Language and Culture
The people have a distinct Oro language, although many speak and understand the Ibibio language. Oron has a rich culture expressed in songs, folklore and dances. The first National Museum east of the Niger and the Maritime Academy of Nigeria are located in Oron.
Read more about this topic: Oron People
Famous quotes containing the words language and/or culture:
“Never resist a sentence you like, in which language takes its own pleasure and in which, after having abused it for so long, you are stupefied by its innocence.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)
“... good and evil appear to be joined in every culture at the spine.”
—Flannery O’Connor (1925–1964)