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Ngwa
The Ngwa (''Ṅgwà'' ), an Igbo group, constitute the largest and most populous sub-ethnicity, or clan, in southeastern Nigeria.〔Oriji J.N. (1994) Traditions of Igbo Origin〕 They occupy an area of about ,〔Amankulor (1997) Vol 10, p.37-70.〕 although some accounts read at least .〔Nwaguru Jason, E.N. (1973) Aba and British Rule〕 In 1979, their population was held at an estimate of approximately 1.5 million people.〔Oluikpe Benson, O.A. (1979) Igbo Transformational Syntax: An Ngwa Dialect Example〕 Their ethnonym ''Ngwa'' is used to describe the people, their indigenous territory, and their native tongue. King Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku, who died on Friday 2 June 1950, was Eze, paramount chief and servant leader head of Ngwa people during British colonial times.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 List of famous people who died in 1950 - J List )〕
==The Ngwa People==
In the absence of a documented account of the origin of the word ‘Ngwa’ in the pre-colonial era, one source of information appears to be booklet written a few years ago by a prominent historian and archivist, His Royal Highness: Eze J.E.N. Nwaguru.〔Johnson Elewhemba Nnata Nwaguru (1973) Aba and British rule: the evolution and administrative developments of the old Aba division of Igboland, 1896-1960, with an epilogue on the emergence of a short-lived Aba province and the present scene〕 His proximity to the National Archives in Enugu made his work an acceptable source of information. Another source would be the fireside evening stories from our grandfathers. This oral history account has it that the word ‘Ngwa’ was a short form of the Igbo adjective “Ngwa-Ngwa” meaning “quickly”.
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