The Marghi are a people of Adamawa State, named by Wikipedia among the state's ethnic groups.
The Marghi are a people of Adamawa State, named by Wikipedia among the state's ethnic groups. Other names include Margi, Màrgí. Blench's Atlas places Margi in Madagali, Michika and (old) Mubi LGAs and in Borno State, and Margi South in Michika and Mubi LGAs. The state lists the old palace at Hamayaji, Madagali LGA, as housing the history of a Marghi king. The sources place them in Madagali and Hong LGAs.
- Margi
- Màrgí
- Adamawa State (state profile) — Adamawa State Planning Commission · link
- Adamawa State — Wikipedia · link
- An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020 edition) — Roger Blench, Kay Williamson Educational Foundation / McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 2020 · link
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Archive ID: ETH-MARGHI · Last updated 30 September 2026.
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