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The Ngwa (Ṅgwà IPA: [ŋɡʷa]) an Igbo group constitute the largest and most populous sub-ethnicity or clan in southeastern Nigeria. They occupy an area of about 1328 square kilometres (513 sq mi) although some accounts read at least 2300 km2 (900 square miles). In 1979 their population was held at an estimate of approximately 1.5 million people. Their ethnonym Ngwa is used to describe the people their indigenous territory and their native tongue.