Atyap proper

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Atyap proper are the main subgroup of the Atyap ethnic group of southern Kaduna State, Nigeria, distinguished by their shared language, culture, and ancestral homeland.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Atyap proper canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic subgroup ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Nigeria ⓘ
ethnolinguisticIdentity Atyap ⓘ
linked to: Atyapland
hasAncestralHomelandIn Atyap Chiefdom ⓘ
Southern Kaduna State ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion Southern Kaduna ⓘ
hasCulturalTrait age-grade system ⓘ
agrarian livelihood ⓘ
clan-based social organization ⓘ
communal land tenure ⓘ
hasEthnonym Atyap ⓘ
linked to: Atyapland
hasExonym Kataf ⓘ
hasTraditionalAuthority Agwatyap (Atyap paramount ruler) ⓘ
linked to: Agwatyap
isDistinguishedBy shared ancestral homeland ⓘ
shared culture ⓘ
shared language ⓘ
isMainSubgroupOf Atyap ethnic group ⓘ
linked to: Atyap people
language Atyap language ⓘ
linked to: Tyap language
languageFamily Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
Plateau languages ⓘ
locatedIn Kaduna State ⓘ
Northern Nigeria ⓘ
Southern Kaduna State ⓘ
partOf Atyap people ⓘ
primaryCrops beans ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
primaryOccupation subsistence farming ⓘ
region Middle Belt, Nigeria ⓘ
religion African traditional religion ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
sharesAncestryWith other Atyap subgroups ⓘ
sharesCultureWith Atyap people ⓘ
sharesLanguageWith Atyap people ⓘ
stateSubdivision Zangon Kataf Local Government Area ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalUnit Atyap Chiefdom ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atyap people → haveSubgroups → Atyap proper ⓘ