🇳🇬 Ethnic group

Etulo

Evidence: Multiple sources

The Etulo are one of the smaller peoples of Benue State, with communities also in Taraba State. They speak Etulo, an Idomoid language related to Idoma.

Connections
Other names
  • Turumawa · exonym
    Name used by others, listed by Blench's Atlas.
  • Utur · alternative
    Also Eturo (Blench's Atlas).
Sources
  1. About Benue State — Benue State Government · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Etulo among the other ethnic communities of Benue State
  2. History Of Benue State — Benue State Ministry of Finance, Budget & Economic Planning, Benue State Ministry of Finance, Budget & Economic Planning · link (accessed 27 Jul 2026)
    Supports: Etulo listed
  3. Benue State — Wikipedia contributors, Wikipedia · link (accessed 27 Jul 2026)
    Supports: Etulo small communities in Katsina-Ala and Buruku
  4. An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020 edition) — Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation / McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 2020 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Etulo language in Benue State and in Wukari LGA, Taraba State
  5. Etulo language — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Etulo spoken in Benue and Taraba states

Last updated 24 September 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.

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