Gwandara

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Gwandara are an ethnic group in central Nigeria known for their distinct language and cultural traditions, primarily inhabiting parts of Nasarawa and neighboring states.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gwandara canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
language ⓘ
agriculturalProduct beans ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
yam ⓘ
branch West Chadic languages ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalPractice age-grade system ⓘ
bridewealth marriage ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
culturalRegion Middle Belt of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Central Nigeria
dialectCluster Gwandara dialects ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Chadic peoples ⓘ
hasOralTradition folktales ⓘ
oral history ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ
language Gwandara language ⓘ
linked to: Gwari language
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Chadic languages ⓘ
livelihood small-scale trade ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
musicTradition dance performance ⓘ
drumming ⓘ
praise singing ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Gbagyi people ⓘ
Hausa people ⓘ
Keffi people ⓘ
politicalOrganization district heads ⓘ
village chiefs ⓘ
primaryStateOfResidence Nasarawa State ⓘ
region Central Nigeria ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Hausa people ⓘ
Koro people ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ
stateOfResidence Federal Capital Territory ⓘ
Jigawa State ⓘ
Kaduna State ⓘ
Kano State ⓘ
Plateau State ⓘ
traditionalOccupation crafts ⓘ
farming ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
trading ⓘ
traditionalReligion Gwandara indigenous religion ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

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