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Yankuna masu yawan jama'a | |
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Najeriya |
Edo | |
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An Edo children's cultural assembly | |
Jimlar yawan jama'a | |
3.8+ million[1] | |
Yankuna masu yawan jama'a | |
Niger Delta | |
Harsuna | |
Edo language | |
Addini | |
Predominantly Christianity | |
Kabilu masu alaƙa | |
Afemai, Esan, Isoko, Urhobo and Akpes |
Mutanen Edo ko Benin ƙabilun Edoid ne da aka samo asali a cikin jihar Edo, a tarayyar Najeriya. Suna magana da yaren Edo kuma zuriyar waɗanda suka kafa daular Benin ne . Suna da kusanci da sauran ƙabilun da ke magana da yaren Edoid, kamar Esan, da Afemai, da Isoko, da kuma Urhobo.
Sunan "Benin" (kuma "Bini") ne a Portuguese cin hanci da rashawa, da kyakkyawan daga kalmar "Ubinu", wadda ta zo a cikin yin amfani a zamanin mulkin Oba (m) Ewuare girma, c. 1440. "Ubinu", kalmar Yarbanci mai ma'anar tashin hankali, anyi amfani dashi don bayyana cibiyar gudanarwa ta masarauta ko babban birni na masarautar, Edo. Daga baya kuma ya gurbata Ubinu ga Bini ta hanyar cakuda kabilyun da ke zaune tare a cibiyar; kuma ya kara lalata zuwa Benin a wajajen 1485 lokacin da Turawan Fotigal suka fara hulɗar kasuwanci da Oba Ewuare.