Etche
E291349
Etche are an ethnic group in southern Nigeria known for their agrarian communities and cultural presence in Rivers State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Etche canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| borderingGroups |
Ikwerre
ⓘ
Imo State Igbo communities ⓘ Ndoni ⓘ Ogba ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| crop |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ oil palm ⓘ plantain ⓘ vegetables ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| culturalArea |
Igboland
ⓘ
surface form:
Igbo cultural area
|
| culturalPractice |
age-grade system
ⓘ
extended family system ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commercial farming
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ |
| economicChallenge |
environmental degradation
ⓘ
rural underdevelopment ⓘ |
| educationInfrastructure |
primary schools
ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Igbo ⓘ |
| geographicalEnvironment |
humid tropical climate
ⓘ
rainforest zone ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentArea |
Etche Local Government Area
ⓘ
Omuma Local Government Area ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
rural communities
ⓘ
small towns ⓘ |
| knownFor | agrarian communities ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Igboid languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language in Nigeria ⓘ |
| livelihood | small-scale trading ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rivers State
ⓘ
Southern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
southern Nigeria
|
| mainLanguage |
Echie language
ⓘ
surface form:
Etche language
|
| naturalResource |
arable land
ⓘ
oil palm belt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rivers East senatorial district
ⓘ
surface form:
Rivers East Senatorial District
|
| politicalUnit |
clans
ⓘ
villages ⓘ |
| primaryOccupation | agriculture ⓘ |
| region | Niger Delta ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | churches ⓘ |
| stateCapitalProximity | near Port Harcourt ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalStructure |
council of elders
ⓘ
village chiefs ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | African traditional religion ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.