Agworok

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Agworok are a subgroup of the Atyap people, an ethnic community native to southern Kaduna State in Nigeria with their own distinct cultural and linguistic identity.

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Agworok canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic subgroup
human ethnic group
country Nigeria
ethnicGroupOf Nigeria
ethnolinguisticGroupOf Southern Kaduna Senatorial District
surface form: Southern Kaduna State
hasArtForm body adornment
dance
folktales
oral poetry
traditional music
wood carving
hasConflictExperience affected by communal conflicts in Southern Kaduna
hasCulturalIdentity distinct from other Atyap subgroups
hasCulturalPractice age-grade systems
bridewealth marriage customs
communal farming
initiation rites
traditional festivals
hasCulturalRegion Middle Belt of Nigeria NERFINISHED
hasDemographicStatus minority ethnic group in Nigeria
hasEconomicActivity craft production
local trade in farm produce
hasIdentity indigenous people of Southern Kaduna
hasKinshipSystem patrilineal descent
hasLanguageStatus minority language group in Nigeria
hasLinguisticIdentity distinct from other Atyap subgroups
hasMarriagePattern exogamous between clans
hasNeighboringGroups other Southern Kaduna ethnic groups
hasPoliticalOrganization traditional chiefs and elders
hasReligion Christianity
surface form: Christianity (contemporary majority)

Islam (minority)
hasSocialStructure clan-based organization
hasTraditionalReligion African traditional religion (historically)
languageFamily Atyap languages
locatedIn Kaduna State
Northern Nigeria
Southern Kaduna Senatorial District
surface form: Southern Kaduna State
partOf Atyap people
surface form: Atyap ethnic community
region Southern Kaduna Senatorial District
surface form: Southern Kaduna
sharesAncestryWith Atyap people NERFINISHED
sharesRegionWith other Atyap subgroups
subgroupOf Atyap people NERFINISHED
traditionalCrops grains
legumes
tubers
traditionalLivelihood small-scale animal husbandry
subsistence agriculture

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Atyap people haveSubgroups Agworok