Tribes
The Ijaw ethnic group consists of 40 loosely affiliated tribes. These clans are based along kinship lines and/or shared cultural and religious traditions.
| Name | State | Alternate Names |
|---|---|---|
| Akassa | Bayelsa | Akaha, Akasa |
| Andoni | Rivers / Akwa Ibom | Obolo |
| Apoi (Eastern) | Bayelsa | |
| Apoi (Western) | Ondo | |
| Arogbo | Ondo | |
| Bassan | Bayelsa | Basan |
| Bille | Rivers | Bile, Bili |
| Bumo | Bayelsa | Boma, Bomo |
| Bonny | Rivers | Ibani, Ubani |
| Buseni | Bayelsa | Biseni |
| Egbema | Delta / Edo | |
| Ekeremor | Bayelsa | Operemor, Ekeremo |
| Ekpetiama | Bayelsa | |
| Engenni | Rivers | Ngeni |
| Epie-Atissa | Bayelsa | |
| Furupagha | Edo | |
| Gbaranmatu | Delta | Gbaranmatu |
| Gbaran | Bayelsa | Gbarain |
| Iduwini | Delta | |
| Isaba | Delta | |
| Kabo | Delta | Kabowei, Kabou |
| Kalabari | Rivers | |
| Kolokuma | Bayelsa | |
| Kula | Rivers | |
| Kumbo | Delta | Kumbowei |
| Mein | Delta | |
| Nembe | Bayelsa | |
| Nkoro | Rivers | Kala Kirika |
| Obotebe | Delta | |
| Odimodi | Delta | |
| Ogbe | Delta | Ogbe-Ijoh |
| Ogbia | Bayelsa | |
| Ogboin | Bayelsa | |
| Ogulagha | Delta | Ogula |
| Okordia | Bayelsa | Okodia, Akita |
| Okrika | Rivers | Wakirike |
| Olodiama (East) | Bayelsa | |
| Olodiama (West) | Edo | |
| Opobo | Rivers | |
| Opokuma | Bayelsa | |
| Oporoma | Bayelsa | Oporomo |
| Oruma | Bayelsa | Tugbene |
| Oyakiri | Bayelsa | Beni |
| Seimbiri | Delta | |
| Tarakiri (East) | Bayelsa | |
| Tarakiri (West) | Delta | |
| Tungbo | Bayelsa | |
| Tuomo | Delta | |
| Ukomu | Edo | |
| Zarama | Bayelsa |
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