Margi

E356866

ethnic group

Margi are an ethnic group native to northeastern Nigeria, particularly in and around Adamawa State, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Margi canonical	3
Margi Putai	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Nigeria ⓘ
economicActivity	local trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasCulturalArtifact	calabash decorations ⓘ woven mats ⓘ
hasCulturalMusic	drum-based music ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition	age-grade systems ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Margi Babal ⓘ Margi Dzirngu ⓘ Margi self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Margi Putai
language	Margi language ⓘ
languageFamily	Afroasiatic languages ⓘ Chadic languages ⓘ
locatedInHistoricalRegion	Lake Chad basin ⓘ surface form: Lake Chad Basin
marriagePractice	bridewealth payments ⓘ
nativeTo	Adamawa State NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Nigeria ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup	Bura ⓘ Fulani ⓘ Hausa people ⓘ surface form: Hausa Higgi ⓘ surface form: Higi Kanuri people ⓘ surface form: Kanuri
partOf	ethnic groups in Nigeria ⓘ
region	Borno State ⓘ Cameroon ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ
socialStructure	patrilineal descent ⓘ
traditionalCrop	groundnuts ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ
traditionalHousing	compounds with mud huts ⓘ
traditionalLivestock	cattle ⓘ goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ
traditionalOccupation	farming ⓘ fishing ⓘ trading ⓘ
traditionalReligionFeature	ancestor veneration ⓘ spirit worship ⓘ
usesScript	Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adamawa State → hasMajorEthnicGroup → Margi ⓘ

Chadic languages → majorLanguage → Margi ⓘ

Margi → hasSubgroup → Margi self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Margi Putai

Bura → hasNeighborLanguage → Margi ⓘ