About: Ekiti people

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The Ekiti people are one of the largest historical subgroups of the larger Yoruba people of West Africa, located in Nigeria. They are classified as a Central Yoruba group, alongside the Ijesha, Igbomina, Yagba and Ifes. Ekiti State is populated exclusively by Ekiti people; however, it is but a segment of the historic territorial domain of Ekiti-speaking groups, which historically included towns in Ondo State such as Akure (the current capital and largest city of Ondo State), Ilara-Mokin, Ijare, and Igbara-oke. Ogbagi, Irun, Ese, Oyin, Igasi, Afin and Eriti in the Akoko region, as well as some towns in Kwara State, are also culturally Ekiti, although belong in other states today.

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  • Els ekitis són un poble de Nigèria, un subgrup dels iorubes. Es dediquen a l'agricultura i solen ser més intel·ligents que els seus veïns. Els ekitis són ben coneguts per la seva qualitat i diversitat de les arts tradicionals, la música, la poesia i refranys enginyosos. Viuen predominantment a l'estat d'Ekiti a Nigèria occidental. La població ekiti es calcula en dos milions i mig de persones (al cens del 2006 apareixen com ekitis 2.384.212 persones) (ca)
  • The Ekiti people are one of the largest historical subgroups of the larger Yoruba people of West Africa, located in Nigeria. They are classified as a Central Yoruba group, alongside the Ijesha, Igbomina, Yagba and Ifes. Ekiti State is populated exclusively by Ekiti people; however, it is but a segment of the historic territorial domain of Ekiti-speaking groups, which historically included towns in Ondo State such as Akure (the current capital and largest city of Ondo State), Ilara-Mokin, Ijare, and Igbara-oke. Ogbagi, Irun, Ese, Oyin, Igasi, Afin and Eriti in the Akoko region, as well as some towns in Kwara State, are also culturally Ekiti, although belong in other states today. The name Ekiti is a derivation of an earlier term, Okiti, which means "Hilly" in Yoruba, as characterized by the generally hilly terrain of the areas which the Ekiti inhabit. (en)
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  • 4175608 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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  • Territorial expanse of The Ekiti Yorubas. (en)
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  • Èkìtì (en)
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  • ~ 4,175,608 (en)
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  • Akure North: 151,930 (en)
  • Akure South: 418,570 (en)
  • Ekiti State - 3,270,798 Ondo State - 775,420 (en)
  • Ekiti: 63,200 (en)
  • Ifedore: 204,920 Kwara State - 129,390 (en)
  • Oke Ero: 66,190 (en)
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  • Also: IslamYoruba religion (en)
  • Primarily: Christianity (en)
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  • Els ekitis són un poble de Nigèria, un subgrup dels iorubes. Es dediquen a l'agricultura i solen ser més intel·ligents que els seus veïns. Els ekitis són ben coneguts per la seva qualitat i diversitat de les arts tradicionals, la música, la poesia i refranys enginyosos. Viuen predominantment a l'estat d'Ekiti a Nigèria occidental. La població ekiti es calcula en dos milions i mig de persones (al cens del 2006 apareixen com ekitis 2.384.212 persones) (ca)
  • The Ekiti people are one of the largest historical subgroups of the larger Yoruba people of West Africa, located in Nigeria. They are classified as a Central Yoruba group, alongside the Ijesha, Igbomina, Yagba and Ifes. Ekiti State is populated exclusively by Ekiti people; however, it is but a segment of the historic territorial domain of Ekiti-speaking groups, which historically included towns in Ondo State such as Akure (the current capital and largest city of Ondo State), Ilara-Mokin, Ijare, and Igbara-oke. Ogbagi, Irun, Ese, Oyin, Igasi, Afin and Eriti in the Akoko region, as well as some towns in Kwara State, are also culturally Ekiti, although belong in other states today. (en)
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  • Ekitis (ca)
  • Ekiti people (en)
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  • Èkìtì (en)
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