The Edo people, also referred to as the Benin people, are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. They are prominently native to the Edo South senatorial district which comprises seven local government areas of Edo State. The Edo people speak the Edo language and are the descendants of the founders of the Benin Kingdom, the Ogiso. Even other Edoid ethnic groups, such as the Esan, the Etsakọ, the Isoko, the Owan and the Urhobo as well as other southern ethnic groups migrated from the Benin kingdom.