![]() Ninzo troupe at Chong Dovetail in December 2024 | |
Total population | |
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131,000[ citation needed ] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Nigeria | |
Languages | |
Ninzo | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Islam, Traditional Religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Nikyob-Nindem, Mada, Ham, Koro, Atyap, Berom, Jukun |
Ninzo people (also Gbhu and Ninzam), are an ethnic group in the Middle Belt who speak the Ninzo language, a western Plateau language of Nigeria. [1] The speakers of the Sambe language, a now presumed extinct language spoken in a village with same name have now incorporated with the Ninzo. [2]
There are approximately 131,000 Ninzo people.[ citation needed ]
The Ninzo people are found in Sanga LGA of southern Kaduna State [3] and Akwanga LGA of Nasarawa State, Nigeria.[ citation needed ]
About 64% of the Ninzo are Christian, 31% Muslim and 5% adherents of Traditional religion.[ citation needed ]
The Ninzo people are traditionally governed by rulers called the Uchu Ninzo. The Uchu Ninzo, a Second Class Chief, as of 2018 is Uchu (Alh.) Umar Musa. [4] The Ninzo Chiefdom headquarters is at Hate (H. Fadan Wate or Fadan Ninzo). [5]
The Ninzo people speak a Ninzic language, belonging to the western Plateau group of languages.