Qua people
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The Qua people are an indigenous ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria, traditionally centered around the Calabar area and known for their distinct language and cultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qua people canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Lower Cross River region ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-grade system
ⓘ
indigenous religious practices ⓘ masking traditions ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Qua ⓘ |
| governedUnder |
Government of Cross River State
ⓘ
surface form:
Cross River State government
|
| hasAutonym | Qua ⓘ |
| heritage | indigenous cultural heritage of Calabar ⓘ |
| language | Qua language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| nationalContext |
Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
|
| neighboringGroup |
Efik people
ⓘ
Efut people ⓘ Ejagham people ⓘ |
| partOf |
ethnic groups in Cross River State
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Nigeria ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| status | minority ethnic group in Nigeria ⓘ |
| traditionalCenter |
Calabar
ⓘ
Cross River State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
farming
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| urbanCenter |
Calabar Municipal Local Government Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Calabar Municipality
Calabar South ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script (for the Qua language, where written) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.