Bachama

E356864

Bachama are an ethnic group in northeastern Nigeria known for their distinct language, rich cultural traditions, and historical presence along the Benue River region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bachama canonical 5
Hama Bachama 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalPractice age-grade system ⓘ
harvest festivals ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
river-related rituals ⓘ
economicActivity farming ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ
ethnicGroupIn Adamawa State ⓘ
Taraba State ⓘ
ethnonymVariant Bwatiye ⓘ
hasSettlement Gyawana ⓘ
Imburu ⓘ
Lafiya ⓘ
Lamurde ⓘ
Numan ⓘ
historicalEconomy fishing on the Benue River ⓘ
riverine agriculture ⓘ
knownFor distinct language ⓘ
historical presence along the Benue River ⓘ
rich cultural traditions ⓘ
language Bachama language ⓘ
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Chadic languages ⓘ
locatedIn northeastern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: North East Nigeria
neighboringGroup Bata ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ
Jukun ⓘ
Mbula ⓘ
politicalOrganization chiefdom ⓘ
primaryRegion Adamawa State ⓘ
Benue River region ⓘ
region Middle Belt of Nigeria ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
selfDesignation Bwatiye ⓘ
traditionalCapital Numan ⓘ
traditionalDance festival dances ⓘ
war dances ⓘ
traditionalHousing mud houses ⓘ
thatch roofs ⓘ
traditionalMusic choral singing ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
traditionalReligion Bachama traditional religion ⓘ
traditionalRulerTitle Hama Bachama ⓘ
linked to: Bachama
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Bachama → traditionalRulerTitle → Hama Bachama ⓘ
linked to: Bachama
Bachama people → traditionalRulerTitle → Hama Bachama ⓘ
linked to: Bachama