Ijesha
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The Ijesha are a sub-ethnic of the Yoruba
. This group is predominantly from the city and environs of Ilesha and the historic state of Ilesha in the same area.
The Ijesha territory is adjoined by the Ekiti on the east, the Igbomina to the north, the Ife to the south, and the Oyo
and Ibolo to the west.
The Ijesha may have lost some territory to their neighbours during various conflicts and wars of the nineteenth and preceding centuries. The people of Oke-Ako, Irele
, Omuo-Oke speak a dialect similar to Ijesha.
is of Ijesa ancestry.
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...
. This group is predominantly from the city and environs of Ilesha and the historic state of Ilesha in the same area.
The Ijesha territory is adjoined by the Ekiti on the east, the Igbomina to the north, the Ife to the south, and the Oyo
Oyo
- Places :In Nigeria* The Oyo Empire or Kingdom, a former West-African empire that covered parts of modern-day Nigeria and Benin* Oyo State, a present-day state of Nigeria named after the Oyo Empire...
and Ibolo to the west.
The Ijesha may have lost some territory to their neighbours during various conflicts and wars of the nineteenth and preceding centuries. The people of Oke-Ako, Irele
Irele
Irele is a Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Irele.It has an area of 963 km² and a population of 145,166 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 352....
, Omuo-Oke speak a dialect similar to Ijesha.
Places, People & Things of interest
Victor Ogunwusi of Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.
Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. are an English football club based in the suburb of Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. They were founded in 1921 and formerly known as Hampton F.C. until 1999 when they changed their name in an attempt to draw a wider support base from around the...
is of Ijesa ancestry.