Every person from Abia is Indigenous to the land and speak Igbo with variations based on what local government they come fromAbia State has 17 local government areas (LGAs). They are:Aba NorthAba SouthArochukwuBendeIkwuanoIsiala Ngwa NorthIsiala Ngwa SouthIsiukwuatoObi NgwaOhafiaOsisioma NgwaUgwunagboUkwa EastUkwa WestUmuahia NorthUmuahia SouthUmunneochi List of local dialects in Abia state