Igede

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Igede is an ethnic group in central Nigeria known for its distinct language, cultural festivals, and presence in and around Benue State.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Igede canonical 4
Igedde 1
Igede-Ito 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural festival ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
language ⓘ
agriculturalProduct beans ⓘ
cassava ⓘ
guinea corn ⓘ
maize ⓘ
yam ⓘ
artForm dance ⓘ
folklore ⓘ
masquerade performance ⓘ
music ⓘ
oral poetry ⓘ
associatedState Benue State ⓘ
Cross River State ⓘ
celebratedBy Igede ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalFestival Igede Agba festival ⓘ
culturalPractice age-grade system ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
traditional marriage ceremonies ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Idoma–Igede ⓘ
languageFamily Idoma–Igede languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Igede language ⓘ
nationalMinorityStatus ethnic minority in Nigeria ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Idoma ⓘ
Tiv ⓘ
Yala ⓘ
primaryLocation Benue State ⓘ
Cross River State ⓘ
central Nigeria ⓘ
primaryOccupation subsistence farming ⓘ
trading ⓘ
region Benue State ⓘ
Cross River State ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional religion ⓘ
stateOfConcentration Obi Local Government Area ⓘ
Oju Local Government Area ⓘ
parts of Yala Local Government Area ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalStructure council of elders ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature ancestor veneration ⓘ
belief in deities ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Igede language → hasAlternativeName → Igedde ⓘ
linked to: Igede
Igede language → hasAlternativeName → Igede-Ito ⓘ
linked to: Igede
Igede Agba festival → celebratedBy → Igede ⓘ
subject linked to: Igede