🇳🇬 Ethnic group

Eggon

Evidence: Verified
An Eggon traditional dancer at a cultural rite in Nasarawa State

An Eggon traditional dancer at a cultural rite in Nasarawa State. Photo: Asap Kamal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Eggon are one of the peoples of Nasarawa State, named by the state government in its list of the state's peoples.

Overview

The Eggon are one of the peoples of Nasarawa State, named by the state government in its list of the state's peoples. Wikipedia places them in the north of the state. Ethnologue lists their language in Akwanga, Awe, Doma, Keffi, Kokona, Lafia, Nasarawa, Nasarawa Eggon, Obi, Toto and Wamba LGAs.

Connections
Other names
  • Mo Egon · endonym
    Blench's Atlas (2020), entry Eggon, field 1.C: the people's own name for themselves.
Sources
  1. About Nasarawa State — Nasarawa State Government · Official source · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Eggon named among the peoples of Nasarawa State
  2. Nasarawa State — Wikipedia · Reference source · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Eggon: distribution; Ethnologue language table
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-EGGON · Last updated 26 September 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.

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