Atyap proper

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Atyap proper are the main subgroup of the Atyap ethnic group of southern Kaduna State, Nigeria, distinguished by their shared language, culture, and ancestral homeland.

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Atyap proper canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic subgroup
continent Africa
country Nigeria
ethnicGroupOf Nigeria
ethnolinguisticIdentity Atyapland
surface form: Atyap
hasAncestralHomelandIn Atyap Chiefdom
Southern Kaduna Senatorial District
surface form: Southern Kaduna State
hasCulturalRegion Southern Kaduna Senatorial District
surface form: Southern Kaduna
hasCulturalTrait age-grade system
agrarian livelihood
clan-based social organization
communal land tenure
hasEthnonym Atyapland
surface form: Atyap
hasExonym Kataf
hasTraditionalAuthority Agwatyap
surface form: Agwatyap (Atyap paramount ruler)
isDistinguishedBy shared ancestral homeland
shared culture
shared language
isMainSubgroupOf Atyap people
surface form: Atyap ethnic group
language Tyap language
surface form: Atyap language
languageFamily Benue–Congo languages
Niger–Congo languages
Plateau languages
locatedIn Kaduna State
Northern Nigeria
Southern Kaduna Senatorial District
surface form: Southern Kaduna State
partOf Atyap people NERFINISHED
primaryCrops beans
groundnuts
maize
millet
sorghum
primaryOccupation subsistence farming
region Middle Belt, Nigeria NERFINISHED
religion African traditional religion
Christianity
Islam
sharesAncestryWith other Atyap subgroups
sharesCultureWith Atyap people NERFINISHED
sharesLanguageWith Atyap people NERFINISHED
stateSubdivision Zangon Kataf Local Government Area
traditionalPoliticalUnit Atyap Chiefdom

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Atyap people haveSubgroups Atyap proper