🇳🇬 Ethnic group

Afizere

Evidence: Well documented

The Afizere are one of the indigenous peoples of Plateau State named by Wikipedia.

Overview

The Afizere are one of the indigenous peoples of Plateau State named by Wikipedia. Other names include Fizere, Afusare, Afizarek, Jarawan Dutse. Blench's Atlas calls their language Izere, a Plateau language spoken in Jos South and Barkin Ladi LGAs and in Toro LGA of Bauchi State. Ethnologue lists their language in Jos East and Jos North LGAs.

Connections
Other names
  • Afizarek · endonym
    Atlas, Izere entry, 1.C.
  • Afusare · endonym
    Atlas, Izere entry, 1.C.
  • Fizere · endonym
    Atlas, Izere entry, 1.C.
  • Jarawan Dutse · alternative
    Atlas, Izere entry, 2.C: other name for the people.
Sources
  1. Plateau State — Wikipedia · Reference source · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Afizere named among the indigenous peoples of Plateau; Ethnologue language table
  2. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020 edition) — Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation / McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 2020 · Academic source · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Afizere: their language in Plateau
How evidence is graded
  • Verified: Supported by an official source, or by two or more independent sources that agree.
  • Well documented: Supported by credible sources, but not yet independently confirmed.
  • Reported: Found in a credible source; further corroboration is welcome.
  • Needs corroboration: The evidence is thin or incomplete; more sources are being sought.
  • Disputed: Credible sources or community accounts disagree; the differing accounts are noted.
  • Uncertain: There is not yet enough information to classify this responsibly.

Sources are marked official, academic, reference, community or general web. Sources that copy each other count as one. Oral traditions are recorded as traditions, not as proven fact.

Archive ID: ETH-AFIZERE · Last updated 30 September 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.

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