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Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in the 2006 census.The state was created in 1976 and was among the seven states created at that time. [5] The state derives its name from the Benue River initially called Ber-nor, a compound word in Tiv language which means river or lake of hippopotamus (ber meaning river or lake, while nor is the ...
- Benue–Congo languages
Benue–Congo (sometimes called East Benue–Congo) is a major...
- Benue River
Benue River (French: la Bénoué), previously known as the...
- Benue–Congo languages
Benue may refer to: Benue River, a river in Cameroon and Nigeria. Benue State, a state in Nigeria. Benue-Plateau State, a former administrative division in Nigeria. Benue Trough, a major geological formation in Nigeria. Benue–Congo languages, a major language group in Africa.
Benue–Congo (sometimes called East Benue–Congo) is a major branch of the Volta-Congo languages which covers most of Sub-Saharan Africa. Subdivisions. Central Nigerian (or Platoid) contains the Plateau, Jukunoid and Kainji families, and Bantoid–Cross combines the Bantoid and Cross River groups.
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Benueis one of the 36 states of Nigeria. The capital is Makurdi. v.
Benue River (French: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. [2] The size of its catchment basin is 319,000 km 2 (123,000 sq mi). Almost its entire length of approximately 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) is navigable during the summer months.
Benue-Plateau State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Benue and Plateau.
Benue. A river in Cameroon and Nigeria; major tributary of the Niger river. A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Makurdi.
