Examples of 'ijaw' in a sentence

Meaning of "ijaw"

Ijaw refers to a prominent ethnic group in Nigeria, primarily found in the Niger Delta region. The Ijaw people have a rich culture and history, and are known for their art, music, and traditional practices. The term can also be used to describe the language spoken by this ethnic group
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  • A member of a collection of peoples mostly indigenous to forest regions within the Niger Delta in Nigeria.
  • The group of languages spoken by these people.

How to use "ijaw" in a sentence

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Ijaw nation cannot be seen as a banana republic.
There is no more doubt that Ijaw.
The Ijaw people are resilient and proud.
People living in this region are mostly of the Ijaw ethnicity.
The Ijaw form the majority of the state.
Ogbia is also the name of a subgroup of the Ijaw nation.
The Ijaw people will never cry again.
He is a Christian from the Ijaw ethnic group.
Many Ijaw people reading this would disagree!
She was born to a British mother and an Ijaw marine engineer.
Political developments in the Ijaw territory followed a slightly different trajectory.
It also demanded that the Nigerian military leave the Ijaw communities.
He is of Ijaw origin.
The Apoi inhabited higher ground than most of the other Ijaw tribes.
Goodluck Jonathan is a Christian Ijaw from the southern part of the country.

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They speak the Yoruba language as they no longer speak the Ijaw language.
Southeast Ijo is an Ijaw language spoken in southern Nigeria.
Stage a ceremony Ijaw.
I am more Ijaw than Clark.
He is a Christian, and he comes from the Ijaw ethnic group.
The lands in which the Ijaw inhabit are extremely oil-rich.
Consequently the commission cancels the election in Southern Ijaw local government . ”.
Unlike other Ijaw tribes, the Bassan do not have a cultural tradition of common origin.
The other two are the Ijaw and Urhobo.
Nkọrọọ is an Ijaw language spoken by about 4500 ethnic Nkọrọọ in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Oruma is one of three small Inland Ijaw languages of Nigeria.
They share common oil-related environmental problems with the Ijaw people of Niger Delta.
What do you want to see as the National President of the Ijaw Youth Council?
The similarities, however, may be due to Ijaw influence on Defaka.
Biseni ( Buseni ) is one of three small Inland Ijaw languages of Nigeria.

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