Oworo people

í chí  **Ọwọrọ** chá akójí újor amóne kí dí ógbẹgbẹlẹ́ yé  Niger-Benue kú má dàma akíchí , Yoruba dialect kú má kíchí, Má fú má kó dàma kpàkpó kpí àbo ku mà déju àne yají ọwọ Ukpale  (NEY) kú má chà‘bo iyají .

## Été úgbo ku má kwo.

éte úgbo kí àbo amóne yé Oworo kwọ, kú úcha má chà tétó tí ùgbo amomaye ẹnẹkerẹ mẹ́‘tà kú má kwí-ojiane Ile-Ife ló túgbo kícha kpúnẹ́ ojí-ólu-ẹ́ñní anẹ Oworo . Takí ma fàma ñ a ún ma ,takí anẹ rà-ún ma ubíle má fó‘du ọmọ kò kí  "owo mi ro", ya ko‘jí-ún chẹ, "Ówó mí chẹ kpako kpí ényo ".ẹna Omúné ǹ‘ko kí ójí-ún chí *Ako* "úje‘jú ", kákíníẹeee Amóne kwu-ugbo wẹwẹ wà ojí-ólu-ẹ́ñní kú má  converge ánẹ́  Oworo . Amí lẹ́gẹ́nd fú cà‘ma í újo  (clans) yé Oworo kakíníeeee that claim not to be of Ife provenance, but rather an aboriginal Yoruba stock.
Ade Obayemi, amáá ẹ́fu íbe-àfu-ún ché kakìnì amí ókwokwo yé í  Okun people, yé í amí íyají kú má déju Ukpale  manyú; Abinu (Bunu), Owe, Ijumu, Ikiri, Iyagba kpaí  Oworo kí dẹfu  Kogi State má kwí  Ile-Ife–uñ  but are aboriginal to the Niger-Benue Confluence area.

Europeans, like Temple O., who made early contact and wrote about the Oworo people referred to them in their writings as 'Aworo'.

## Traditional Institutions
Àbo ìchì The Oworos chì dì efu amì èwo kẹ́kẹ ku ma chì onu , manyú :
* The Olu of Oworo
* The Olu Apata of Apata

## Ìchì.

amune Oworo má kì ìchì kì dabì ìchì ìyajì ,kì gbaju mẹrú ìchì omúné tì  Okun dialects. igbódù má amì Oworos ónûgo chebẹ̀ju ma kì‘chì yà iyajì ńyo-nyo . Ama che neka n̄ò nju gwu-gwa kpaì alì‘chì yé  Okun omúné, alùkìchì mú dì  mutually intelligible. adumayu yé ichì kú má kaa Oworo,abẹ̀ì kì d'owo òlu-odudu che bẹju ma kìchì yà amì Igbira Igu (Egbura).

## Geography
Oworo chẹ ánẹ́ kì dú ejuewo ọ̀gbà n'ògbè ènìa". Ubì ajì  Niger ibe yé ì  Niger-Benue kú má rojì kpai kì dàma ló tì eju north kpayí  Igbira Igu (Egbura), northwest kpayí  Kakanda, west by the Abinu and to the south by Ebira land. It is a mountainous terrain. A number of Oworo communities are on the Agbaja Plateau. Some Oworo towns and Villages includes Agbaja, Jamata, Obajana, Tajimi, Emu, Jakura, Omuwa, Otada, Agbodo, Adamogu, Otuga, Gbonla-Odo, Aleke, Igaa, Ojigi, Owara Igaachi, Igbonla, Ogbabon, Gbande, Adogbe, Ijiho, Karara, Banda, Okonoke, Akpata, Oyo, Irimi, Gbaude, Iwaa, Osokosoko, Okomoba, Ogbongboro, and Felele (The northern suburb of Lokoja town).

## Culture and Political Structure
Oworo culture bears grave resemblance with those of Bunu, Ikiri, Yagba, Ijumu and Owe people who are together with the Oworo people referred to as ''Okun'', the word used in greeting. Like the Bunu people, Oworo people were known for their bassa-like cat whisker marks. The women were known for weaving of a cloth called Arigidi, a cotton textile, and also weaved *abata* (aso ipo), a red textile used by Oworo, Owe and Bunu for the burial rights of important people.
The men are traditionally hunters and farmer. Fishing is also practiced in the riverine communities of the eastern axis of Oworo land. The people practice Christianity, Islam and African traditional religion. Prominent among Oworo festivals is the *Oluwo* festival. It is a triennial festival of the worship of *Olu-iho* (the king of all holes) which is the Agbaja end of a 2km long natural tunnel. The advent of Christianity and Islam has reduced the importance and worship of several gods (*ebora*) and as well lessened the importance and observation of several *egun* or *egungun* festivals which have their roots in the worship of ancestral spirits.

Historically, Oworo was organised into cities states, with each state having her own leader. However, with the advent of Nupe hegemony, the central kingship system began in the 19th century, the first *Olu* being Olu Okpoto. The current Olu of Oworo is Alhaji Mohammed Baiyerohi.

## Mineral resources
Oworo land is rich in mineral deposits. The major minerals include iron ore on the Agbaja Plateau, marble in Jakura and limestone in Oyo-Iwa Community. Dangote Group is currently exploring the limestone in Oyo-Iwa axis of Oworo land in the production of cement in its Dangote Cement factory located at Obajana.

## References

* Oyelaran, O. O .(1978), "Lingusitic Speculations on Yoruba History", in his
DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES, UNIVERSITY OF IFE SEMINAR SERIES 1:624-651. Ife-Department of African Languages and
Literatures, University of Ife, Nigeria.
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* Bakinde, C. O. (2013) "Oral Narrations on the Origin and Settlement Patterns of Okun People of Central Nigeria". Journal of tourism and Heritage Studies. Vol. 2, No.2
* Temple, O., Temple C. L. (1919), "Notes on the Tribes, Provinces, Emirates, and States of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria". Printed by The Argus Printing Publishing Company, Limited. Cape Town