Berom people
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The Berom people are an indigenous ethnic group primarily found in Nigeria’s Plateau State, known for their rich cultural traditions, farming heritage, and distinctive festivals and music.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berom people canonical | 14 |
| Birom people | 2 |
| Berom ethnic group | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Berom
ⓘ
surface form:
Birom
|
| clanStructure | organized into clans and lineages ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
agricultural festivals
ⓘ
harvest celebrations ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-grade system
ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Central Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Belt of Nigeria
|
| ethnicGroupIn |
Nigeria
ⓘ
Plateau State ⓘ |
| governedBy |
council of elders
ⓘ
traditional chiefs ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
iron working
ⓘ
trade in agricultural products ⓘ |
| language | Berom language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Benue–Congo languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ Plateau languages ⓘ |
| majorCityArea |
Barkin Ladi
ⓘ
Jos ⓘ Jos South ⓘ Riyom ⓘ |
| musicInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
flutes ⓘ xylophone ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
traditional drumming
ⓘ
xylophone-based music ⓘ |
| notableFestival | Nzem Berom ⓘ |
| populationRegion | Plateau State ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Plateau State
ⓘ
central Nigeria ⓘ |
| region | Jos Plateau ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional religion ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Berom ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
millet-based dishes
ⓘ
sorghum-based dishes ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | mud houses with thatched roofs ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
farming
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ iron smelting ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
belief in nature spirits ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Birom people
this entity surface form:
Berom ethnic group
this entity surface form:
Birom people