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Urhobo meaning

A member of a people of southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger Delta.

Using Urhobo

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of a people of southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger Delta.
  • In the example corpus, urhobo often appears in combinations such as: the urhobo, urhobo nation, of urhobo.

Context around Urhobo

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

president 1× sacrifice 1× behalf 1× okere 1×

Often after:

nation 4× land 3× progress 2× kingdom 2× group 1× men 1× politicians 1× union 1× royal 1× political 1×

Sentence patterns with Urhobo

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

advised both urhobo men and 1× and the urhobo as an 1× are those urhobo politicians that 1× audience to urhobo land in 1× greeting in urhobo land for 1× livelihood the urhobo progress union 1× nation and urhobo nation are 1× not sacrifice urhobo for anything 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as blessed ughere 1× both communities have 1× dafinone is a 1× handshaking is a 1× he also commiserated 1× he equally advised 1×

Common sentence endings:

a born leader 1× an agrarian people 1× and benue states 1× away from them 1× be left out 1× cause in 2019 1×

Words around Urhobo

Just before it in the word index:

urho 4 urgulanilla 2 urgit 2 urgings 11 urging 1.974 urges 551

Just after it in the word index:

urhobos 3 urhobotoday 23 urhoghide 3 uri 141 uria 4 uriah 29

Similar in corpus frequency:

aapi 30 aarey 30 abdulai 30 aberdare 30 absorber 30 acclimate 30

Corpus analysis for Urhobo

  • In this selection, "urhobo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, president, sacrifice, behalf, nation, land and progress stand out and add context to how "urhobo" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include advised both urhobo men and and and the urhobo as an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "urhobo" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and abdulai, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with urhobo

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Urhobo are largely are an agrarian people. (8 words)

Hence, I wonder who are those Urhobo politicians that still go to Ibori for advice? (15 words)

Both communities have robust inter-marriages and can even speak both Urhobo and Ijaw languages fluently. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

His action in settling the rift between the current President of UPU-UK Chapter, Chief Emmanuel Okpako Ganiga and his arch rival, the President of Urhobo Union in United Kingdom (UUU), Chief Masoro is a revelation that Taiga is a born leader. (42 words)

Ovwata said that he took strong exception to the decision of the Urhobo royal fathers to pass a vote of confidence on Governor Okowa, another way of saying they were throwing their weight behind Okowa’s re-election bid. (39 words)

He also commiserated with the people of Okere-Urhobo Kingdom and the Delta State University over the death of the traditional ruler, who was until his coronation in 2017 a Professor at the Sociology Department of the University. (38 words)

Question examples

Hence, I wonder who are those Urhobo politicians that still go to Ibori for advice? (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

As Blessed Ughere, president, Urhobo Progress Union youth wing worldwide said in another interview, "Ijaw nation and Urhobo nation are not at war.

Dafinone is a flawless political discovery, a man of conscience and dignity who will not sacrifice Urhobo for anything.

Both communities have robust inter-marriages and can even speak both Urhobo and Ijaw languages fluently.

This was contained in a statement released to the media in Ughelli, Delta State by the Public Relations Officer of the Urhobo group, Omiregwa Aboyi Lawson calling on the Ijaw Elders to call their youths to order.

According to him, DSP Omo-Agege is not only an asset to the Urhobo Nation in particular but the country in general.

He equally advised both Urhobo men and women to go home and register in their different wards so that they can exercise their voting rights in the coming election.

Oshevire said: “On behalf Urhobo Nation, UPU, hereby, sympathises with the people of Uwheru Kingdom over the trauma they have been subjected by the exhumation of their people brutally murdered by heartless herdsmen a few days ago.

He also commiserated with the people of Okere-Urhobo Kingdom and the Delta State University over the death of the traditional ruler, who was until his coronation in 2017 a Professor at the Sociology Department of the University.

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Hence, I wonder who are those Urhobo politicians that still go to Ibori for advice?

The captivating drama took the audience to Urhobo land in Delta State, Youruba land, Hausa land, Igbo land as well as Bayelsa and Benue states.

Handshaking is a form of greeting in Urhobo land for people of almost the same age grades.

He is a triple chief with the title of Tosogbe of Badagry, Okunna of Agbon Kingdom and Ahwotu (crowd puller) of Urhobo Kingdom.

His action in settling the rift between the current President of UPU-UK Chapter, Chief Emmanuel Okpako Ganiga and his arch rival, the President of Urhobo Union in United Kingdom (UUU), Chief Masoro is a revelation that Taiga is a born leader.

I do not have much to say, but I want to call for unity in Urhobo land.

One, general elections are here and some people’s source of livelihood, the Urhobo Progress Union, has been taken away from them.

Ovwata said that he took strong exception to the decision of the Urhobo royal fathers to pass a vote of confidence on Governor Okowa, another way of saying they were throwing their weight behind Okowa’s re-election bid.

Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Taiga noted that the Urhobo nation would vote for Buhari and whoever attends to their cause in 2019.

The Urhobo are largely are an agrarian people.

The Urhobos have much to gain if these set of Urhobo political leaders can have a place in the Nigerian government.

Today, modern technology has made the world a global village and the Urhobo as an ethnic group cannot be left out.

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Common combinations with urhobo

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "urhobo" in a sentence?
An example: "As Blessed Ughere, president, Urhobo Progress Union youth wing worldwide said in another interview, "Ijaw nation and Urhobo nation are not at war." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "urhobo" from authentic English texts.
What does "urhobo" mean?
Urhobo means: A member of a people of southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger Delta.
How many example sentences with "urhobo" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "urhobo", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.