Central Chadic peoples

E905188

The Central Chadic peoples are a group of ethnolinguistic communities in the Lake Chad region who speak Central Chadic (Biu–Mandara) languages and share related cultural traditions.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chadic peoples 5
Central Chadic 2
Central Chadic peoples canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnolinguistic group ⓘ
human population group ⓘ
associatedWith Lake Chad Basin ⓘ
linked to: Lake Chad basin
ethnicGroupingOf speakers of Biu–Mandara languages ⓘ
speakers of Central Chadic languages ⓘ
hasCulturalTrait age-grade and lineage systems ⓘ
agro-pastoral livelihoods ⓘ
regional trade and market networks ⓘ
village-based social organization ⓘ
hasLanguageBranch Chadic languages ⓘ
hasLanguagePhylum Afroasiatic languages ⓘ
hasLinguisticFamily Biu–Mandara languages ⓘ
Central Chadic languages ⓘ
hasRegionOfConcentration Borno State ⓘ
Extreme-North Cameroon–Nigeria borderlands ⓘ
Far North Region of Cameroon ⓘ
Mandara Mountains ⓘ
historicallyEngagedIn rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
regional caravan and local trade ⓘ
small-scale animal husbandry ⓘ
includesEthnicGroup Giziga people ⓘ
Higi (Kamwe) people ⓘ
Mafa people ⓘ
Mandara peoples ⓘ
linked to: Mandara people

Matakam people ⓘ
Mofu peoples ⓘ
linked to: Mofu-Gudur people

Podoko people ⓘ
Wandala (Mandara) people ⓘ
linked to: Wandala people
locatedIn Central Africa ⓘ
Lake Chad region ⓘ
linked to: Lake Chad basin

Northeastern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: North East Nigeria

Northern Cameroon ⓘ
Northern Central African Republic ⓘ
Western Chad ⓘ
neighboringTo East Chadic peoples ⓘ
Fulani (Fulbe) people ⓘ
linked to: Fulani

Kanuri people ⓘ
West Chadic peoples ⓘ
linked to: West Chadic
partOf Afroasiatic-speaking peoples ⓘ
Chadic peoples ⓘ
linked to: Chadic
recognizedIn African ethnolinguistic classifications ⓘ
religionIncludes Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
indigenous African religions ⓘ
sharesCulturalTraditionsWith other Lake Chad region communities ⓘ
sharesFeature lexical and grammatical similarities within Biu–Mandara branch ⓘ
use of tonal Central Chadic languages ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Kotoko → culturalArea → Central Chadic peoples ⓘ
Jarawa (Nigerian ethnic group) → ethnolinguisticGroup → Chadic peoples ⓘ
subject linked to: Jarawa
linked to: Central Chadic peoples
Kilba → ethnolinguisticGroup → Chadic peoples ⓘ
linked to: Central Chadic peoples
Marghi people → ethnolinguisticGroup → Chadic peoples ⓘ
linked to: Central Chadic peoples
Gwandara → ethnolinguisticGroup → Chadic peoples ⓘ
linked to: Central Chadic peoples
Bura people → ethnolinguisticGroup → Chadic peoples ⓘ
linked to: Central Chadic peoples
Masa → languageBranch → Central Chadic ⓘ
linked to: Central Chadic peoples
Mofu-Gudur → languageSubbranch → Central Chadic ⓘ
linked to: Central Chadic peoples
Sayanci people → arePartOf → Chadic ethnic groups ⓘ
linked to: Central Chadic peoples