Aro (African people)
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Name (Latin)
Aro (African people)
Other forms of name
Ara (African people)
See Also From tracing topical name
Ethnology Nigeria
Igbo (African people)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q2863480
Library of congress:
sh 97005137
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 97-148277: Rise and fall of the Arochukwu Empire, 1400-1902, 1995:p. 1, etc. (Aro, Aros; Aros and all Igbos)
- African ethnonyms and toponyms, 1984(Aro or ʻAraʼ, related to the Ibo, in Nigeria)
- African languages, 1977(Aro, part of Ibo)
Wikipedia description:
The Aro people or Aros are an Igbo group that originated from the Arochukwu kingdom in present-day Abia state, Nigeria. The Aros can also be found in about 250 other settlements mostly in the Southeastern Nigeria and adjacent areas. The Aros today are classified as Eastern or Cross River Igbos because of their location, mixed origins, culture, and dialect. Their god, Chukwu Abiama, was a key factor in establishing the Aro Confederacy as a regional power in the Niger Delta and Southeastern Nigeria during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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