🇳🇬 Ethnic group

Ufia

Evidence: Multiple sources

The Ufia, also called Utonkon, are one of the smaller peoples of Benue State and part of the wider Orring people. They speak Ufia, a variety of the Oring (Korring) language cluster of the Upper Cross River group.

Connections
Other names
  • Ufia Orring · other
    Form used in Wikipedia's list of the peoples of Benue State.
  • Utonkon · alternative
    Blench's Atlas: Ufia = Utonkon; also in Wikipedia (Korring).
Figures

Each figure is shown with its year and source. Where sources differ, all figures are listed.

MeasureFigureYearSource
Speakers 12,300 (other) 1952 An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (2020 edition)
Sources
  1. About Benue State — Benue State Government · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: Ufia among the other ethnic communities
  2. Benue State — Wikipedia contributors, Wikipedia · link (accessed 27 Jul 2026)
    Supports: 'Ufia Orring' among the peoples of Benue; Orring communities in the southern zone
  3. 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: Ufia = Utonkon, member of the Oring cluster, Benue State
  4. Korring — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
    Supports: The Ufia (Utonkon) of Benue speak K'ufia

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

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