Okobo

E940529

Okobo are a subgroup of the Oron people of southeastern Nigeria, known for their distinct language, cultural practices, and coastal riverine settlements in Akwa Ibom State.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Okobo canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nigerian ethnic group ⓘ
ethnic subgroup ⓘ
administrativeRegion Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalAffiliation Oron nation ⓘ
linked to: Oron Nation
culturalArea Niger Delta ⓘ
culturalPractice age-grade system ⓘ
extended family compounds ⓘ
masquerade performances ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
culturalRegion South South Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: South-South Nigeria
environment coastal riverine settlements ⓘ
ethnicIdentity Okobo people NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Oron ⓘ
geographicalFeature Atlantic coastal zone ⓘ
mangrove swamp forest ⓘ
governedWithin Akwa Ibom State Government jurisdiction ⓘ
hasSettlementType creek communities ⓘ
villages ⓘ
languageFamily Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Cross River languages ⓘ
Lower Cross River languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
linguisticStatus minority language group in Nigeria ⓘ
livelihoodZone riverine Niger Delta fringe ⓘ
localGovernmentAreaOfResidence Okobo LGA ⓘ
locatedIn Akwa Ibom State ⓘ
majorReligion Christianity ⓘ
neighboringGroup Efik people ⓘ
Ibibio people ⓘ
Oron people ⓘ
primaryLanguage Okobo language ⓘ
region southeastern Nigeria ⓘ
stateSubdivision Okobo Local Government Area ⓘ
subgroupOf Oron people ⓘ
traditionalOccupation canoe carving ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
palm produce farming ⓘ
traditionalReligion African traditional religion ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin script ⓘ

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