Okrika Ijaw

E397382

Ijaw subgroup ethnic subgroup

Okrika Ijaw are a prominent coastal subgroup of the Ijaw ethnic group in Nigeria, traditionally known for fishing, trade, and their role in the Niger Delta region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Okrika Ijaw canonical	2
Okrika Ijo	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ijaw subgroup ⓘ ethnic subgroup ⓘ
associatedWith	Okrika Local Government Area ⓘ Okrika town ⓘ
conflictContext	Niger Delta resource conflicts ⓘ
country	Nigeria ⓘ
culturalRegion	Eastern Niger Delta ⓘ
economicActivity	local commerce ⓘ petroleum-related employment ⓘ
environment	coastal ⓘ mangrove swamp ⓘ riverine ⓘ
ethnicGroupIn	Nigeria ⓘ
ethnicReligionBlend	Christianity and traditional beliefs ⓘ
geographicFeature	creeks ⓘ estuaries ⓘ islands ⓘ
hasAutonym	Kirike ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice	age-grade associations ⓘ chieftaincy institution ⓘ masquerade festivals ⓘ water deities veneration ⓘ
hasEthnonym	Okrika ⓘ
hasSettlementType	stilt-house communities ⓘ waterfront settlements ⓘ
knownFor	coastal trade ⓘ fishing expertise ⓘ riverine navigation ⓘ role in Niger Delta politics ⓘ
language	Kirike ⓘ Okrika language ⓘ
languageFamily	Ijaw languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Niger Delta ⓘ Rivers State ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Ijaw ⓘ surface form: Eastern Ijaw groups
region	Niger Delta ⓘ surface form: Niger Delta region
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sharesAncestryWith	Bonny Ijaw-related groups ⓘ Kalabari people ⓘ surface form: Kalabari Ijaw Nembe Ijaw ⓘ
subgroupOf	Ijaw people NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalOccupation	canoe transport ⓘ fishing ⓘ salt trade ⓘ trade ⓘ
traditionalReligion	Ijaw traditional religion ⓘ
usesWritingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Ijaw people → majorSubgroup → Okrika Ijaw ⓘ

Boma Ijaw → relatedGroup → Okrika Ijaw ⓘ

Ijo–Defaka → hasNotableLanguage → Okrika Ijaw ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okrika Ijo