Ijaw

E14285

Nigerian ethnic group ethnic group indigenous people

The Ijaw are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, known for their riverine culture, fishing traditions, and significant role in the country's oil-producing areas.

Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Ijaw of Bayelsa	0	2
Egbema Ijaw	0	1
Ijaw language	0	1
Ijaw of Delta State	0	1
Ijaw of Rivers State	0	1
Ijaw people	0	1
Ijaw-Yoruba (Ilaje, Ikale)	0	1
Kalabari	0	1
Niger Delta Ijaw	0	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nigerian ethnic group → ethnic group → indigenous people →
associatedWith	Niger Delta environmental activism → Niger Delta militancy →
continent	Africa →
country	Nigeria →
culture	deltaic culture → riverine culture →
environment	creeks and estuaries → mangrove swamps →
hasSubgroup	Ijaw people → surface form: Apoi Ijaw Arogbo Ijaw → Boma Ijaw → Ogboin Ijaw → surface form: Bonny Ijaw (Ibani) Ijaw self-linksurface differs → surface form: Egbema Ijaw Gbaramatu Ijaw → Ijaw self-linksurface differs → surface form: Ijaw of Bayelsa Ijaw self-linksurface differs → surface form: Kalabari Ogboin Ijaw → surface form: Kula Ijaw Nembe → Ogboin Ijaw → Okrika →
knownFor	canoe transport → fishing traditions → oil-producing areas activism →
language	Ijaw self-linksurface differs → surface form: Ijaw language
languageFamily	Ijaw languages → Ijoid languages → Niger–Congo languages →
notableOrganization	Ijaw National Congress → Ijaw Youth Council →
partOf	Ijaw people → surface form: Niger Delta peoples
politicalIssue	environmental degradation → oil revenue allocation → resource control →
populationStatus	one of the largest ethnic groups in the Niger Delta →
primaryRegion	Akwa Ibom State → Bayelsa State → Delta State → Edo State → Niger Delta → Ondo State → Rivers State →
religion	Christianity → Islam → traditional African religion →
traditionalOccupation	canoe making → farming → fishing → trading →
traditionalReligionFeature	ancestor veneration → water spirit worship →
uses	canoes →

Referenced by (21)

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

Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria → containedEthnicGroup → Ijaw →

Ijaw Youth Council → ethnicFocus → Ijaw →

Bayelsa State → ethnicGroup → Ijaw →

Niger Delta → ethnicGroup → Ijaw →

this entity surface form: Ijaw people

Nigeria → ethnicGroup → Ijaw →

Rivers State → ethnicGroup → Ijaw →

Gbaramatu Ijaw → ethnicRelation → Ijaw →

this entity surface form: Niger Delta Ijaw

Ijaw languages → ethnicity → Ijaw →

Ogboin Ijaw → ethnolinguisticGroup → Ijaw →

Lagos State → hasEthnicGroup → Ijaw →

Warri → hasEthnicGroup → Ijaw →

Ondo State → hasMinorityEthnicGroup → Ijaw →

Ijaw → hasSubgroup → Ijaw self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Kalabari

Ijaw → hasSubgroup → Ijaw self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Ijaw of Bayelsa

Ijaw → hasSubgroup → Ijaw self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Egbema Ijaw

Yoruba → hasSubgroup → Ijaw →

this entity surface form: Ijaw-Yoruba (Ilaje, Ikale)

Ijaw → language → Ijaw self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Ijaw language

Ogboin Ijaw → macroEthnicAffiliation → Ijaw →

Ijaw people → majorSubgroup → Ijaw →

this entity surface form: Ijaw of Bayelsa

Ijaw people → majorSubgroup → Ijaw →

this entity surface form: Ijaw of Delta State

Ijaw people → majorSubgroup → Ijaw →

this entity surface form: Ijaw of Rivers State