Igbo · Confederation of clans · Northern Igbo
Edomani
Recorded in Anambra. 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 Edomani
| Region | Anambra |
|---|---|
| Division | Northern Igbo |
| Ethnic group | Igbo |
| Recorded as | confederation of clans |
| Part of | Umu-Eri (clan) |
Its towns are Nkwelli, Nsugbe, Nadi, Oze and Umuanya.
Three of these, Nsugbe, Nadi and Umuanya, are counted among the communities said to have belonged to one clan under Nri's headship. Forde & Jones record no separate origin tradition for the group.
Sources
Forde & Jones (1950), The Ibo and Ibibio-Speaking Peoples of South-Eastern Nigeria, pp. 28-31, Table I, notes and geographical survey
Towns
The 5 towns recorded inside Edomani
- Nadi
- Nkwelli
- Nsugbe
- Oze
- Umuanya
Names
Names borne in Edomani
No names recorded
A name is attached to a place by its documented origin, and no published name in the register names Edomani yet. This is the state of the name material rather than a statement about the names people bear.
Archive records
Photographs, oral testimony and documents connected to Edomani appear here with their provenance.
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