirt of Ishielu LGA of Ebonyi State in Nigeria.^[1] Ntezi is pronounced Eh-teh-ji (Eteji) by the natives, and belongs to the Orring, Oring or Orri People. The dialect of Ntezi is K'eteji with the attached 'k' prefix given the name Keteji, a sub-language of korring spoken by Orring people in their diverse dialects across their settlements in Nigeria and Cameroon.^[2] Ntezi is an Orring sub-ethnic group.^[3] The Orring people occupy a scattered heterogeneous territories coexisting in three states in three geopolitical zones in Nigeria which are Benue, Cross River and Ebonyi States. Orring people are the aboriginal Abakaliki people settling in the town of Ntezi-Aba living alongside their Mbembe and Ekoi neighbours prior to the coming of the later Abakaliki group.^[4] Over the years, this proximity has led to beliefs and cultural exchanges, such as intergroup relationships through marriage, that have resulted in the creation of mixed civilizations.^{[citation needed]}