Manyu peoples
E593392
The Manyu peoples are an ethnic group indigenous to the forested borderlands of southwestern Cameroon and southeastern Nigeria, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and cross-border cultural ties.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalProducts |
cassava
ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ maize ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| borderRegion | Cameroon–Nigeria border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| crossBorderTies |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalConnections |
Cross River region peoples
ⓘ
Ejagham people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
initiation rites
ⓘ
music and dance ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
folktales
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| environment |
forested borderlands
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| identity | cross-border ethnic community ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
southeastern Nigeria
ⓘ
southwestern Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantoid languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
internal migration within Cameroon
ⓘ
migration to Nigerian border communities ⓘ |
| oralTraditionFunctions |
conflict mediation
ⓘ
history transmission ⓘ moral education ⓘ |
| region |
Manyu Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-based structure
ⓘ
extended family units ⓘ |
| subsistenceActivities |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
small-scale cash cropping ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | compounds built with local materials ⓘ |
| usesRiverSystems |
Cross River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manyu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southwest Region (Cameroon)