Ijaw

American  

[ee-jaw] / ˈi dʒɔ /

noun

• Ijaws,
  plural
• Ijaw
  plural

1. Ijo.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Ijaw
  plural
• Ijaws
  plural

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Example Sentences

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Ijaw Ijaws

Eurasia Group, Henshaw and Patterson Ogun, founding director of the Ijaw Council for Human Rights, said locals were unlikely to blow up pipelines.

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2020

Likewise, Ijaw - widely spoken in the restive oil-producing Niger Delta area of southern Nigeria - is not compulsory.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2017

A short boat ride up the creek, Mr Ekpebide took me to the seat of the traditional Gbaramatu Kingdom, a prominent Ijaw group in the region.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2016

A resurgence of militant activity would be a blow to President Goodluck Jonathan, himself from the same Ijaw ethnic group as most of the militants, and who helped negotiate the amnesty.

From Reuters ● Apr. 7, 2013

When they looked at him doubtfully, he mentioned the army general who was Efik, the director who was Ijaw, the minority soldiers who were fighting so brilliantly for the cause.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Ijaws thought the Itsekiris were trying to use the investigation to lay claim to their lands.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

There had long been conflict between the Itsekiris and the Ijaws, some of it caused by British colonialists’ divide-and-rule tactics.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

Ibos, indeed, are in the majority, yet there are millions of Ijaws, Ibibios, Efiks, Ekois, Annangs and others living in the former Eastern Region.

From Time Magazine Archive

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