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Ijaw

The Ijaw (Izon) primarily live in Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers State. Numbering close to 15 million, they also have clans in Edo, Ondo, and Akwa Ibom. The Ijaw have a culture of migration, like the Igbo, and can be found far from thier homelands at …

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Proverb

"our hands are clean"

we are innocent or we are not to be blamed

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Wider Context

Soninke

The roughly 2 million Soninke largely reside in Mali, with modest numbers in Senegal, Mauritania, and The Gambia. They are largely Muslim and were among the earliest West African groups to convert to Islam in the 10th century.

The Soninke founded the ancient Ghana Empire …

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Word

ọ̀kpū̀ (awkp-oo)

Ọ̀kpū̀ bụ ihe e ji kpuchie isi mmadụ, nke nwere ike ịbụ nke eji eme emume, nke ọrụ, ma ọ bụ nke igosipụta ọnọdụ.

Okpu is a cap or hat worn on the head, which may serve ceremonial, occupational, or status-related purposes.

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