Igbo · Clan · Northern Igbo
Anike
Recorded in Enugu. A register entry gathers the towns the sources list, the names borne there and the records the archive holds, instead of opening only one article.
The record
What the archive holds for Anike
| Region | Enugu |
|---|---|
| Division | Northern Igbo |
| Ethnic group | Igbo |
| Recorded as | clan |
Its towns are Enwen, also called Mgbidi, Ezere, Awgunta, Nkwo, Ugwueme and Lengwenta. The last two are reported to have come from Isuochi (No. 22).
The group is a parent of several smaller ones: Awgu (No. 21) is described as a village group of small size that came out of Awgunta, Lengwe (No. 37) as derived from Lengwenta, and Mbowo (No. 38) as derived from Enwen, also spelled Mbidi. Isuochi, for its part, claims Lengwenta and Ugwueme as related to it.
Anike is counted among the small and isolated communities of the southern section of the eastern uplands, where contact with the outside was slight and titles carried little importance. Forde & Jones record no origin tradition for the group itself.
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Sources
Forde & Jones (1950), The Ibo and Ibibio-Speaking Peoples of South-Eastern Nigeria, pp. 28-30 and 33-36, Table II and notes
Towns
The 7 towns recorded inside Anike
- Awgunta
- Enwen
- Ezere
- Lengwenta
- Mgbidi
- Nkwo
- Ugwueme
Names
Names borne in Anike
No names recorded
A name is attached to a place by its documented origin, and no published name in the register names Anike yet. This is the state of the name material rather than a statement about the names people bear.
Archive records
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