Eleme

E288438

Eleme are an ethnic subgroup of the Ogoni people in Nigeria’s Rivers State, known for their distinct language and culture within the Niger Delta region.

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Eleme canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
subgroup of the Ogoni people
administrativeAreaWithin Eleme Local Government Area
continent Africa
country Nigeria
ethnolinguisticGroup Ogoni people
surface form: Ogoni
hasCulturalPractice age-grade system
initiation rites
oral storytelling
traditional dance
traditional festivals
traditional music
hasCulturalRegion Niger Delta
hasCulture Eleme culture
hasDistinctIdentityFrom other Ogoni subgroups
hasDistinctLanguageFrom other Ogoni languages
hasEconomicActivity artisanal crafts
farming
fishing
trading
hasEnvironmentalContext oil-producing Niger Delta
hasEnvironmentalIssue land degradation
oil pollution
hasEthnicIdentity Eleme people
hasLanguage Eleme language
hasNeighboringEthnicGroup Ijaw people
Ikwerre people
other Ogoni communities
hasReligion Christianity
hasSocialStructure clan-based organization
extended families
hasTerritory Eleme Local Government Area
hasTraditionalCrop cassava
plantain
yam
hasTraditionalFood cassava-based dishes
yam-based dishes
hasTraditionalLeadership council of chiefs
village heads
hasTraditionalOccupation subsistence agriculture
hasTraditionalReligion African traditional religion
languageFamily Benue–Congo languages
Niger–Congo languages
languageSubfamily Cross-River languages
surface form: Cross River languages
locatedIn Niger Delta
Rivers State
partOf Ogoni people
region South-South Nigeria
surface form: South–South Nigeria
stateCapitalNearest Port Harcourt
usesWritingSystem Latin script

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