Lower Cross River region
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The Lower Cross River region is a culturally rich area in southeastern Nigeria known as the historical homeland of the Efik and related ethnic groups.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Cross River region canonical | 5 |
| Lower Cross River basin | 2 |
| Lower Cross River area | 1 |
| Middle Cross River region | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
contact with European traders
ⓘ
integration into British Nigeria ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
indigenous governance institutions
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-grade systems
ⓘ
elaborate festivals ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Efik people
ⓘ
Ibibio-related groups ⓘ Lower Cross River language communities ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Cross River ⓘ |
| historicalHomelandOf |
Efik people
ⓘ
related Lower Cross River ethnic groups ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Efik culture
ⓘ
cultural diversity ⓘ riverine settlements ⓘ trade along the Cross River ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Benue–Congo languages
ⓘ
Cross-River languages ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Cross River languages
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger Delta area
southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cross River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cross River
ⓘ
surface form:
Cross River basin
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lower Cross River area
this entity surface form:
Lower Cross River basin
this entity surface form:
Middle Cross River region