Longuda

E356869

Longuda are an ethnic group in northeastern Nigeria, primarily known for their distinct language and cultural presence in and around Adamawa State.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gwama 1
Longuda canonical 1
Longuda (sometimes classified) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
continent Africa
country Nigeria
countryLinguaFranca Hausa language
countryOfficialLanguage English
crop groundnuts
maize
millet
sorghum
ethnolinguisticGroup Adamawa peoples
hasArtForm dance
oral literature
traditional music
hasCulturalPractice age-grade system
initiation rites
hasCulturalRegion Adamawa Plateau
surface form: Adamawa Highlands
hasEconomicActivity local trade
hasHousingType mud houses
hasKinshipSystem patrilineal descent
hasMarriageCustom bridewealth
hasOralTradition folktales
praise poetry
proverbs
hasRoofingMaterial thatch
hasSettlementPattern rural villages
hasSocialOrganization clan-based structure
hasTraditionalReligionElement ancestor veneration
spirit worship
isMinorityGroupIn Nigeria
language Longuda language
languageFamily Adamawa–Ubangi languages
surface form: Adamawa language family

Niger–Congo languages
neighboringEthnicGroup Bachama
Bura
Hausa
primaryLivelihood agriculture
animal husbandry
region Northeastern Nigeria NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religion
state Adamawa State NERFINISHED
Borno State
Gombe State
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Jarawan Bantu hasMemberLanguage Longuda
this entity surface form: Longuda (sometimes classified)
Koman hasMemberLanguage Longuda
this entity surface form: Gwama