Kilba people

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The Kilba people are an ethnic group in northeastern Nigeria known for their distinct language, traditional hilltop settlements, and rich cultural heritage.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kilba people canonical 2
Kuteb people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalHeritage age-grade system ⓘ
folktales ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
geographicFeature Mandara Mountains foothills ⓘ
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages ⓘ
Chadic languages ⓘ
localGovernmentArea Hong Local Government Area ⓘ
majorTown Daksiri ⓘ
Gaya ⓘ
Hong ⓘ
Kulinyi ⓘ
Kwarhi ⓘ
Mayo-Lope ⓘ
Mijili ⓘ
marriagePractice bridewealth ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Bachama people ⓘ
Higi people ⓘ
Margi people ⓘ
primaryLanguage Kilba language ⓘ
region Northeastern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: North East Nigeria
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
socialOrganization clan-based structure ⓘ
state Adamawa State ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture stone-built hill dwellings ⓘ
traditionalCrops groundnuts ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
traditionalDefense fortified hilltop villages ⓘ
traditionalEconomy subsistence farming ⓘ
traditionalInstrument drums ⓘ
flutes ⓘ
xylophones ⓘ
traditionalLivestock cattle ⓘ
goats ⓘ
sheep ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature ancestor veneration ⓘ
ritual specialists ⓘ
sacred groves ⓘ
traditionalSettlementType hilltop settlements ⓘ
writingSystemUsage Latin script for Kilba language ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

North East Nigeria → hasEthnicGroup → Kilba people ⓘ
Jukun people → neighboringGroups → Kuteb people ⓘ
linked to: Kilba people
Babur/Bura people → neighboringGroup → Kilba people ⓘ