 Profesor Peter Palmer Ekeh, Fanda of Urhobo Historiko Sosaiti, leta rait for im buk: Studis for Urhobo Kolsho, say Urhobo fisikali tanda for di Atlantik forest belt wey stretch fom Senegal for West Afrika rish Angola for sentra Afrika. Historikali, dis rijon na di most orijina for all of Afrika. Until di Portuguese waka enta im teritris for di late fiftinth senturi, im forest pipos bin grow dia own foms of civilizeshon, outside influences nor touch am. Dis forest belt of western Afrika, old Christian influences wey spread for North Afrika nor touch am, not even Islamic forces wey kom as far saut as Hausaland for di eleventh senturi. Doh Asian and Arab influences wey kom fom akros di Indian Ocean bin touch East Afrika and even Sentra Afrika, as di mixture of Swahili langwej prove, yet no simila trans-Atlantik influences rish di forest belt until di Portuguese waka kom for di late fiftinth senturi. 